Why Chrome Uses So Much Freaking RAM!
A nice article on why Chrome uses so much RAM and what you can do about it. Why Chrome Uses So Much Freaking RAM
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Google Voice extension has massive memory leak!
If you are wondering what’s eating all your RAM, check if you’ve got the Google Voice extension installed in Chrome. (Yes, that’s 1.2GBs and climbing!) I’m hoping this was the cause of my random BSODs. For now the solution is to disable the extension until it gets fixed. Just go to Tools > Extensions, find …
Force Google Chrome Bookmark Sync
I suppose that Google doesn’t have a “Force bookmark sync” button because they are worried about the potential strain on their servers. However, I’ve found that sometimes my desktop PC and laptop get out of sync and I really need this feature. I’ve seen some suggest stopping the sync and then re-enabling it, but this …
Turning web pages into standalone desktop applications for better performance
It’s ironic. The promise of running full browser-based desktop-like applications has nearly been fulfilled using web technologies like AJAX, CSS, .NET, etc. However, it has led to some unintended consequences. Browsers were just not really designed to display and run all of the dynamic pages that are so common today. I would argue that much …