iCab and Mozilla
For the past day or so I have been using Mozilla's latest overnight build and iCab 2.7.1. iCab isn't bad, but it loads redundant images individually (e.g., if a page has 12 red circle bullets, all other browsers load them all once they grab the first one--iCab loads them 12 separate times). It is still faster than IE about 80% of the time.
Mozilla has been far faster than any other I have, and it has not crashed once--remember, this is betaware, so it will. I have also gotten a skin for it that uses less screen real estate and looks pretty spiffy.
The TV Guide test (loading TV Guide's satellite listings):
Browser, page viewable/usabe (seconds), page loaded
Mozilla 0.9.7+, 5 sec., 10 sec.
Netscape 6.2.1, 6 sec., 10 sec.
iCab 2.7.1, 8 sec., 13 sec. (note--did not render page correctly)
IE 5.1, 11 sec., 11 sec.
OmniWeb, 13 sec., 22 sec.
* DSL connection (shared over Aiport network), TiBook 667.
I was surprised that IE was the only browser that didn't display the page until the entire table was displayed. A couple of other intersting things: Only NS and IE rendered M$NBC correctly--another example of M$ making lousy, sloppy pages.
My general findings on speed (loading 10+ pages)
1. Mozilla
2. Netscape
3. iCab
4. IE
5. Omniweb
Frustrating that the only Cocoa app (and prettiest) of the bunch is the slowest. Even as Mozilla becomes more Aqua compliant (it now uses sheets instead of pop-ups), it still looks too much like Windowsware.
My hope is that, as Mac users, we don't take others' word about what is best--that's why we use a strange computer, right? That's why we are comfortable with people not understanding that our stuff works better. We know it works better because we try it out. I hate to say it, but if M$/Wintel boxes were better, I would switch. I don't care (so much) that they are the monolith. I make my decisions for selfish reasons. I use the computer that works best and is easiest to use. I know that because I have used (and provided support for) the others, not because someone told me Macs were better.
Please let me know if your results are differet, but please don't base your answers on dogma, religious beliefs, or outdated information. Base it on your informed findings.
CJM
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"There are anecdotes, and there is evidence. There is no such thing as anecdotal evidence."
--Arnold Lazarus, PhD (famed psychologist)
For the past day or so I have been using Mozilla's latest overnight build and iCab 2.7.1. iCab isn't bad, but it loads redundant images individually (e.g., if a page has 12 red circle bullets, all other browsers load them all once they grab the first one--iCab loads them 12 separate times). It is still faster than IE about 80% of the time.
Mozilla has been far faster than any other I have, and it has not crashed once--remember, this is betaware, so it will. I have also gotten a skin for it that uses less screen real estate and looks pretty spiffy.
The TV Guide test (loading TV Guide's satellite listings):
Browser, page viewable/usabe (seconds), page loaded
Mozilla 0.9.7+, 5 sec., 10 sec.
Netscape 6.2.1, 6 sec., 10 sec.
iCab 2.7.1, 8 sec., 13 sec. (note--did not render page correctly)
IE 5.1, 11 sec., 11 sec.
OmniWeb, 13 sec., 22 sec.
* DSL connection (shared over Aiport network), TiBook 667.
I was surprised that IE was the only browser that didn't display the page until the entire table was displayed. A couple of other intersting things: Only NS and IE rendered M$NBC correctly--another example of M$ making lousy, sloppy pages.
My general findings on speed (loading 10+ pages)
1. Mozilla
2. Netscape
3. iCab
4. IE
5. Omniweb
Frustrating that the only Cocoa app (and prettiest) of the bunch is the slowest. Even as Mozilla becomes more Aqua compliant (it now uses sheets instead of pop-ups), it still looks too much like Windowsware.
My hope is that, as Mac users, we don't take others' word about what is best--that's why we use a strange computer, right? That's why we are comfortable with people not understanding that our stuff works better. We know it works better because we try it out. I hate to say it, but if M$/Wintel boxes were better, I would switch. I don't care (so much) that they are the monolith. I make my decisions for selfish reasons. I use the computer that works best and is easiest to use. I know that because I have used (and provided support for) the others, not because someone told me Macs were better.
Please let me know if your results are differet, but please don't base your answers on dogma, religious beliefs, or outdated information. Base it on your informed findings.
CJM
_______________
"There are anecdotes, and there is evidence. There is no such thing as anecdotal evidence."
--Arnold Lazarus, PhD (famed psychologist)
