Wednesday, January 9, 2008, 7:37pm
Too Many Firefox Extensions?
Is it just me or does Firefox load slower on a Mac than on a PC? I’m writing this post on a MacBook Pro and it seems like every time I load Firefox I have to wait a little longer. Granted, the speed of my laptop in general is much faster than my old Dell Inspiron 700m, but still it bothers me a bit.
Then I run across this post on Graywolf’s SEO blog and I shutter to think how long it would take Firefox to load with the dozens of extensions mentioned. I mean, I know there are a lot of cool extensions that do a lot of useful things, but don’t you want to use your browser for browsing the Internet at a reasonable speed too?
So tonight I perfected what seems like the most obvious and logical setup. For any light browsing and email checking I’ll use Safari because it’s quick to load and even quicker to browse web pages. For any hardcore development, I’ll use Firefox for its access to Firebug and Web Developer’s Toolbar. Is this normal usage for others, especially freelancers? I may have just been slow to the party on this one.
Pictures by splat and dramaqueennorma.
