Ok, I am running Linux Mint Mate 17 and it seems to be quicker and better than previous Mint versions.
However, the "I'm still moving in" thing is still going on and I am beginning to see a BIG difference between the performance of Firefox and Chrome since I commonly use both of them as occasion demands.
Chrome is outperforming Firefox on just about every comparison I have made. Spell checking works on Chrome without fiddling, Adblock puts NO DELAY into Chrome, but puts nearly a second on Firefox when opening an ad related screen. On Firefox the ad sits there long enough to be visible, but on Chrome it never shows at all.
Typing in the YaBB posting box is something that gets problematical in Firefox sometimes, but in Chrome it just works.
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If you are still using MS Internet Explorer, I pity you.
Microsoft is trying to sell ads now and some of the add boxes you see jumping up on you just lately are MS integral to your Explorer, so good luck getting rid of them, ever.
I use Explorer at work and it has whole SECONDS of delay compared to either Firefox or Chrome (with Chrome being the quickest and least issues of the entire crew right now).
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I've got my troublesome new state of the art Steam games all working now on Mint Mate 17
(the new AMD/ATI proprietary driver package with Mint 17 did the trick).
ALL MY GAMES ARE WORKING TOO !!!!!
life is good !!!
I am gone from Windows now forever, unless my wife needs me to fix one of her laptops that is.