Re:A closer look at the performance of Google Chrome
by k3n on Monday February 25, 2013 @05:20PM
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Because I've never used it and yet I'm hounded to "give it a try" on what seems like a weekly basis.
Re:A closer look at the performance of Google Chrome
by mistercow on Monday February 25, 2013 @05:26PM
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OK, yeah I see how that would be annoying.
Re:A closer look at the performance of Google Chrome
by k3n on Monday February 25, 2013 @05:44PM
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It's kind of an extension of the annoyance from not using G+ and yet having it crammed down my throat; it's the same tactic just with a little less gusto.
Re:A closer look at the performance of Google Chrome
by magic_haze on Monday February 25, 2013 @09:01PM
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I actually did try it out when they first introduced it, but when I installed Chrome on a different machine and tried to get my settings there, the sync server got totally confused and re-enabled all sorts of settings that I'd disabled (like syncing my entire history and removing my cookie-blocking exceptions.)
Agreed, this was a long time back, so I actually decided to give it another try today, but now it seems to have a problem with 2FA... I gave it both my master and app-specific password, but it consistently comes back saying the app-specific password is wrong. Has anyone else noticed this problem?
Re:A closer look at the performance of Google Chrome
by koalaman on Monday February 25, 2013 @09:24PM
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2fa with chrome sync is a PITA. I've found the best way to enable sync is to login to gmail which usually triggers a dialog that asks you whether you want to use those credentials for chrome sync.
Re:A closer look at the performance of Google Chrome
by magic_haze on Monday February 25, 2013 @10:44PM
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Yet another example how horrible this "ecosystem" craze everyone seems to be enamored by these days quickly becomes. Why the fuck do I need to sign up with Gmail to use something in chrome? (How would it even work? I moved from google apps to fastmail, so my MX records are all different now.)
It's the same with most RSS readers nowadays... every single app I've tried assumes I have a Google Reader account, and flat out refuses to work without it. Same with Google Talk. All these apps implement rss/xmpp backends anyway, why do they hardcode google into it?
Sorry for the rant, it's just frustrating how (needlessly) difficult it is once you go outside the sanctioned path. Death by a thousand cuts.
Re:A closer look at the performance of Google Chrome
by mehrzad on Monday February 25, 2013 @06:12PM
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Privacy is one reason, but not a very good one. For the "Open Tabs" sync, privacy is a very good reason.
Re:A closer look at the performance of Google Chrome
by magicalist on Monday February 25, 2013 @06:56PM
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You can set it to encrypt everything, including open tabs. Since it's encrypted locally, the sync server can't see anything.
Why do people keep bagging on sync? Personally, I'm a fan of not having to reïmport my bookmarks and reënter all of my autosaved passwords every time I reformat or change computers.