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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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 Wed May 18, 11 10:35 am OT: Internet Explorer is bad for your health |
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I think of kiters as a fairly well informed bunch, always wanting the best out of life and wanting to use the best tools available.
So why are 30% of you using a browser from a company that has no interest in innovating the web? (Microsoft) Maybe your response is: Uh well it works. Well so says grandma using her 10 year old PC to send email to her grandkids. Do you want to be a grandma? Do you??!
Get Chrome now: http://google.com/chrome (nwkite will be 10x faster using Chrome)
Firefox is also very good (be sure you are on version 4): http://getfirefox.com
Safari is OK, just make sure its up to date... funny how its only got 10% marketshare but its actually the most popular browser for nwkite.
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Jonpnw
Since 22 Jul 2010
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| Wed May 18, 11 10:46 am Nice |
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cool data
Thanks
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kenja
Since 19 Jun 2008
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| Wed May 18, 11 10:58 am |
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| Amen brother. Besides how bad the browser sucks for the user, it is also the web developers worst nightmare. I have spent weeks of my life trying to get sites to render properly on various versions of IE.
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Scribble
Since 18 Nov 2005
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NoPo
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| Wed May 18, 11 11:31 am |
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I tried Chrome about a year ago and just didn't like the way it was set up so I went back to Firefox. Firefox just recently had an update and now everything is pretty much what I didn't like about Chrome. I'm trying Chrome again and I like it! I suggest checking it out.
I do have to use internet explorer every once in a while for something like logging onto a router.
Andy
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ericvs
Since 05 Jul 2008
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| Wed May 18, 11 11:36 am |
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| Scribble wrote: | I tried Chrome about a year ago and just didn't like the way it was set up so I went back to Firefox. Firefox just recently had an update and now everything is pretty much what I didn't like about Chrome. I'm trying Chrome again and I like it! I suggest checking it out.
I do have to use internet explorer every once in a while for something like logging onto a router.
Andy |
Hey Andy, There is an extension that mimics internet explorer in chrome. I have been using it for a while (when needed) and found I can get to any site that doesn't support Chome (mostly sites that my company has created), Check it:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fnfnbeppfinmnjnjhedifcfllpcfgeea
Saves having to even open IE.
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bwd
Since 04 Aug 2007
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| Wed May 18, 11 12:46 pm |
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LOL@MAC STATS (slight twinge of jealousy...)
FF3.5.xx is the best browser my horse and buggy machine will support...
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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| Wed May 18, 11 12:53 pm |
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| Older machines actually benefit the most from Chrome as its so optimized. Running Chrome is like upgrading your whole machine (actually its better because the performance gains vs. Internet Explorer can't even been realized by upgrading to even the fastest PC you can buy.)
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JMatic
Since 12 Aug 2008
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Boise, In Dat Ho
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| Wed May 18, 11 1:49 pm |
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Chrome RULES.
Plus going Incognito is like Ninja-Web-Surfing. It is da shiite!
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
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mschulz
Since 29 May 2007
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Reno, NV
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| Thu May 19, 11 6:18 am |
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PKH- Thanks for the data. Will Chrome on a Mac run faster and better than Safari?
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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| Thu May 19, 11 7:08 am |
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| mschulz wrote: | | PKH- Thanks for the data. Will Chrome on a Mac run faster and better than Safari? |
Yes - I use Chrome on our MacBook and its awesome. Safari and Chrome are both based on Webkit which is a great open source browser core, but Chrome has a faster Javascript engine and updates itself automatically in the background. It also integrates search into the URL bar which is really nice.
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moondog
Since 15 Aug 2007
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white salmon
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| Sat Oct 22, 11 6:56 pm locked out |
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pkh my friend is locked out could you call him or email him 541-806-2330 or 1petewright@gmail.com.... he is going thru withdrawals and the shakes!
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