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(51,700 posts) Tue Jan 6, 2026, 02:19 PM Tuesday

Had to switch to Chrome

I have been using Firefox since forever. But recently Vanguard - where our IRAs re - did not recognize me.

OK, I have Safari. But today was the worst. Yes, I found the year end statement but then I was frozen.

So I called for help. This person, I think that he helped me last year, his name is Shane, suggested to download GoogleChrome. I was never excited about Google but did not have a choice. I think that the other option was a Microsoft.

Took a while to install, I was not sure about the images but then it was, logged into Vanguard and everything was great. I think that he spent about an hour with me.

My iMac is almost six years old and I wonder whether it is time to get a new one. Recently has been very slow when I first open it.

I am too old for all this..

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Had to switch to Chrome (Original Post) question everything Tuesday OP

I've used chrome for years. Srkdqltr Tuesday #1

If I had a choice between Chrome and a new computer, I'm getting my wallet out and heading to Best Buy. ... marble falls Tuesday #2

I check Vanguard at least once a week. I cannot afford to have a browser that Vangaurd does not work with question everything Tuesday #4

It's okay to run 2 browsers, and have many installed. bucolic_frolic Tuesday #3

All the security bullshit is driving me nuts. BurnDoubt Tuesday #5

Do you have a comprehensive 'cleaning' program like CCleaner or CleanMyMac? OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #6

Thank you! I have been meaning to ask Apple Support if there is a program that can clean the computer question everything Tuesday #7

I like Safari Lulu KC Tuesday #8

Srkdqltr

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1. I've used chrome for years.

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Tue Jan 6, 2026, 02:24 PM

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marble falls

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2. If I had a choice between Chrome and a new computer, I'm getting my wallet out and heading to Best Buy. ...

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 02:25 PM

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... I've never had a problem with Firefox.

question everything

(51,700 posts)

4. I check Vanguard at least once a week. I cannot afford to have a browser that Vangaurd does not work with

Reply to marble falls (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 03:00 PM

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I will keep Chrome for Vanguard exclusively. For now.

bucolic_frolic

(54,053 posts)

3. It's okay to run 2 browsers, and have many installed.

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 02:46 PM

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I don't like Chrome following me all over. Yesterday I got a notification on my phone of a conversation in a group I belong to. But I don't know how it got to my phone and appears nowhere else. Maybe it came through Google Meet.

Firefox glitches with Zoom. I want something simple and reliable. Brave? Opera?

I too am overwhelmed with technology.

BurnDoubt

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5. All the security bullshit is driving me nuts.

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Tue Jan 6, 2026, 03:08 PM

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I really don't want to spend the dwindling minutes of my Life trying to sign on to something I'm paying for. I have two pages of passwords, and when I enter them, half the time I get a notification that it's the wrong password. Then I have to check my phone for a code, while the clock ticks down on you.
They need to work it out so a person can navigate their accounts without having to stand on their head and hold their face just right. Or, it's just a racket.

OldBaldy1701E

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6. Do you have a comprehensive 'cleaning' program like CCleaner or CleanMyMac?

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 03:15 PM

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This Mac I am using is five years old and works great.

The one connected to the main monitor in the room is now twelve years old and is still a good one, although a bit iffy on some sites that use a lot of wild graphics. It plays YouTube just fine.

I do know that there are times when I run into what is plainly a bias against Apple in the fact that there are some site out there that just will not work with Safari. My dispensary is one. The website where my friends and I meet for gaming is also one.

For those, I had to download... excuse me... I had to...

Sorry...

I had to download... **swallow hard** Microsoft Edge. It is the one that works best with those sites.

Gag me with a flash drive.

(I use CCleaner. It did not require me to join anything.)

question everything

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7. Thank you! I have been meaning to ask Apple Support if there is a program that can clean the computer

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Reply #6)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 03:45 PM

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will try this. All I see is for Windows. Will have to check more

Lulu KC

(8,498 posts)

8. I like Safari

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Tue Jan 6, 2026, 05:12 PM

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But sometimes sites don't like it. If I'm not sure whether it's a Safari problem or another problem I try the site on Chrome.
Before I go to Chrome I clear history and empty caches. Sometimes that's all Safari needs to get moving again. Then I restart Safari and it's all fresh and new. I probably do that about four times a year.

I don't think the computer itself can affect how your browser works unless it's affecting a lot of other things, too. If everything is running slow, you might have a storage problem or other things that smarter people (or maybe a 4th grader?) can help you with but most of them are not expensive at all.

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