Firefox, Debian Sarge and Gmail, again
I’m kinda “stuck” with Firefox 1.0.4 since I’m using the Debian Sarge GNU/Linux distribution and I prefer to keep to a single codebase. It’s usually not that bad yet there are a few extensions (performancing, grease monkey and chicken foot to name a few) I’ll be happy to try for myself in December, if Etch (the next Debian version) comes out as expected. Now, I’m using Gmail and again, I’m experiencing a little difficulty with the rich interface. In fact, it’s not loading at all anymore, although Google mentions they support Firefox 0.8.
Anybody else having problem with that combo today? If you get a blank page instead of the normal web interface, try the plain html Gmail version and hope it gets fixed soon.
I’ve only noticed gmail has gotten slower lately; though I’m running 1.5.0.7 (latest). I haven’t attempted to quantify the slowdown, but it certainly feels a lot less responsive.
On the other hand, I’ve been told that the new Google Reader is quite impressive. One of these days I suppose I’ll try it out (I like the idea of being able to view my feeds from my smartphone, but dislike that i’ll probably have to sacrifice the ability to read feeds offline if I make the switch).
Comment by Bosko — 2006/10/06 @ 00:48
Found this excellent tip by wár17 § to use an alternate address, https://mail.google.com/mail/s/. Works great! Also, the “/s/” might not be needed, just https instead of http seems to fix it.
Comment by Robin — 2006/10/06 @ 05:31
Bosko, I tried the first Google Reader when it launched - I wasn’t impressed but then learned that it was developped on top of a rich API and the Reader seemed like a quick demo. I was using News Alloy for a while, but like every other aggregator, I stopped using it after a month or so. I still check its blog and it mentionned a new Google Reader which I haven’t bothered to check out yet.
You might be interested in News Alloy, it’s got all sorts of features, including mobile support.
Comment by Robin — 2006/10/06 @ 05:36
Why stick with 1.0.4 when there’s that beta 1 of Firefox 2 out there? I’m running it and I must say, it’s a lot more stable than 1.5.0.7 (in my case). Just grab the archive and use it.
Comment by mdupuis — 2006/10/06 @ 13:07
max, because it’s “good enough”? I never had a problem with it I couldn’t fix in a couple hours. I really really appreciate that in Debian. Once you’ve setup a program and it works, you can forget about it for two years or so. Less worries, more berries ;)
Comment by Robin — 2006/10/06 @ 13:12
Maxime Dupuis:
According to what M. Robin Milette wrote, I believe that he is not using FireFox 2 beta 1 because he just want to have a single codebase. Me I use Ubuntu GNU/Linux and I don’t like to install any programs that are not officially supported by the community. Maybe it’s like in ruby on rails, KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid!).
Sébastien Boisvert
Comment by Sébastien Boisvert — 2006/10/16 @ 00:14