Re: browser recomendations

2019-02-04 Thread Chris Jones
I want RSS feeds The latest firefox releases might well have removed built in support for RSS (rightly so IMHO, as very few people want it so why needlessly bloat the application) but if you really want to use firefox for this, there are plugins you can install to add support back.

Re: browser recomendations

2019-02-04 Thread Riccardo Mottola via macports-users
Hi James, James Linder wrote: From firefox’s forums: Ah, I see Mozilla is adopting the Microsoft Windows 10 attitude: “We know what’s best for you. Turn off updates completely? What folly! We reserve the right to nag you incessantly until you comply! Use a feature which we deem obsolete or

Re: browser recomendations

2019-02-04 Thread Ralph Seichter
* James Linder: > I’ve been using firefox for a while. but increasingly it is getting > draconian. You could try the "Cliqz" browser (https://cliqz.com/), which is based on a Firefox fork. Source code is available on GitHub, should you want to build it yourself. -Ralph

Re: browser recomendations

2019-02-03 Thread Dave Horsfall
On Mon, 4 Feb 2019, James Linder wrote: I’ve been using firefox for a while. but increasingly it is getting draconian. I'm glued onto Firefox (been using it for a couple of decades) but my others (when I come across a site that is Firefox-hostile) are, in no particular order: Chrome, Opera.

Re: browser recomendations

2019-02-03 Thread Al Varnell via macports-users
I would stay away from Google Chrome. Takes up lots of room, many adware vulnerabilities and Google tracking is alive and well. Brave Browser is getting a lot of attention recently and I've started using it as a second browser . I don't know of any browser that meets all

Re: browser recomendations

2019-02-03 Thread Uli Wienands
iCab comes to mind (icab.de). It'll cost you $10 if you want to get rid of the occasional nag screen but otherwise it may be close to what you want. I do not know how well it works with recent sites (I actually should try it again as I do have a paid-for license for it). I used to really like

browser recomendations

2019-02-03 Thread James Linder
Hi I’ve been using firefox for a while. but increasingly it is getting draconian. From firefox’s forums: Ah, I see Mozilla is adopting the Microsoft Windows 10 attitude: “We know what’s best for you. Turn off updates completely? What folly! We reserve the right to nag you incessantly until