Comments on: Frustration with Browsers http://liambyrnes.co.uk/2009/04/14/frustration-with-browsers/ Technology, Music, Theology, and General life - It's essentially a blog with a multiple personality disorder Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:03:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Boris Said http://liambyrnes.co.uk/2009/04/14/frustration-with-browsers/comment-page-1/#comment-369311 Boris Said Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:53:33 +0000 http://liambyrnes.co.uk/2009/04/14/frustration-with-browsers/#comment-369311 Thanks Liam, I like your analogy between the email vs browser usage. I read somewhere, where it says "provide Google with a wealth of new data measuring not only what users are looking for online, but the specific sites they are seeking outside of Google" So I guess as far as user tracking... it's probably for Google to learn even more about it's users. And probably a way for them to get better advertisements directed to the people using the browser and or Google. At least thats my take on it... Thanks Liam, I like your analogy between the email vs browser usage.

I read somewhere, where it says “provide Google with a wealth of new data measuring not only what users are looking for online, but the specific sites they are seeking outside of Google”

So I guess as far as user tracking… it’s probably for Google to learn even more about it’s users. And probably a way for them to get better advertisements directed to the people using the browser and or Google.

At least thats my take on it…

]]> By: Liam Byrnes http://liambyrnes.co.uk/2009/04/14/frustration-with-browsers/comment-page-1/#comment-369240 Liam Byrnes Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:51:01 +0000 http://liambyrnes.co.uk/2009/04/14/frustration-with-browsers/#comment-369240 Boris, Firstly its important to say, Im not too hot on privacy issues on the web, but secondly, the browser usage logging you are talking about can be opted out of during installation (or later in the settings) and if you opt in, it is supposed to be comepletely anonymous. I figure If I trust google with my email (gmail) then I might as well trust them when they collate statistics using my data anonymously. Id be interested to hear your thougths though. Boris, Firstly its important to say, Im not too hot on privacy issues on the web, but secondly, the browser usage logging you are talking about can be opted out of during installation (or later in the settings) and if you opt in, it is supposed to be comepletely anonymous. I figure If I trust google with my email (gmail) then I might as well trust them when they collate statistics using my data anonymously. Id be interested to hear your thougths though.

]]> By: Boris Said http://liambyrnes.co.uk/2009/04/14/frustration-with-browsers/comment-page-1/#comment-369239 Boris Said Mon, 20 Apr 2009 10:00:53 +0000 http://liambyrnes.co.uk/2009/04/14/frustration-with-browsers/#comment-369239 Thanks Liam, Just one question... What about Privacy concerns with Chrome? I heard that Chrome since it is made by Google, they log your usage of its browser, and it sends its data back to Google. Is this true? Thanks Liam, Just one question… What about Privacy concerns with Chrome? I heard that Chrome since it is made by Google, they log your usage of its browser, and it sends its data back to Google. Is this true?

]]> By: Liam Byrnes http://liambyrnes.co.uk/2009/04/14/frustration-with-browsers/comment-page-1/#comment-369203 Liam Byrnes Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:12:36 +0000 http://liambyrnes.co.uk/2009/04/14/frustration-with-browsers/#comment-369203 Bors, Ive been using chrome quite a bit recently and appreciate its cut down appearance, and because I use a pretty old mac (which requires me to throw coal in the back of it every few minutes) I wanted something which was more efficient on the systems resources. Had that not been such a consideration I may have stayed with firefox as it has a bunch of great add-on scripts etc. Bors, Ive been using chrome quite a bit recently and appreciate its cut down appearance, and because I use a pretty old mac (which requires me to throw coal in the back of it every few minutes) I wanted something which was more efficient on the systems resources. Had that not been such a consideration I may have stayed with firefox as it has a bunch of great add-on scripts etc.

]]> By: Liam Byrnes http://liambyrnes.co.uk/2009/04/14/frustration-with-browsers/comment-page-1/#comment-369202 Liam Byrnes Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:10:35 +0000 http://liambyrnes.co.uk/2009/04/14/frustration-with-browsers/#comment-369202 Donovan, I agree, mindless bashing just gets annoying, and there are definately different opinions amongst those you make websites who say we should still try and panda the web development process to IE users as much as to firefox or chrome, or any other more 'understanding' browsers, I just unfortunately dont have the know-how to make sure my site looks the same in all browsers, so I guess I have little choice but to say 'Please, Please dont use IE!'. Donovan, I agree, mindless bashing just gets annoying, and there are definately different opinions amongst those you make websites who say we should still try and panda the web development process to IE users as much as to firefox or chrome, or any other more ‘understanding’ browsers, I just unfortunately dont have the know-how to make sure my site looks the same in all browsers, so I guess I have little choice but to say ‘Please, Please dont use IE!’.

]]> By: Boris Said http://liambyrnes.co.uk/2009/04/14/frustration-with-browsers/comment-page-1/#comment-369192 Boris Said Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:18:06 +0000 http://liambyrnes.co.uk/2009/04/14/frustration-with-browsers/#comment-369192 I use Firefox, but I've been debating switching to Chrome browser, as I continually hear great things about it! :) I use Firefox, but I’ve been debating switching to Chrome browser, as I continually hear great things about it! :)

]]> By: Donovan http://liambyrnes.co.uk/2009/04/14/frustration-with-browsers/comment-page-1/#comment-368967 Donovan Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:20:56 +0000 http://liambyrnes.co.uk/2009/04/14/frustration-with-browsers/#comment-368967 I agree. I'm not just into Microsoft bashing for the sake of it, but I would have to say that IE always gave me the most grief when I was testing my sites with different browsers! I agree. I’m not just into Microsoft bashing for the sake of it, but I would have to say that IE always gave me the most grief when I was testing my sites with different browsers!

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