Which is the best Internet Browser?

[tikay]

I've been using it for a couple of days on a laptop that is a couple of years old and a bit slow and it definitely improved the speed of Chrome.

As for the number of tabs you should be having open it really depends on your computer spec. Most laptops over a couple of years old I'd expect to struggle once you start getting towards 15, 20 tabs open at the same time. iPads and other Apple stuff it probably doesn't make a difference as they have a different processing structure to PCs.

I guess theres no reason why anyone that isn't into the technical side would give a second thought to how many tabs they 'should' be using, but just to illustrate if you go to Start and search for Task Manager, you'll see in the Processes tab of that window that there will be a TON of instances of Google Chrome on the list, all using processing power.

Reducing the number of tabs that you have open will almost certainly improve your laptops performance speed Tony

Thanks Dan.

I only use Chrome for one site (Twitter, & only because it "saved" my Password, which I have forgotten, but I need it to log in via other browsers), so I'm going to stop using Chrome & see if that helps.

[tikay]

Should add, my Laptop is fearfully slow, it barely runs a You Tube Video without 10 minutes to buffer, & to close it down takes at least 8 minutes. It is a Company Issue HP "Elite Book". Not sure, but probably 5 or 6 years old.

Get Maria to get rid of all the crap from it.(If she is still your go to girl for technical stuff)

Please. I don't have any "crap" on my Lappie. Just interesting sites.

You are right, though, I need to get Maria on the case.

[Graham C]

What is "Silverlight", & do I need it?

I guess it's a bit like flash player, Sky use to to show their programs online, the playing of the program part.

Chrome no longer supports Silverlight which is a PITA as Sky Go uses it.

I noticed this when i used skygo recently.  You just have to right click and it works.  I have no idea what it is/means.

I get this

[Graham C]

On another note, is Imageshack not free anymore?

[titaniumbean]

Chrome has some seriously awful memory leaks. Facebook specifically is one page that has had a horrible memory leak for awhile now but no one has bothered to fix it.


Haven't heard of Opera in years, used to use it back in early 2000 to have multiple tabs open and automate some tabbing stuff. Was brilliant back in the day.

[vegaslover]

Perhaps it's a recent issue with chrome. I use it and noticed that it has been slower recently.
Can't believe sky recommend using internet explorer though, that is hideously slow.

[Marky147]

Perhaps it's a recent issue with chrome. I use it and noticed that it has been slower recently.
Can't believe sky recommend using internet explorer though, that is hideously slow.

Noticed that mine has been terrible, too.

Betfair seems to be the worst site, and I'm repeatedly offered the option to 'kill tab', and then reload.

Been debating whether it might be worth going back to Firefox.

[titaniumbean]

Perhaps it's a recent issue with chrome. I use it and noticed that it has been slower recently.
Can't believe sky recommend using internet explorer though, that is hideously slow.

Sky are just incompetent. Internet explorer couldn't be more insecure if they actually tried to make it so. one of the worst pieces of software to have ever existed (and it still fking exists and is default to some people!)

[arbboy]

Perhaps it's a recent issue with chrome. I use it and noticed that it has been slower recently.
Can't believe sky recommend using internet explorer though, that is hideously slow.

Noticed that mine has been terrible, too.

Betfair seems to be the worst site, and I'm repeatedly offered the option to 'kill tab', and then reload.

Been debating whether it might be worth going back to Firefox.

This is pretty much exactly the same for me.  However it seems to be worse on certain broadbands than others.  At home on top grade BT broadband it doesnt seem a problem.  I was at my missus house last few days and it was terrible on her slower broadband.  Not entirely sure what the issue is but it is def slowing betfair down more than any other site for me.

[Marky147]

We've got ~75meg, and it's still shit, some of the time.