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Re: [OM] Clearly OT: Firefox 14.0.1 Churning

Subject: Re: [OM] Clearly OT: Firefox 14.0.1 Churning
From: Steve Barbour <steve.barbour@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:24:18 -0700
Safari...?


On Aug 20, 2012, at 10:19 AM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Chuck,
> 
> I have done the same, though I usually have Firefox reopen with the same 
> tabs, because that serves me better.
> 
> I took another approach last evening.  Since FF wants to use memory, I 
> decided to give it all I could.  Recalling that I had increased the memory 
> to about 2.5GB, and now have large C and F drives, I decided to increase the 
> Virtual Memory, which was still set at 4096K on the C drive.  I found 
> instructions online that advised me to set the level at 1.5 times the memory 
> card size, with a max of three times that level, and to place this somewhere 
> other than on the C drive where the system files are located.
> 
> I set up the larger Virtual Memory on my F drive, which is the one I use for 
> photo images.  After a restart, the system seems much more responsive.  I 
> even installed the latest Flash Player and that is also working properly, so 
> far.
> 
> We shall see how this works out.  I do not understand all of the ways that 
> Windows uses memory, so this is somewhat a shot in the dark.  Any 
> suggestions?
> 
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 9:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Clearly OT: Firefox 14.0.1 Churning
> 
> 
>> Here's perhaps a simpler solution if you don't want to bother changing
>> browsers (which may or may not resolve your particular memory problem).
>> I suspect I don't see any of this due to the way I use Firefox.  While
>> running the browser I use lots of tabs.  Most everything I open is done
>> in a new tab.  But after I get a bunch of tabs open I find that it's
>> just easier to shutdown the browser than go close a bunch of tabs.
>> Whether it's Firefox or some plug-in at fault killing Firefox should
>> clear the memory that's being used... unless it's truly a bad memory
>> leak.  Just try it.  It's easy enough and a Firefox restart doesn't take
>> very long.  If it doesn't help then bite the bullet and try Chrome.  You
>> don't have to abandon Firefox to install and try Chrome.
>> 
>> Chuck Norcutt
>> 
>> 
>> On 8/20/2012 12:16 AM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> I am not too well informed of the options one has.  I find that NOAA 
>>> weather
>>> Radar sites will not present high quality tracking data without Flash
>>> Player.  Recently, when I have tried to play video offerings on the MSN
>>> website, I get a message that they are not available unless I have the
>>> LATEST version of Flash Player, which is the one that seems to cause
>>> conflicts.  They claim to have made some improvements, so I just 
>>> installed
>>> it once more.  We shall see.
>>> 
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ian Manners" <void@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 10:27 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [OM] Clearly OT: Firefox 14.0.1 Churning
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Hi Jim,
>>>> 
>>>> I just read Scott's reply, I just say it nicer :-)
>>>> 
>>>>> The Flash plugin combined with some websites is a known offender.
>>>> 
>>>> Since removing Flash many years ago my life is so much smoother,
>>>> people use to tell me it's because I dont use Windows, I see what
>>>> operating system you use doesnt make much difference anyway.
>>>> 
>>>> It's not just Adobe's fault, other problem is they dont have control of
>>>> how
>>>> people create flash data, and sloppy coding/apps but even so, I dont 
>>>> think
>>>> I'm missing anything important in my life.
>>>> 
>>>> I can always use Media Downloader and watch a flash file in MPlayer
>>>> if I really wanted to. Most utube content is available in HTML5 now,
>>>> what isnt is normally the ad driven stuff, just for those odd times 
>>>> people
>>>> send me a utube url (normally humor stuff anyway).
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers
>>>> Ian Manners
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