Dude, Firefox is Cool Again: Thanks, Mozilla

Posted by EsquireMac in Apple Applications on Jul 18th, 2008 | 0 comments
You may have seen my post last week about how Firefox 3 was making my MBP run about 10 to 15 degrees hotter than with Safari.  Well, on Wednesday, Mozilla released its Firefox 3.0.1 update, and I just noticed that my MBP is running somewhat cooler than before the update.  It’s only a couple of degrees higher than what I usually get from Safari.  A quick glance at the release notes doesn’t reveal to me any obvious fixes that would have caused the drop in temperature, but whatever it was: Thanks, Mozilla! My lap appreciates...
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Dude, Firefox 3 is Hot! No, Seriously, It Burns!

Posted by EsquireMac in Apple Applications on Jul 10th, 2008 | 0 comments
So, I really do love Firefox 3. I was an avid user of Firefox 2 as well. However, I seem to be stuck in a never ending battle with myself in deciding between Firefox and Safari. Some time ago, I decided to give up the fight and just not decide. I just use whatever the heck I feel like using on any particular day. There’s plenty to be said, pro and con, for each application. Basically, you know the arguments already: Safari = fast, elegant, simple; Firefox = highly extensible, powerful, personalizeable, etc. Well, I noticed that when running Firefox on my MacBook Pro, my computer runs hotter than...
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