Sometime we just want to save a post from our timeline to read it later or to archive it. The tip described after the jump does the trick smoothly.

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Tabs and extensions in Firefox are great functionalities. But when both are used thorougly, Firefox memory usage grows in an exponential way: Firefox Memory usage can be several hundred of MB and growing quickly. I listed below some tips taken from a ThinkTechno post  that can help to reduce and control Firefox memory consumption.

1. Use Firefox portable edition instead of the standard edition: This Smashing magazine article states that portable edition uses 35% less memory. I copied the screenshot for Firefox 2.0.0.3 from Smashing Magazine below:

• Standard Firefox:

         

• Portable Firefox:

         

2. Remove extensions that generates Memory leaks.

This page contains a comprehensive list of Firefox entension’s bugs and some fixes.

3. Clear the download history.

This can be done manually, clicking on the Clean-Up button of the Downloads Window. But this can be done automatically navigating to Tools > Options > Privacy > and Uncheck Remember what I’ve downloaded.

4. Restart Firefox periodically

Digital inspiration published a useful tip to check if your computer is connecting to the INTERNET without your knowledge.  Of course in most case a firewall properly configured should notify any unexpected connection to the INTERNET. But in some special case, the method proposed by Digital inspiration is useful to track what’s going on in the background. The method is reproduced below:

1. Type cmd in your Windows Run box.

2. Type "netstat -b 5 > activity.txt" and press enter. After say 2 minutes, press Ctrl+C.

3. Type "activity.txt" on the command line to open the log file in notepad (or your default text editor)

Then you just have to analyze the log file activity.txt for any unexpected program and/or website.

I noticed today a new useful feature on New York Times’s web site: The ability to double click on any word to get definition and thesaurus information. See the tips in the screeshot below:

Element14 blog published some settings that should reduce memory usage in Firefox. I’m currently testing those settings, So I don’t know yet if they work or not. I like Firefox as it’s a very stable application. But it’s frustating sometimes, when you look at process memory usage: sometimes Firefox end using about 200 MB. This Memory problem with Firefox explains why I’m still using Maxthon. Maxthon‘s memory usage never exceed 50 MB (it’s what I noticed from my experience). I tried many settings n the Firefox config windows to reduce those “memory leaks”. But none were really efficient. Let’s see if those new settings works. The Firefox Memory Usage FQA contains also useful information about known leaking Firefox extension.