tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13998656.post938339624936888821..comments2023-10-30T08:16:37.973-06:00Comments on Brian Hall: The beginning of the end for FirefoxBrian Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06967275817126310908noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13998656.post-88782014384916825652012-07-04T12:47:36.528-06:002012-07-04T12:47:36.528-06:00The problem is with FF itself. I am running V13 an...The problem is with FF itself. I am running V13 and have disabled all add-ons and plugins. With four windows, with a total of eight tabs, opened memory consumption is pushing 300M - and growing. I know that Mozilla is a volunteer effort, but that is no excuse for sloppy coding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13998656.post-47655781300533059202012-04-20T14:48:19.134-06:002012-04-20T14:48:19.134-06:00Good riddance to bad rubbish. Used by many simpl...Good riddance to bad rubbish. Used by many simply because it isn't microsoft not because it's any better than IE, V10 proves the point, it's awful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13998656.post-6510547571808907292011-12-17T05:40:02.159-07:002011-12-17T05:40:02.159-07:00I am consistently losing my connections (including...I am consistently losing my connections (including important financial transactions!) with Firefox crashes! I have been getting multiple "server not found" messages on Firefox when I try to click on a link or click on my bookmarks and I cannot find out why! This was after yet another upgrade and troubles seem to ensue with each of these so-called "improvements." I return to IE browser and do not have "server not found" messages or crashes, so I do not see how my PC could be at fault... Firefox was the best browser but now that it's joined the "trendy" crowd it's gone south! Too bad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13998656.post-71391504194210021972011-12-16T07:54:57.123-07:002011-12-16T07:54:57.123-07:00Anonymous, I totally agree! Adblock Plus is not th...Anonymous, I totally agree! Adblock Plus is not the same on Chrome, and there is a Chrome extension called NotScripts which is similar to NoScript, but it is not even close. As soon as these features become available on Chrome at the same level they are on Firefox, I'll be on Chrome full-time. I just wish that Chrome would let the user customize UI elements such as the bookmarks toolbar (there's way too much space in between bookmarks). That's why I love Stylish on Firefox--you can customize all aspects of the browser using CSS. It's awesome.Brian Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967275817126310908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13998656.post-40095667852748706692011-12-15T09:12:33.936-07:002011-12-15T09:12:33.936-07:00Even if Firefox runs 10 times as slowly as Chrome,...Even if Firefox runs 10 times as slowly as Chrome, crashes, doesn't load pages that IE will load, there are 2 reasons to stick with it: Adblock plus and No-script. Or you could simply say, the great add-on support. Add to that I've been a Netscape / Firefox user as far as I can remember ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13998656.post-2429207932790306392011-11-21T13:34:35.784-07:002011-11-21T13:34:35.784-07:00AdBlock plus for Chrome is okay... almost as good ...AdBlock plus for Chrome is okay... almost as good as the Firefox version.<br /><br />But yes, I'm in the same boat. Two months ago I used nothing but Firefox, now that two months have passed, I use nothing but Chrome except when I absolutely need a firefox plug-in that doesn't exist on Chrome yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13998656.post-21477237716616464522011-11-18T09:48:31.542-07:002011-11-18T09:48:31.542-07:00Admittedly, I'm running a lot of Firefox add-o...Admittedly, I'm running a lot of Firefox add-ons. Today I'm trying selectively disabling add-ons to see if I can determine if that's what is causing the memory leakage. So far, AdBlock Plus doesn't seem to be the offender.Brian Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967275817126310908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13998656.post-14532503253457191122011-11-18T09:45:05.198-07:002011-11-18T09:45:05.198-07:00Yes, i can actually see the memory consumption cre...Yes, i can actually see the memory consumption creep up in Task Manager when I am not loading a new page. Just idle browser with a few tabs open.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13998656.post-53392582090631068962011-11-17T15:02:07.697-07:002011-11-17T15:02:07.697-07:00I'm having the same troubles. Having a particu...I'm having the same troubles. Having a particular problem with Google Reader - left my Gmail + Reader + single news tab open yesterday for a few hours and saw FF8 was consuming 2Gb of memory! Seriously?! I have a very speedy Window machine, run an online business and must keep my browser open all day - I loved Firefox until version 4 and have had nothing but trouble ever since. The memory leak problem worsens with every new release. Sad, because FF used to be the bees knees. Now it's just stinging.Jessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13998656.post-78396733277227629692011-11-17T07:24:01.608-07:002011-11-17T07:24:01.608-07:00@Odd news, Firefox seems to still have problems re...@Odd news, Firefox seems to still have problems regardless of whether you're on Mac OS X or Windows. It also seems to be limited to users who have multiple tabs open for an extended period of time (multiple hours).Brian Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967275817126310908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13998656.post-62007302605776173072011-11-17T03:07:19.507-07:002011-11-17T03:07:19.507-07:00Firefox is running smooth at mac.Firefox is running smooth at mac.odd newshttp://www.odd-news.netnoreply@blogger.com