[Noisebridge-discuss] seeking geek advice: firefox+vimerator or chrom?

Michael Shiloh michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com
Sun Jan 3 03:42:03 UTC 2010


Sound advice.

My query of course was a little tongue-in-cheek, but also an honest 
solicitation for any profound observations on these items that I may 
have missed.

Thanks!
Michael

Ani Niow wrote:
> Sounds like neither are quite perfect, I would simply choose which one
> you enjoy using more, the one that makes you more productive and less
> frustrated. The only person that really knows what's best for you is
> well, you.
> 
> It's all free, can't hurt to try anything out.
> 
> -Ani
> 
> On Jan 2, 2010, at 6:12 PM, Michael Shiloh
> <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I have a geek dilemma, and I my usual sources of advice won't
>> understand
>> the geek nuances present, so I'm turning to you.
>>
>> I finally got tired of Firefox crashing or hogging all memory and CPU
>> and forcing me to kill it, so I tried Chrome. I've been using it for
>> about a week and I love it.
>>
>> Today I discovered Vimperator, a plugin for Firefox which provides
>> vi-like navigation and browsing. Apart from being wonderfully geeky,
>> it
>> allows me to do everything browser related without removing my hands
>> from the keyboard. After 30 some years of using vi, I'm pretty quick
>> with it.
>>
>> So which to chose? The stability and speed of Chrome or the freedom
>> from
>> the mouse of Firefox + Vimperator?
>>
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