Firefox has really gone downhill

[mp170.6]

The last several versions of Firefox have really gone down hill.

 

The memory hogging is substantially worse than ever before.  I have just one Firefox window open as I write this, and it's consuming 1.2 GB of RAM and 41% CPU.  This is on a Windows PC. 

 

Have you noticed the same problem? 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I dropped Firefox some time ago because of memory issues. A lot of pages loaded slowly and I got a lot of freezes and crashes with it. My primary browser is Opera. I like the thumbnail display of main pages of the sites I visit and its ability to store and insert user names and passwords with a key combination. There are some sites on which some functions don't work properly in Opera, and for those I use Google Chrome.

Edited December 29, 2014 by Vegas Halo Fan

[gotbeer]

I'm on Chrome.  Used to be on firefox, but it's so damn slow.  

 

Saw an this article about Aviator.  I like a few things about it.  One thing I don't like is that it won't remember passwords, at least not easily that I have seen.  Even if you click on remember password buttons.  But it seems fast enough.  I haven't done any memory checks or anything on it though, so don't know if it's a memory hog or not.  

[red321]

Firefox...is that still out there? I dropped it after the 1,234,879th day in a row it told me there was an update I needed to install.

 

If I could find a good mail client to replace Thunderbird, I would do that as well in a heartbeat.

[nate]

I switched to Chrome years ago.  Memory creep is starting to happen with Chrome too but not nearly as bad as Firefox.  Chrome works on every webpage and is simple in its design.  I prefer it.

[Tank]

I use Firefox for our online grade book at school - we have to as that's the recommended browser by the company. Outside of that I don't use Firefox for anything else. I still use safari for everything else. I have no complaints.

[gotbeer]

Dropped Aviator and started using Comodo Chromium Secure.  Probably the same thing as chrome.  

 

I did download a bunch of extensions, adblock, adblockplus, disconnect, ghostery, https everywhere, privdog, trafficlight, wot, along with the comodo stuff.  Definitely blocks a lot more crap, and seems to speed things up a bit.  I'm just surprised how much tracking and analytics run on websites.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Pray for me: Our "certified browser" at work, and the only one they will let us use, is Internet Explorer.

[JAHV76]

I thought this thread was about the cougar hangout in Anaheim Hills

[Troll Daddy]

I thought this thread was about the cougar hangout in Anaheim Hills

Been there Done that

[mrwicked]

Walking on the water today I noticed the new firefox offices at the site of the old, original gordon biersch.

Man I miss that place.

[Blarg]

I used to have this awesome old Gordon Biersch sweatshirt that had finally reached the purest level of manliness with tattered sleeves and collar, a couple of well placed stains and a hole forming along the shoulder. Absolutely the most comfortable piece of clothing and perfect for lounging on the couch and watching the NFL, not giving one shit if the salsa or guacamole dripped off the chip.

 

My wife threw it away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't get married.

[gotbeer]

Walking on the water today I noticed the new firefox offices at the site of the old, original gordon biersch.

Man I miss that place.

 

Damn, walking on water.  Jesus, help us spite the world of these infidels.  And Notti's wife for throwing away the sweater.  And cats.  And Boston.

[Ray McKigney]

The last time I tried to use Firefox, it completely froze up. I was on YouTube and it just wouldn't do anything. I checked the processes and there were about thirty Flash Players running at the same time.

Edited January 17, 2015 by Ray McKigney

[Hollyw00d]

Porn still works on it, A-OK

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Porn still works on it, A-OK

 

Which, after all, is the benchmark for any browser.

[Redondo]

I use Firefox every day and hardly ever have a problem with it. I run it with Ad Block and use Trend Micro for protection.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

It was my browser of choice until it developed a nasty habit of locking up on just about every page I tried to load. Since I didn't encounter this with any other browser, Firefox was obviously the problem. Changing settings didn't fix anything.

Edited January 19, 2015 by Vegas Halo Fan

[deepdrive]

You guys are great. I've been using Firefox out of habit. I had someone tell me awhile back to get away from it (and go to Chrome). I thought about it, but never did. After reading this thread, took the time to try it out. Wow, I noticed a big difference in some my internet uses. Thanks.