Mozilla FireFox

[sfreeman8]

What's the secret with this program? I downloaded it thinking it would be better than Chrome but I tried using it with FC and it took so long to go from one topic to another that it frustrated me.

Also, I tried setting up "speed dial" like Chrome has, but when I started FF, nothing showed and everything opened as a tab.  It should have been a page with thumbprints. There were ads on the pages, too, which should have been blocked. What's up with that?

Technology is not my forte anymore. I wasted hours yesterday trying to set up this program, but if it's going to be slower than Chrome, I guess I'll remove it.

[Liquidfire_43]

There is not much difference between Firefox and Google Chrome, its mostly just the users preference. Google Chrome loads up faster than Firefox since it uses up more CPU/RAM, but Firefox is more extension-supported. However the more addons you add, the more bogged down it gets

I tried setting up "speed dial" like Chrome has, but when I started FF, nothing showed and everything opened as a tab

I think you have speed dial  when you open a "blank tab" in Firefox.... To startup with the blank tab in Firefox you must go to "Option" setting in your firefox tab. Under "General" tab put "about:newtab" (take out quotes) in the "Home Page" box...Press CTRL+b (for bookmarks) or CTRL+h (for history) for any webpage and that will manually set your history/bookmark... To change back to your homepage just enter the url of the website... If you can't set it up in Firefox there is probably an add-on for speed dial. (check in Mozilla Firefox add-ons)

There were ads on the pages, too, which should have been blocked. What's up with that?

I don't think Google Chrome (at least to my user knowledge of it) has any ad-blocker pre-installed.. Not sure what extensions you have in your Google Chrome browser... Anyways if you want to block ads on any webpage, you must download an ad-blocker for it (this goes for Google, Firefox and another web browsers)


If I were you, if you are happy and comfortable with a browser.... Stick with it... Only switch browsers if you are absolutely frustrated with it

[monnee]

The problem with using MFF is that they send you a lot of ads every second or minutes.

[BlackSheepNY]

The problem with using MFF is that they send you a lot of ads every second or minutes.

Then you're not using an Ad-Blocker.  Try "Ad-Block Plus," it works, and I NEVER see ads, not even on Facebook, which is VERY MUCH to my liking. 

Firefox can be customized to the way YOU like it - that would include how it looks and what you want it do or don't want it to do.  There are many add-ons and plugins that work with Firefox.  Of course, it also helps to keep your FF (or any other browser for that matter) updated to the most recent version, ALONG WITH your add-ons and plugins.

As far as Firefox bogging down or moving slowly, this depends on your computer's capacities.  I had some trouble with it, too (and other browsers) because my computer was outdated and slow compared to today's standards.  I've since got myself a new computer and have had no problems whatsoever with FF (or other browsers) slowing down.

[lhz123]

I'm using firefox  and its doing better for me. I personalized the settings and blocked some add ons.

[crisstar]

I'm ready to give up on both Firefox and Chrome! I've so many issues with them both. All in all, Chrome does appear slightly to be better, but not so much for me.