The memory usage graph mirrors what I have seen/suspected. That IE7 is the worst... Its multiple tab-memory management is absolutely horrid.
I cant wait until FF3 portable version becomes available... On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Sam Cayze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://lifehacker.com/392160/top-10-firefox-3-features > > > > > > > > From: Rod Trent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 2:55 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Firefox 3.0 Download Day > > > > Paying for Opera? > > > > I think it must've been 1993 since you've tried it… > > > > http://www.opera.com/download/ > > > > From: Eric E Eskam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 3:25 PM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Firefox 3.0 Download Day > > > > "Rod Trent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 06/17/2008 10:08:14 AM: > >> I know, I know. Hype pretty much runs the industry these days >> (ex. iPhone), >> but following the crowd gives me a bad feeling. > > Ya know, sometimes crowds form for reasons other then "Oooh, shiney". Just > because they aren't drinking your kool-aid doesn't make them irrelevant :) > >> Plus, I've never had much luck with Firefox, so I don't see the benefit. >> It's slow, eats away at memory, etc. > > IE eats away at memory - the problem is it's embedded in the OS so you just > can't see it as easily. As for speed, between noscript and adblock, FFX > absolutely spanks IE hands down on performance. And not just at throwing > pixels at the screen, but in filtering out crap I'm not interested in. It's > a shock for me to surf with a browser other then firefox these days since > I'm so used to surfing with certain extensions. If IE (or Safari on the Mac > - same issues) had the plugins that provided functionality that I can get > from Firefox, I would probably just stick with the "default" too. > > Once you have had a better experience, it's hard to except the mediocre > status quo :-) > >> Now, Opera, on the other hand. No hype. Great product. That's the only >> 3rd party browser I would recommend. > > Well, now we are back to personal preference. Can't stand Opera's > interface. And paying for a browser? How 1993 :-) > > Eric Eskam > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > The contents of this message are mine personally and do not reflect any > position of the U.S. Government > "The human mind treats a new idea the same way the body treats a strange > protein; it rejects it." > - P. B. Medawar > > > > > -- ME2 ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
