Firefox is a resource hog....

[David Hummel]

On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 1:07 AM, Randy Cole<randyokc-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> When I have a number of tabs open, firefox runs slowly & uses lots of
> memory.  And when you close tabs, it doesn't seem to release the
> memory.  What can I do about this?

Consider installing the Flashblock and NoScript add-ons.  Most
resource issues I've experienced with Firefox are not due to Firefox
itself but to all of the flash and javascript that many sites are
using these days...