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Re: Switching to DuckDuckGo and Firefox

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Post by teaneedz »

mateuszf wrote: post #92
teaneedz wrote: post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I haven't played with Firefox keywords really but isn't the saved search still going through whatever the default search engine is (in Firefox, Google)? [Update] I guess my point is that DDG has it ready to go and the syntax is usually easy enough to figure out without building up one's own keyword list. Maybe I'm missing something, but it just seems that DDG offers a better solution.

No, it doesn't go through default search engine, only one http direct get request to the target search engine.

Got it. I made DDG my default in the awesome bar, but I understand the benefits of the saved keyword approach better now.

Re: Switching to DuckDuckGo and Firefox

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Post by shmerl »

malbs wrote: post #98
Spittie wrote: post #59

I'm glad to see more and more people switching (back) to Firefox, as I admit I'm quite a Firefox fanboy. I've never made the full switch to Chrome. First, as a long time linux user, Firefox was never so bad on it (startup time, random freeze for i/o...). Second, when Chrome was (a lot) faster Firefox had way more addons. Now Chrome has kinda fixed that (I still miss some essential addons, like Tree Style Tab), but Fi…

same, everyone I know switched to Chrome, and always had said "why are you still using Firefox?". Because I've used it since 0.5 or whatever, I like the browser, I've stuck with it. It doesn't install a bunch of uninstallable tools into Windows either like any Google app does (Try and find where you uninstall the Google update binaries, it involves deleting folders, editing the registry, editing scheduled tasks)

Same thing here. I always used Firefox, and never got the hype about Chrome. I like Mozilla goals stated in their manifesto way more than Google's ambiguous "don't be evil" which doesn't even hold up to its promise.

Re: Switching to DuckDuckGo and Firefox

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Post by tempestn »

DDG's obviously gotten a massive boost from this whole issue: https://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=duckduckgo

I was a bit surprised that Firefox hasn't: https://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=firefox

but obviously it has a lot more inertia. (Or maybe everyone switches to DDG first, and THEN looks for Firefox, so Google Trends doesn't know about it...)

Re: Switching to DuckDuckGo and Firefox

#104

Post by hayksaakian »

tempestn wrote: post #103

DDG's obviously gotten a massive boost from this whole issue: https://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=duckduckgo I was a bit surprised that Firefox hasn't: https://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=firefox but obviously it has a lot more inertia. (Or maybe everyone switches to DDG first, and THEN looks for Firefox, so Google Trends doesn't know about it...)

it is the #1 related term (duckduckgo firefox)

as of just now

also compare them: https://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=firefox#q=firefox%2C...

firefox jumped about as much as ddg recently, but that's a blip on firefox as a whole

Re: Switching to DuckDuckGo and Firefox

#105

Post by claudius »

jmillikin wrote: post #75
claudius wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That probably depends on your definition of ‘backdoors’. Some of the data Chrome sends to Google could easily be considered a breach of privacy (and the corresponding functionality hence supposedly doesn’t exist in Chromium).

I've never heard a claim that Chrome sends more data than Chromium. Do you have a link?

The Wikipedia page on Chromium[0] gives some differences, though my remark was admittedly mostly based on the description of the chromium package in Debian[1], which at least claims ‘usage tracking’ (and the generally useless and backdoor-like auto-updater).

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium_(web_browser)#Differe...

[1] http://packages.debian.org/wheezy/chromium

Re: Switching to DuckDuckGo and Firefox

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Post by tempestn »

hayksaakian wrote: post #104
tempestn wrote: post #103

DDG's obviously gotten a massive boost from this whole issue: https://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=duckduckgo I was a bit surprised that Firefox hasn't: https://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=firefox but obviously it has a lot more inertia. (Or maybe everyone switches to DDG first, and THEN looks for Firefox, so Google Trends doesn't know about it...)

it is the #1 related term (duckduckgo firefox) as of just now also compare them: https://www.google.com/trends/explore?q=firefox#q=firefox%2C... firefox jumped about as much as ddg recently, but that's a blip on firefox as a whole

Ya, that's what I meant by the 'inertia' of Firefox. It takes a lot to move the needle on it. The comparison is definitely illustrative though.

(The part about everyone finding Firefox on DDG was a joke.)

Re: Switching to DuckDuckGo and Firefox

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Post by ww520 »

I use Firefox mainly and Chrome/IE for testing sometimes. Firefox has been pretty solid; however, one really annoying change in v22 is that it blows up the default zoom level. That makes websites look very big. They said it's honoring the DDP setting on Windows and for HiRes monitor, but it looks like a bug or a misguided feature. I really hope they revert the change. I'm tired of hitting ctrl-- to zoom out on every site.

Re: Switching to DuckDuckGo and Firefox

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Post by codesuela »

Sentiment in the comments indicates how I feel: FirefoX is now the New Browser To use if you want privacy and security but wait there is more: the sole act of installing it is a charitable donation towards the free internet. Firefox problems aside (caugh no multiprocess execution model caugh) thats still a strong sales pitich. And that is one of the few (hip?) trends WE get to influence if not decide the choice wich Browser our close aquaintances use. And that is awesome and and i encurage everyone to excersise it. Bretheren lets turn the tide and make FF no 1 again by leading with a good example! As a long time DDG user and recently reformed ex chrome user I say: Hutzzah

PS please pardon my autocorrect

Re: Switching to DuckDuckGo and Firefox

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Post by baby »

Things I advise you to install on Firefox : Tree Style Tab[1]

Basically what it does is display the tabs on the left, thus occupying a space that is rarely used on websites (borders). It is so practical for managing many tabs, nesting tabs etc... that I can't understand why a power user who uses a lot of tabs would switch to chrome.

Just try to use it for a day or a week and it will change your life.

[1] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tree-style-ta...

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