ooo, I missed that. thanks! On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Sam Cayze <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The RC2 is avail as a portable edition... > http://portableapps.com/apps/internet/firefox_portable/test > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 3:08 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Firefox 3.0 Download Day > > 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> ~ > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ >
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