It was when Graham said: “Google Chrome seems to have gone flaky this weekend” that I decided my problems with all sorts of logging-in websites, including WordPress, might well be down to googleification. So I installed and have switched over to Firefox. First impressions are that it’s alright. Not brilliant, just alright. My feeling is that it’s slower than Google Chrome, especially on rendering graphics. But it’ll do, and I find that by becoming a Firefox user, my web-cred takes a notch in the upward direction. The only way to go further up than this is to desert Windows for Ubuntu, and that I shall not do until I buy a new PC with Ubuntu installed and supported.
I used to describe Unix enthusiasts as being all sandals and chest-wigs. Well, it’s far too cold and windy for sandals, and I fear that I’m a little long in the tooth to begin wearing a chest-wig. Can you get a chest-wig in steely grey, I wonder?
So, after all the worry and hassle over my blog, I’m settled down and happy again. Thanks for the concern.
Yesterday evening the BBC gave us a rare treat–a Doctor Who special: Water of Mars. I’ll not do a spoiler here but I can safely tell you that I rate it as one of the very best. Scary, with just the right balance of science and complexity to warrant the Science Fiction label. I think there are two more David Tennant ‘specials’ before the entrance of the next Doctor; if this one is anything to go by then Christmas just became even more worth waiting for.
While Graham was tapping away yesterday evening, recording his trip to see Muse at the London O2, I was installing Firefox and getting back up to speed with the blog. So absorbed was I that I missed the ping-ping-ping of the kitchen timer and over-cooked the meat balls. Now, I like crunchy food, but meat balls is one dish that ought not to be crunchy.
Graham was forgiving: “These meat balls are… chewsome,” he said.
“Oh, tell it the way it is, why don’t you? They’re over-cooked and there’s no excuse. I hate crispy crunchy meat balls.”
“Hmmm. Is there cheesecake for dessert?”
“Yup.”
“Well, there you are, then.”
Only two browsers on my machine, IE and Firefox. I get enough not able to find from FF at times that I could just spit. It seems forever for pages to load, including mail that I can’t figure out if the problem is Time Warner, my machine, or browser.
Thanks for the review of the Water of Mars! We won’t get it until mid-December here in the States (thanks to BBC America) — Can’t wait!
I am SO going to miss David Tennant. He’s my favorite Doctor.
Dear you….One warning about Firefox and some sites. There are a few places such as my bookclubs that will not recognize input from Firefox and are designed to run only with IE. My photo host runs smoother with IE and will no do downloads from Firefox. Knowing these limitations, I much prefer my Firefox. It may plod along, but it get’s me there.
Get’s you there too. Good, I shall now delete that other link. Welcome back, and are you sending cheese cake this way? LOL
Welcome to Firefox land! In the land of add-ons, I’m pleased to recommend the Ad-Blocker. There will be a few it doesn’t catch, but not many.
I have used Firefox for so long that I am lost in IE on the rare occasion that I have to use it on someone else’s machine. FF has a number of software add-ons to make life easier. Try going to google groups if you need something. The nice, evolved, FF people there will lend a hand.
Since I work for the medical community from home and use their computer system, when i asked about using Firefox, I was told not to use it by them. I don’t know that much about that stuff anyhow but I run my anti-virus programs regularly and haven’t had a problem. At least not lately.
Ubuntu installed and supported?
Maybe Dell would do that, I don’t know; but most linux support is by major geeks, for major geeks. If you’re not one of their clique, they tend to just sneer at you.
It’s a large part of the reason why they haven’t taken the PC world by storm, if you ask me: they have a better product, but they insist on treating it as a religion.
I’d stay with Windows, John.
FF has so many addictive and useful add-ons, I wouldn’t go back John.
Page has MS extensions? No prob. “IE Tab” provides icon to render page in IE engine in new FF tab.
Slow FF? FF pre-loader can be put into the PC startup to make flashing up the browser quicker.
The add-on Hyperwords 5.6.5 (updated recently from v.5), will wow a wordsmith like you I think. YouTube explanatory vid at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDnm-4-vLOM
On reflection, John, (and, nursing sa I am 3 cracked ribs, I have much time on my hands to do that), I ought to add that Hyperwords can take over the browser quite a bit. If you find that annoying, it isn’t for you.