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Reduce Firefox Memory on Vista
14.Nov.07 | Leave a Comment
I’m a bit disappointed to realize that my trusty (and popular) Quick Firefox Memory tip doesn’t do squat on a Vista machine. What a bummer!
I’m looking for alternatives to that tip if anyone knows of any — a 200+ MB browser that never shrinks just ain’t cool. I recently saw mention of an extension called [...]
Upgrade and Memory Errors
17.Jun.07 | Leave a Comment
Due to the wonders of scavenging, my daughter is getting a “new” computer today. Nothing exactly modern, but I think she’ll notice the difference — and the home office will likely be a bit cooler too.
Her old machine was based around an Athlon Tbird 900 (Asus A7V motherboard) that I built about 7 years ago. [...]
More on Browsers - now with JavaScript wrinkles
14.Apr.07 | Leave a Comment
I’ve been pondering my browser usage lately, especially as it may (or may not) relate to excess CPU and Memory usage that seems to crop up over time. [some back-story]
One thing that’s really starting to bubble up is how much my favorite sites rely on JavaScript. And how long those sites sit in a tab [...]
Firefox is Almost on My Last Nerve
12.Apr.07 | 11 Comments
OK look, here’s the deal: I’ve always been ambivalent about having a “favorite” browser as I spend a lot of time bouncing around between Internet Explorer 7, Firefox and Opera. I like ‘em all for one reason or another.
At the end of the day, however, I always end up back with Firefox as [...]
Quick Firefox tweak - free mem
23.Dec.05 | 42 Comments
I’ve groused in the past about how much memory browsers seem to want to hoard these days. I’m a bit of a fanatic about memory usage, to be honest. I really like how Opera will release memory when it is minimized. When you restore it, it just grabs what it needs. [...]
