# Chrome **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 7, 2013, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome/665570 "2013-08-07T08:32:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome/665570/61 "2013-08-27T02:18:25Z")
> [@Ken001](#): > > We’re only talking about a window for viewing the internet, not brain surgery. [And the difference?](http://www.mayoclinic.org/computer-assisted-brain-surgery/) ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome/665570/62 "2013-08-28T09:18:32Z")
> [@LouisB](#): > > Okay, I used the add/remove selection and have managed to lose everything but the damned Lavasoft search tool which has replaced Google on my home page and the home page is NOT what it was before yesterday. Hell, I even uninstalled Chrome just to see what happened. > > I’ve managed to give myself a headache and I’m going to watch TV and read; I’ll tackle this thing again tomorrow. As Scarlett always says, Tomorrow is another day. I’ll think about it then. > > Thanks for the help and advice. The headache mentioned escalated into a full blown migraine; first one I’ve had in quite a while. I’m just gonna back off and tackle this mess when I feel a little more calm. Again, thanks for your inputs and advice. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome/665570/63 "2013-08-28T20:45:03Z")
Chrome leaks more memory for me than any other browser. Just got a Chromebook, and it does it too. I can get an average of 80 Firefox tabs open with no issue (at first), while my chrome limit is around 4. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome/665570/64 "2013-08-29T03:23:19Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > They all do the job more or less indistinguishably. Apart from differences in how quickly and well standard pages are rendered, and huge differences in the way you can customize browsers, there is the odd thing that is fairly unique. Chrome’s extendibility is a bit beyond the others, and offers a bit more for people who want to make browser-based games without being strictly standards-compliant. I like that if I’m playing [Cube Slam](https://www.cubeslam.com/aoyvbx) and switch tabs, the game’s sound is muted, but if I’m playing a youtube video and switch to another tab, the sound keeps playing, because that’s something that might be desirable in context. (You should play Cube Slam.) Also, [http://thewildernessdowntown.com/](http://thewildernessdowntown.com/) , because Arcade Fire and HTML5 and Chrome are pretty cool together. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome/665570/65 "2013-09-04T09:28:17Z")
> [@truthSeeker2](#): > > Does IE, firefox etc show you the stored credentials in clear text form? I really want to know. > > I am not convinced by the rationale for showing saved credentials. Installing key logger is not comparable to this situation, that requires considerable effort of key logger installation, adding exception in anti-virus and stronger intentions for stealing p/w. Sorry for the slow response; Look at tools like [this](http://http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/passwordfox.html). Passwords stored in any browser can be recovered; after all, that’s the point of storing them in the first place. My point stands: never leave your computer in the hands of someone you don’t trust. They will have access to everything you access with that system. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrome/665570.md?page=3)