Chrome vs Firefox and BSOD
Posted: Mon Jul 01, 2019 9:48 am
So about 3 weeks ago a strange problem happened with Chrome. I could not load it or install it without getting a BSOD (yes, my entire computer crashed). I can only imagine/assume this must be a recent Windows or video driver bug because it was working fine before for a long time. My solution was to start using Firefox as my main browser for the time being.
Well, it has performed pretty well as my main browser for about 3 weeks now. It works better on maps.google.com than Chrome does because Chrome often did not show me the map. Don't know what was going on there either... but Firefox does not work well on one site I like when posting messages... and, unfortunately, Firefox can still be a resource hog like Chrome.
So I'm still using Firefox about 3 weeks later and have not yet tried to re-install Chrome on this computer. I have received some Windows Updates since then so maybe they addressed the problem.
Oh, one thing that is great about Firefox is the ad-blocking. I know Chrome has this too but in Firefox when a website blocks you because it detects that you are using an ad blocker, you can often still use the reader view (F9) to read the article (if Chrome has this feature too then I do not know about it). By the way, I'll be happy to look at a few ads when they get them under control.
Thought I'd share my experience with Firefox here. I like it and it is a competent competitor to Chrome that is some cases works better.
Well, it has performed pretty well as my main browser for about 3 weeks now. It works better on maps.google.com than Chrome does because Chrome often did not show me the map. Don't know what was going on there either... but Firefox does not work well on one site I like when posting messages... and, unfortunately, Firefox can still be a resource hog like Chrome.
So I'm still using Firefox about 3 weeks later and have not yet tried to re-install Chrome on this computer. I have received some Windows Updates since then so maybe they addressed the problem.
Oh, one thing that is great about Firefox is the ad-blocking. I know Chrome has this too but in Firefox when a website blocks you because it detects that you are using an ad blocker, you can often still use the reader view (F9) to read the article (if Chrome has this feature too then I do not know about it). By the way, I'll be happy to look at a few ads when they get them under control.
Thought I'd share my experience with Firefox here. I like it and it is a competent competitor to Chrome that is some cases works better.