programming and human factors
by Jeff Atwood
I haven't had the opportunity to talk at all about Google's new Chrome browser yet. Which is a shame, because it's easily the best web browser I've ever used. If it wasn't for the complete and utter lack of an add-in ecosystem, I'd switch away from Firefox in a heartbeat. If you're curious about Chrome, check out the Scott McCloud comic Google commissioned to explain it. Or, heck, just try it yourself!
Chrome is a joy to use, and in my opinion at least, it's the first true advance in web browser technology since the heady days of Internet Explorer 4.0. Chrome is filled with so many thoughtful details, so many reimaginings of web browser functionality as a true application platform, it's hard to even list them all.
In fact, the best way to explain how great Chrome is might arguably be one of the silliest, tiniest things about it -- even Chrome's error messages are fun! Here's an error I experienced last night while trying to clean up my GMail contacts list.
The tab is frozen, you see? With the snowflakes, its little scarf and teeth chattering in the cold? Rather than being annoyed with GMail, and blaming Chrome, I am completely disarmed by this error. It makes me laugh! It reminds me that the developers working on this software, rather than just taking the path of least resistance and spitting out a generic message box with a cryptic error code, took time to make their error messages not only user friendly, but fun.
I'm reminded of the Beagle Brothers statement of quality:
Our programs are FUN to use. Our instructions are CLEAR and complete.
And what happens if there's a serious rendering error on a Chrome tab, resulting in a per-tab process crash? Aw, Snap!
These errors are subtle homages to the classic Macintosh Sad Mac. Which is a tad ironic, as Chrome is very much Windows only, at least for now.
Now, none of this means that you shouldn't take errors seriously. As a competent and professional software developer, you will crash responsibly. Every time. Humor alone is not the goal here.
Errors aren't the most glamorous part of software development. In fact, they're sort of a downer. But the way you handle errors speaks volumes about how much you respect your users, and ultimately, your own project. Remember, this stuff is supposed to be fun! Why not share some of that joy, that fun you had building your application, with your users? We certainly did this on Stack Overflow with our CAPTCHA and Error pages. It's a major drag for your users to end up on a human verification page, or a big fat honking server error. So why not ease the tension a bit by spending a little extra time on your errors and using them to illustrate the lighter side of software development?
Don't get me wrong. Your error messages should always be informative and helpful. That's not optional. But as Google Chrome shows us, it is possible to do that while also being fun. And that's even better.
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http://homestarrunner.com/systemisdown.html
(need sound on)
You're right,
I also found this error to be particularly enjoyable.
Practicality on March 11, 2009 11:49 AMI agree completely. All Chrome needs is good add-on support (the thing that currently makes Firefox great).
I mean hell last I checked I couldn't even get the Google Toolbar for Google Chrome
Billkamm on March 11, 2009 12:03 PMEh. I suppose it's funny if you're fresh out of college and live on the West Coast. Aw, Snap! reminds me of what we used to say in our frat house when we dissed someone's gf.
Or Facebook, one time, responded with something like, Hey, we're currently down for maintenance.
Hey, thanks for telling me. And, hey, you just failed at impressing me.
mbhunter on March 11, 2009 12:26 PMAdd me to the Mr Grumpy list, but this post would be enough to make me never want to touch Chrome.
I hate apps being cute.
I hate anyone forcing their notion of cuteness on me.
Making your error messages cute is doubly insulting – your software’s just screwed up, and now you’re going to try to make a joke out of it?
“But the way you handle errors speaks volumes about how much you respect your users, and ultimately, your own project.” What you said.
“Remember, this stuff is supposed to be fun!” Believe it or not, some people do use the WWW for things more serious than LOLCatz.
Yes. I absolutely loathe cutesy error messages, and this goes double for content-free ones, and there are far too many Web2.0 services that produce both. The Technorati Monster escaped again! FUCK OFF. Oops...something went wrong YA THINK? Not fun at all.
You do realise why there is neither an adblocker nor an extensions API for Chrome? Google is a big advertising broker. That's how it makes money. They don't want you to block the ads; they don't want you to write an ad blocker.
Alex on March 11, 2009 1:55 PMThe number of people here with no sense of humor amazes and unnerves me.
By the way Jorge, Control-Shift-T does work in Chrome.
Sean on March 11, 2009 1:55 PMI find the act of KILLING the pages more fun than the picture of sick browser.
I haven't actually used Chrome yet, but I've heard a lot about it. That error message really IS funny.
For so long I was a die-hard IE user. Recently, I started using Firefox and wondered how I put up with clunky IE for SO long. If Chrome is even better, I'd LOVE to try it.
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Angela on March 12, 2009 2:59 AM@Brian VP
LOL - Those aren't too bad there!
HB on March 12, 2009 3:01 AMIE provided the first programmable DOM and the foundation of the modern AJAX model.
And Netscape started to suck as IE4 started to get good. I just don't understand how anybody can forget how shitty Netscape got and how comparatively good IE was. Netscape died by being a piece of shit. Integration might have blocked competitors from rising but it isn't what killed Netscape. IE being better than Netscape, killed Netscape.
I find Chrome is bad with Flash although it's a lot better than it was at release time. I find it very effective for the sort of quick-lookup browsing I do on my laptop. I prefer a combination of Firefox and IE8 on my desktop -- firefox generally for all of the crazy extensions, and IE8 for when Firefox starts to collapse under its own weight and the weight of its addons (which is getting disturbingly frequent now).
Anonymous on March 12, 2009 3:37 AMChrome feels frictionless when using it. :) Its an absolute pleasure using it.
Steven on March 12, 2009 4:12 AMDoes anybody remember the Aardvark error message from Alpha Micro?.
AM also enjoys the best default of all time - Delete uses *.* if no parameter given.
Dave Wallace on March 12, 2009 5:49 AMChrome will never be on my machine.
If they take over the market and there's no competition available, I'll write my own browser.
Google's lack of respect for privacy makes the entire company an anathema to people respecting freedom, and Chrome takes them about 5 giant steps forward in this regard.
Jeff, I can't believe you would even install this piece of trash on your computer, much less promote it. My respect for you dropped about 50% today.
Chris J. Breisch on March 12, 2009 7:15 AMI usually agree with Jeff's ideas, but he's dead wrong on this one. First off, most users never read error messages anyway, they just freak out and scream My god this sucks, its broken. Second, if you try to have funny little error messages you're going to anger more people than you're going to help. Can you imagine what would happen if Windows popped up a little message every time it froze that said Brrrr, it feels like I'm frozen, why don't you warm me up with a reboot. Within a week, you'd punch your monitor.
Every minute spent on funny error messages is a minute not spent fixing your code. Its a net negative for your software. If you're google, and you've moved past the point where money matters, then this is fine. If you're like the rest of us and every minute counts, then its a waste.
WindyCityEagle on March 12, 2009 7:17 AMThe biggest problem with Chrome -- and indeed, the only reason I refuse to use it -- is that they think they're better than the Operating System.
Like Apple with iTunes, Google has decided that their application is for some reason better than the OS chrome. It looks totally inconsistent with all other applications -- especially if you're running a different Windows theme.
I don't want your Googley Minimize/Maximize buttons. I want my Windows titlebar back. Your fake titlebar messes with UltraMon's fantastic 'send window to other monitor' feature.
Peter on March 12, 2009 7:36 AMThe problem with Chrome is that it seems to miss why people use Firefox instead of, say, Opera in the first place.
In terms of base installations, Opera is considerably better than Firefox or Safari.
However, even I use Firefox... why? The addons.
Google also has a conflict of interest with addons: Two of the top four most popular addons for Firefox are AdBlock Plus and NoScript. (refernce: a href=https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox//a">https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox//a">https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox//a ). NoScript kills Google Analytics. AdBlock Plus kills Google Adsense and Doubleclick.
It's not in Google's financial interests to let Chrome block these through addons.
R. Bemrose on March 12, 2009 8:43 AMAs a side note, Jeff, why does you blog convert the url I pasted into an anchor tag if it doesn't support anchor tags? I only put in a bare url.
R. Bemrose on March 12, 2009 8:45 AMSuggestions:
ATM Error - Prints out Monopoly money
Electric Range Error - Turns on all burners and starts a self destruct sequence on the LCD readout
Gmail error - Maybe we're just a little evil
Stackoverflow.com error - Actually, Joel wrote this.
ABS brake error - starts playing If you've been injured in an accident, call the Law Offices of...
E-voting error - There was an error processing your request, but we'll just assume you voted democrat. twice.
Tivo Error - Your mother wouldn't want you watching that anyway.
cnn.com error - Please view our partner sites while we fix this problem: britneyspears.com, parishilton.com, ...
Verizon Connection Drop - Dude where the #@#@ are you?
expedia.com error - There no available flights to Los Angeles at this time. Have you considered walking?
Brian VP on March 12, 2009 8:47 AMPersonally, I always try to make custom 404 pages fun, with various random messages.
mtranda on March 12, 2009 9:27 AMI haven't tried Chrome yet... the reason, I think there are way too much browsers than we need...
As a Web developer I really dislike the idea of having new worries about CSS/JS XBrowser crap. I have endured a tormented relationship with FireFox (the I hate You bastard!! but never leave me, I beg! kind of relationship) mainly 'cause of its memory voracity (Just as I have with Eclipse) just for the fact that I looove the addons (again, just as with Eclipse).
Bottom line: If there are no addons or any other buzz word implying that I can extend/customize the functionality of Chrome, its a No No for me, sorry Google this time all you have from me is a languish toolbar on top of the browser I love and hate so much.
Chepech on March 12, 2009 10:43 AMAlso, I'm not sure having fun error message is a good idea...
If I'm in a middle of a transaction in my Bank online service and I get a Holy Guacamole! something just snapped. kind of message... I may end up picking up laptop pieces from a 350ft radius zone.
Chepech on March 12, 2009 10:51 AMJust for the record, Chrome will suck until the release a version with mouse gestures. Without gestures, I go mad and the browser isn't worth using no matter how fast it is or how cute the error messages are.
Ryan Smith on March 12, 2009 10:52 AMCame across this one the other day which was pretty funny
Aidan Main on March 12, 2009 11:29 AMYou are absolutely right as for error messages! Chrome does totally disarm me and I'm not irritated when I see some exceptions :)
Denis on March 12, 2009 1:08 PMErrors should be fun... well, rather, errors need to be *informative* and presented in a pleasing and identifiable and consistent manner to users. It's no use making something fun if it does not meet the objective of that fun - which really is data/information.
It's frustrating to encounter problems in applications, only to be presented with some kind of cryptic code that does not enable me, the user, to try and solve the problem on my own. Now, if that same error were fun, we could probably have a lot less support calls about software is broken!
michael on March 12, 2009 1:44 PMWhat a bunch of Debbie Downers. I use Chrome all day, every day at the office (web database development shop) and at home (youtube, blogs etc), and it works great for me. I've run into the Aw Snap screen twice since it was first released (chuckled both times), and haven't ever gotten the Frozen Tab error. Just about the only thing I can't do with it is watch movies via Netflix.
Steven V on March 13, 2009 2:22 AMDon't get me wrong. Your error messages should always be informative and helpful.
That's exactly what Chrome's #8220;Aw, snap#8221; message isn't. It's fun, but not helpful. You can sort of guess that it probably means a child process crash, but it doesn't even say that. #8220;Something went wrong#8221; is the most generic (and useless) thing one can say in case of an error.
Alexey Feldgendler on March 13, 2009 3:49 AMI excitedly downloaded and tried Chrome the day it was released. Like many other drudges, I'm behind a corporate firewall on a shackled and hobbled little laptop.
In this environment, Chrome was unable to correctly display, of all things and ironically, iGoogle and GMail. WTF?
I'd have loved to try it at home, but I run Linux there.
Goodbye, Chrome. I'll miss you, but not a whole lot.
Carl Smotricz on March 13, 2009 7:55 AMThe Sad Mac-style serious rendering error is great - but I think that the Aw, Snap! is gilding the lily.
Earle Martin on March 14, 2009 12:14 PMhummm... all the errors are fun, yeah!!!
Hotel Los Cabos on March 14, 2009 12:38 PMWhat a bunch of Debbie Downers. I use Chrome all day, every day at the office (web database development shop) and at home (youtube, blogs etc), and it works great for me. I've run into the Aw Snap screen twice since it was first released (chuckled both times), and haven't ever gotten the Frozen Tab error. Just about the only thing I can't do with it is watch movies via Netflix.
My dear Steven V boy... you are clearly not a web developer/internet power user. Chrome is pretty and fast. But that's all it is. It that full fill all your needs, I fell happy for you simple style. But must of us see the browser not just as a mean to use internet but as an whole web IDE. Right know the only browser I know that full fill those 2 necessities for me is (sadly) FF.
Chepech on March 14, 2009 1:46 PMFirefox, has always been a joy to use. Always felt faster and more efficent to me than its competition.
Search Engine Directory on March 15, 2009 10:36 AMGiven Google's revenue model, I'm guessing we won't be seeing an AdBlock tool for Chrome.
Jeff, is there something running in background on your site? It's a bit unresponsive in IE8/XP.SP3 on my NC10 2Gb netbook.
Mark Rendle on March 15, 2009 1:10 PMWhat a bunch of Debbie Downers. I use Chrome all day, every day at the office (web database development shop) and at home (youtube, blogs etc), and it works great for me. I've run into the Aw Snap screen twice since it was first released (chuckled both times), and haven't ever gotten the Frozen Tab error.
StevenV - you _do_ realise that you've just said I don't have a problem so there isn't a problem don't you?
One day you might even work out what's wrong with that attitude. If you're working in IT then I hope this happens as soon as possible for the sake of anyone trying to use something you've worked on.
RobM on March 16, 2009 4:39 AMPardon the brief interruption...
Beagle Bros.? Beagle Bros.!!
Bert, Sophie, and company sure knew how to make quality software with little extras tossed in for fun. The brown reference chart included with every product was my constant companion for years.
Back to the regularly scheduled programming...
People really need to lighten up about the error message thing. Geez. That said, I don't use Chrome, nor the Google toolbar. (Or any add-in toolbar, for that matter.) If they want to know what pages I visit, they can wait 'til I visit their search page and click a link in the results. For now I'm sticking with Firefox, and IE for the two sites I have to use for work that refuse to work on Firefox, even with User Agent Switcher telling them I'm using IE.
Chrome is a nice lightweight browser, I hope it will never adopt addons. My main browser is Opera, but sometimes I use Chrome for a few pages that Opera can't show correctly or if I just want to use something different (though I usually go back fast to the extraordinary comfort of Opera :). These are my only two browsers now.
Csaba on March 19, 2009 11:12 AMI *quite like* Chrome.
But, even with privoxy running, it isn't a patch on Firefox with AdBlock plus.
Firefox is too easy to add plugins to, mind, so I have to keep pruning them out...
I prefer the Chrome browser to any other. It is fun to use, and has many great features. I totally agree with you.
Puppy Training on April 1, 2009 9:34 AMChrome is one of the best browsers around. Anyone who hasn't used it yet should try it. I give it two thumbs up.
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It looks like google has released chrome without much testing..
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Tom on April 3, 2009 4:24 AMThat error message is pretty funny.
I haven't used Chrome yet, I'm still adjusting to firefox after switching from opera (because too many websites don't like opera), but I've heard a lot about it.
For the longest time I was a die-hard IE user. But my bf begged me to switch to something else lol... So I chose Opera. But I can't access many of the important website with Opera, so recently, I started using Firefox and wondered how I put up with clunky and unsafe IE for soooo long. If Chrome is even better, I'd LOVE to try it.
Costa Rica inclusive on April 4, 2009 12:20 PMChrome is better than IE, but I think it's still gonna take a few years before it will be really good. It still displays pages wrong and I don't trust it for important stuff.
I do think given a few more years though, Chrome will be great.
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I am a fan of firefox but I have started using chrome too.
Willson on April 18, 2009 10:15 AMI have not used Chrome yet, I'm still adjusting to firefox but I've heard a lot about it. do you really recommend it ?
how to cure tmj on June 10, 2009 12:19 PMFor so long I was a die-hard IE user.
Recently, I started using Firefox and wondered how I put up with clunky IE for SO long.
If Chrome is even better, I'd LOVE to try it.
surefire trading challenge on June 11, 2009 4:06 AMThat is so funny please send to Microsoft development team.
Natural Stone on June 11, 2009 9:30 AMI am fan of chrome and i am using it.
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I have been using chrome since it came out. It still need some upgrades as many securities issues, but for my part i can say that is better than firefox, working on vista so well and fast also.
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alex on June 20, 2009 4:46 AMI found Firefox on a whim and have ever since forgotten about IE but I don't think I'll ever go to Chrome. Maybe I'll go give it a glance. Cheers.
Long Island Basements on June 22, 2009 9:05 AMI love firefox ever since I first turned it on, great browser.
MMO on June 23, 2009 1:32 PMWell ! Error messages should not be fun! as it confuse us also, I really don't like Chrome Navigator at all actually uninstalled !
VAP
VAP on June 28, 2009 2:12 AMI have been using Chrome for quite some time and there are 2 things I love.
1. The task manager, seeing which websites use how much power helps me know which tabs to kill when my connection gets slow.
2. If one tab freezes you can close it without closing every other tab you have open.
Another Great product from Google.
I have seen a lot of very fun and entertaining error messages. It always makes me smile and forget that I actually didn't get what I was searching for.
Affiliate marketing on July 11, 2009 5:02 AMChrome has a long way to go imho. Definitely not the best browser around, quite buggy and css engine makes me angry sometimes.
Male Enhancement on July 14, 2009 4:41 AMi used Internet explorer for approximatley 7 years now, and never really bothered with any others. However, as soon as google chrome came out, i was all over it. unlike IE it's not too "bulky", and unlike Firefox its not too complicated. Google chrome is just right - where we all want it eh?
Azam Hasan on July 15, 2009 4:17 AMI am in love with firefox its the best one.
Alaskan Cruises on July 27, 2009 2:30 AMI am also in love with firefox. The plugins available are fantastic. I don't even open IE anymore.
Frank on July 30, 2009 10:24 AMI am also in love with firefox. The plugins available are fantastic. I don't even open IE anymore.
Frank on July 30, 2009 10:26 AMWow. I wouldn't have pictured comedy coming from Google. I might have to give chrome a try
Portland window cleaning on August 3, 2009 2:00 AMWow. I wouldn't have expected humor from Google. I might have to give chrome a try.
Portland window cleaning on August 3, 2009 2:02 AMi prefer firefox than others
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lasik cost on August 4, 2009 12:40 PMI would love to switch to Chrome but I am just totally hooked on firefox and it has all of my plugins that I use all the time.
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Vera Bradley on August 10, 2009 2:24 AMIt looks like google has released chrome without much testing before, i installed last week but today got back to internet explorer, i do not like google chrome :(
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Sony Bravia Flat Panel TV on August 15, 2009 1:19 PMWell ! Error messages should not be fun! as it confuse us also, I really don't like Chrome Navigator at all actually uninstalled !
VAP
antcollectors on August 16, 2009 9:17 AMhi, while i haven't realy used Google's new Chrome yet, I've heard a lot about it and now about this error message. Firefox is definetly a good solution vs. IE but Chrome may improve over time and will get other to switch to it.
I have heard a lot of buzz about the Google Chrome, I have not tried it yet but according to what people has been saying, I am force to go checking it out.
Electric Bicycles on August 21, 2009 7:49 AMI know what you mean about error messages! Working with Silverlight when it was new was a horrible experience. The error messages were SO generic.
Todd Smith on August 21, 2009 12:03 PMAnother Google error which gave me a giggle was the one on off-line GMail stating that it can't handle attachments when in off-line mode.
I've uninstalled it since for other reasons so can't get a screenshot.
(first post here. Fantastic blog btw!)
Chris Iveson on February 6, 2010 11:16 PMAlways self-promoting of Stack Overflow, we did this and that.
Anon on February 6, 2010 11:16 PMChrome's alright, but I don't know how you justify saying that it's easily the best (and a boring comic with a lot of rhetoric is not evidence).
The thing about fun error messages is that they're fun the first time you see them, and maybe the second and third, but after seeing them for the thousandth time, they become REALLY irritating. They start to make you wonder if the developers could have taken the time they spent on the stupid error screen and actually, you know, FIXED the bug that's required you to restart the app seven times.
Of course, being a rational developer I already know that there are different developers working on the cutesy error screens and the socket code (or whatever), but it's amazing how quickly a few instant shutdowns or generic Win32 error dialogs can turn a rational human into an irrational nutcase.
Aaron G on February 6, 2010 11:16 PMIt would be nice if Opera's messages were fun, but when you set up Opera to suit you, you cannot go back. (Just get the Carthago skin, remove the buttons you don't need, remove the status bar, put links in tooltips, remove the search widget, remove the close button on tabs). All modern browsers can be used to merely view web sites, but Opera is the only one suitable for actually browsing the web.
The best thing Chrome has learned from Opera is Paste and go. Firefox lacks this.
The 2nd best thing Chrome learned from Opera is searching from the address bar. Who needs another text entry widget beside the address bar?
What I really want is for Opera to make their own wrapper around mobile Safari for iPhone. That, would rock my world.
John Ferguson on February 6, 2010 11:16 PMChrome is nice. But back to error messages. You've gotten this one wrong, Jeff. 100%
The cute and funny error messages lose their charm when you get them repeatedly and you're trying to do something important (at least, to you). And when relaying the information to Customer Support or posting in a forum, everyone sounds retarded.
I love programming. I think the task should be pleasurable, and the software should be friendly and fun to use (if appropriate). However, when something goes wrong, well, the problem needs to be spelled out plainly and simply with as much detail as needed. Anything else is just annoying.
Clinton Pierce on February 6, 2010 11:16 PMI agree on the error messages, but you also have to consider your audience.
If Microsoft had an Aw, snap reference in a dialog, would some customer complain that (in their mind) it violated some corporate guidelines or was offensive to some group of people?
Probably. It's not Microsoft's fault of course, but it causes friction and possibly bad press they don't need. So I can understand them being more boring.
Isn't that a double-standard? Perhaps, so perhaps you're still right. Still, it's a reasonable concern.
ALSO, I'd like to add another component to your list of things an error message should do: It should tell the user how to potentially fix the problem.
In your example, it's not just saying something is frozen, it's providing you a way to fix the problem.
Even if the problem cannot be fixed inside the scope of your application (i.e. file busy or file not found), you can still explain what busy means or suggest closing an application.
Jason Cohen on February 6, 2010 11:16 PMThe early versions of AutoCad used the error message AutoCad gives up when an internal command caused errors.
This was apparently changed after an Autodesk competitor (VersaCAD) gave away buttons that said VersaCAD Never gives up
http://www.fourmilab.ch/autofile/www/chapter2_112.html
jon on February 6, 2010 11:16 PMSeen often enough, these fun error messages will have the same effect on the end user as any other browser's error messages; novelty wears off quickly, leaving you with the root of the problem regardless.
And as others have said, Chrome is hardly that revolutionary; Firefox, with its easy to use extensibility model, was much more of a revolution than Chrome's cute little messages.
Jason Bunting on February 6, 2010 11:16 PM'Chrome is a joy to use, and in my opinion at least, it's the first true advance in web browser technology since the heady days of Internet Explorer 4.0.'
Yeah, moving the tab bar to the top of the window is such a breath of fresh air. Seriously, what's so fucking advanced about chrome? I don't see it.
Eli Compton on February 6, 2010 11:16 PMI was really excited when I read about and first tried chrome when it was launched, but it didn't take long to switch back to FF. They go on about how if a tab becomes unresponsive it's in it's own little space so it's safe, but that was NOT my experience.
I found that if I was running flash and javascript and generally using Chrome in the way I use FF (watching youtube videos, surfing around etc. with 10 tabs open at any one time), it would grind to a halt on occasions. So I never even saw the annoying/brilliant (delete as applicable) error messages!
So that combined with a lack of ad-block plus and stumble-upon means I'm back with FF+adblock+noscript+stumble and a much happier surfer as a result :-)
Out of interest, did anyone else have issues running lots of .SWF / javascript? Could it just have been a configuration issue on my machine?
Jon Cage on February 6, 2010 11:16 PMI have been using chrome since it came out. I love it :P
I think webmasters are the most people who use it.
Nutrition Guru on February 6, 2010 11:16 PMFor so long I was a die-hard IE user. Recently, I started using Firefox and wondered how I put up with clunky IE for SO long. If Chrome is even better, I'd LOVE to try it.
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Some people have pointed it out, but just to drive it home; when shit goes belly up and you are stressed, as it will sooner or later, the last thing you want is the feeling that the program is mocking you!
Mohamed Adam Jr on February 14, 2010 10:22 AMI remember back in the days when I ran BeOS there was some application or other (can't remember what it was) that occasionally would bork something.
The error was some long and very technical thing, I can't remember what and it's not important.
The thing that always made me laugh though was the button to dismiss the message. It didn't simply say "OK" or "Cancel" or whatever - it said "Nuts!"
Cracked me up every single time.
isecore on February 17, 2010 7:01 AMChanging browsers is challenging. On one hand you've become used to the bookmarking and add on functions of one browser only to find everything is moved around in another. I'll slowly adjust to Chrome but I don't know if I'm ready to leave firefox yet.
P.S. I still use Yahoo
MixedSack on February 17, 2010 4:03 PMYeah Google is crap they don't care about the small man anymore
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My favorite browsers are firefox and opera. I also like safari
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Firefox is so popular because of its security but still you keep getting error messages.Can't say about Chrome now.
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i have used all the three great browsers such as Chrome, Opera, Firefox.
but my favorite is firefox because its a no nonsense browser and to top it all it has a vast collection of helpful add-ons which enhances your browsing experience like never before.
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