I have a co-worker that was beta testing FF 3, and he has said that it is very fast, and memory utilization is drastically improved.
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 11:00 AM, Joe Heaton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now that is the FIRST useful post in this whole conversation. Thank you > Durf, for sharing your personal experience with the new version. The fact > that it has a smaller memory footprint is a *HUGE* deal, and *should* help > people want to evaluate it for themselves. > > Joe Heaton > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Durf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Tuesday, June 17, 2008 7:46 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Firefox 3.0 Download Day > > I use Firefox for pretty much one reason: GreaseMonkey. The BetterGmail > and BetterGreader plugins alone are worth it. > > Firefox 3 has had a much, much lower memory useage footprint. Where I used > to sometimes see v1 and v2 climb up to a GB of memory (loaded with plugins > mind you) I haven't seen FF3 bump above 180, with extensions and themes and > all enabled. > > I've also ironically found it handles the MS eOpen site much better than > IE7, which contstantly throws me into a loop when logging into my Passport. > > -- Durf > > On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Martin Blackstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> I'm not a huge FF fan either, but there are millions who are. >> Ill download it and install it and play with it, but I doubt I will use it >> much. >> I think this is a great marketing idea for Firefox. It's fun and people >> will >> do it. >> I give them kudos for the idea. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 7:08 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: RE: Firefox 3.0 Download Day >> >> Nah, I just don't like to use things based on hype. >> >> I know, I know. Hype pretty much runs the industry these days (ex. >> iPhone), >> but following the crowd gives me a bad feeling. >> >> Plus, I've never had much luck with Firefox, so I don't see the benefit. >> It's slow, eats away at memory, etc. >> >> Now, Opera, on the other hand. No hype. Great product. That's the only >> 3rd party browser I would recommend. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 9:53 AM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: Firefox 3.0 Download Day >> >> Because Rod doesn't like anyone to use anything non-Microsoft. It >> scares him. ;-) >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Martin Blackstone >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Why? Seriously. Why? >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 5:55 AM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: RE: Firefox 3.0 Download Day >> > >> > Don't do it. >> > >> > Like sheep to the slaughter. >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Peter van Houten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 7:53 AM >> > To: NT System Admin Issues >> > Subject: Firefox 3.0 Download Day >> > >> > Today is supposed to be the official release day for Firefox 3.0 and >> > Mozilla are trying to set a record for the number of downloads. The >> > Firefox home page is slightly out of date but the full 3.0 download is >> > here for those that are interested: >> > >> > ftp://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/3.0 >> > >> > >> > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ >> > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ >> > >> > >> > >> > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ >> > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ >> > >> > >> > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ >> > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> ME2 >> >> ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ >> >> >> >> ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ >> >> >> ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ >> > > > > -- > -------------- > Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. > Give a fish a man, and he'll eat for weeks! > > > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
