Best Default Browser for Mobile Devices

For my Android phone, the default browser is the slowest of any of the browsers that I have used.  Maybe it's because I have an old Samsung Moment running Android 2.1, but I have had a much better browsing experience with alternative browsers.  For the past month I've used the Miren browser as my default browser. I love it's full screen viewing and relatively quick speed.  After trying Dolphin HD, I wasn't particularly impressed.

Hands down the fastest Android browser I've used is Opera Mini.  It's gone back to my default and until I get a new phone with a more updated version of Android, I'm definitely sticking with Opera Mini.

For the iPad that I use, I switch between the default Safari browser and iCab Mobile.  As far as browsing speed is concerned, there isn't any notable difference.  Are there others that are faster?

As you might be able to tell, speed is my #1 priority with a browser.  What is your #1 browser priority?

Solid State Drive: The Most Valuable Upgrade I've Ever Done

A few months ago, I replaced the 500 GB 5400 rpm drive on my laptop with a 64 GB Solid State Drive .

In order to make this hard drive change, I had to make a fundamental shift with how I stored my files so that very little was stored locally.  I mention how I use an Ubuntu desktop with 4 TB of storage to do this in a previous post.  I dual boot with Ubuntu 11.04 and Windows 7 on my new 64 GB SSD and only run into storage issues with the bloated Windows 7.

Boot and program load times
I can boot into a fully logged in and usable desktop with both Ubuntu and Windows 7 in 20-25 seconds. I used to have to wait 60-90 seconds to get to a usable desktop with Windows and 45-60 seconds with Ubuntu using the standard 5400 rpm laptop hard drive.  Load times on programs have also been significantly reduced.  I wait at least 1/3 of the time I used to for programs to load.

In short, a solid state drive is one of the best and most valuable computer upgrades I have ever done.  I would highly recommend you do the same.