I made a whole-hearted attempt to integrate Chrome into my online life, used it exclusively for over a week. I decided to return to Firefox because Chrome couldn't handle LexisNexis and would occasionally balk at Hulu. I really liked the right-click > open in new tab as the top option, the google search from the address bar, and my most visited sites on the page that opens when you choose new tab. I like the concept of "incognito" browsing, but I didn't use it.
Have you tried Chrome?
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12/07/2009 15:26 #50492
Chrome vs. FirefoxCategory: geek
12/06/2009 22:54 #50486
Cutest puppyCategory: pets
A's sister just texted me a photo of her daughter and one of the red-headed horde carrying Nisha. I have the cutest (and most tolerant) puppy ever.
12/06/2009 17:02 #50483
Birthday wishes!Category: estrip
Happy birthday, (e:Janelle)!
12/05/2009 22:43 #50474
photo backlog: Lockport LocksCategory: tourism
(2nd photo backlog post)
If you need to take your great-grandmother on a tourist adventure and she's not up to the Falls, you should take her on the Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises.
Other than a pair of great-grandkids, A and I were the youngest people on the boat. The lock and lift bridge engineering is pretty neat but other than that the cruise was a snooze. Luckily I had acquired the tickets for free. Every time I sat down I got queasy so I took about 400 shots of the 2-hour cruise. The light was gorgeous that day.
Map of the Erie Canal
The cruise boat.
A full lock opening up to meet the level of the downstream canal.
Under the Big Bridge - at one point it was the widest bridge in the world On the top, it's hard to tell that you're even on a bridge.
Captain/owner
Another Big Bridge shot
It's 26 miles to the Black Rock Lock.
Notification lights on the lockhouse
Old warehouse, two lift bridges, a barge
Lift bridges are cool. One guy operates them both - he drives the quarter mile between them many times a day to lift & lower them for boat traffic. You'd think they'd provide something more energy-efficient (segway? 4-wheeler? scooter? skateboard?) than a truck.
Looking at waiting traffic from under the lift bridge
Duck.
The great-grandkids on the boat.
If you need to take your great-grandmother on a tourist adventure and she's not up to the Falls, you should take her on the Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises.
Other than a pair of great-grandkids, A and I were the youngest people on the boat. The lock and lift bridge engineering is pretty neat but other than that the cruise was a snooze. Luckily I had acquired the tickets for free. Every time I sat down I got queasy so I took about 400 shots of the 2-hour cruise. The light was gorgeous that day.Map of the Erie Canal
The cruise boat.
A full lock opening up to meet the level of the downstream canal.
Under the Big Bridge - at one point it was the widest bridge in the world
On the top, it's hard to tell that you're even on a bridge.
Captain/owner
Another Big Bridge shot
It's 26 miles to the Black Rock Lock.
Notification lights on the lockhouse
Old warehouse, two lift bridges, a barge
Lift bridges are cool. One guy operates them both - he drives the quarter mile between them many times a day to lift & lower them for boat traffic. You'd think they'd provide something more energy-efficient (segway? 4-wheeler? scooter? skateboard?) than a truck.
Looking at waiting traffic from under the lift bridge
Duck.
The great-grandkids on the boat.
tinypliny - 12/06/09 12:17
You do the coolest things around! Nice photos - enjoyed them. :)
You do the coolest things around! Nice photos - enjoyed them. :)
12/05/2009 22:23 #50473
photo backlog: Niagara Falls fireworksCategory: tourism
I went to the Canada side of Niagara Falls near the end of August to photograph the fireworks (schedule: ). The shots aren't fantastic but it was a kinda cool experience. The whole point of shooting the fireworks should be that there are both fireworks and falls in the best shots; I didn't get any. It was a very humid night and the firework smoke just hung in the gorge. Also, my location was not optimal. Maybe next time.
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). The shots aren't fantastic but it was a kinda cool experience. The whole point of shooting the fireworks should be that there are both fireworks and falls in the best shots; I didn't get any. It was a very humid night and the firework smoke just hung in the gorge. Also, my location was not optimal. Maybe next time.Contextual image:
metalpeter - 12/07/09 19:34
nice Photos. I have never seen the fireworks at the falls I have read they are very nice. I'm not sure where the best place to get photos of them and the falls. My guess is that it is maybe someplace that is elevated but isn't to high either like one of those balconies that face the falls on that hotel, but then still not sure about how much of zoom would be needed. But I'm guessing that now that you know kinda where they go off, next time you go you can try a different spot.
nice Photos. I have never seen the fireworks at the falls I have read they are very nice. I'm not sure where the best place to get photos of them and the falls. My guess is that it is maybe someplace that is elevated but isn't to high either like one of those balconies that face the falls on that hotel, but then still not sure about how much of zoom would be needed. But I'm guessing that now that you know kinda where they go off, next time you go you can try a different spot.
tinypliny - 12/06/09 12:07
WOW - these are very nifty photos! :)
WOW - these are very nifty photos! :)
uncutsaniflush - 12/05/09 22:33
Humidity and smoke or not, I like the photos. Thanks for sharing.
Humidity and smoke or not, I like the photos. Thanks for sharing.
my only experience with chrome is: when I am on locked-down computers at work, that run only @#$#@% IE, and I go to a site that won't work in IE (mac's mobileme, for one) and it recommends safari or firefox. But, since the computers are on lockdown, I can't install anything that needs admin rights, so I can't install firefox, but I can install chrome. It does seem to launch super fast, but I really haven't played with it. I use (and like) safari, myself.
On my netbook, I tried using Chrome three times now since February. I feel indifferent to it. I don't have anything particularly bad or good to say about my experience with it.
I keep going back to Firefox because it is what I know, it continues to serve me well and there haven't been any issues using it on either the netbook or the laptop.
I have also used, SRWareIron but haven't used it enough to form an opinion. Firefox just keeps drawing me back.
I never use IE.
I first migrated from
IE to Opera (a decade back)
Opera to Firefox back and forth(around 7 years back)
Firefox/Opera to Chrome (when Chrome hit the net)
Chrome to Firefox (when there was just too many background shady processes and updates going on in Chrome, a month into Chrome)
Firefox to SRWareIron (when Firefox was UNBEARABLY slow and took a whole 4 minutes to boot - about a year or two back)
SRWareIron to SRWareIron portable (because I don't relish installing programs and believe everything should work out of the box without messing the registry and requiring admin rights on any computer)
SRWare Iron to Chrome Portable :::link::: (Current, a month into usage and liking it till now )
And no, I don't foresee going back ever to
a) Firefox
b) Any browser that requires installation/admin rights. Portable software is the way to go.