![]() Rob Pegoraro is a tech writer based out of Washington, D.C. That may be 1990s-vintage advice, but it’s still true. No matter what, however, if a browser starts to bog down, don’t wait to quit and restart it. But I could also see making Firefox my Mac default and giving Edge that job in Windows. Mac Musings Google Chrome Leaving OS X 10.6 through 10.8 Behind in April Daniel Knight - 2016.03.05 One of the great benefits of Apple moving to Intel CPUs is that we have access to Google’s Chrome browser, which rapidly displaced Firefox as the alternative browser of choice among Windows users after its release in Sept. For example, I have Safari as my default on my Mac and Firefox as my default in Windows, but Chrome is a backup in each – for sites optimized for it and for strange ones I may not trust. Mac OS X (10.10 and later): The new Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari 10+ or Chrome. These conflicting virtues usually make “best browser” a multiple-choice question. Windows 11: The new Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome. Click the Menu button that appears like three lines. Click the option to Update Google Chrome. If you live an all-Apple existence, Safari constitutes the easiest cross-device option, but if one of your devices is a Chromebook, only Chrome will allow easy synchronization. Open Chrome and click More that looks like three dots aligned vertically. As Just notes in his test, Chrome still works to manage its memory usage to keep performance high. Safari's addons suck ass, and chrome doesn't get good battery life, and spies on you. ![]() ![]() ![]() But Firefox is a nice balance of the two, and is very privacy oriented unlike chrome. All of these browsers can sync your reading across devices, and your hardware purchases can further constrain your choices. Using Chrome for a variety of tasks will often result in RAM use skyrocketing. Yeah Safari will get you a little better battery life, and yeah chrome performs a bit faster and has a bit better addon support. ![]()
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