None of these are Linux specific, so this is pretty much off topic: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&ie=UTF-8#hl=en&sugexp=les%3B&gs_nf=3&tok=UuTfQRnzz1tYE-0qvsIZog&pq=firefox%20download&cp=12&gs_id=1f&xhr=t&q=firefox+performance+tweaks&pf=p&tbo=d&sclient=psy-ab&oq=firefox+perf&gs_l=&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=be7c1c70983a1173&bpcl=38897761&ion=1&biw=1600&bih=821 On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 1:10 PM, Michael Havens wrote: > that doesn't sound to goo, Lisa. could you direct me to a tutorial? > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > > > On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > >> Mike, >> >> You will need to learn to manage your plugins and 3rd party cookies. >> Settings default will allow LivePerson and Kaseya agents (LogMeIn) to take >> full control of your system with just the click of a link. >> >> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Michael Havens wrote: >> >>> it was strange.... I switched to chrome and everything was running great >>> for like a month and then everything dragged to a crawl. I then switched >>> back to firefox. A couple of weeks later I reinstalled chrome and >>> everything is running great now. I guess chromes programmers had to do >>> something. >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Joe, >>>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 20, 2012 at 8:35 AM, wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Yesterday, I tried to post this question to plug, >>>>> but it was bounced back as undeliverable. Wonder why? >>>>> >>>> >>>> Evidently there are problems with stability at Deru? >>>> Many in PLUG over the years have offered to donate hosting, however, >>>> Hans has never agreed to it. DeVry University provides some level of >>>> services for the BigBlueButton server at a local colocation that also might >>>> be used, as I understand it. Moving the domain is actually quite easy >>>> since it's hosted under the .US name. >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Anyway, here it is again: >>>>> >>>>> My systems have begun to run very slowly. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Joe, we need EXACT details. "My systems have begun to run very slowly" >>>> is not sufficient. >>>> >>>> What systems? >>>> >>>> Please send us the output of: >>>> >>>> uname -a >>>> free >>>> ps -aux >>>> dmesg [last 20 lines] >>>> tail -n 100 /var/log/messages >>>> ethtool eth0 (or whatever your net is defined as) or wlan0 >>>> >>>> >>>>> Is there some way to clear memory without shutting down or logging out >>>>> and >>>>> back in? >>>>> >>>> You should never need to "clear memory". There would never, in a linux >>>> environment be an instance where "clearing memory" would be required. >>>> If you are low on swap and your system starts paging, you can add >>>> addtional swap, but I doubt that is the issue. We will evaluate after >>>> reading the requested info above. >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Actually, even when I log out and back in, they are still slower than >>>>> what >>>>> has been normal. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Is this more than 1 system? >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Especially Firefox has become much slower than what has been normal in >>>>> the >>>>> past. >>>>> >>>> >>>> Recommendations: >>>> >>>> Clear your browser cache regularly. >>>> Use a NoScript plugin to ensure javascript backdoors and virus are not >>>> invisibly installed. >>>> Switch to Chrome >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Also, when I tried to check plug threads today, I couldn't get the plug >>>>> website to open, though other websites seem to be working fine (albeit >>>>> slower than normal). >>>>> >>>> >>>> I believe we have determined that this was intermittent from some >>>> providers and not from others, therefore it's most probably that this was >>>> due to a Least Cost Routing issue after a change in the BGP tables, which >>>> is regularly done by big providers to take advantage of cheaper bandwidth. >>>> >>>> >>>> Of course Deru might have lost one of two dual honed upstream >>>> providers, whereupon it can take up to 24 hours for all routes to equalize >>>> and update. >>>> >>>> Since Deru hosts the DNS and was unreachable, the authoritive servers >>>> could not be reached, and mail was therefore also DROPPED for anyone in the >>>> outage zones. >>>> >>>> We should at the very least obtain free offsite secondary DNS services >>>> for the plug.phoenix.az.us DNS, which are available for free. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> (503) 754-4452 Android >>>> (623) 239-3392 Skype >>>> (623) 688-3392 Google Voice >>>> ** >>>> it-clowns.com >>>> Chief Clown >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> (503) 754-4452 Android >> (623) 239-3392 Skype >> (623) 688-3392 Google Voice >> ** >> it-clowns.com >> Chief Clown >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- (503) 754-4452 Android (623) 239-3392 Skype (623) 688-3392 Google Voice ** it-clowns.com Chief Clown