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Eric Gross

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Google Chrome 18.0.1025.11
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Chromium 17.0.963.46
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Ulysses 2.1.1
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Google Chrome 18.0.1025.11
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Sleipnir 3.1
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Opera 11.61.1250
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Glims 1.0
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Roccat Browser 2.1
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MacTubes 3.1
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Firefox 10.0.1
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Google Chrome

Ericg reviewed on 09 Feb 2012

As a loyal mac user of many years, I've tried very hard to stick it out with Safari, but I grew tired of the beach balls and have finally surrendered (today) to the power of Chrome. It's fast. It looks good. It renders pages as well as anyone. It's stable. Yes, it does slow appreciably with more than 10 tabs open, but that's it's only important problem. As for google spying, none of our actions on the web are protected from prying eyes, whether they be the government's or a communications company, so just get over it. If you want to hide your actions, then stay offline.

[Version 17.0.963.46]

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Ericg replied on 09 Feb 2012

All great points and not trivial ones.

Snapseed

Ericg reviewed on 12 Jan 2012

I've been a super-enthusiastic Snapseed user on my iPhone and even in a working that environment that small, it's fantastic. All the same features have now been ported onto the Mac and it's simply incredible. While I would not go as far as to say that it's a Photoshop Replacement (it doesn't try to be), it does do most of the essential image modifications in a way that is brilliant and creative.

[Version 1.0.0]

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OmniWeb

Ericg commented on 17 Dec 2011

Very ironic. A once very popular and compelling and hugely distinctive Mac Browser comes out with its first public upgrade in over a year ostensibly to incorporate Lion OS Yet it cannot go full screen and doesn't make use any of the Lion screen gestures. Could it be an Omnijoke?

[Version 5.11.1]

MacJournal

Ericg commented on 15 Dec 2011

I downloaded MacJournal and everything went perfectly. However, I cannot edit an image once its inserted into a journal entry. Scaling functions do not appear to work. As a result, I can't use MacJournal for blogging.

[Version 6.0]

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Ericg replied on 15 Dec 2011

I did just that and it did correct the problem. Now if I could only figure out to have images show up in my wordpress blog through MacJournal, I would be a very "happy camper".

+23

Ericg replied on 15 Dec 2011

MacJournal 6 is not quite ready for 'prime' time. It's handling of photo media is less than poor. App cannot scale images and often crashes when asked to scale. I'm sure that this is something that the developers can correct, but until they do stick with MarsEdit if you're intending to use MacJournal for blogging.

Opera

Ericg reviewed on 06 Dec 2011

Downloaded Opera 11.6 yesterday I liked it, but with one BIG caveat. With the same tabs open it used 25% of CPU on my Macbook Pro compared to Safari's 5.1.2 using between 1 and 3%. Sticking with Safari.

[Version 11.60.1185]

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Ericg replied on 07 Dec 2011

The open pages were igoogle, gmail, macupdate, and Facebook. I've tried this several times and the memory use begins to rise very quickly, topping off at around 25+ of CPU, which compares to about 3-4% with Firefox 9, Safari 5.1.2, and Chrome 16 (ish).

+23

Ericg replied on 11 Dec 2011

Why Chromium over Chrome? Are you concerned about cyber spying?

Apple Safari

Ericg reviewed on 01 Dec 2011

I've really struggled with Safari - with it hanging, crashing, losing pages, etc. But this update has corrected about 95% of the problems. It still seems to have occasional difficulties re-opening a page once the laptop has been closed, but this is not a common occurrence. The update has really revived my enjoyment in using this application. It is now my browser of first choice ... although Firefox 9 is very close. I think what separates Safari from Firefox is how beautifully it employs the touchscreen motions that are a part of OS Lion. Very pleased.

[Version 5.1.2]

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Sparrow

Ericg reviewed on 30 Nov 2011

It looks good and it's easy to use. It does use quite a bit of CPU (which is why I don't use it). My CPU % was between 1 and 3 percent prior to opening Sparrow and went up to 20-25% once opened. This caused my fan to go on, which I don't like. And I just can't figure out how or why it's better than using gmail's web interface.

[Version 1.5]

Firefox

Ericg commented on 09 Nov 2011

Until Firefox integrates OS Lion hand gestures, like Safari or Chrome, I just can't use it with the same ease and comfort that those browsers provide. Once you get comfortable with the power of these gestures, you'll find that it feels like a 'going backwards' when using something like Firefox Version Any#.

[Version 8.0]

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+23

Ericg replied on 10 Nov 2011

Thank you

Opera

Ericg reviewed on 13 Oct 2011

Only good as a potential browser. I've uploaded Opera Next several times and it always crashes within about 5 minutes. I have, dutifully, sent them crash reports. Just tried it again and was hoping that they addressed that problem, but they didn't. But, this is a beta product, but even as a beta, it shouldn't be, essentially, unusable. Compare with this with Google Chrome's beta. There is a world of difference.

[Version 12.00.1105]

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Ericg replied on 13 Oct 2011

It says Beta on my Macupdate! Check it out yourself. Look under the Header.

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Ericg replied on 14 Oct 2011

Thanks for the correction.

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