![]() ![]() It takes two "clicks" with the mouse wheel until the web page reaches the ideal size-that is, when it uses all available space of the browser window. Chrome definitely has the better and faster zoom function. This is why I zoom almost every web page I open. I read a lot and try not to strain my eyes too much. In Chrome, this procedure can be accomplished with just a click. Yes, I can copy the URL, open an InPrivate window, and then paste the URL. What I miss here in Internet Explorer is being able to start InPrivate browsing by right-clicking a bookmark or a link in a web page. Usually, when I log on to security-sensitive sites, I open the web site incognito so none of the many plugins I use gets a chance to snoop my password. ![]() ![]() I don't just use this feature if I want to browse a site without being recognized. InPrivate browsing in Internet Explorer and the equivalent Incognito feature in Chrome are useful features. Update: This "feature" can be disabled: Internet Options > Tabs: Settings > Show previews for individual tabs in the taskbar* 8 InPrivate browsing vs. So this extra click-click-click game with the Superbar costs me significantly more time than in Chrome and often is the reason that I lose the focus on my work. If I can't find the page in the thumbnails immediately, I just click any tab and then try to find the right tab in IE's tab bar. In most cases, I just want to access the last page viewed anyway. Every time I switch back to the browser window, the Superbar shows me my myriad of open tabs and expects me to find the page by just looking at those super-tiny thumbnails. I don't really find the Windows 7 Superbar so super and in combination with Internet Explorer, it really gets on my nerves. There is no doubt that many of these little browsers helpers save me a lot of time which increases browser speed considerably. If I do the same for Internet Explorer, I get about 0 hits. But if I search for SEO add-ons for Chrome, I get about 100 hits. I don't really know how far ahead Chrome is here. The availability of just one add-on can be a killer feature if you can't find something comparable for an alternative browser (Internet Explorer). Somehow they have problems with Internet Explorer here. Microsoft is usually quite good when it comes to creating an ecosystem around a software product. I think, the number of available extensions is essential for the success of a browser. I am talking about add-ons or extensions. I don't really like those and you know that by now. 6 Extensionsīrowsers have become platforms. These simple layout differences boost Chrome's performance with many web apps on devices with small screens and this without the need of fancy hardware acceleration. Since the default tab bar configuration is no option for a knowledge worker and taking into account the wasted space in the title bar, I have considerably less space available for the web page than with Chrome. However, this takes away even more valuable screen space. You can show the tabs on a separate row (right click a tab). It usually takes about 20 minutes on a normal work day before I have so many tabs open that I can no longer distinguish them in Internet Explorer simply because the visible part of the HTML title is too small. The size of the available space for tabs in Internet Explorer is much too small. Scrolling a web page up and down to interact with the web app can get on your nerves and can slow down a browser considerably. However, if you work on laptop or netbook this little extra page can be very valuable, especially if you use web apps often. Why was Microsoft too anxious to steal this feature and did just waste this valuable space in the title bar? Yes, it means only little additional space for the web page. To place the tabs bar at the top of the browser was a very smart idea of the Google developers. Maybe indefinitely, if I don't find the bookmark at all. How many times slower is Internet Explorer here? I don't know. Now, tell me, am I just blind or did the IE developers really forget the search function in the Favorites sidebar? I don't have to tell you how much time it can take to browse through all favorites until finally finding the important one I bookmarked last month, deep down in a folder where it doesn't really belong. Well, they are important for a knowledge worker. 3 Search in bookmarksĪgain, the bookmarks. This makes Internet Explorer a hundred times slower than Chrome. In Internet Explorer, I have to browse through my hundreds of bookmarks first for this purpose. In Chrome, the star icon beside the address bar tells me immediately if I already bookmarked the page a click on the star shows me which folder the bookmark is in. This also happens if I again stumble across a useful page. Sometimes I don't remember if I already bookmarked a page or not. Often, before I finish work, I check all open tabs to see if there are any pages that I might need the next day. ![]()
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