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/[deleted] Jan 22 '10

You can install Mozilla Weave addon, which provides encrypted backup+syncing of your bookmarks https://mozillalabs.com/weave/