Comments on: Reduce CPU/memory usage of Firefox http://www.techzilo.com/easy-tip-reduce-cpu-usage-of-firefox/ Tips, tutorials and resources for software and web tools/applications Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:16:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: rava http://www.techzilo.com/easy-tip-reduce-cpu-usage-of-firefox/#comment-6164 rava Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:07:01 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=150#comment-6164 i am not being funny, i've been using ff 2 for a while to see what's new and as soon as i open 15+ tabs the cpu usage shoots up to 90% - which makes everytinh else very very slow. It might be a glitch, but i don't seem to be alone... So I will again stick with Opera - and i am not flamewaring here. [i keep opera open in background all the time with around 20-30 tabs open] Opera is not for everyone i guess, but is THE army-swiss-knife of web-browsers for those who prefer productivity and ergonomics; while Firefox is what IE desperately wants to be, a web-browser for everyone, simple to use, fully expansible tool. i am not being funny, i’ve been using ff 2 for a while to see what’s new and as soon as i open 15+ tabs the cpu usage shoots up to 90% – which makes everytinh else very very slow. It might be a glitch, but i don’t seem to be alone…

So I will again stick with Opera – and i am not flamewaring here. [i keep opera open in background all the time with around 20-30 tabs open]
Opera is not for everyone i guess, but is THE army-swiss-knife of web-browsers for those who prefer productivity and ergonomics; while Firefox is what IE desperately wants to be, a web-browser for everyone, simple to use, fully expansible tool.

]]> By: Chris in NYC http://www.techzilo.com/easy-tip-reduce-cpu-usage-of-firefox/#comment-471 Chris in NYC Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:58:53 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=150#comment-471 I agree. And I have NO extensions installed and am still having the 100% CPU usage issue with 3 tabs open (news, blogs, nothing exotic), even after adding a gig of RAM. I'm going back to IE until this gets addressed. I agree. And I have NO extensions installed and am still having the 100% CPU usage issue with 3 tabs open (news, blogs, nothing exotic), even after adding a gig of RAM.

I’m going back to IE until this gets addressed.

]]> By: Mozilla, please give us a better browser in Firefox 4 http://www.techzilo.com/easy-tip-reduce-cpu-usage-of-firefox/#comment-476 Mozilla, please give us a better browser in Firefox 4 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:32:08 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=150#comment-476 [...] you are on Firefox, you might want to go over these tips to reduce Firefox’s CPU and memory usage. Stumble this [...] [...] you are on Firefox, you might want to go over these tips to reduce Firefox’s CPU and memory usage. Stumble this [...]

]]> By: Sumesh http://www.techzilo.com/easy-tip-reduce-cpu-usage-of-firefox/#comment-477 Sumesh Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:17:21 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=150#comment-477 @Deepak: I agree with the images thing. It should be done only if you're on a slow system (remember, there are plenty of users still stuck on P4 computers). As for Java, I still recommend it, because Java is not used very frequently now. Opera is built to be light weight, and FF was so until v1.6. Mozilla claims so because it caches most pages and images previously visited (<a href="http://weblogs.mozillazine.org/ben/archives/009749.html" rel="nofollow">link</a>). <em>I've updated the post to reflect this info.</em> @Deepak: I agree with the images thing. It should be done only if you’re on a slow system (remember, there are plenty of users still stuck on P4 computers). As for Java, I still recommend it, because Java is not used very frequently now.

Opera is built to be light weight, and FF was so until v1.6. Mozilla claims so because it caches most pages and images previously visited (link). I’ve updated the post to reflect this info.

]]> By: Deepak http://www.techzilo.com/easy-tip-reduce-cpu-usage-of-firefox/#comment-478 Deepak Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:59:31 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=150#comment-478 I back Alfred. I feel it's just not worth surfing without images and java plugin, if you surf sites other than news and feeds, in which case the content is all that matters. Opera doesn't have the multiple tab hog like Firefox does. Funnily enough, Mozilla says the resource hogging is a "feature". :D I back Alfred. I feel it’s just not worth surfing without images and java plugin, if you surf sites other than news and feeds, in which case the content is all that matters.

Opera doesn’t have the multiple tab hog like Firefox does. Funnily enough, Mozilla says the resource hogging is a “feature”. :D

]]> By: Sumesh http://www.techzilo.com/easy-tip-reduce-cpu-usage-of-firefox/#comment-475 Sumesh Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:40:49 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=150#comment-475 @Alfred: Java plugin is not used enough to justify the resource consumption, so I disable it. Again, its upto you - I personally like everything light and responsive rather than heavy and feature-ladden. Also, it all depends on the PC config you have. Besides, I said it about disabling images when you have 20+ tabs each with 15+ images, which adds up to quite a handful. @Alfred: Java plugin is not used enough to justify the resource consumption, so I disable it. Again, its upto you – I personally like everything light and responsive rather than heavy and feature-ladden. Also, it all depends on the PC config you have. Besides, I said it about disabling images when you have 20+ tabs each with 15+ images, which adds up to quite a handful.

]]> By: Alfred http://www.techzilo.com/easy-tip-reduce-cpu-usage-of-firefox/#comment-474 Alfred Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:58:48 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=150#comment-474 Sry but removing the java plugin and images... its just not worth surfing like that.. but cutting down on the extensions would definately help Sry but removing the java plugin and images… its just not worth surfing like that..
but cutting down on the extensions would definately help

]]> By: Sumesh http://www.techzilo.com/easy-tip-reduce-cpu-usage-of-firefox/#comment-473 Sumesh Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:34:31 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=150#comment-473 @Shankar: Thanks. And yes, avoiding less used extensions is good, but I recommend removing those which access the web for info, like PR tools/Alexa toolbar. @Shankar: Thanks. And yes, avoiding less used extensions is good, but I recommend removing those which access the web for info, like PR tools/Alexa toolbar.

]]> By: Shankar Ganesh http://www.techzilo.com/easy-tip-reduce-cpu-usage-of-firefox/#comment-472 Shankar Ganesh Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:12:27 +0000 http://techzilo.com/?p=150#comment-472 Good tips. I usually check the Addons box and uninstall less used extensions. Good tips. I usually check the Addons box and uninstall less used extensions.

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