Goodbye, Firefox
This entry was posted on November 21, 2007
I’m not exactly what you’d call “cutting edge”, but I do like to think of myself as open-minded. So when Smashing Magazine came up with a list of interesting web browsers we’ve never heard of, I thought I’d try something new.
Cue Flock, “a free, next generation web browser.”
When using Flock, people can easily discover, access, create and share videos, photos, blogs, feeds and comments across social communities, media providers, and popular websites.
I downloaded it and installed it, which was a painless process. Flock was even kind enough to import all my favourites and browsing history from Firefox, so I couldn’t lose my toolbar full of favicons and the link to that tutorial I was reading the other day.
Upon loading Flock for the first time, you’re taken to a page called “My World” which has your favourite links, some recently-visited links, as well as news feeds and other tidbits. It’s a bit intimidating at first, but I can see why it’d be useful for some people. It’s basically a portal into your e-life.
Flock also has multiple 3rd-party connection facilities. I can post to my blog, see my friends on facebook, update my status on Twitter, upload photos to Flickr, and see my youtube videos, all from the sidebar in my browser. How awesome is that?
To me, Flock looks and feels a lot like Firefox. Some Firefox add-ons even work with Flock. Of course, Flock has its own extensions as well, and so I’ve got my beloved screen-grabbing add-on back. I don’t have my StumbleUpon toolbar back yet though… I’ll have to see if the Firefox version will work with Flock.
So far, I can’t think of anything that Firefox can do which Flock can’t do. I’ve got tabbed browsing, add-ons, favourite, bookmarks, and more. Flock seems to be like Firefox on crack. Let’s hope it continues to stay as good as it is right now.
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