Firefox 3 Beta 1 and Flock

The path to a new browser:

1. Installed Firefox 3
2. Found most plugins I needed didn’t work (yes its in beta I should be patient)
3. Read a post about memory issues in Firefox generally (which I felt constantly) and how Flock was not (no longer?) just an “addon” to Firefox but a complete replacement. Supposedly it integrated new social platforms (Facebook, Flickr, delicious, twitter) and solved the memory issues with Firefox. The latter especially was a sweeping statement but he went on to say that he was wrong about Flock.
4. So seeing as I had the same opinion of Flock when I tried it at launch I figured maybe I should give it a try
5. Downloaded.
6. Installed.
7. Love it - didn’t need several plugins and I only had to add IETab, mouse gestures and FireFTP. I await to see the memory improvements but I love the media streams.

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Well its been a few weeks since I installed opera. I have been on holiday for one of those weeks so really this is only my initial thoughts. not looking good for opera though

Opera is quick to launch and ctrl-enter to select your login is a godsend but.. it seems speed isnt everything I thought it might be!

1. flickr doesnt work - you would have thought this would have been an important site to get working as I reckon those people who use Opera are much more likely to use Flickr than the general public.
2. my stock site doesnt like it though with some fiddling, I now have it working
3. there arent any of the cool plugins you get for firefox
4. the interface just feels weird - though I guess I might get used to it especially the home button being hidden in the address bar.
5. Outlook Web Access doesnt work right (looks the same as Firefox)
6. It feels slower generating websites - they build up in front of you whereas IE just displays them.. I wonder if IE is actualy slower but that instant display just gives instant gratification

All in all I am using IE more still than I am using Opera - even though Opera is currently set as my default.

If only Firefox was as quick as Opera

Oh and I still dont like tabs - I guess I am going to have to get used to them

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