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[spoiler=Episode 5]Unfortunately, it was a pretty bad episode this week, but the ending was alright. I wanted to see more of the Six Heads' conference, and not just references to it being held though.

Had its ups and downs this week.[spoiler=Episode 18]Although, we are proably supposed to be worried about the people, I really doubt anyone will die, and the chief will probably come in to save the day. Also, they are trying to explain stuff that should have been done a while back. Rudy is also probably my favorite character in the "new" adventurers of Log Horizon

Probably my favorite episode of the series so far. [spoiler=Episode 17]It's finally getting into new territory that the original anime didn't cover. Not much to say here, especially since all Kaito did was fool everyone, and didn't even take off with the jewel. I am curious if he will ever see his father since he is seen in the OP in a black outfit. Seeing a showdown between the two would be something else.

[spoiler=Episode 5]Hm... alright, I guess. It had much more potential than what it showed. Also, the president is turning out to be an interesting character. I have a feeling that she probably has as much strength that the MC has given her laid back personality.

[spoiler=Episode 5]I didn't imagine that the count that they had captured would turn into Inaho's ally. Also, I liked how Inaho did it underhanded, as that would have never gone through well any other way. Also, his sister really needs to get killed by Slaine or something, as she just keeps going in this repetition of 'Nao, you shouldn't fight' and her reasoning is kinda flawed since she could have been killed at any time after becoming a soldier, and couldn't protect Inaho if she was dead. Basically, although its too late now, if she could have had more character development other than being an over protective sister, her character could have actually turned out well. Anyway, I'm really looking forward to next week's episode where Slaine beats the crap out of that annoying guy.

So, yet another Chrome extension that fits my way of browsing the web much more. Tab Wrangler is an extension that can automatically close your tabs after a set amount of inactivity, you can easily reopen them, as it saves all the tabs it closes, as well as set urls that it won't close.

I used to use both as well, but I only tried Azureus after they became Vuze. About uTorrent though, if you don't have the paid version, you should definetly check out this article: http://lifehacker.com/disable-ads-in-utorrent-via-settings-826283231

I usually try to give an an anime a chance by giving it three episodes, but if I can't even do that, I won't even both recording that I watched and dropped it. Most of the anime I have dropped has been while it was airing, and I probably found that waiting an entire week just waiting for an episode that I wouldn't enjoy was not worth it.

So, alongside Pocket, I'm also using this extension as it allows more screen space by getting rid of the bookmarks bar.

I've decided to use Gmail Notifier as it doesn't complain about the Chrome version like Checker Plus for Gmail does, and it still functions relatively the same. I might switch back to Checker Plus if I hear back from the Torch team whether or not they are continuing their beta version (which should be around the current stable version); however, I've gotten pretty used to this extension, so I might just keep it.

Since I've updated Torch, and decided to use that as my main browser now, I've changed torrent clients to the built one in Torch. Surprisingly, it has made quite a few improvements, not just speed, but the UI as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rum6BxG1U4

[spoiler=Episode 3]That was quite amusing to watch at the end. And to see the MC's reaction after she just accepted his invitation to a 'date' so easily

I really can't stop listening to this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8qQVtkgLRA

[spoiler=Episode 16]So, my opinion of Kaori has dropped quite low with the last episode, and they have pretty much confirmed that there won't be a Kousei x Tsubaki pairing. Surpriningly, the first year girl is actually not as bad of a character as she first appears to be.

Agarest: Generations of War While not exactly like Fire Emblem, it does bring a new spin on the tactical battle system. It feels weird, as I'm only a bit through it so far, and they only have some rag tag team that doesn't even make any since for them being together. Fortunately, I'm not in here for the story, but the battles, and as such, I'm doing hard mode; although, I'm not really sure why they call it hard mode though as the battles aren't that hard.

This was perhaps the best episode yet. [spoiler=Episode 5]The reformation of the fleets was a good idea, as it seemed like it was just going to start repeating the same things. Also, with Fubuki being the flagship, it should start getting really interesting.

Now, as we all know, Chrome (and most chromium based browsers) are completely fat, and take up a ton of RAM. I have gone through Chrome up and down editing tons of stuff, and have even broken the browser, and needed to reinstall because of it. I have finally come across an extension that solves the solution that works automatically, and has relatively little impact on how you use the browser. At the same time you can almost guarantee that you won't exceed 1 GB of RAM using Chrome again. The extension is called The Great Suspender. The way that it works is that it suspends a tab after a given amount of time that can be set in the settings, and can even be auto refreshed when the tab is activated again, which will cost you maybe one second of your time unless you are on dial-up (sadly, I still remember the days of dail-up, those where dreadful, dreadful days ) Anyway, I think that it is a great extension that you should try out if you use a chromium based browser.

@Optic: For performance, easily chrome. If you view in 1080p, there are actually videos fine tuned to only run in chrome properly. However, these are few and far between, so any browser really has fine performance on YouTube. As for extensions in downloading, I think Torch has the best built in option (as the only other competitor here is Baidu). Although, I would say that Firefox would come in second, as its web store does not prevent addons from downloading from YouTube.

So, I'm the type of person that likes to waste away my free time by getting new applications and finding the perfect one. Despite the fact that there really isn't a perfect application for any task, even if you write it yourself. I figured I would share my recent experience with browsers and rate them in an unbiased opinion. Also, be warned, you probably haven't heard of half these browsers. Feel free to ask any questions about any of the browsers though. Torch - Great for media users [FLOAT_LEFT] [/FLOAT_LEFT] Pros: - Media downloader - Torrent app - Nice built in new tab page Cons: - Running an older version of Chrome (but is still compatible with the web store) - Media button really annoying when it bounces. - No Linux version Yandex - Great for non Google users [FLOAT_LEFT] [/FLOAT_LEFT] Pros: - Free Yandex service (mail, storage, syncing, etc.) - Offers Opera turbo and can install Opera extensions Cons: - No Google account integration - Built in services can be RAM heavy Opera - Great for RAM conscious users [FLOAT_LEFT] [/FLOAT_LEFT] Pros: - Lighter than most chromium browsers - Nice new tab page Cons: - Notifications are only text based and aren't useful at all - Outdated look comparable to Firefox 28 - Can't install Chrome extensions by default (can be bypassed by an extension) Chrome - Great for people with Google accounts [FLOAT_LEFT] [/FLOAT_LEFT] Pros: - Perfect Google account integration Cons: - Google tracks everything you do - Doesn't have many features in comparison to other chromium browsers Sleipnir - Great for users looking for change [FLOAT_LEFT] [/FLOAT_LEFT] Pros: - Cleaner look than most browsers - Amazing text remdering Cons: - Hard to adapt to - Minimal settings Firefox - Great for extension users [FLOAT_LEFT] [/FLOAT_LEFT] Pros: - Has a lot of extensions (more than chrome, but not by too much) - Very customizable UI - Light on RAM usage compared to any chromium browser Cons: - Gecko is really an outdated engine that needs to change how they render stuff - Still on a single process (although this will change in May) Baidu - Great for media users [FLOAT_LEFT] [/FLOAT_LEFT] Pros: - Built in media downloader - Torrent app Cons: - Doesn't render half of favicons it comes across including animeforums.net - Waiting notifications in the taskbar are extremely large and ugly Internet Explorer - Great for casual users [FLOAT_LEFT] [/FLOAT_LEFT] Pros: - It renders html5 faster than any of the other browsers - Very light on memory usage Cons: - Extensions, who needs those? Comodo Dragon - Great for privacy users [FLOAT_LEFT] [/FLOAT_LEFT] Pros: - Good built in privacy extensions Cons: - Just another chromium browser, not too much substance - Lags more than chrome - Running an outdated version of chrome Maxthon - Great for users who want to use Trident on some pages [FLOAT_LEFT] [/FLOAT_LEFT] Pros: - Switch between Trident and Webkit at will - Nice and clean UI that fits with Windows 8 flat metro theme Cons: - Extremely outdated version of chrome - Can't install chrome extensions - Maxthon extension store is lackluster and will probably not provide what you need.

Starting to play eden*. So far, its pretty good and has a lot of potential; although, some things are extremely predictable. However, I'm only like 20 minutes in by this point, so perhaps it will start to get even better.

@Optic: You can if you want, but the characters don't really improve much. Sadly, I feel that characters in Juuou Mujin no Fafnir are more developed than this. At any rate though, it does have more fighting and better animation than Juuou Mujin no Fafnir.

The animation is pretty bad actually, and the most recent episode which was the best one, there was absolutely no fighting whatsoever. I will warn you, the first episode is crap, so don't base it on that. It picks up here and there, but don't expect more than what you saw in Black Bullet. As for the gallery, I would suggest Iris, as she is the best girl.

[spoiler=Episode 5]This episode actually had potential if he chose Lilith. Not that she is the better character or anything, but it would have made for a better set up of the characters. Strangely enough, she does seem powerful enough to take on the entire second year class solo.