Yeah, I guess we shouldn't waste any space on this forum with this issue. Thanks for the help. I tried Chrome (for the third or fourth time) right after I read Walrus' post and I hated it for the third or fourth time, as well.
Why is it that every one of the most critical tools in our lives has to change - often just for the sake of change - every few months. Between ios7, Windows 8, iTunes, and now Firefox, it seems the things that were always super reliable just keep "improving" for the worse.
That's why it's so cool that bicycles have been basically the same for such a long time.