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  • M moon_stick

    I followed the prompted upgrade to FF3.6 about 45 minutes ago. It's crashed 8 times since then and I'm currently downloading IE8. Waste of time.

    Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

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    OriginalGriff
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    moon_stick wrote:

    I'm currently downloading IE8. Waste of time.

    Have to agree - IE8 is a waste of time - try Google Chrome, it works for me!

    You should never use standby on an elephant. It always crashes when you lift the ears. - Mark Wallace C/C++ (I dont see a huge difference between them, and the 'benefits' of C++ are questionable, who needs inheritance when you have copy and paste) - fat_boy

    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
    "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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    • M moon_stick

      I followed the prompted upgrade to FF3.6 about 45 minutes ago. It's crashed 8 times since then and I'm currently downloading IE8. Waste of time.

      Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

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      Rajesh R Subramanian
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      I've been using Opera for a laawng time, and I have no complaints! Especially, the latest version is very slick.

      “Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell

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      • M moon_stick

        I followed the prompted upgrade to FF3.6 about 45 minutes ago. It's crashed 8 times since then and I'm currently downloading IE8. Waste of time.

        Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

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        Rajesh R Subramanian
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        And do you have any addons that are possibly incompatible with the current version of the browser? Have you tried disabling all the addons and starting the browser again?

        “Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell

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        • M moon_stick

          I followed the prompted upgrade to FF3.6 about 45 minutes ago. It's crashed 8 times since then and I'm currently downloading IE8. Waste of time.

          Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

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          Gandalf_TheWhite
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          The same happened with me with the very latest version of OPERA!! X| Crashed many time, however the the time it didn't crashed it served best among others in terms of Speed. The fastest browser claim seems true when using it. However Crome works really well with compare to others. No crash no speed issues. :thumbsup:

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            I've been using Opera for a laawng time, and I have no complaints! Especially, the latest version is very slick.

            “Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell

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            Gandalf_TheWhite
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            Mine was crashed many time with FB. :(( Although it works very fine however I can not sacrifice FB over opera. ;)

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            • M moon_stick

              I followed the prompted upgrade to FF3.6 about 45 minutes ago. It's crashed 8 times since then and I'm currently downloading IE8. Waste of time.

              Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

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              Ankur m
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              Similar things happened with me when I upgraded to FF 3.6. :~ But it automatically got fixed after a few hours. I don't know how that happened. :confused: Downloading IE8 is seriously a waste of time. I really hope Microsoft will come up with something good in the next version.

              Computer programming is an extraordinarily precise activity, be precise.

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              • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                moon_stick wrote:

                I'm currently downloading IE8. Waste of time.

                Have to agree - IE8 is a waste of time - try Google Chrome, it works for me!

                You should never use standby on an elephant. It always crashes when you lift the ears. - Mark Wallace C/C++ (I dont see a huge difference between them, and the 'benefits' of C++ are questionable, who needs inheritance when you have copy and paste) - fat_boy

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                AspDotNetDev
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                I just reinstalled Windows on my computer and about 50 programs. Out of all of them, Chrome gave me the most trouble... caused my computer to power off instantly during the install (and, no, it didn't finish installing). I think I'll stay away from Chrome for a while to give them a chance to fix that. SQL Server, by the way, gave me the second most amount of trouble. Turns out it can't be installed on a compressed drive, so the install just fails without any clue as to why. :doh:

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                  Mine was crashed many time with FB. :(( Although it works very fine however I can not sacrifice FB over opera. ;)

                  Believe Yourself™

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                  Dario Solera
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                  I would sacrifice Facebook over a used chewing gum.

                  If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe, but not a personality. [Charlie Brooker] ScrewTurn Wiki, Continuous Localization and My Startup

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                  • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                    I've been using Opera for a laawng time, and I have no complaints! Especially, the latest version is very slick.

                    “Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell

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                    Mark_Wallace
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                    Rajesh R Subramanian wrote:

                    I've been using Opera for a laawng time, and I have no complaints! Especially, the latest version is very slick.

                    Seconded.

                    I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                      I would sacrifice Facebook over a used chewing gum.

                      If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe, but not a personality. [Charlie Brooker] ScrewTurn Wiki, Continuous Localization and My Startup

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                      Rajesh R Subramanian
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                      You're giving too much importance to facebook! Used chewing gum are going to feel insulted.

                      “Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell

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                        I just reinstalled Windows on my computer and about 50 programs. Out of all of them, Chrome gave me the most trouble... caused my computer to power off instantly during the install (and, no, it didn't finish installing). I think I'll stay away from Chrome for a while to give them a chance to fix that. SQL Server, by the way, gave me the second most amount of trouble. Turns out it can't be installed on a compressed drive, so the install just fails without any clue as to why. :doh:

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                        Odd - never had a moments trouble from Chrome (unlike IE8). Didn't like FF for no obvious reason. Opera just looked so hideous when it started up the first time that I just closed it and never went back. Chrome is (on my system) quick, clean, stable and very effective.

                        You should never use standby on an elephant. It always crashes when you lift the ears. - Mark Wallace C/C++ (I dont see a huge difference between them, and the 'benefits' of C++ are questionable, who needs inheritance when you have copy and paste) - fat_boy

                        "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                        "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                          Odd - never had a moments trouble from Chrome (unlike IE8). Didn't like FF for no obvious reason. Opera just looked so hideous when it started up the first time that I just closed it and never went back. Chrome is (on my system) quick, clean, stable and very effective.

                          You should never use standby on an elephant. It always crashes when you lift the ears. - Mark Wallace C/C++ (I dont see a huge difference between them, and the 'benefits' of C++ are questionable, who needs inheritance when you have copy and paste) - fat_boy

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                          My favorite thing about Chrome is the ability to drag tabs between browser windows... IE8 can drag tabs, but not to different Windows. It has it's :thumbsup: and it's :thumbsdown: , but I usually use IE8 because it does most the stuff I need it too... it does crash/freeze like crazy though.

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                            I just reinstalled Windows on my computer and about 50 programs. Out of all of them, Chrome gave me the most trouble... caused my computer to power off instantly during the install (and, no, it didn't finish installing). I think I'll stay away from Chrome for a while to give them a chance to fix that. SQL Server, by the way, gave me the second most amount of trouble. Turns out it can't be installed on a compressed drive, so the install just fails without any clue as to why. :doh:

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                            Nothing wrong with chrome......99% of all my browsing is with chrome now. The other 1% is when i log into my company Outlook Web Mail, as it is a lot richer in IE.

                            aspdotnetdev wrote:

                            compressed drive

                            Why the hell would you want to use compressed drives nowadays? Storage is so big and cheap, it is not worth the OS overhead, and as you can see, some things don't like it!

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                            • R Rajesh R Subramanian

                              I've been using Opera for a laawng time, and I have no complaints! Especially, the latest version is very slick.

                              “Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell

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                              Always been tempted... I keep saying I'll give FF another chance. I'd been over to Chrome and back once some time ago when Chrome was buggier. At the time the speed trade-off wasn't worth the pain. With Opera on Android being nothing short of awesome (beta 5) I'm keen to give the full blown version a shot.

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                                Nothing wrong with chrome......99% of all my browsing is with chrome now. The other 1% is when i log into my company Outlook Web Mail, as it is a lot richer in IE.

                                aspdotnetdev wrote:

                                compressed drive

                                Why the hell would you want to use compressed drives nowadays? Storage is so big and cheap, it is not worth the OS overhead, and as you can see, some things don't like it!

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                                daveauld wrote:

                                Why the hell would you want to use compressed drives nowadays?

                                Just wanted to give it a try (saving some space would be nice, as I split my hard drive into multiple partitions to have backup copies of XP installed... I know, I could use a ghost or VM, but I'm not fancy like that). But I turned it off since SQL Server doesn't like it. Still, compression is supposed to be transparent... perhaps SQL Server should, oh, tell me that the drive shouldn't be compressed and then give me a chance to turn off compression rather than just failing for an unknown reason.

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                                  My favorite thing about Chrome is the ability to drag tabs between browser windows... IE8 can drag tabs, but not to different Windows. It has it's :thumbsup: and it's :thumbsdown: , but I usually use IE8 because it does most the stuff I need it too... it does crash/freeze like crazy though.

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                                  I also like the way you can have an extension for "Display this page in an IE based tab" which means I can keep Flash, Java and debug mode out of my "normal" browser, but they are a click away if I want them.

                                  You should never use standby on an elephant. It always crashes when you lift the ears. - Mark Wallace C/C++ (I dont see a huge difference between them, and the 'benefits' of C++ are questionable, who needs inheritance when you have copy and paste) - fat_boy

                                  "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
                                  "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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                                  • M moon_stick

                                    I followed the prompted upgrade to FF3.6 about 45 minutes ago. It's crashed 8 times since then and I'm currently downloading IE8. Waste of time.

                                    Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.

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                                    Kevin McFarlane
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                                    I've not experienced increased problems with 3.6 compared to 3.5. However, all browsers experience severe problems with some users. I base this conclusion on observing posts to the various forums.

                                    Kevin

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                                      Always been tempted... I keep saying I'll give FF another chance. I'd been over to Chrome and back once some time ago when Chrome was buggier. At the time the speed trade-off wasn't worth the pain. With Opera on Android being nothing short of awesome (beta 5) I'm keen to give the full blown version a shot.

                                      He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.

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                                      Kevin McFarlane
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                                      phannon86 wrote:

                                      With Opera on Android being nothing short of awesome (beta 5) I'm keen to give the full blown version a shot

                                      Still has quite a few site problems (not necessarily Opera's fault but an unfortunate fact) and a few serious issues such as not implementing drag and drop properly in text areas like this one.

                                      Kevin

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                                      • D Dario Solera

                                        I would sacrifice Facebook over a used chewing gum.

                                        If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe, but not a personality. [Charlie Brooker] ScrewTurn Wiki, Continuous Localization and My Startup

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                                        Gandalf_TheWhite
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                                        :laugh: BTW - I was referring Chrome not FF. ;P

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                                          I would sacrifice Facebook over a used chewing gum.

                                          If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe, but not a personality. [Charlie Brooker] ScrewTurn Wiki, Continuous Localization and My Startup

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                                          :-D

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