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Originally Posted by Jim727
Using Firefox on a ThinkPad right now. Pelican can be a problem; first load of the day normally goes well, but after a while the refresh is crazy slow. Opening a new thread can take minutes.
Ad and analytics servers normally get redirected to 127.0.0.1 so I just chalked the slow updates up to server waits.
I have liked FF, but it is also becoming bloatware. I just want a simple and secure browser. No plug-ins, no BHOs, no active updates - just simple, safe and fast.
Yeah, right....
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It you want the ultimate in anti-bloat, try Links (similar to Lynx):
http://sourceforge.net/projects/links
All text browser, and it is very fast.
Best,