Tag: firefox
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Don’t use Firefox on Surface 4 Pro
When using Firefox the screen frequently fails to refresh and black pixels appear everywhere. It is also not possible to tear-off a tab to a second monitor. Others have had this issue and blame the Intel graphics card in the Surface. This is probably true given all the other well known issues the Surface 4 Pro…
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Firefox shoots itself in the foot
Firefox has been my favourite browser for some time because of its low memory footprint and wide range of plugins. However it is now shooting itself in the foot. Since version 43 it has been requiring plug-ins to be signed. This is good for security but because some of the plugins that I use are…
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Firefox does not play nice with Cortana
I hate using hunt and peck on the on-screen keyboard. I have started to use Cortana a lot when using my #surface Pro 4 in #tablet mode. For example, I can just say “Hey Cortana, goto bbc.com” and Cortana will open the bbc in Firefox 43.0.1 which is my default browser. After I started doing…
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Use Firefox not Edge if you only have 2 GB RAM
The best browser for 2 GB Windows 10 laptops is Firefox. Edge uses even more memory than Chrome, therefore use Firefox on low RAM devices such as the HP Stream 13. I have been testing Windows 10 on an HP Stream 13 using the Edge browser for the last week. I have seen high memory…
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Load Firefox Tabs Faster with Tab Preferences | The Den | Tips on Using Firefox | mozilla.org/firefox
This is a neat trick for Firefox users, Load Firefox Tabs Faster with Tab Preferences via Load Firefox Tabs Faster with Tab Preferences | The Den | Tips on Using Firefox | mozilla.org/firefox.
Dr James Bayley 