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Re: Switch from Chrome to Firefox

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Post by CWuestefeld »

reilly3000 wrote: post #264

That page is just missing one critical thing: 4. Migrate my extensions. It would be great if they developed a graph mapping Chrome extensions to Mozilla equivalents. Then the user could confirm installation of the ones with 1:1 parity, like LastPass, allow users to select similar extensions, or skip installing an equivalent. There are some Chrome-Exclusive extensions that keep me hooked. That and Firefox’s Storage in…

My difficulty is in the other direction. In FF I really rely on TreeStyleTab, and there's no decent alternative in Chrome.

Re: Switch from Chrome to Firefox

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Post by jdeibele »

detaro wrote: post #150
itwy wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't understand how it's better than multiple profiles. I use multiple accounts for the same services (Asana, AWS, email, etc.) how can I manage that with containers?

You log in with one account in one container and with the other account in another, and can mix them in the same browser session?

Yes. As pointed out in another thread, containers share history. But they don't share cookies or session status so you can have multiple gmail sessions going.

Having a container is nice compared to opening a private window because you don't have to do 2FA every time.

Re: Switch from Chrome to Firefox

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Post by neogodless »

brightball wrote: post #367

I want to, but the simple behavior issues of the LastPass extension force me to use Chrome just for it. I don’t know if its LastPass or a limitation of Firefox that’s causing it, but it’s enough of a headache for how often I use LastPass that it prevents me from switching browsers. Is there an alternative to LastPass that has a better user experience on Firefox? If so I’ll try it. EDIT: I'll test out Bitwarden.

This actually happened to me. Maybe a year or so ago, I started to switch, but I wasn't having much luck with LastPass, especially on my Android phone. But then maybe 6 months ago I switched to BitWarden and found I was able to switch to Firefox on Windows and Android. There were still some early teething pains but by now it's almost always a good experience.

Re: Switch from Chrome to Firefox

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Post by yuvalr1 »

everdrive wrote: post #418
marricks wrote: post #15

Google will keep locking down Chrome and using corporate talk to hand wave it away, only recourse is to leave. First it’s “sign in” with obtuse ways to turn it off. Then block Adblocking, once again with obtuse ways to disable... the end goal is pretty obvious, get the majority of Chrome users to turn on ads and tie their real names to their Chrome browser. Of course let “power users” (who’ll turn that crap off anywa…

>And while you can use or adapt Chromium to your heart's content, your new browser won't work with most internet video And genuinely, most people are choosing between privacy and convenience.

>And genuinely, most people are choosing between privacy and convenience.

And with Firefox you don't need to choose.

Re: Switch from Chrome to Firefox

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Post by FlyingAvatar »

dymk wrote: post #376
rkangel wrote: post #357

What is the actual performance story these days? Last time I tried Firefox (soon after they were making a fuss about Quantum) I was fairly disappointed. I'm including performance of the Android browser here (because they work in concert as far as I'm concerned). Also, what pain am I going to hit with DRM and online video? I use the usual suspects - Amazon, Netflix, Youtube.

I've been disappointed with Firefox on MacOS. I tried it for months, but it constantly crashed on me, especially when using multiple monitors, and was super laggy and jittery compared to what I was used to. I gave up and went back to Chrome, which has been as performant as ever.

I think you mean you're disappointed with Firefox on macOS?

If so, my experience has been the same, though I have been sticking with it for now.

I often find I have to close out Firefox and restore my session to stop it from churning so hard my fans spin. This is particularly true after it has been running for a while or after resuming from suspend.

Re: Switch from Chrome to Firefox

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Post by yifanl »

GuB-42 wrote: post #315
throw0101a wrote: post #53

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How come? (I tend to use uMatrix.)

uBlock Origin uses less RAM than AdBlock plus to do the same thing. AdBlock plus also has the "acceptable ads" program that most people dislike but it can be easily turned off. The rest is mostly politics.

My understanding is that Adblock's blocking is purely visual? So the ads themselves actually load and get their tracking data like normal, just silently now.

Re: Switch from Chrome to Firefox

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Post by zanny »

vbezhenar wrote: post #424
pattpass wrote: post #206

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What benefit does Microsoft have by using Mozilla instead? Earnest question. Electron, the software framework VSCode uses, runs on Chromium. Github maintained and developed the framework and they are currently owned by Microsoft. If Microsoft contributes to Chromium and improves performance they benefit in a lot of places: their new browser is improved(Edge Chromium), their own framework(Electron), and their own prod…

One benefit would be to reduce dependency on Google. Huawei used Android that was owned by enemy country, it backfired.

They aren't really dependent on Google with Blink, though. They have developer resources that can maintain a fork of it. If Google does something Microsoft doesn't like they can just remove it form their tree or implement an alternative of their own design.
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