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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14550 on: September 02, 2012, 10:25:43 AM »
I've used Chrome since 2010, never going back.

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14551 on: September 02, 2012, 10:41:14 AM »
I've switched to Chrome earlier this year. IMO this browser is faster compared to Firefox  :yes:
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14552 on: September 02, 2012, 11:08:12 AM »
I went from Internet Explorer to Chroma Chrome (I originally put chroma..haha).  Needless to say, I will never, ever go back.  Break out the Taylor Swift single "We are never ever ever, getting back together!" :sing:

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14553 on: September 02, 2012, 11:14:17 AM »
Been using Chrome for about a year and a half. It's so much simpler and faster than any other browser I used before.  :happy:
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14554 on: September 02, 2012, 01:10:20 PM »
It seems that I may be in the minority now of still using Firefox. :blink:  Chrome is indeed fast when I tried it for a test run, but I saw some bugs and a few web pages that didn't work, which really concerned me.  Furthermore, security is something I'm a little weary about when using something from Google as I do online banking and other private things.  I'd like to see Chrome step that up before I would completely trust it over Firefox.  It's just my opinion.

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14555 on: September 02, 2012, 01:14:31 PM »
I use Chrome on my PC, but I prefer Firefox on my Mac.

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14556 on: September 02, 2012, 01:31:27 PM »
I've got so many browsers installed on my computer: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. :P  And call me old fashioned, but I still use Internet Explorer 8.  I can't STAND the new one!

But I mainly alternate between IE and Firefox.  Maybe I should start trying out Chrome now, judging by the above comments. :thinking:

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14557 on: September 02, 2012, 01:42:30 PM »
I've used Chrome and it would do nothing but use my entire system's processing speed and crash. Pages would never load and the browser would freeze and lag behind on every webpage. I don't think it's a Chrome issue though, firefox which is what I use now is no better. My computer has very little memory and these broswers often take up most of the memory

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14558 on: September 02, 2012, 02:07:10 PM »
Chrome fools me into believing I have a fast internet connection (which is why I like it.)  :bleh:


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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14559 on: September 02, 2012, 06:35:46 PM »
I've been using Chrome on my iPod since the iOS version of the browser first came out, which convinced me to switch to Chrome on the Mac. I could no longer stand Safari's slow performance (both on the Mac and iOS).
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14560 on: September 02, 2012, 08:06:14 PM »
It seems that I may be in the minority now of still using Firefox. :blink:  Chrome is indeed fast when I tried it for a test run, but I saw some bugs and a few web pages that didn't work, which really concerned me.  Furthermore, security is something I'm a little weary about when using something from Google as I do online banking and other private things.  I'd like to see Chrome step that up before I would completely trust it over Firefox.  It's just my opinion.
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14561 on: September 02, 2012, 08:24:01 PM »
I also jumped on the Chrome bandwagon about a year ago on my laptop. However, I remain with IE 6 on my desktop.

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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14562 on: September 02, 2012, 08:25:45 PM »
IE 6?! What OS does your desktop run?! :o
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14563 on: September 02, 2012, 08:32:41 PM »
IE 6?! What OS does your desktop run?! :o
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Re: The Front Porch
« Reply #14564 on: September 02, 2012, 09:19:31 PM »
Wow, you really should update that machine. :wacko: IE 6 is nowhere near as secure today.
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