Mozilla dropped support for the original speeddial quite some time ago and a new one was released that allowed users to import the settings from the previous one.
Last night at 12:00AM BST a bug appeared in Firefox that disabled a lot of addons including groupspeedial due to an expired certficate issuse.
Firefox 66.03 is fine on my desktop but the bug is affecting it on my laptop.
Over the years I've noticed that Firefox eat more resources (memory hogging) and I think I've had enough with it.
Has anyone got a recommedation for a browser that supports addons like groupspeedial, adblock, ghostery and lastpass?
Ah me.
@hashcake, this isn't specifically directed at you, but browsers are generally very poorly understood. Adblock is responsible these days for a fairly big performance hit, along with compromised integrity (it lets some paid stuff through, and has a cosy relationship with several major advertisers). My first recommendation would be, switch to uBlock Origin (there are a couple of similar named ones - this is the better).
Browsers, there are really only a couple of major graphical rendering engines, Blink, Gecko and Trident. Move away from one of those and your content may not be rendered as intended. Blink (Chromium) is the overwhelming leader these days. Even Microsoft (who were Trident) now have moved to Blink for "Edge". After that, there is all the gubbins that provide the user experience and the software writers try to use to differentiate their product.
Then, people come along with "Add ons" that improve the functionality - must be good, right? No, it is fundamentally wrong. It's like letting a waiter fondle you in the knickers to pour a cup of tea. Add ons are allowed into your browser, that trust has implications for security and more. That ad blocker? It can and has to intercept every communication between you, your browser and the remote site. You trust it, OK, but it is still a potential attack vector. (Yeah, I know, I use add ons too.....) And then, there is the memory and performance hit that is almost inevitable.
So, why use a different browser? Either to improve the use experience or avoid issues. You have ghostery installed as an add on? Instead, consider using Epic browser (a good option if privacy is a concern). Group speed dial? A browser with better multi site bookmarking, like Opera or Vivaldi (which is one of my current favourites). Want something with ultimate control over configuration? k-Meleon is a good option. Side note about Opera, it used to be absolutely brilliant back in the day, these days it's just another Blink based browser, with what they hope looks like a wizzy interface. Lastpass has always sounded like a really bad idea to me, but hey, if you want to it's your funeral.
