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"example.com" with quotation marks?
In firefox I have an extension that lets me press ctrl+shift+v and it'll search with whatever is in my clipboard (or I just use the searchbar), adding quotes seems too annoying to do every time.
I do like what ChadD mentioned above though (as far as I know there isn't any search and go ext for chrome).
 
Yes, this is why for me chrome = spyware.

The sites track everything anyway... and unless you take steps they know even more then what your browser sends them anyway. If you want to head to a site without anyone knowing about it... using ANY standard browser isn't an option. Its funny I have heard that argument from a few people I run into in my line of work... and then watch them punch everything they want to go to into Firefoxes search bar, I don't have the heart to tell them its the exact same thing.

So with that in mind I will opt for the browser that at least uses the data to make my life easier. I don't care if they know how many times I visit Hardocp and other tech sites... I do care that I can do everything faster and can hop machines and not have to use anything differently.

If I really want to hit a site that no one knows about... I'm not stupid enough to think simply using a different browser will prevent that. At that point I'm taking steps to ensure my ISP also has no idea what I'm doing. (I mean I guess one would want to do that) That also means not using the terrible OSs regular folks tend ot use. I honestly can't think of anything I would be so worried about that I would be encrypting and locking down to view.
 
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In firefox I have an extension that lets me press ctrl+shift+v and it'll search with whatever is in my clipboard (or I just use the searchbar), adding quotes seems too annoying to do every time.
I do like what ChadD mentioned above though (as far as I know there isn't any search and go ext for chrome).

Honestly, I have no idea! It seems my browsing antics are a lot simpler to yours...

For anyone worried about privacy under Chrome you can always download, compile and install Chromium, which is the open source project Chrome is based on. You're going to actually have to think when installing it even under Windows though.
 
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When it comes to debugging Javascript and inspecting DOM elements, Chrome is the king. I used to hate and talk some serious trash about Chrome (still not a fan of their UI but hate Firefox's Australis UI too), but when the debugging tools in Chrome were enhanced to feature live timed snapshots and timing utilities, the rest of the browsers simply couldn't compete in that department. I love Chrome's debugging, but I'd never trust Google completely, so yes, I'm one of those weird people with 10+ different browsers installed to get the best that each offers.

I remember when Firefox had a nice UI pre version 28. For some reason, they decided they should look crappy like Chrome. Great decision... :mad:
 
Each browser has so many bugs too... it's a wonder websites mostly work. Web development is such a messy profession due to a lack of standards, too many complexities, and different markup handling by each engine. And then, meshed in are new features. Browsers have to be the most complicated software any fool would ever attempt to write. I feel bad for those engineers.
 
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I would totally use Chrome if it had a really nice bookmark system in place but it doesn't. And no, there are no add-ons that allow this. I look all the time. There are a few but they are poorly designed, don't work and not supported.

Firefox is king when it comes to bookmarks.

I saw someone explain really nicely in the past as to why Chrome doesn't have this feature. Google wants you to actually do searches so they can generate income. Bookmarks bypasses this...[cut]

I too would be using Chrome if it had a bookmarks sidebar that was as functional and well designed as that of Firefox.
 
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I think it is a pain that Chrome doesn't have a search window alongside the address window when you are in a site (at the top), something Firefox has.

That would be because they did it the smart way, that is: make them one in the same. If you enter an address or a .com or whatever domain, it goes directly to it. If it's a word or sentence, it searches for it. Works great for me, I only use it 12 hours a day!
 
Wonder if newer businesses are using Google Drive, Gmail and Chrome more instead of the more expensive MS products as well.

That being said, from a business standpoint still seems undesirable that every link in Gmail, Gchat, etc, is sent through a Google URL first and tracked.
 
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