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Comment · 5 months ago
If you can build in one thing, I'd pick something equivalent to Omnisearch. That makes it much easier to find things. I always struggle with the default search.
Comment · 10 months ago
Comment · 1 year ago
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/tab-stash/

Searchable. Works with sync. Stores the tabs as bookmarks.

EDIT: and recommended so it gets vetted by Mozilla.

Comment · 1 year ago
I would disagree edge is fine.

It is untrustworthy as it will keep turning on features. Example - sync. If you aren't using sync, it will eventually turn it on. If you aren't syncing history it will turn that on at some point.

At least Brave and Chrome don't do that.

Comment · 2 years ago
The most important part of profiles is being able to right-click on a link and open it in a different profile. I don't see that mentioned. I typically have multiple profiles open at once.

Edge has the best implementation where you can define sites opening in certain profiles. Pity ms ruined that browser - it is completely untrustworthy with it auto turning on options such as syncing.

Comment · 2 years ago
Mozilla will lose 86 percent of its funding if the Google deal goes away. Unless they can somehow generate an equal amount there will be massive layoffs and Firefox will be in a death knell. So far they have not managed to wean themselves off the Google money.
Comment · 2 years ago
* uBlacklist
Comment · 2 years ago
Allowing choice is good. All that is going to happen though is chrome will take over on iOS.
Comment · 2 years ago
I use the IOS "Due" app for this. I have it set-up to pull out items from Reminders that have days and times assigned.

Makes it really hard to forget those tasks.

Comment · 2 years ago
You can achieve a similar effect in Obsidian by using the plugins Outliner and Zoom.

I still feel Logseq is still a better outliner (although I don't use it), Obsidian is better at handling the other use cases.

Comment · 2 years ago
LOL - beat me to it.

I was reminded of this episode. From this episode it felt as though she was prevented from letting go and moving on by the AI.

Comment · 2 years ago
Comment · 2 years ago
Until I believe that Mozilla management are committed to making a great browser other than something they use to make money for other things I am out.

Firefox issues I have

  - profiles have no indicator on the taskbar so it isn't easy to see which is which when using multiple profiles at the same time (I don't want to have to use multiple Firefox versions just to know which profile is which on the taskbar).
  - when clicking an external link in another app I want it to open in whichever profile I used last, like chromium browsers
  - No pwa's (I don't want to use an external app)
  - Compact mode being unsupported (when watching media a pwa shows the biggest video view, Firefox non compact the least)
  - Ads being incorporated
  - Ads for Mozilla products
Things I like

  - uBO
  - Recommended extensions so I can have some faith they are checked to be legit.
Firefox just feels like a browser stuck in the past.

Currently using Brave. I don't like or use the crypto crap or most of their other big features (talk, vpn). I don't love any of our current browser options.

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