Firefox 33 Just Dropped
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@scottalanmiller said:
@thanksaj said:
64-bit applications still seem to have constant stability issues, from what I've seen. Even though we're in a 64-bit world, most of what the applications we use are still 32-bit programs.
Most? That seems unlikely. Windows is the only platform that really has any at all. And very little that I use, at least, is 32bit.
I bet your Program Files (x86) is significantly larger than your Program Files folder, in terms of number of programs installed there.
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More but not dramatically more and much of what is in there is shadow folders of things that are in the 64bit folder too. Like Chrome appears in both but I run the 64bit version. All of the video game stuff shows up in the 32bit folder. The business stuff shows up in the 64bit. The total size of the 64bit is more than double because they are the "real" apps like MS Office. The 32bit stuff is mostly support libraries or trivial little apps.
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@scottalanmiller said:
More but not dramatically more and much of what is in there is shadow folders of things that are in the 64bit folder too. Like Chrome appears in both but I run the 64bit version. All of the video game stuff shows up in the 32bit folder. The business stuff shows up in the 64bit. The total size of the 64bit is more than double because they are the "real" apps like MS Office. The 32bit stuff is mostly support libraries or trivial little apps.
You still are only seeing over the past couple years the emergence of 64-bit applications as commonplace. It wasn't until Office 2013 you really ever saw people running 64-bit Office.
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@thanksaj said:
You still are only seeing over the past couple years the emergence of 64-bit applications as commonplace. It wasn't until Office 2013 you really ever saw people running 64-bit Office.
That was specifically a problematic application.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@thanksaj said:
You still are only seeing over the past couple years the emergence of 64-bit applications as commonplace. It wasn't until Office 2013 you really ever saw people running 64-bit Office.
That was specifically a problematic application.
Yeah, but until the past couple years, the only applications I can think of that were primarily used as 64-bit were AutoCAD and Adobe's suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc). It's becoming more common to see 64-bit applications, but I still end up installing most applications under the Program Files (x86) because they're 32-bit.
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Pertino, 7zip, MS Office are big ones.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Pertino, 7zip, MS Office are big ones.
7-zip is an exception to the rule. But they also have an x86 version. Also, Pertino was built in a different generation. Think about it. They never were made for an OS that was (basically) exclusively x86, like XP. XP x64 was a failed project. Pertino started with Windows 7, which was the first OS by MS that was predominantly x64. Vista was still quite heavily x86, even though it was the first OS with a stable x64 platform (again, from MS). If Pertino was seen in the x86 folder of Program Files, that would be the surprising bit. But the way it's done, it makes sense. Also, MS Office is a pretty recent member of the 64-bit application party.
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Here are some details on 33.1...
http://www.eweek.com/security/firefox-33.1-debuts-with-security-privacy-and-developer-focus.html
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@Minion-Queen said:
So why is Chrome stable on my MacBook then and not my windows desktop I wonder?
Last time I had serious issues with Chrome, I had to delete and reinstall Chrome and everything was back to normal.
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@technobabble said:
@Minion-Queen said:
So why is Chrome stable on my MacBook then and not my windows desktop I wonder?
Last time I had serious issues with Chrome, I had to delete and reinstall Chrome and everything was back to normal.
Good idea. I might have to try that.
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@technobabble I am going to try that... it has been really bad the last two-three days.
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I am a little late to the party, but I personally love Chrome. I like the look and feel of it as well as the plugins. Internet Explorer 11 is a close second for me. No plugins to really speak of, but it feels faster and lighter than chrome especially with Mangolassi and ReelFishingTalk. I believe the nodebb doesn't like chrome too much
