Google Chrome or Intenet Explorer?

PO2 Robert McNeilly — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 08:25:07 -0500

Switched to Google Chrome a few months ago due to problems with IE. Now having problems with Google Chrome (long wait time). Cleared cache and history, but still no good.

I've heard of a few others out there like "Firefox" Seeking recommendations.

Cheers!

Response by CPT Laurie H. made Jan 1 at 2014 8:31 AM

CPT Laurie H. — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 08:31:54 -0500

I use Safari or Chrome up until the point where I have to use my CAC to log in to something. I can only ever get it to work with IE and a PC.

I wouldn't recommend Firefox... I'd uninstall and redownload Chrome first.

Response by SFC Stephen P. made Jan 1 at 2014 11:33 AM

SFC Stephen P. — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 11:33:50 -0500

Lynx.

Seriously though, Firefox is my browser of choice. I have no issue with CAC login, and it has better features than any other browser I've used.

Chrome (well, Chromium on my machine) is good, but gives me trouble with flash and tends to crash frequently. It is much faster than any graphical browser I've used.

I only used IE for those few sites the Army designed that don't work properly on real browsers.

Response by CW3 Michael Danberry made Jan 20 at 2014 9:39 PM

CW3 Michael Danberry — Mon, 20 Jan 2014 21:39:40 -0500

Hello PO2 McNeilly, Please go through my guide for fixing IE, this will also fix Google Chrome. http://milcac.us/tweaks Firefox can also work, but you have to have ActivClient installed and configured for Firefox to work with your CAC. I have instructions located on http://militarycac.com/firefox.htm

MilitaryCAC's Firefox Resource page

Firefox Support page

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 2 at 2014 6:03 AM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 06:03:45 -0400

From my own experiences, some websites are not formatted well to work with Chrome.
While it is much faster and has Adobe Flash Player built into it, some pages seem to get stuck because they are rendering with a different format. That, or with secure websites, Chrome is harder to lock onto for the site (something like that). My recommended fixes are: Don't use Chrome for government websites...
Actually, I've never had a problem using it with anything else.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 2 at 2014 6:07 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 06:07:20 -0400

I would go with Firefox. That is my browser of choice. Though I have Chrome and IE installed on my computer for those times that something happens. Though I haven't had any troubles with Firefox.

Response by SPC Stephen Bobchin made Jun 2 at 2014 6:08 AM

SPC Stephen Bobchin — Mon, 02 Jun 2014 06:08:05 -0400

I switched to Opera after Chrome started automatically downloading things, and it handles everything fairly well.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 1 at 2014 1:27 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 01 Sep 2014 13:27:55 -0400

I use Apple Safari on my Mac for everything except military courseware. Works fine for Enterprise email and just about everything else. For those occasions when I must use a PC (NCOERs, etc.) I use IE in Parallels Desktop on my Mac, running Windows 7.

Firefox was great a decade ago, but I've come to just like simplicity and lack of clutter. I don't trust google. so if forced to use a PC I'll take IE, which I consider the lesser of two evils.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 2 at 2014 7:20 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 19:20:05 -0400

I just noticed that also. I updated chrome and now have a wait. I am not sure why it is there but it is not what it used to be.

Response by WO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 2 at 2014 8:41 PM

WO1 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 20:41:58 -0400

Chrome is best! Honestly if you are also having issues with Chrome, chances are you have a deeper issue with your system.