Chrome 27 and the BLAM! Factor - Comments Page 2

Bob, you commented, "Mozilla may be 'non-profit' but they still rake in a ton of money. Over $100 million annually, and about 95% of that comes from a contract with Google."

I realize this is a bit off-topic (as was your comment ) but as a founder, former board member and former president of a non-profit - 501(c)(3) - corporation for more than three decades, I'd like to clear up a common misunderstanding.

Many people think a non-profit organization is supposed to just "break even." Not necessarily. "Non-profit" means that the profits of the organization do not go to the benefit of an individual, beyond that individual's compensation package, which must be "usual and customary" by IRS standards. Board and officer compensation, and the compensation of the corporation's highest-paid employees, must be reported to the IRS annually.

So what happens to the "ton of money" a non-profit may earn? The IRS allows it to keep a "reasonable" amount in reserves, and the rest must be plowed back into the programs the non-profit operates.

In the case of Mozilla, I suppose (without reading their charter or articles of incorporation) their programs involve the development of Internet-based communications program, including web browsers, e-mail clients, etc.

Many non-profit organizations are "rich," but you probably won't see those huge bonuses for the CEO that you find in the for-profit arena, unless the bonuses are "usual and customary" in the non-profit marketplace. Even then, the organization will have to make its case, if it is selected for audit.

... At least that's how it was when I was at the helm of a small one in Southern California.

Bob, I know you use Chrome, and I believe you also use the RoboForm password manager. That raises a question: I haven't tried the new Chrome 27 Beta, but with Version 26.0.1410.64 m that I'm trying out, RoboForm loads ONLY as a lower toolbar, and it obscures or eliminates the browser's status window. Normally, if you hover over a link on a web page, you'll see the actual URL appear in the status bar.

But apparently not with RoboForm installed.

I hate to have to choose between RoboForm and the status bar. Have you found a way to have both?

I've been using Chrome exclusively (still have an updated version of Firefox as a backup) for 3+ years now, and have been happy with the results. I usually avoid updating to a Beta version, but your comments led me to try this one, and it's great! Thanks for the heads-up.

I happen to really like using Chrome. I think it is the fastest out of the browsers that I have used so far--IE and Firefox.

I don't have many problems with Chrome.

I have tried using Firefox many times, and i personally don't care for it. I think that it has too many bugs happening with it, and I find the constant upgrades to be annoying.

I downloaded and installed Chrome about 6 months ago. When I tried to launch it, Spybot S&D blocked it claiming it was a virus. I posted the problem to Google's forum and was shot down as being a dummy. I let Spybot uninstall the 'problem' program and continued with Firefox.
Yes, when it comes to this crap I AM a dummy. That's why I read Bob's newsletter. I'm trying to learn but the stuff keeps changing faster than I can learn it.

I used to LOVE Chrome until it started flash crashing and consuming (in the process) way to much CPU. I switched back to FF and flash crash ALMOST eliminated - acceptable level. I later found a great FF Addon that disabled flash and presented an option on each page that had a flash object. I will trry Chrome again, because I do miss it.

I have tried to at least like Chrome. I've failed. I just don't care for the UI. Chrome doesn't work well on my favorite browser game either.

I use it sometimes, especially when I don't want the site credentials saved by Firefox. I am sticking with Firefox for the moment simply because I like the interface far better.

May have to switch someday, but I suspect it won't be any time soon.

I hope the new Chrome works better with Adobe Flash. You Tube videos and similar flash video sites, stutter, pause, and lag constantly.
For me Chrome and Adobe Flash is a bad mix, and I find myself using IE more and more, where viewing flash videos is flawless.

Until recently, I used Opera because Firefox would not run on my Win 7 machines properly, and Chrome became a memory hog. Unless this new Chrome version improves on memory, I won't touch it. It's unnerving to see all those Chrome processes in the Task Manager, eating up all that space.

Then something happened. Opera became another memory hog and slowed down tremendously. I read where the latest Firefox release finally addressed its memory problems. I was pleasantly surprised when I tried it. One trick it uses is not to populate every tab when you open it, just the one you're focused on. Firefox freezes at some point when it apparently needs to clean something up, but other than that, I find Firefox to work very well.

Unless Chrome changes its ways, I won't bother with it.

Let's say it is a 50% improvement. So I spend 5 seconds instead of 10 to display a page and then 3 minutes to read what is on it?

Anyway, PC Pitstop has in its hands a much better way to improve the loading speed of pages. Get rid of the 'Article continued here" nonsense and link DIRECTLY to the article. Loading time will be twice as fast, on any browser.