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On 7/2/2013 2:12 AM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 02 Jul 2013 00:05:07 -0600, casa bona > wrote:
>
>> On 7/1/2013 11:59 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 01 Jul 2013 22:57:55 -0600, casa bona > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 7/1/2013 9:28 PM, sf wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I never had problems with either Firefox or Chrome until I got a new
>>>>> machine with Win7.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Have you updated each to the latest release?
>>>
>>> I don't do it manually. They are set to update automatically and
>>> constantly. Chrome is v28.0.1500.63 and FF is v22. Neither problem
>>> is new. I reformatted my computer after a year in an attempt to get
>>> rid of the problems, but they came back as soon as I reinstalled FF
>>> and Chrome. It's not me, it's them.
>>>

>>
>> I get that.
>>
>> In some ways we all seem to be drawn back to Microsoft's IE.
>>
>> I wonder who made that the default browser curve...

>
> I'm not drawn to IE and don't use it. However, IE is a Microsoft
> product. It's their OS, their browser and they get to set the
> rules... but it's possible to make another browser the default and
> that's what I do.
>


For a time I was rather taken with Opera, but it began experiencing more
errors on certain web sites and I moved on.

Firefox is enjoyable, but not for .pdf files.

And so it goes. Wish I'd taken the Apple plunge.