Has anyone else used the web browser Flock

[slimdog360]

I just downloaded it then because I have the theme for firefox and it looks really nice. Its got a couple of nice features but also a couple of bugs, though its still in beta. Its meant to go with that flicker website from yahoo with the pictures and stuff.
Personally I rather firefox but think that firefox could take some of its ideas and incorporate them into its own browser.

Things I like about it:
- there is a button at the bottm of the browser which when you click a small box comes up which you can drag pictres and text into for later use(very handy).
- it has a nifty little news reader; everyone has probably already used one of these but its still a nice touch.
- If you are into sharing photos online (I assume you have to use flicker to do so) then its got a very nice looking photo viewer up the top which you can cycle through viewing random photos. Also a service to upload your own photos (but I havent done this yet).

Thats all Ive found so far that I like about it but it is a little slower than firefox and also the way some things are laid out I dont like, such as the favourites up the top, it looks like internet explorer (yuck).
Security wise I wouldnt have a clue, though I noticed it has some affiliation with mozilla so maybe its ok.
Though in total its a pretty decent browser which I think could catch on.

[Wallakoala]

Things I like about it:
- there is a button at the bottm of the browser which when you click a small box comes up which you can drag pictres and text into for later use(very handy).


You can download the google notebook firefox extension which adds this same functionality.
labs.google.com

[slimdog360]

You can download the google notebook firefox extension which adds this same functionality.
labs.google.com
not too bad, but the flock one seems to be better.

[Wallakoala]

not too bad, but the flock one seems to be better.

yeah but with the google one it uses your account so you can access it from anywhere.

[Johnsie]

not everyone wants to have a "google account" :-p

I don't trust the crazy guy in charge of google :-)

[nalmeth]

I used it back when I first installed Ubuntu64-bit, it was a trick to be able to use Flashplayer. In the process I found it was a pretty good browser, and used it further. That said, it was beta then, and still beta now, so there are instabilities.

I do like it though, I think I might check in on the newer version

[richbarna]

I might give it a go, just to try something new.
However I am pretty sure that no browser can outdo Firefox as most of these features are available as plugins.

[bluenova]

I used it for about 10 mins, ran 'top' found it uses more resources than firefox and deleted it. I'm now looking at Opera 9, which is looking quite nice, just a shame it doesn't always render sites correctly.

[jethro10]

yeah but with the google one it uses your account so you can access it from anywhere.

and that is a BIG advantage to me..
J

[rcarring]

I have used Flock in the past, but in essence it is a Firefox clone with certain features that appeal to some, such as a photo gallery and blogger extension.

I posted about this browser a couple of weeks ago.

[nuvo]

Well, Flock will be like Firefox since if you strip out the extra features, it basically is.
The Flock browser has just been retooled into what it is rather than writing a load of extensions that you'd have to install yourself (and if you can't click a link and press the OK button, what are you doing on Linux?).

Personaly, I like how it looks, but I don't really need it's extra features and I'm a Google fiend, so I'm more likely to use their extensions.

[testube_babies]

I wasn't impressed with the 0.5 release of Flock, but with the 0.7 release I find myself using it more and more. My favorite feature is the ability to choose which bookmarks folder to use for the bookmark toolbar. That being said, I still think the best part of the Flock experience is the theme.

The older 0.5 Flock theme is available for Firefox here:
http://www.uneasysilence.com/archive/2006/06/6703/

The newer 0.7 Flock theme, with detailed instructions on how to change Firefox to look exactly like Flock, is available here:
http://area51.linux360.ro/firefox/firefox-flock-theme