Sunday, March 01, 2009

Minefield PPC 7450 Optimized Test Result

On my previous post I told you my quest in searching for optimized web browser for my PowerBook 12" 867MHz. I've just try Minefield 3.2a1. It launches a lot faster than Firefox. But.. several add-ons that are vital to me are not compatible with it. Add-ons that are not compatible:

  • Adblock and it's companion: Adblock Filterset.G Updater --> enable Firefox to block images, frames, which is mostly ads you don't want to see that will slowdown Firefox's page rendering

  • Back to Top --> let you quickly go to top of a web page when you're somewhere in the middle or in the end of a web page

  • Boost for Facebook --> enhances Facebook browsing

  • BugMeNot --> bypass compulsory web registration, mostly news sites

  • CLEO --> with FEBE add-on, let you to create multiple add-on in one package

  • Custom Download Manager --> let you to open Firefox download process in a tab

  • CuteMenus2 --> revamp Firefox's menu (Thunderbird too), into more beautiful appearance

  • DownThemAll --> download manager for Firefox

  • Facebook Toolbar --> add easier access to Facebook's features

  • FEBE --> let you to backup Firefox's data

  • FfChrome --> add more support for modern webs that utilized advanced web programming

  • Firefox PDF Plugin for Mac OS X --> enable Firefox to display PDF document within the browser without the need of Adobe Acrobat browser plugin installation

  • Google Gears --> same as FfChrome

  • Greasemonkey --> add support for scripts provided by userscripts.org, again, to enhance your browsing experience

  • Operator --> shortened and groups Firefox's contextual menu items

  • PDF Download --> allows you to choose what to do with PDF document: download it, view it with external viewer, or view it as html

  • QuickRestart --> let you to quick restart Firefox

  • Stealther --> let you surf the web without leaving a trace in Firefox

  • Tab Mix Plus --> adds customization to Firefox's tabs behavior

  • Torrent Finder Toolbar --> let you find torrent easier


  • Without those add-ons, using Mindfield is meaningless. Perhaps I should go back to OmniWeb, a web browser dedicated for Mac user, which I haven't used for a long time. I stop using it when Safari 1.0 debuted on June 23, 2003 as separate download initially and included with Mac OS X 10.3 a.k.a Panther.

    I think, recent announcement from OmniGroup, a company who creates OmniWeb, is pushing me to run OmniWeb again as my second web browser.
    omniweb.gif


    Or.. there is another alternative: Flock. Flock is a variant of Firefox which concentrates in social network browsing experience.
    flock.gif


    What do you think? Which web browser is more suited with my needs?

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