Arrow ([info]itsbuttery) wrote,
@ 2009-07-06 16:44:00
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Current mood:wtf

GRRRR
So I switched back to Firefox this morning. I've been debating for weeks whether to keep using Google Chrome or revert back; I originally switched to Chrome because my old PC was low on RAM and Firefox kept guzzling it all. I've heard Firefox 3.5 has issues though, so I haven't actually upgraded yet.

Things I like about switching back: Add-ons, I've missed you! Nice to be able to control Winamp through my browser again. Also nice to see how much new e-mail or RSS feeds I have at a glance without requiring Gtalk to be open. And now that I have Twitter, TwitterFox is pretty nifty. I also really prefer Firefox's quick search setup over Chrome's. You can set up a quicksearch with a few mouse-clicks in Firefox at any time, while Chrome forces you to use a webpage's normal search a minimum number of times (15 or 20 I think) before it auto-adds quick options for that page, options that you can't go back and change. Too, Firefox's quicksearch is available for any site you set it up with, while if you don't use a site's quicksearch often enough in Chrome, it drops it from the rotation.

Things I don't like about switching back: WHY IS FIREFOX USING 193MB OF RAM WHEN I HAVE ONLY ONE TAB OPEN YEARGGHBLE

...so I'm considering going back to Google Chrome again. XD


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[info]super_sonick
2009-07-06 10:09 pm UTC (link)
"WHY IS FIREFOX USING 193MB OF RAM WHEN I HAVE ONLY ONE TAB OPEN"
I think that might be answered by:
"Add-ons, I've missed you!"

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[info]itsbuttery
2009-07-07 05:30 am UTC (link)
Not nearly by that much. With all the add-ons I downloaded, opening a new browser with one or two tabs open uses 95mb max. The 193mb only comes about when I open a crapload more tabs, which I would obviously expect, but then when I close those tabs, it's still using an extra 100mb for no reason. Google Chrome is at least nice enough to drop those resources when not mining it for tabs.

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[info]powerlord
2009-07-07 12:17 am UTC (link)
193MB? Mine is only using 101MB and I have two tabs open!

Granted, this is Firefox 3.5.

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[info]itsbuttery
2009-07-07 05:32 am UTC (link)
Looks like it didn't help. Since the post, I upgraded to 3.5, and it's still at near 200. :(

Though I should note that this is one tab open after I had previously had 20 tabs open. But the fact that Firefox still doesn't properly stop using those resources when they're no longer necessary is frustrating. Google Chrome is nice enough to not do that.

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[info]acmeeoy
2009-07-07 07:30 am UTC (link)
...but have you heard that the Westboro Baptist Church are going to picket MJ's funeral?

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[info]itsbuttery
2009-07-07 08:10 pm UTC (link)
I'd not heard, but it doesn't surprise me at all. Sometimes I have trouble believing those people aren't just very skilled trolls.

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