What browser works best for Kinja these days?

"way2blu does a rev update" (way2blu)
12/15/2019 at 10:43 • Filed to: kinja, kinjahelp

I’d never had problems with Chrome for the first few years I was posting here, but now if I open the post editor my PC’s CPU & disk max out almost immediately and the browser crashes. No clue what’s wrong with the platform these days.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated; I’ve got some car photography that I’m ready to post, but doing that from mobile is a significant ordeal too.

DISCUSSION (30)

WilliamsSW > way2blu does a rev update
12/15/2019 at 10:50

Kinja is optimized for Netscape Navigator 2.0.

Michael Cohen > way2blu does a rev update
12/15/2019 at 10:50

Safari on mobile is terrible for writing. The first few characters on the left are cut off in the editor.

MM54 > WilliamsSW
12/15/2019 at 10:50

Damnit I was going to say the same thing

WilliamsSW > Michael Cohen
12/15/2019 at 10:52

Can confirm - Chrome is bad now, but Safari is much much worse. Loading pix is impossible.

MM54 > way2blu does a rev update
12/15/2019 at 10:52

I have firefox on my home computer, it “works” as much as ever... except for weeks I’ve had to refresh pages several times to be able to see the comments, and it sometimes does lock up the browser but that’s rare.

I have chrome on my work laptop and the handful of times I’ve used it for Oppo it seemed to be equally stable, though I didn’t have to refresh the page to see comments.

I have AOL 3.0 on my other computer but it doesn’t have a NIC so I can’t get online with it (unless I can dial into Kinja?).

WilliamsSW > MM54
12/15/2019 at 10:52

Great minds think alike I guess!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > way2blu does a rev update
12/15/2019 at 10:56

Have you tried accessing kinja via the Matrix?

McMike > way2blu does a rev update
12/15/2019 at 10:57

I use FF on three different machines, running three different operating systems (macOS 10.12, 10.13, and W10) between all three I can embed photos on some, embed instagram and tweet on some, and not on others. I would fault my choice of browser, but it’s inconsistent between my machines.

When did the internet get so hard?

WilliamsSW > McMike
12/15/2019 at 11:11

Sounds about the same as Chrome and Safari so I’m not faulting your browser choice.

Unless you need to use the MS browser, whatever it’s called now, but no one is going to try that.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > way2blu does a rev update
12/15/2019 at 11:16

I have no real issues at all using Firefox on my laptop and desktops.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > MM54
12/15/2019 at 11:17

I have noticed I’ve also had to do a lot of refreshing to get comments to show up as well.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > way2blu does a rev update
12/15/2019 at 11:29

I use Firefox, it’s alright. Comments take a few tries to load on main blogs and they sometimes load weird on sub blogs like Oppo, but a refresh usually has it working right

Jessica McAndrew > way2blu does a rev update
12/15/2019 at 11:33

I got tired of the Chrome RAM hog, so I have been running Opera for the past few months. It has been just fine with Oppo, FWIW

Chariotoflove > WilliamsSW
12/15/2019 at 11:40

Edgy comment.

HammerheadFistpunch > way2blu does a rev update
12/15/2019 at 11:41

duckduckgo works for me except it won’t log in on the fp for some reason. other than that it's solid on mobile.

Chariotoflove > way2blu does a rev update
12/15/2019 at 11:42

Serious resources hogging this week on the blog pages. I confirmed that it’s not browser specific or platform specific with these guys. Fortunately Oppo is working for me.

WilliamsSW > Chariotoflove
12/15/2019 at 11:44

I’m an explorer on safari, looking for the edge of the earth but blinded by the chrome bumpers of the Navigator in front of me.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > way2blu does a rev update
12/15/2019 at 12:03

Spy glass Mosaic.

MM54 > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
12/15/2019 at 12:12

Meanwhile, their analytics are going “wow this change has greatly increased page views! We must keep it!”

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > McMike
12/15/2019 at 12:12

Generally, I think the problem is the “external loads” for serving up ads. It’s a complete house of card s if those downloads are slow or experience errors. My Chrome basically works, but my Ad Blocker settings are pretty extreme.

I view the site as unusable on Chrome anymore absent an ad blocker. Sadly. I can tolerate a reasonable (one per fresh page load?) ad load, but this is ridiculous by now .

gmctavish needs more space > way2blu does a rev update
12/15/2019 at 12:56

I’d also like to know. Ive mostly given up on posting. I have to try 2 or 3 times to get posts to save on my computer using C hrome, and that’s if I can stand how laggy the typing gets. C ommenting usually works okay. On my phone, posts work alright speed-wise, and usually save, but as others mentioned, Safari cuts off the first couple letters which makes things difficult. Then comments are so laggy that it’s not possible to comment on my phone.

benjrblant > way2blu does a rev update
12/15/2019 at 12:57

none. kinja doesn’t work on any browser.

MiniGTI - now with XJ6 > way2blu does a rev update
12/15/2019 at 13:06

Oddly mobile safari work OK on iPhone 8 for me. A little glitchy now and then - sometimes photos take more than once. Sometimes the text gets biggie sized and the width goes wrong but a couple reloads usually fixes that.

Mercedes Streeter > Jessica McAndrew
12/15/2019 at 13:43

Another Opera user!!! There are DOZENS of us! xD

Chinny Raccoon > Mercedes Streeter
12/15/2019 at 14:34

One or two of us have moved to Vivaldi!

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > way2blu does a rev update
12/15/2019 at 14:52

There is no such thing as using a browser properly on Kinja. Come armed with an ad-blocker. Try the usual trifecta, as that covers all bases (Firefox, Chrome-based browser of your choice, and Edge).

If all else fails, throw IE at the problem. Websites will dumb themselves down for that thing still.

ttyymmnn > Michael Cohen
12/15/2019 at 16:04

Try typing landscape.

ttyymmnn > way2blu does a rev update
12/15/2019 at 16:05

I use Safari at home, mainly because it supports auto correct when I’m writing long posts. I don’t have any significant issues.

Jessica McAndrew > Mercedes Streeter
12/16/2019 at 00:13

I love My Flow! Send links back and forth from my phone seamlessly, MUAH, c’est magnifique!

pip bip - choose Corrour > way2blu does a rev update
12/16/2019 at 04:10

anything Pre 1900's