First, if you didn't know, 1.0.1 was released a few weeks ago; it fixes some memory and stability issues.
I found some optimized 3rd party builds of Firefox, and they're great. This guy is repackaging the latest builds with optimized code. I found this on the Mozillazine forums, and they come highly recommended. I've been using his M2 build of 1.0.1 for a few days now, and it's a lot faster, and uses less memory than the official release.
I found some optimized 3rd party builds of Firefox, and they're great. This guy is repackaging the latest builds with optimized code. I found this on the Mozillazine forums, and they come highly recommended. I've been using his M2 build of 1.0.1 for a few days now, and it's a lot faster, and uses less memory than the official release.
If you haven't upgraded yet, you should give these optimized builds a shot; they're noticeably better than the official build. He has full explanations of the M numbers here, and install instructions here.I develop and build optimized versions of certain Mozilla applications, specifically the Mozilla Firefox browser, the Mozilla Thunderbird email client, and the Mozilla Suite. My builds are designed for the Windows OS platform(s) and provide enhanced security, stability, and speed. For example, with the Firefox browser, I have found a noticable increase in browsing speed when compared to the official Firefox builds, as evidenced by this analysis. The builds I release are "Community Edition" builds and thus are not officially supported by the Mozilla Foundation. Please read this disclaimer for a full explaination.
I am currently releasing four versions, or "M" builds - M0, M1, M2, and M3, of the Firefox browser, Thunderbird email client, and the Mozilla Suite. Each M version is designed to exploit features of particular processors and/or instruction sets and is thus limited in its compatibility with other processors. If you are uncertain what type of processor you have, or what instruction set(s) your processor supports, you can use the following free utility to identify your processor: CPU-Z. Please read the M descriptions carefully before downloading and using my builds.
I do run a support forum and strongly suggest you look there first if you have questions concerning my builds, their installation, and their use. If you have questions that are not covered yet, please post them in the forum or contact me