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I'm definitely going to be trying out the technical preview if possible. I love the idea of a truly customizable web browser. I was never a big fan of Opera, so it'll be interesting to see how they re-hashed the concept to cater to power users.

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/03/hands-on-with-vivaldi-the-new-web-browser-for-power-users/

The power user's current solution to the simplification, arguably the infantilization, of the Web browser interface is to get all those missing features back with add-ons. This works to a degree, but it introduces a ton of extra code, some of it written by programmers far less capable than those contributing to the code of Firefox or Chromium. This inevitably means add-ons slow things down.

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I'm gonna be sticking with Chrome Beta for the time being

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I'm really liking what I'm seeing with this browser. I loved Opera 12 and am looking forward to switching to Vivaldi in the future.

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I will be sticking with Firefox developer edition.

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I like how it looks, excited to see where this goes. :)

 

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Firefox will always be the best, but I will keep my eye out on this. It might end up being something I need to switch to. But if it looks like that forever, then hell no.

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Isn't that the 12th Doctor's last name in the recent Doctor Who series? I'm sure it was Peter Vivaldi.....oh no, wait, it's Peter Capaldi. My mistake. :D JK

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tried it, but still meh for me.

 

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I just downloaded it. (I still prefer Chrome because no one really like change  :lol:) 

 

It is cool, like it changes color with the site, however it was kinda lagy when loading pages, there is most likely a fix for this (however I was using 32-bit because 64-bit was experimental) so that is probably why. I think when it fully comes out it will be amazing and I think I might switch to it when it has finished being tested. (Also SpeedDial is on it so that is a GREAT feature because I cannot live without speed-dial)  :lol:

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I just downloaded it. (I still prefer Chrome because no one really like change  :lol:) 

 

It is cool, like it changes color with the site, however it was kinda lagy when loading pages, there is most likely a fix for this (however I was using 32-bit because 64-bit was experimental) so that is probably why. I think when it fully comes out it will be amazing and I think I might switch to it when it has finished being tested. (Also SpeedDial is on it so that is a GREAT feature because I cannot live without speed-dial)  :lol:

Yeah, I downloaded it right after I posted this and I'm liking what I've seen so far. I think I'm going to make it my daily drive for a couple weeks and dig into the corners to really explore what it's capable of. Unfortunately, I'm not seeing a way to apply AdBlock (but they probably haven't compiled a compatible version yet).

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Yeah, I downloaded it right after I posted this and I'm liking what I've seen so far. I think I'm going to make it my daily drive for a couple weeks and dig into the corners to really explore what it's capable of. Unfortunately, I'm not seeing a way to apply AdBlock (but they probably haven't compiled a compatible version yet).

Yeah, hopefully people start using it when it comes out (fully) and then a lot of Apps will be available for it which would be great. 

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Yeah, hopefully people start using it when it comes out (fully) and then a lot of Apps will be available for it which would be great. 

Personally, I'll be happy with it as long as it doesn't eat up a ton a resources and cause system freezes in 8.1 like Chrome does.

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I'm at School at the moment on my Chromebook a.k.a. (Synonym For Feces) book. I am definitely check this out later today when I get home. Note: Censorship because they are watching me.

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I'm at School at the moment on my Chromebook a.k.a. (Synonym For Feces) book. I am definitely check this out later today when I get home. Note: Censorship because they are watching me.

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I'm at School at the moment on my Chromebook a.k.a. (Synonym For Feces) book. I am definitely check this out later today when I get home. Note: Censorship because they are watching me.

You're using a Chromebook... :D

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It's still Chrome based, not touching anything infested by Google. Sticking to Maxthon and that's that. Maxthon also has all the things I missed from post-google sellout Opera, so I'm not fussed.

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It's still Chrome based, not touching anything infested by Google. Sticking to Maxthon and that's that. Maxthon also has all the things I missed from post-google sellout Opera, so I'm not fussed.

Even being based on Chromium source code, I think there is a good chance that they have been/are going to cut and throw away the bits that make Chrome overbearing.

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How is mine a "repost" if I started my thread at 0833 (-6:00 GMT) and you started yours at 0901 (-6:00 GMT)?

EDIT: You're claiming a "repost" for something you talked about back in Jan? Totally different articles...

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I just downloaded it. (I still prefer Chrome because no one really like change  :lol:) 

 

It is cool, like it changes color with the site, however it was kinda lagy when loading pages, there is most likely a fix for this (however I was using 32-bit because 64-bit was experimental) so that is probably why. I think when it fully comes out it will be amazing and I think I might switch to it when it has finished being tested. (Also SpeedDial is on it so that is a GREAT feature because I cannot live without speed-dial)  :lol:

I've been using it for about an hour now, and I already had one instance of my entire PC freezing up for about 60 seconds. I also discovered an annoying glitch where it would "go back one page" if I hit Backspace while typing a reply in the forum. Not sure if that the fault of the browser or just compatibility with the forum hosting program. Looks like I'll be sticking with Firefox for now...

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I've been using it for about an hour now, and I already had one instance of my entire PC freezing up for about 60 seconds. I also discovered an annoying glitch where it would "go back one page" if I hit Backspace while typing a reply in the forum. Not sure if that the fault of the browser or just compatibility with the forum hosting program. Looks like I'll be sticking with Firefox for now...

Hmmm, I hope it gets better. It looks cool. 

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