[sf-lug] What's the best way to sync two laptops?

[Michael Shiloh]

good points all. forget chrome.

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On 12/06/2011 10:54 AM, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Michael Shiloh (michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com):
>
>> I'd love to move from FF to Chrome....
>
> FYI, just in case you were not aware, Chrome is a proprietary,
> binary-only browser whose code and functionality inherently cannot be
> even inspected by the open source community, let alone independently
> maintained / fixed / adapted / updated.  There is also a lingering
> issue of conflict of interest that doesn't apply to other good
> proprietary Web browsers such as Opera.  (See below about Google, Inc.'s
> conflict of interest problem.)  If you're already aware of all this, no
> problem.  It's of course entirely your call.
>
> More at:  http://www.svlug.org/prev/2011feb/svlug-lecture-2011-02-02.odp
> or http://www.svlug.org/prev/2011feb/svlug-lecture-2011-02-02.pdf
> (slides)
>
> and
>
> http://www.svlug.org/prev/2011feb/svlug-lecture-2011-02-02.txt
> Lecture notes for those slides.
>
>> ...but I'm addicted to vimperator and that's not
>> available for Chrome yet (there are a couple of vi chrome extension,
>> but not nearly as extensive as vimperator yet).
>
> The adblocking and anti-tracking measures available for Chrome (and even
> for Chromium) are thus far not as effective as those for Firefox --
> leaving aside the fact that one cannot be entirely sure what a
> proprietary, binary-only Web browser is doing behind your back, anyway.
> Cynical people might think Chrome/Chromium's relative weakness at
> adblocking and anti-tracking predictable in a browser written and
> maintained by the firm that purchased DoubleClick, Inc. in 2008 for
> $3.1B, and whose business model relies on targeted advertising and user
> tracking, but you be the judge.
>
>
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