*** Read the following posts after this post before making a decision on this browser ***
Over at the MSFN forum there was mention of this browser that I had not heard of. The site was down yesterday but seems to be up now. I didn't see any mention of it here but maybe there has been some discussion ... the link for anyone interested in trying it out.
It can never hurt to have a few good browsers handy for various web sites. However, this browser may be too complicated for me ... so I may not be using it.
I can understand K-Meleon and New Moon and that's a plus for me. I will fool around with it for awhile and see how it goes.
http://browser.taokaizen.com/
Here is a general description from the web site. I have not tried it yet but will do so after I post this ... will read what others also think. The new update is dated 12 Jan 2018 and this caught my eye mentioning both Meltdowm and Spectre.
Advanced Chrome
Google Chrome Fork - Chromium
For Windows (Windows XP, Vista, Win 7, Win 8, Win 10)
12.Jan.2018 - Updated Latest Build to 65.0.3320.0
New on version 65.0.3320.0:
Option to block javascript located on right click menu.
Webpage read mode option located on right click menu.
Protection versus Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities.
Advanced Chrome comes in 2 different versions:
Latest Build:
Build is almost stock and does not support NPAPI, JAVA, GDI, Silverlight and Windows XP... same as latest Google version but with important improvements.
Features of this version are:
Improved download system.
Option to block javascript located on right click menu.
Webpage read mode option located on right click menu.
Protection versus Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities.
No support for Windows XP.
No support for NPAPI plugins like JAVA, Silverlight...
Latest Beta WebKit with new HTML5 features.
Disabled Blurry fonts created by DirectWrite and Skia.
All Chrome stock features working.
Custom Build:
Custom Build is special since it contains a mix of different branches, mostly from chrome version 51 and some parts of versions 54 and 48.
Features of this version are:
Improved download system.
Compatible with Windows XP.
Not vulnerable versus Meltdown and Spectre.
Built for stability and compatibility.
DirectWrite can be disabled using chrome://flags
Disabled Blurry fonts created by DirectWrite and Skia.
Enabled NPAPI, this version runs JAVA and Silverlight.
Stable WebKit / Blink.
All Chrome stock features working.
Why Advanced Chrome? Google Chrome is the best browser but these problems on stock version are very annoying:
Saves all downloads into the same folder including the files that you just wanted to open without saving them, this folder is a huge mess.
Shows minimum information about your downloads, hard to check download speed.
SSL warnings disable passwords autocomplete.
Removed NPAPI support.
DirectWrite makes text look blurry and very hard to read.
Features of Advanced Chrome Web Browser:
General:
Improved Download System.
Allows to open, save or discard downloads.
Downloads show realtime speed.
Integrated Flash Player.
Option to block javascript located on right click menu.
Webpage read mode option located on right click menu.
Browser address bar show full URLs.
Enabled Password Autofill on self signed SSL sites.
Disabled Blurry fonts created by DirectWrite and Skia.
All Chrome stock features working.
Improved Download System Details:
Download Shelf that allows the following options:
Save: Downloads to default folder or prompts user for location.
Open: Downloads to temp folder and opens download when finish.
Discard: Cancel download.
Up to 999 downloads can be handled at the same time, they will stack and wait for user action.
Download Items with extended information:
Full download info including speed, time left and size (18/300MB, 3 mins, 840 KB/s).
New option on download context menu:
Hide download item.
Temp Folder for Downloads:
Allows to store downloads that are only going to be opened.
Located at %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Chromium\User Data\Default\Cache\Downloads
This folder is cleaned / deleted automatically when browser is closed.
Option to block javascript located on right click menu:
Press right click on background of the current page and quickly block javascript for that site.
Webpage read mode option located on right click menu:
Press right click on background of the current page and click on read mode to simplify content, focus on text and remove ads.
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Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 01/14/2018 06:09AM by callahan.