advice about chrome please

joe134

Hi, I am using FF which is ok, got add ons, no script, super cookies,+.I don,t mind it being slower using these as I bank online and prefer the added security with the add ons, than speed.However,chrome ,s report reads fine and was wondering whether to download and use it for general surfing.I notice the New Chrome is Beta, would I be better waiting for it to get de-niggled, or download the old version, which Filehippo don,t have.Advice would be most grateful.also got IE8, never use it much, don,t care for it, too cluttered.

jamespir

i find chrome slows up the laptop when using it especially if looking at youtube

bevanuk

I use chrome and find it to be the quickest - I haven't used firefox for a long time. I.E is far too slow (for my liking)

fwor

If you want to speed up FF, I've noticed significant improvement (and much less HDD activity) by configuring it to cache in RAM instead of on the hard disk.

For some sites (particularly those with "ticker" type displays) I used to get a lot of HDD chatter, but not now.

How you do it depends on your OS, but an internet search for "firefox cache in ram" should find what you need. Beware that for Windows there seems to be some misleading guidance, so if you want to try it look at a few guides before actually making any changes.

Meepster

I've been using Chrome since 2008 and I find it far quicker than FF (V4 or V5) on both my desktop and my laptop.

The current version, whilst still a BETA, is still very stable and has all the functionality of the last full release, along with some tweaks from the last dev version. Chrome BETA versions are intended for release to everyone and there isn't much to go wrong, as it's all been tried and tested.

The Canary version is where things are tested and along with the dev version, is where new ideas are played about with.

I guess everyone has different ideas about what they want from a browser, but my advice would be to give it a try, you can always uninstall it if you don't like it. It's certainly not bloat-ware like some other browsers I could mention...

joe134

bevanuk wrote: »

I use chrome and find it to be the quickest - I haven't used firefox for a long time. I.E is far too slow (for my liking)

Hi, which version chrome do you use? I have FF set up as my default browser instead of IE8+aol.s own.I don,t surf much, hardly ever watch videos/youtube/etc.I download papers and general web searching, information etc.quite a light user really.on here most of the time.

joe134

Meepster wrote: »

I've been using Chrome since 2008 and I find it far quicker than FF (V4 or V5) on both my desktop and my laptop.

The current version, whilst still a BETA, is still very stable and has all the functionality of the last full release, along with some tweaks from the last dev version. Chrome BETA versions are intended for release to everyone and there isn't much to go wrong, as it's all been tried and tested.

The Canary version is where things are tested and along with the dev version, is where new ideas are played about with.

I guess everyone has different ideas about what they want from a browser, but my advice would be to give it a try, you can always uninstall it if you don't like it. It's certainly not bloat-ware like some other browsers I could mention...

Thanks Meepster, thats what I will do.Just wanted to get feedback before I decided which version:beer:PS, Are there 2 beta versions?

joe134

fwor wrote: »

If you want to speed up FF, I've noticed significant improvement (and much less HDD activity) by configuring it to cache in RAM instead of on the hard disk.

For some sites (particularly those with "ticker" type displays) I used to get a lot of HDD chatter, but not now.

How you do it depends on your OS, but an internet search for "firefox cache in ram" should find what you need. Beware that for Windows there seems to be some misleading guidance, so if you want to try it look at a few guides before actually making any changes.

Thanks Fwor, as I say, when using FF for banking and secure payments etc, I don,t mind the lag on it, it tends to help slow me down and think twice before clicking, as I have done in the past, to my cost.It,s all set up for those tasks only, not for general use.I don,t think I,ll tweak it.:beer:

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joe134 wrote: »

I notice the New Chrome is Beta, would I be better waiting for it to get de-niggled, or download the old version, which Filehippo don,t have.Advice would be most grateful.also got IE8, never use it much, don,t care for it, too cluttered.

Just use the Stable version found here.

The beta and other experimental channels are only for development purposes, you are not required to use them if you do not want too. The release schedule for Chrome is very frequent, so you are never going to be behind on the latest implemented features for very long at all.

Meepster

joe134 wrote: »

Thanks Meepster, thats what I will do.Just wanted to get feedback before I decided which version:beer:PS, Are there 2 beta versions?

Not exactly. There are four versions of Chrome, called channels:

• Stable channel: This channel has gotten the full testing and blessing of the Chrome test team, and is the best bet to avoid crashes and other issues. It's updated roughly every two-three weeks for minor releases, and every 6 weeks for major releases.
• Beta channel: If you are interested in seeing what's next, with minimal risk, Beta channel is the place to be. It's updated every week roughly, with major updates coming ever six weeks, more than a month before the Stable channel will get them.
• Dev channel: Want to see what's happening quickly, then you want the Dev channel. The Dev channel gets updated once or twice weekly, and it shows what we're working on right now. There's no lag between major versions, whatever code we've got, you will get. While this build does get tested, it is still subject to bugs, as we want people to see what's new as soon as possible.
• Canary build: Canary builds are the bleeding edge. Released daily, this build has not been tested or used, it's released as soon as it's built. Because there's no guarantee that it will even run in some cases, it uses it's own profile and settings, and can be run side by side another Chrome channel. By default, it also reports crashes and usage statistics to Google (you can disable this on the download page).

If you download and use the stable or beta version, it'll be fine

joe134

Meepster wrote: »

Not exactly. There are four versions of Chrome, called channels:


[/LIST]If you download and use the stable or beta version, it'll be fine

Hi Meepster, Just downloaded the latest on Filehippo, using it now.Seems a lot faster than others.Version 14 I think.I,ll give it a whirl, see how it goes.Thanks to everyone for advice, gratefully received:j