My browser is a key part of my working life – for searching, learning and organising. I’m a FireFox user. I have been since it started outperforming Opera a few years ago.
I love Firefox. I love the way it allows me to save my bookmarks and access them from any Firefox browser on any computer (yes, I know all about Delicio.us, but I just never ever fell in love with the site). I love the way I can can customise Firefox with lots of widgets. I love the way it remembers all my passwords and information. I love the way I know loads of shortcuts. I love the way it makes my work easier.
However, I use Firefox on both my netbook and my Macbook Pro. And while Firefox’s performance on the Macbook Pro is good (although not as fast as Safari), it’s woeful on my Netbook. It just gobbles up any available memory until my netbook is strangled. Tabs take forever to open and the whole browser just isn’t responsive.
I’ve tried Internet Explorer again. But it’s a joke – I really don’t understand how Microsoft with all the resources they have, can produce a browser that just Doesn’t Work.
I’ve downloaded Safari for PC. Yes it’s faster. It doesn’t gobble memory. It’s quick and easy to use. But it doesn’t seem to me that I can customise it. E.g. I can’t bring my Firefox bookmarks with me (and I don’t want to hear a ‘serves you right for not using Delicio.us). Last time I looked, it didn’t support Alexa. Like a lot of mac stuff, it seems hard to ‘add anything’. And I just don’t feel comfortable using Safari. Not even on my macbook pro where it somehow feels ‘unnatural’ to use Firefox.
Whatever about using Firefox on my macbook pro, I can’t stick with Firefox on my netbook. It’s just Not Working. So. Has anyone got any hints on how to pimp my safari browser? Or should I work with Google Chrome for a bit (seeing as they’re releasing a Chrome OS shortly)?
