[dba-Tech] Fwd: Frustrating

[John Colby]

https://www.techradar.com/reviews/brave-web-browser

What do you know that I don't?


On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 7:27 PM John Bartow <jbartow at winhaven.net> wrote:

> LOL, BRAVE? Are you serious?!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-Tech <dba-tech-bounces+jbartow=winhaven.net at databaseadvisors.com>
> On Behalf Of John Colby
> Sent: Monday, September 9, 2024 6:15 PM
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> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Fwd: Frustrating
>
> LOL, I run Firefox or BRAVE (NOT Edge!!!)
>
> On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 7:14 PM John Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > lol, yes, get rid of windows 11 and if not that then at least get rid
> > of edge?  I run Windows 10 and have run a script widget which allows
> > me to select what to uninstall.  I have pretty much uninstalled
> > everything I could.  I use Firefox or edge almost entirely though I
> > keep Chrome around for that occasional web site that refuses to run
> firefox.
> >
> > The only thing I use Windows for is Office dev which I don't do much
> > of any more.  I run Linux Mint now and love it.  But of course it does
> > not run Office and by inference MS Access.
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 6:55 PM Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin2 at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> I use bitwarden so no saved passwords on the computer.
> >>
> >> I have noticed that Edge will sometimes bloat and I don't see a
> >> correlation between the RAM it's using and the number of tabs open.
> >>
> >> MS has pre-selected Balanced Tracking Prevention. Any advice there?
> >>
> >> tks
> >>
> >> r
> >>
> >> On Mon, Sep 9, 2024 at 1:20 PM John Bartow <jbartow at winhaven.net>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> > You probably don't want to do that every time. I would suggest you
> >> > close your browser more often though. Like most apps on Windows,
> >> > they tend to consume more the longer they live 😉
> >> > I do it for security reasons (because I'm an MSP using cloud
> >> > portals, managing, and remoting into a lot of client computers, etc.).
> >> >
> >> > What I'd suggest is using the new cloud age "3 finger salute" when
> >> needed,
> >> > such as before you're going into Kaiser:
> >> > Ctrl-Shift-Del Then choose the time period of "All time" (that's
> >> > for
> >> Edge,
> >> > "Everything" in Firefox) click the items down the list. I click all
> >> items,
> >> > but you may want to live life closer to the edge and keep passwords
> >> > and form fills, then dump them.
> >> >
> >> > John B
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: dba-Tech <dba-tech-bounces+jbartow=
> >> winhaven.net at databaseadvisors.com>
> >> > On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> >> > Sent: Monday, September 9, 2024 12:24 PM
> >> > To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues <
> >> > dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> >> > Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Fwd: Frustrating
> >> >
> >> > So I'm back from Sequoia and want to try this. I didn't have any
> >> > opinion on keeping or deleting cookies. I think some of them make
> >> > browsing and navigating a site easier. So I'll try your fix. Which
> >> > seems to work on
> >> the
> >> > first try. But if it's cookies, then deleting on close might be a
> >> > good idea.  Where is that option?
> >> >
> >> > Of course, I have to remember to close once in a while. Sometimes
> >> > my browser stays open for a week.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks
> >> >
> >> > r
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