Tag: memory_usage

The secrets of about:config - part6

August 08, 2007 by Jason

Stop memory hogging
The default way the version of consumes memory can be alarming if you don’t know what’s really going on. People routinely report a memory “footprint” of 75MB to 100MB or more with only a few or tabs open, and they assume a memory leak is to blame. While earlier versions of Firefox did have memory leak bugs, they’re not the reason for this kind of memory consumption in 2.x.

Here’s what’s happening: caches recently used objects pages, images in memory so that they can be re-rendered on-screen quickly, which drives up memory usage. Read More»

Fixing The Firefox Memory Leak

May 19, 2007 by Jason

in case you didnt know has a small memory leakage problems that can cause your pc to freeze up. basically what happens is when you minimize it stops consuming memory, however when you it again the memory usage will increase, sometimes even doubling. , there is a small fix that you can implement.
heres what you do: Read More»

Top 5 Windows Vista System Utility Gadgets

April 28, 2007 by Jason

Vista gadgets can do more than show the weather and keep you updated on the latest news. The Vista Sidebar can also be used to install gadgets that are useful as system utilities that keep track of the resources Vista is using.

Sidebar gadgets have been created that can keep track of how Vista is using your CPU, memory, and network resources.

Below are some of the best Vista Sidebar gadgets available that can be used to help keep track of system resources: Read More»