Comments on: Should I try the new FireFox 3 Beta? First impressions… http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:08:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Hugh http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4502 Hugh Sun, 25 Nov 2007 10:10:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html#comment-4502 Any word yet on removing the cutesy Bookmark and Go buttons?<br/><br/>Reply by email please. TIA. :)<br/><br/>hugh AT hughmarshall.com Any word yet on removing the cutesy Bookmark and Go buttons?

Reply by email please. TIA. :)

hugh AT hughmarshall.com

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4495 Karl L. Gechlik Fri, 23 Nov 2007 23:38:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html#comment-4495 @Jay i am writing this in ff 3. I didnt say I didnt love being the first kid on my block with a new toy! Ill deal with it and keep it running in a vmware session till its stable.<br/><br/>thanks for reading! @Jay i am writing this in ff 3. I didnt say I didnt love being the first kid on my block with a new toy! Ill deal with it and keep it running in a vmware session till its stable.

thanks for reading!

]]> By: Jay http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4494 Jay Fri, 23 Nov 2007 23:32:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html#comment-4494 More info:<br/><br/>Using the machine above, ff3b is about 20% faster on load times for pages. I also opened the same set of 4 tabs, in the same order, on each browser, and 2.0.0.9 used 70 megs of memory, and 3b1 used 46 megs. Not bad!<br/><br/>@Karl - I hear ya, and I'll wait patiently. I know this sucker can flash fry a buffalo in 40 seconds, but I want it now! More info:

Using the machine above, ff3b is about 20% faster on load times for pages. I also opened the same set of 4 tabs, in the same order, on each browser, and 2.0.0.9 used 70 megs of memory, and 3b1 used 46 megs. Not bad!

@Karl – I hear ya, and I’ll wait patiently. I know this sucker can flash fry a buffalo in 40 seconds, but I want it now!

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4493 Karl L. Gechlik Fri, 23 Nov 2007 23:29:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html#comment-4493 @Jay I feel the same way but its very reminiscent of when I went from 1.5 to beta 2.0 oh so long ago... @Jay I feel the same way but its very reminiscent of when I went from 1.5 to beta 2.0 oh so long ago…

]]> By: Jay http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4492 Jay Fri, 23 Nov 2007 23:17:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html#comment-4492 My lappy is old (mobile amd, 1500+, 1.3GHz, 512mb ram) and struggles with a many tabs open, so i thought this would be a great test. Wow what a difference! 3.0 is great. Much faster, much less memory intensive. My issue at the moment is that almost none of my plugins work w/ 3.0, so sadly this can't become my fulltime browser yet... My lappy is old (mobile amd, 1500+, 1.3GHz, 512mb ram) and struggles with a many tabs open, so i thought this would be a great test. Wow what a difference! 3.0 is great. Much faster, much less memory intensive. My issue at the moment is that almost none of my plugins work w/ 3.0, so sadly this can’t become my fulltime browser yet…

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4489 Anonymous Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:04:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html#comment-4489 to the Opera fan - feel free to write in your selection! to the Opera fan – feel free to write in your selection!

]]> By: Karl L. Gechlik http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4488 Karl L. Gechlik Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:03:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html#comment-4488 I thought I had problems with 25 open tabs! Damn Phil what are we doing real deal multi-tasking??<br/><br/>And @hmmm why would it be biased - our readers just know what they like! lmfao! I thought I had problems with 25 open tabs! Damn Phil what are we doing real deal multi-tasking??

And @hmmm why would it be biased – our readers just know what they like! lmfao!

]]> By: NinjaAdmin http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4487 NinjaAdmin Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:01:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html#comment-4487 200 TABS? I did a double take - you must be thankful for memory in you rig! 200 TABS? I did a double take – you must be thankful for memory in you rig!

]]> By: hmm http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4486 hmm Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:49:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html#comment-4486 opera.exe with ~200 tabs:<br/><br/>Memory: 435000 K<br/>VM: 463000 K<br/>CPU usage 0-5% from a 1.73Ghz Intel Celeron M.<br/><br/>That above is Opera 9.5 beta which has some bugs to be fixed. We should compare again when both products are final.<br/><br/>BTW that poll with "the browser you use" isn't biased at all... opera.exe with ~200 tabs:

Memory: 435000 K
VM: 463000 K
CPU usage 0-5% from a 1.73Ghz Intel Celeron M.

That above is Opera 9.5 beta which has some bugs to be fixed. We should compare again when both products are final.

BTW that poll with “the browser you use” isn’t biased at all…

]]> By: Michael Duntton III http://www.asktheadmin.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html/comment-page-1#comment-4484 Michael Duntton III Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:22:00 +0000 http://ata.inspiritnetworks.com/2007/11/should-i-try-the-new-firefox-3-beta-first-impressions.html#comment-4484 My 2.0 has been leaking memory worse then my car leaks antifreeze. U talked me into trying 3 out and there is no going back thanks dude for the push My 2.0 has been leaking memory worse then my car leaks antifreeze. U talked me into trying 3 out and there is no going back thanks dude for the push

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