Category Archives: Mozilla

Java Performance in Firefox Sucks

By C.G. | Published: November 11, 2006

I’m comparing a photo site I visit on Safari and Firefox.  Safari handles the JavaScript fine.  Firefox doesn’t.  I’m hopeful that the Adobe/Mozilla deal will help resolve that problem.

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Firefox 2.0

By C.G. | Published: October 25, 2006

Ok, Ok, I did it. Just like everyone else, I upgraded my Ubuntu’s web browser from FF 1.5.7 (or whatever the latest release was) to 2.0. And like everyone else in the world, I agree that it was a minimal upgrade on the surface but, for me anyway, it was a total revamp. I’m glad [...]

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PHP Performance Problems in Ubuntu Firefox

By C.G. | Published: October 14, 2006

I think I have a performance problem with PHP and Javascript in Firefox running on my Ubuntu computer. I just recently reinstalled Ubuntu and got the 64-bit version to work (after fixing the video driver problem) and the speed difference is amazing!  I never thought I’d see such an increase in loading times. But I [...]

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Tips: Firefox Upgrade Script for Ubuntu

By C.G. | Published: July 27, 2006

So the other day, the Mozilla Corporation released Firefox 1.5.0.5 for all operating systems and Windows XP.  Being the good geek that I am, I downloaded the build to patch those vulnerabilities and to say I’ve got the most recent version of something running on my computer.  The last time I upgraded Firefox was when [...]

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