Comments on: 5 Reasons Why Web Browsers Suck http://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brucehttp://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-33244 Bruce Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:33:41 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/#comment-33244 I could go on forever with my peeves about every web browser that is out now. IE(8) is just too buggy and finicky. It is hard to just let an entire site / page run without jumping through hoops and clicking on permissions. Even when you give a site the okay, it still restricts sub-addresses and the security (privacy report) window is a mess. Try approving every little address in that window - there can be hundreds of them!Firefox 3.5 is just not as compatible as the previous ones - and it is notorious for breaking addons!. It's slow and freezes up more often than any version of FF I've ever used.Opera is my favorite "alternate" browser - but the lack of compatible apps that I commonly use drives me insane, and whenever I go to Facebook it feels speedy and responsive - but I get signed out for some reason I don't know.Safari is cute and all that, but over time it has gotten slow and lacks third party support that I need almost as bad as Opera.Almost all of the browsers have major problems with Flash and Quicktime.So you get what you get - and lately we haven't gotten much worth praising in the way of browser performance. I could go on forever with my peeves about every web browser that is out now. IE(8) is just too buggy and finicky. It is hard to just let an entire site / page run without jumping through hoops and clicking on permissions. Even when you give a site the okay, it still restricts sub-addresses and the security (privacy report) window is a mess. Try approving every little address in that window – there can be hundreds of them!

Firefox 3.5 is just not as compatible as the previous ones – and it is notorious for breaking addons!. It’s slow and freezes up more often than any version of FF I’ve ever used.

Opera is my favorite “alternate” browser – but the lack of compatible apps that I commonly use drives me insane, and whenever I go to Facebook it feels speedy and responsive – but I get signed out for some reason I don’t know.

Safari is cute and all that, but over time it has gotten slow and lacks third party support that I need almost as bad as Opera.

Almost all of the browsers have major problems with Flash and Quicktime.

So you get what you get – and lately we haven’t gotten much worth praising in the way of browser performance.

]]> By: Mikehttp://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-30717 Mike Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:17:19 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/#comment-30717 Nothing is standard, anywhere on the desktop for browsers. The best you get is a loose set of agreements so many users have to have a couple of browsers so that they can actually see some of the cutting edge sites. Nothing is standard, anywhere on the desktop for browsers. The best you get is a loose set of agreements so many users have to have a couple of browsers so that they can actually see some of the cutting edge sites.

]]> By: Alexhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-30716 Alex Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:16:13 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/#comment-30716 Oh, thank you for the article - it was very interesting ^_^ Oh, thank you for the article – it was very interesting ^_^

]]> By: Alexhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-30715 Alex Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:14:34 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/#comment-30715 I really hate IE. When I installed IE7 it just updated itself to IE8 that is too slow. It isn't actually working on my laptop although it's a DEll XPS >.< And if we talk about Firefox then I have to say that it works better for me than IE but I prefer Google Crome!!!! I just love it and don't understand why others don't like it!! It's easy to use, comfortable, fast and not so complicated as IE or FF. I can quickly favorite my fav sites and I see them on top of the screen. Well, I recommend Google Crome ^_^ I really hate IE. When I installed IE7 it just updated itself to IE8 that is too slow. It isn’t actually working on my laptop although it’s a DEll XPS >.< And if we talk about Firefox then I have to say that it works better for me than IE but I prefer Google Crome!!!! I just love it and don’t understand why others don’t like it!! It’s easy to use, comfortable, fast and not so complicated as IE or FF. I can quickly favorite my fav sites and I see them on top of the screen.
Well, I recommend Google Crome ^_^

]]> By: Rich Mengahttp://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-30709 Rich Menga Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:13:55 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/#comment-30709 This has actually been a longstanding complaint of web browsers for years. You type in a bunch of info but the browser doesn't save it in buffer if the connection fails on submitting the form. Hitting the back button doesn't work because the browser prompts a "resend" error that means nothing, then shows the form again with nothing but white spaces where you have to type everything all over again.The advice I give to people is this with forms: Have Windows Notepad open. Right before submitting the form, COPY AND PASTE all your form text into Notepad. If the form fails, you've got a "backup" so you can copy/paste it back if you have to.I suggest this for all forms, be they for comments (like this one), blogs, forums, etc. You can't trust the browser, so "backup" with Notepad for a quick fix. This has actually been a longstanding complaint of web browsers for years. You type in a bunch of info but the browser doesn’t save it in buffer if the connection fails on submitting the form. Hitting the back button doesn’t work because the browser prompts a “resend” error that means nothing, then shows the form again with nothing but white spaces where you have to type everything all over again.

The advice I give to people is this with forms: Have Windows Notepad open. Right before submitting the form, COPY AND PASTE all your form text into Notepad. If the form fails, you’ve got a “backup” so you can copy/paste it back if you have to.

I suggest this for all forms, be they for comments (like this one), blogs, forums, etc. You can’t trust the browser, so “backup” with Notepad for a quick fix.

]]> By: chris chttp://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-30698 chris c Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:45:41 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/#comment-30698 Wait - one more peeve - I frequently fill out a long form, e.g. for medical reimbursement. When I try to print or submit it, the link fails and all data disappears and has to be retyped. Why can't the browser recover the filled-in page??? Wait – one more peeve – I frequently fill out a long form, e.g. for medical reimbursement. When I try to print or submit it, the link fails and all data disappears and has to be retyped. Why can’t the browser recover the filled-in page???

]]> By: chris chttp://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-30697 chris c Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:41:38 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/#comment-30697 I have poor DSL service and web pages rarely load on one try. Then they rarely render correctly the first time. Why do I have to keep re-trying? If the address is one I go to 100 times every day, isn't it brain-dead for the browser to tell me it doesn't exist??? And why can't the browser detect unsuccessful rendering and redo it???I should mention that I use the Firefox tryagain add-on but it is so slow that I usually just click reload myself...Regarding plug-ins, I installed Firefox 3.5 two days ago and I am still unable to download the Norton 360 hotfix to recover the identity toolbar (Norton FTP site does not respond)... I have poor DSL service and web pages rarely load on one try. Then they rarely render correctly the first time. Why do I have to keep re-trying? If the address is one I go to 100 times every day, isn’t it brain-dead for the browser to tell me it doesn’t exist??? And why can’t the browser detect unsuccessful rendering and redo it???

I should mention that I use the Firefox tryagain add-on but it is so slow that I usually just click reload myself…

Regarding plug-ins, I installed Firefox 3.5 two days ago and I am still unable to download the Norton 360 hotfix to recover the identity toolbar (Norton FTP site does not respond)…

]]> By: 5 Reasons Why Web Browsers Are Great | PCMechhttp://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-30414 5 Reasons Why Web Browsers Are Great | PCMech Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:00:21 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/#comment-30414 [...] our last episode.. I talked about how much web browsers suck. But now it’s time to discuss how great they [...] [...] our last episode.. I talked about how much web browsers suck. But now it’s time to discuss how great they [...]

]]> By: Ryan P.http://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-30402 Ryan P. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:45:40 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/#comment-30402 Some plugins/addons/extensions are very nice, and really enhance the browsing experience. If they slow your computer down, well, either upgrade your computer or don't use plugins/addons/extensions.But yes, the breaking when updating sucks. But that's just going to be a fact of life when you have addons that are created and maintained by third parties. Some plugins/addons/extensions are very nice, and really enhance the browsing experience. If they slow your computer down, well, either upgrade your computer or don’t use plugins/addons/extensions.

But yes, the breaking when updating sucks. But that’s just going to be a fact of life when you have addons that are created and maintained by third parties.

]]> By: Rich Mengahttp://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-30400 Rich Menga Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:04:31 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/5-reasons-why-web-browsers-suck/#comment-30400 http://browsers.evolt.org is the ultimate place to get old versions of web browsers, should you want to use them. There's probably browsers there you never knew existed. http://browsers.evolt.org is the ultimate place to get old versions of web browsers, should you want to use them. There’s probably browsers there you never knew existed.

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