Recently I heard Firefox may be causing some of the Mac crash problems I’ve been experiencing. Although I tried Chrome at one time and found it’s functionality limited, I decided to give it another shot. So far I’m extremely pleased with the speed and have been able to customize it to work well with my internet needs, specifically as a blogger.

What I Did:

1. Download Google Chrome

2. Uninstall Firefox (Drag from “Finder” to “Trash” on Mac)

3. Add Extensions from “Settings” menu. These are similar to Firefox plugins. I added extensions for Facebook, TweetDeck, OneClick Pintrest, and even a browser “Theme” you see  as pink and green flowers in the screen shot above.

4. Most important, go to “Bookmark Manager” and “Bookmarks Bar” to add folders. You can then create files of bookmarks visible right from the home browser screen. As you can see, I have folders for “Blog Tasks” to remember the many various places to go each day (Pintrest, Buffer, Klout) and “Logins” to quickly access the WP admin for my various sites. Not only does this manage bookmarks and make them easily accessible, it can remind you to complete certain tasks or quickly add affiliate links to a post.

5. Missing the separate search bar in Firefox? Fear not…just type your search in the browser bar and all is well!

Happy browsing!