Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Sign in. Log into your account. Password recovery. Friday, January 14, Forgot your password? Get help. Share on Facebook. Back in World of Warcraft. Best Gaming PCs. I am somewhat unfamiliar with the game except for the research that I did when contacting them for information so that I could make a fair assessment for the top 10 list.
Kyt Dotson did not rate this post. Reply Report user The game is going into open beta atm, it should be live again very soon, I will keep you posted. For me it deserve to be in the top 3 of this list … arZ did not rate this post.
Mihajlo did not rate this post. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Sign in. Log into your account. Password recovery. Friday, January 14, The solution is simple. Wait 3 months or so then upgrade. I recommend you try setting the disk cache to something large, like over MB and the memory cache to 20 or 40MB, not automatic.
One other tip for all browser users: minimize flash. Opera Fanboy — I appreciate the Opera optimization advice. I can tell you that it is pretty slow with hardware rendering enabled. Its still pretty slow with software rendering but it is better. In all honesty IE 9 still runs the best except for Chrome unless you open a lot of tabs up. Then Chrome really slow down. I like your article.
I used windows 7 beta before release and never once had problems with the sound driver. It worked flawlessly with drivers compared to windows XP. There are too many people that are using windows XP, that are so not into change that they have to say things that are not true to keep themselves from moving to a greater OS windows 7.
It has been the best microsoft has done so far. I had maybe a few since beta. Where as all others are daily. Everytime I hear someone say XP is the best, it ticks me off.
It is not. I do not use Mac at all. I am currently using Chrome latest I do not like the fact that there are 10 processes running with only two tabs in Chrome. I am using Chrome, because it runs better than all the others over everything I done on the internet. IE9 cannot login to some sites, and Firefox has memory issues. Hi Eric — Thanks for your thoughtful comments.
I think many people just use the OS they got with their system until the computer dies. Then they buy another and use whatever OS is bundled with that.
So I decided not to waste many hours of my life doing an upgrade and hunting down the right drivers to get everything working.
I do understand that any new system with Windows 7 preinstalled will work fine. That being said, I purchased my first system in several years a couple months ago and it came with Windows 7. It is way more stable than XP particularly for Windows Media Center, which is one of the primary functions of this new notebook.
The bad side is that it uses more memory. For example, it literally took me minutes to figure out how to bookmark a site. But Chrome is quite fast and is my main browser at this point. Have you tried Firefox 7? Privacy in browsers should be big concern too — a good browser should only connect to the internet when you tell it to.
Special firewall rules are the only way to stop it. SRWare Iron is also very suspect. I just tested the latest version, locking down all its available configuration settings… to prevent it connecting to the net on its own. My firewall detected, blocked, and logged this heavy activity. Very Strange. Which browser is the best? Absolute no one! I have tried it all!!! Steve — I think what you say was a very legitimate criticism several years ago, but browser makers have taken great strides in recent years.
Chrome was the first with process isolation of tabs and that is making its way into the other browsers. Neverthless, novice users can easily be tricked into download executable code to their computers that will take over the computer when installed.
One of the greatest achievement of new form factors like smartphones especially iOS and Blackberry and iPads is rarely discussed: Novice users are much less likely to install malware or execute malicious javascript on a Blackberry or iOS device then a Windows or Mac OS system. Note however that there are some other great password managers out there that are compatible with Opera: RoboForm and lastpass.
Switching password managers can be a chore, so I can certainly understand sticking with 1Password as being more important that browser choice. Every time I try using Opera for hours at a time, I end up giving up due to the many little quirks with Google. I use IE8 on a Vista computer. When IE9 first came out, I downloaded it and tried it, but it was totally wacky and crashed and froze a lot.
I deleted it and went back to IE8. Has anyone out there installed it recently on a Vista machine with good results? It is Nov 10, I wonder if the version offered now has the bugs worked out of it, compared to when it was first released. Karen — I have never used Vista but purchased a Windows 7 system a few months ago with IE9 preinstalled. I use it a minutes per day and lately it seems to crash when I try to close the browser.
But I get hit by dialog boxes way too often do you want to disable some of your plugins? My suggestion is to use another browser. Opera, Chrome, and Firefox are all great browsers, and you can read above to figure out which of them best matches your needs. Hi i am running windows with internet explorer 6. What browser do you recommend for an upgrade. Andrew: Opera is the best supported browser for older systems. IE 6 is very insecure and will not work on many sites.
Yes, I read your links on Iron with interest. Avant, Maxthon, etc. Scott — I get notified within minutes on my phone every time posts a comment and you happened to catch me with a moment free earlier today. Even Opera, a browser I love in many ways, receives poor support from some web app makers i. I very much prefer Firefox over Chrome, but Chrome is always second best in my opinion and Opera is third.
Maxthon 3 — No mention of it here and it is brilliant. Quick to load, has many features of other browser ie speed dial etc some nice features like nightmode dulls screen to save eye strain and many features that are actually useful and not gimmicks. Unfortunately, memory on this PC is constrained to a max.
Any thoughts? Opera is your best bet. I have a Windows 98 Machine that runs Opera 9. It has MB. I am certain that Opera 9. Starting with Opera 11, Opera seems to use more memory with multiple tabs open. However, you should buy a replacement no later than , when updates for Windows XP officially end, meaning no more security patches.
I think it will be a very long time before 8GB is considered low! I love Firefox, but version 9 is quite a bit annoying. You might tell me that I installed this version within the 2 months you recommend to wait instead of after them, but I was upgrading from a much older version. What does that mean, and what can I do to install a theme? I appreciate your in-depth review. A freshly launched Firefox hogs more than 3 times as much memory as Opera or Chrome on my system.
After some surfing, this number climbs…. In any case, the only browser that no longer annoys me is Opera. Everything else seems to either be unstable, bloated, lacking in user control, or just plain gimmicky.
Sadly, these are not mutually exclusive categories. I really do hope the people at Mozilla can get their house in order again, because Firefox was my favourite for years. In my opinion they destroyed it with this new rapid development cycle that makes browser updates outpace addon updates. My main issue is battery life… Firefox on my Macbook Pro seems to use more memory and increases heat and fan speed, running on average 10 degrees hotter… hence using more battery power than Safari or Chrome.
While Firefox is ok on both, people who support open source will obviously use Firefox out of principal alone. Web browsing is consuming more resources as some heavy game written for the same hardware! Personaly i use Opera browser as is fastest but without java script enabled! Pages that wont open due java script i simply ignore!
What i miss today in browsers is inteligent page handling for more opened tabs! Smells like home supercomputer for just to do what — internet browsing??? Someone has lost his mind or more of them!!! Avant browser, firefox and ie 9 have improved in Avant browser adds more useful features and merged gecko core in avant Firefox resolved memory leaks in firefox Joe, this is such a splendid article.
I adore Firefox. Problem is, I have a I cannot afford a new Mac. Or am I just doomed to ever-decomposing performance? Andy — You should try Opera. For many years they have done a great job of supporting the widest variety of operating systems, including very old ones. The only thing not to like about Opera is that some major web properties are not carefully tested with Opera, so the result to end users is that some sites have minor odd behaviors. On the other hand, My guess is that you may be having other frustrations besides just Firefox.
Apple and the Apple development community tend to abandon Apple systems that are older than about 4 years or so. Windows systems tend to have a longer life — I just a few days ago finally retired a Windows XP Dell I purchased in Very good site you have here but I was wondering if you knew of any discussion boards that cover the same topics talked about in this article?
If you have any suggestions, please let me know. Bless you! I too would love a great user oriented site about browsers. Note also that Reddit has other browser specific subreddits whose links are displayed on the right side of the main browsers subreddit I linked to above.
I really like your Blog….. Jumpto allows me to use all browsers securely and privately. I recommend for you to try this free browser. Skip to content In early , there have been major changes to four out of the five browsers that dominate the browser market: Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Internet Explorer. The Easy Browser Decisions Before you spend much time researching and deciding which browser is best for you, I suggest you start with the easy browser decisions: Keep your browser updated with the latest version.
This helps speed, security, reliability, and compatibility. Firefox users with many add-ons may want to delay upgrades a few months to wait for add-on compatibility. It can take months to learn how to most effectively use a new browser. Stop using Internet Explorer 8. All Internet Explorer versions prior to 9 are far behind the competition in speed, features, security, and usability.
The best password managers are more secure, easier to use, and allow you to use your passwords anywhere. Browser Speed Tests Slow loading sites are a distraction and a waste of time. Browser Comparisons Below are summaries of the strengths, weaknesses, and future expectations of the five major browsers—and what makes each browser distinctive and appropriate for a certain type of user. The browsers are ranked according to my preferences, which are based on the following criteria in order of importance: How well does the browser stay out of my way and let me focus on work?
How flawlessly does the browser run web apps like Gmail and Google Reader? If I need additional features, how much flexibility do I have? Firefox 4 Firefox is available for Windows and later , Mac Opera 11 Chrome, Firefox, and Safari attempt to be bare bones browsers, to which you add functionality with extensions. For my Windows XP system, this slowdown happens sooner than with any other browser. I did not experience these memory issues with Opera Various Google web apps seem to be especially problematic.
I have not experienced these types of issues on Chrome or Firefox.
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