2009/5/14 Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com>: > > I'm new to this list and know only enough about computers to get > myself into trouble by trying to improve things. Here is question #1. > > 1.33 mhz, 1.25 G, OX 10.4.11. Camino was fast but beta-like > (superimposed text, eg); Firefox is slow and does things like extend > the text I am typing in gmail out of sight to the east on my screen; > and loading attachments in gmail is very slow. Safari? I've not used > it, but is it faster than FF and does it have its electronic act > together better than Camino? > > I use a Mac because I need Word for my work (no, I can't use Open > Office, tho' I wish I could) and dislike MS; otherwise I'd use Ubuntu > where Firefox gave me no problems. > > Disclaimer: despite my professed antipathy to MS, I do have a cute > little HP Mini 1000 with XP -- again, would use Ubuntu x/c I need > Word. > > Thanks. > > Patrick Moore
Well, FWIW, I used Firefox on 10.4 with no issues whatsoever. I advise AdBlock+ as a mandatory add-on, to get rid of most banner adverts - not only do these clutter up a page visually, they slow it down. FlashBlock is also helpful - Flash isn't quick on an older Mac, though G4s are less of a problem than G3s, which are crippled by it. For AJAX apps, like Gmail, you need fast JavaScript. You could try Firefox 3.5, still in beta but fairly usable, but the fastest JS implementation on Mac OS X is currently Safari 4. I found Safari 3 to be clunky and unpleasant but v4 is a lot more usable. With Safari, the simplest counterpoint to AdBlock+ is Privoxy, which works a treat and is excellent. Personally I use 2 browsers at once: I leave Gmail open in Safari (on Macs) or Chrome (on Windows), and Firefox for all other general browsing stuff. Then if Gmail is busy, it doesn't slow down your general browsing. Personally, although I liked Camino, I see no point any more, as F'fox 3 is pretty seamless on OS X, plus you get add-ins. Same goes for Shiira and Webkit if you have Safari 4. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • LiveJournal/Twitter: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • ICQ: 73187508 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
