Goodbye, Firefox
Yesterday I quit using Firefox and switched completely to the dev channel for Google Chrome. The main reason for switching is that I got tired of waiting for Firefox to start up. I realize that it can be slow due to the number of extensions I have installed but the wait time is still ridiculous. This, after having heavily tweaked Firefox to get maximum speed.
Chrome has always been faster but it has not been my default choice before now because of its limited options for extensions that I really rely on such as IE View, AdBlocker, etc. Without support for those sorts of things, Chrome was compelling but not up to snuff. Now, things have changed.
My number one beef with browsers is load speed. Chrome addresses that, but it now does more. Support for extensions in the dev version, and the availability of key, useful extensions to use, make Chrome into my new default browser. It even has the ability now to have an IE view for any webpage, which is a must since many of the sites I use for work are built for IE (a really annoying practice, btw). Plus, I have an ad blocker, a nice Gmail notifier, a great Google Reader notifier, and even a built in Twitter reader/monitor. All of this comes with little to no performance hit.
Goodbye, Firefox.
