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Title: Duck Duck Go
Post by: Ron on October 03, 2018, 07:47:26 AM

^ I thought I was downloading their search app on one of my mobile devices but it turns out they have a browser.

For just under a week I’ve been using it on this IPad mini and I like it so far.

Very clean and loads everything quick.

Title: Re: Duck Duck Go
Post by: Hawkmoon on October 03, 2018, 08:45:36 AM

Can you post a screen shot? Does it look like classic Firefox, or is it another Chrome wannabe?

Title: Re: Duck Duck Go
Post by: MechAg94 on October 03, 2018, 09:11:29 AM

I didn't know they had a browser.  I wouldn't mind a Firefox alternative. 

Title: Re: Duck Duck Go
Post by: Ben on October 03, 2018, 09:20:17 AM

Yeah, Firefox has been bugging me lately, both related to working with third party security extensions, and their stupid little messages about, "Contribute to Firefox to fight fake news, yada yada" while at the same time, giving me news recommendations that are 90% Vice, huffpo, The Atlantic, etc.

Title: Re: Duck Duck Go
Post by: Ron on October 03, 2018, 10:16:26 AM

Quote from: Hawkmoon on October 03, 2018, 08:45:36 AM

Can you post a screen shot? Does it look like classic Firefox, or is it another Chrome wannabe?

I can’t seem to figure out how to screenshot on this IPad mini.

It’s a real stripped down browser, doesn’t remind me of either FF or Chrome.

Title: Re: Duck Duck Go
Post by: cordex on October 03, 2018, 10:54:41 AM

Worth it just to hit the little flame icon repeatedly.

Title: Re: Duck Duck Go
Post by: TechMan on October 03, 2018, 11:24:56 AM

Quote from: Ron on October 03, 2018, 10:16:26 AM

I can’t seem to figure out how to screenshot on this IPad mini.

It’s a real stripped down browser, doesn’t remind me of either FF or Chrome.

Just press the Power Button and the Home Button at the same time and that should produce a screen shot.

Title: Re: Duck Duck Go
Post by: lee n. field on October 03, 2018, 04:13:11 PM

Quote from: MechAg94 on October 03, 2018, 09:11:29 AM

I didn't know they had a browser.  I wouldn't mind a Firefox alternative. 

I've been using Brave for Android.

Title: Re: Duck Duck Go
Post by: brimic on October 03, 2018, 04:21:32 PM

(https://res.cloudinary.com/teepublic/image/private/s--_IfYM0sr--/t_Preview/b_rgb:484849,c_limit,f_jpg,h_630,q_90,w_630/v1505599152/production/designs/1906016_1.jpg)

Title: Re: Duck Duck Go
Post by: Perd Hapley on October 05, 2018, 12:14:05 PM

Being the ripe, old age of 42, when I heard about this DDG browser, I assumed I could use it on my Grandpa-box. But apparently it is mobile-only.  =(

Title: Re: Duck Duck Go
Post by: Andiron on October 05, 2018, 06:35:52 PM

Quote from: fistful on October 05, 2018, 12:14:05 PM

Being the ripe, old age of 42, when I heard about this DDG browser, I assumed I could use it on my Grandpa-box. But apparently it is mobile-only.  =(

Just use the webpage?  ???  Use DDG in Brave,  for redundancy?

Title: Re: Duck Duck Go
Post by: HeroHog on October 05, 2018, 08:04:43 PM

I use the DDG Webpage and set it as the FireFox default search engine.

Title: Re: Duck Duck Go
Post by: Hawkmoon on October 05, 2018, 08:15:45 PM

Quote from: Ron on October 03, 2018, 10:16:26 AM

It’s a real stripped down browser, doesn’t remind me of either FF or Chrome.

What could possibly be more stripped down than Chrome? When I tried Chrome all I saw was two, or maybe three, icons. No menu of any kind. Totally useless. It stayed on my computer for les than ten minutes.

The new Firefox is almost as bad. I'm staying with version 52.x.x ESR.

Title: Re: Duck Duck Go
Post by: Perd Hapley on October 05, 2018, 10:30:23 PM

Quote from: Andiron on October 05, 2018, 06:35:52 PM

Just use the webpage?  ???  Use DDG in Brave,  for redundancy?

Huh? I already use the DDG webpage for searching. I'm talking about using the browser.