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Re: How to Firefox

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Post by midnitewarrior »

eclecticfrank wrote: post #32
midnitewarrior wrote: post #24

Just use Brave Browser. https://brave.com/ It's like de-Googled Chrome, as it's based on the same Open Source Chromium browser, has all of the ad-blocking and anti-fingerprint tools built in, and all of the Google taken out. You can also run popular browser extensions published for Chrome, but you don't need to worry about ad blocking, as Brave has you covered by default. It also blocks YouTube ads effectively, by de…

Brave wants to replace "bad" ads from third parties with their own "good" ads.[1] They have also in the past been caught adding their own referral codes to crypto transaction URLs pasted into their browser. [2] [1] https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-earn-and-use-cryptocurre... [2] https://www.pcmag.com/news/brave-browser-caught-redirecting-...

Yeah, this seems a bit disingenuous given the nature of, and the time since that issue existed.

I did their ads, I made hundreds of dollars leaving them on in the early days. I value my attention more so I've shut them off.

Re: How to Firefox

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Post by muizelaar »

EbNar wrote: post #225
ahmetcadirci25 wrote: post #147

This is something that has been on my mind for years — I want to use Firefox, but for some strange reason, it just doesn’t feel as smooth as Chrome. Here are the features of Firefox that I find particularly appealing: - The Firefox Multi-Account Containers feature, in my opinion, is what puts this browser at the top. - Additionally, the privacy extensions work incredibly well. However, there are some drawbacks: - Str…

> it just doesn’t feel as smooth as Chrome Because it isn't. https://arewefastyet.com/win11/benchmarks/overview?numDays=6...

Which of those tests do you feel best measures smoothness?

Re: How to Firefox

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Post by Dwedit »

Chrome hasn't truly 'pulled the trigger' until:

* You can no longer enable manifest V2 extensions using chrome://flags switches (You still can for now)

* You can no longer download the extension from the Chrome Web Store on a version of Chrome/Chromium which supports MV2 extensions.

Re: How to Firefox

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Post by WorldMaker »

ketanmaheshwari wrote: post #6

Does anyone know how to reliably use Firefox from command line to take screenshots? It used to work well a few years ago but now it does not. For one, it asks that Firefox is already running and I need to kill it. This is surprising -- why can't two Firefox processes run at the same time?

The CLI has long had `-noremote` for a long time to tell it you want a second Firefox. It's useful with `-ProfileManager` or `-P $profileName` for multi-profile workflows, which are out of fashion this decade, especially with Multi-Account Containers being able to do most of those workflows in the same browser window now with different tags. But some of us still have ancient profiles for ancient reasons and ingrained habits regarding them.

Ancient documentation: https://www-archive.mozilla.org/docs/command-line-args.html

Re: How to Firefox

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Post by lillecarl »

Twirrim wrote: post #210
eclecticfrank wrote: post #80

Lots of Firefox hate here, but little discussion about the articles kicker, which is the exclusion of uBlock Origin from Chrome. I hope this will mean that in the long run Firefox (and other secondary browsers) will gain more users again. For me, Firefox is a solid piece of software. Works well in strict privacy mode, with uBlock Origin and Multi-Account Containers.

Multi-Account Containers is a major feature I can't sing the praises for enough. I use it all the time, both to isolate stuff to break cookie tracking, and to enable me to log into things with two different accounts without opening a separate browser, which happens more often than I'd have thought.

When I was doing IT support for ~50 SMBs I was using multi account containers + temporary locations ALL THE TIME to log into customer accounts in various places, now I don't really have the usecase but the addons are still there for the rare occasion.

Re: How to Firefox

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Post by Dwedit »

Currently, Firefox has a system RAM leak for the GPU process. You need to periodically go to about:processes, scroll down to the GPU process, and close the GPU process with the X button on the right column.

Re: How to Firefox

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Post by crashabr »

TedDoesntTalk wrote: post #150
nasso_dev wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't know if it's just me but in my case the problem isn't really the crypto bs, but rather Brendan Eich himself. As much as Mozilla and Firefox can be criticized for both technical and non-technical reasons, at least I share the same core values. I don't seem to share any core value with Brave or its creator. Plus, yeah, still smells like Google :)

Brendan Eich’s contributions to computing are immeasurable. Your opinions of his social or political views don’t change that. Do you not use Linux because you don’t like Linus? He’s quite a controversial figure. And before you say Linux is not Linus, the same can be said about Brave and Brendan. Many other people work on these projects than just the leader. Do you not use JavaScript because you don’t like Brendan?

> No moral choice is possible unless all your choices are moral.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/we-should-improve-society-som...

Re: How to Firefox

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Post by xcf_seetan »

deepsun wrote: post #234
WorldMaker wrote: post #223

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Pocket is shutting down soon and fresh Firefox installs don't install its extension any more.

Which kinda makes sense. It was actually cool when it could save webpages for later reading offline (camping, airplane). Once it lost that feature, there's nothing left but bookmarks.

I have been using the extension SingleFile to save pages for offline reading and archival for ages. I started using it on the basis of reading something online and later talk to someone about it and when i try to find it again, it may be gone, dont find it, etc. So i started to save all the relevant pages to have a local reference of what i have read online.

Re: How to Firefox

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Post by abyssin »

thoroughburro wrote: post #2

> Here’s something the iPhone isn’t getting anytime soon: honest-to-god browser extensions that you use on your desktop, also on your phone. This convinces me the author is not knowledgeable about current browser capabilities. They probably haven’t tried anything but Firefox in a long time. Orion runs desktop (Firefox) extensions on iOS, and is in many ways a breath of fresh air. Instead of parroting “all iOS browser…

Thank you so much for this comment that made me learn about Orion on iOS. It seems to be filling a gap that had been open for years.

Re: How to Firefox

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Post by pixxel »

esskay wrote: post #3

I really struggled going back to Firefox after being a Chrome user for so long, it just feels so incredibly slow in comparison - I know it's probably just perception but I couldn't shake that feeling. I ended up going with Brave. Once you turn off their crummy VPN and crypto advert it's effectively just google chrome with a built in ad blocker. I know there were arguments/concerns about the crypto thing, but I did a…

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