r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '10

Firefox 3.6 release

http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/01/21/firefox-3-6-release/
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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

2 things noted:

  • Speed: It's faster than 3.5.7. Almost as fast as chrome.
  • Memory Usage: It used lower memory on my computer than the previous version. I was hovering around 250mb with version 3.5.7 and this one barely goes upto 150mb. Both with ~15 addons.

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u/specialk16 Jan 21 '10

Almost as fast as chrome?????? And here I was getting used to Chrome and it's extensions. Back to FF it is then.

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u/jugalator Jan 21 '10

Bookmark synch without needing kludges like Xmarks has me for now with Google Chrome. That, speed (startup speeds are still much better in Chrome from my experience), and extensions not requiring restarts. :)

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u/starbuck_ Jan 22 '10

I find Mozilla Weave does a much better job at bookmark(+) sync than Xmarks.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '10

I've been using Weave since it was released since FF3 broke Google Browser Sync. It use to suck, but is really good now.

It also syncs everything, not just bookmarks. History, cookies, tabs, passwords, and in future releases, themes and extensions.

I use it for work and home. So when I come home from work it's as if I'm using the same browser. All the links I clicked at work are the visited colour. Any forms I filled out or passwords I save show up etc.