Avast users: Help does your Firefox v13 lag and freeze?

I recently spoke personally with several people last week all of who are Firefox users but only few of them have Avast and of those few people there all experiencing the same problems that I have.

I also found info that you should check that your firefox plug-ins are up-to-date and I disabled all those which didnt have an update in the last year - Firefox runs faster as a result

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Why my Firefox keeps lagging and freezing when scrolling on Facebook?

When scrolling through Facebook it keeps lagging and freezing for a few seconds, and when it happens it says "Connecting..." on the tab title. It keeps happening while I'm scrolling in the Facebook page, and if I leave the tab with Facebook working all Firefox looks a little laggy.
I've tried some possible solutions here in the support but it keeps happening.
It doesn't happen with others browser, such as Chrome.

Many site issues can be caused by corrupt cookies or cache.
* Clear the Cache and
* Remove Cookies<br> '''''Warning ! ! '' This will log you out of sites you're logged in to.'''
Type '''about:preferences'''<Enter> in the address bar.
* '''Cookies;''' Select '''Privacy.''' Under '''History,''' select Firefox will '''Use Custom Settings.''' Press the button on the right side called '''Show Cookies.''' Use the search bar to look for the site. Note; There may be more than one entry. Remove '''All''' of them.
* '''Cache;''' Select '''Advanced > Network.''' Across from '''Cached Web Content,''' Press '''Clear Now.'''
If there is still a problem,
'''[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode Start Firefox in Safe Mode]''' {web link}
While you are in safe mode;
Type '''about:preferences#advanced'''<Enter> in the address bar.
Under '''Advanced,''' Select '''General.'''
Look for and turn off '''Use Hardware Acceleration'''.
Poke around safe web sites. Are there any problems?
Then restart.

Firefox lags and freezes several times in an hour - How to fix?

I've read up on the forums and nothing seems to be describing what I'm experiencing with Firefox.
The last 3-4 days I've had several instances where Firefox lags or completely freezes up when switching between tabs. It will still somewhat work but it's ridiculously slow.
For example, it WILL eventually go to that tab, but it will take a minute, and then nothing on the page will work for a minute, so on and so on. Sometimes a black screen will appear where the text should be. Sometimes it stays black, sometimes the page eventually loads. It was only one website so I thought maybe that page was having issues until today when it started happening on several other websites.
It's happening quite often and it's driving me crazy. I only had an error message once, early on when this started. Since then it just seems to lag and freeze, lag and freeze, over and over without giving me an error message until I get fed up and close out of it. Upon start up again, it works fine for a bit.
I don't use any toolbars. I updated Windows and my drivers. Computer has been restarted several times since this started.
I'd appreciate any suggestions!

Hello EMA1, try to run [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-using-safe-mode firefox in safe mode], works ?
If firefox in safe mode has the same behavior then, try to boot your win 8 computer in [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2809468/en-us Windows Safe Mode with network support] and check firefox again. Any luck ?
thank you

Photoshop Elements Help | Organize your photos in albums and album categories

This question was posted in response to the following article: http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop-elements/getting-started/create-albums-album-categories.h tml

I always learn so much by everyone's postings and your response. Thanks much!
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 08:23:30 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Photoshop Elements Help | Organize your photos in albums and album categories
    Re: Photoshop Elements Help | Organize your photos in albums and album categories
    created by dj_paige in Photoshop Elements - View the full discussion
I have now downloaded all the pictures in my camera directly into PSE Organiser. The pictures are all in folders listed by date the pictures were taken. Are they now safely housed in the PSE program?
PSE does not contain your photos. The photos are on your hard disk(s) somewhere, wherever they were put when they were moved from the camera to the hard disk (might be the default location chosen by PSE).
Can I delete the old Canon programs, which are still sitting on my Mac?
Yes
And if I want to back up on an external hard-drive, how do I do that? Just drag the whole lot across?
Your interest in making backups is to be commended.
There are many ways to make backups, including the way you just suggested. You can also create a backup using PSE (which I recommend) since it includes the photos and the very important catalog file. In PSE, File->Backup Catalog, and set the destination of the backup to your external HD. Remember to do this regularly.
Sometimes when I've used 'Smart Fix" or other tools in the Photo Fix toolbox, I'm not happy with the result. But how can I 'undo' a fix and revert to how it was before?
PSE should create a version set when you do any editing, including the Smart Fix. Thus, you just need to expand the version set (right-click on the photo) to see both the original and the Smart Fix. Then you can delete the Smart Fix version.
-- I want to create an album "Europe 2012", and within it categories for UK, France, Italy etc. But although I hit 'create album category' when Europe 2012 is highlighted, the category just attaches to the last listed album - something completely unrelated. How do I ensure categories are within the correct albums?
I'm going to strongly recommend you don't do this via albums (unless your intent is to share the contents of the albums online somehow, in which case use Albums). I recommend you use tags instead of albums for this purpose. You can create a tag called Europe under Places, and another tag under Europe called France. I would also recommend you not bother including year or other calendar information in the tag (or album) names. You want "Europe" as your tag, not "Europe 2012". Why? Because you can always segregate by year (or other calendar time period) using the PSE Timeline; there's no need to do extra work to segregate the tags by year (or other calendar time period).
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Does your Apple TV pop and crack during movie playback

Does your Apple TV pop and crack during movie playback

Welcome to the Apple Community.
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Does your Apple TV pop and crack during movie playback
No.
Does this occur with all content.

MacBook lagging and freezing

I have a MacBook Pro (Late 2011). Processor 2.7 GHz intel Core i7, memory 4GB.
I upgraded it with SSD and instead of CD-ROM I put my old Hard Drive. So now I have two hard drives. New SSD (samsung EVO) and old HDD. I installed OS x on new SSD and it's been running very smooth and fast.
Once, I dropped my mac from the couch and there was a beeping noise like a siren. I turned off the computer, then turned it on and it was working fine. Everything worked fine for 3-4 days.
Then, it started lagging. I constantly have a spinning wheel, macbook freezes, it is impossible to do anything even to write an email. Since I have two hard drives, I was able to boot my mac from the old hard drive and it wasn't lagging. Also, when I tried to access files from SSD it was freezing again. Therefore, I assumed that the problem is with the SSD. I tried reseting SMC , NVRAM, booting in safe mode, repairing hard drive, repairing permissions and stuff like that. NOTHING HELPS!! Also, the SMART status for SSD is Verified. Then I completely erased SSD and decided to reinstall OS x. I installed it, but even while installing I could tell it would be lagging, because it was so slow. And yes, after installation of OS x it lags, freezes and all I see is a spinning ball.
Also, I have another macbook pro. So I was able to take my SSD out and connect to another macbook. When I connected it, it worker perfectly on another macbook. So the issue is not with the SSD. Moreover, I connected the SSD from that macbook to my computer, in order to see if something wrong with other parts(not SSD). When I started my computer with another SSD, it wasn’t lagging or freezing, but I can notice that it is slower then it used to be and sometimes you can see spinning balls. However, it was working better. Booting time was also reduced. Then I tried to swap RAM, it didn’t give me any result.
Also, when I connect my SSD to my macbook it starts lagging and freezing again.
So RAM is not an issue. To summarise, the SSD that I thought is a problem, might not be an only issue. Since it was working perfectly fine on another macbook. Even though another SSD worked fine on my laptop, I could still see that it slower and less productive (spinning wheel). So, the issue might be with something else. And I have no idea what is it might be.

MrShaneTV wrote:
I have tried everything I could think of from running CCleaner make sure.
Third party 'cleaning' apps should be avoided. They will not help and all to often with hurt performance.
I have booted in safe boot and it seems to operate just fine there with no lagging.
That is a sign that you have a third party application that is affecting your system. Essentially you have to remove all of them and reinstall them individually until you identify the culprit. Down load Etrecheck and post the result and we may be able to speed up the process if it shows a possible candidate:
http://www.etresoft.com/etrecheck
Look at the relevant sections of these links:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1564?viewlocale=en_US
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3521
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3353
Also, have you opened Disk Utility>First Aid and run Verify and Repair?
Ciao.

Why is my ipod touch 5g lagging and freezing in Safari?

Especially when the webpage has pictures/photos/visuals/graphics, Safari lags and freezes hugely and is basically inoperable. I've tried resetting the device (holding home buttona and sleep button at same time until apple logo appears) but doesn't help. What's going on? I'm very dissapointed at Apple.

Try:
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Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Go to Settings>Safari and Dlete Cookies, Data and History
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes
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Why does my screen turn blue and freeze every time i try to plug in my 'mini display to hdmi' cable into my thunderbolt port in order to use an external monitor?

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<Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)>
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Do you have another HDMI display you can test against (your neighbor's HDMI capable TV).
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Iphone 5s lagging and freezing on ios 8.1.1

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If you did a restore as new and still have issues, it could be a hardware problem.
I would schedule an appointment with the Genius bar and take it in to Apple and have it looked at.
You don't have a hacked or jailbroken device?

I'm using firefox 1.0.6 on a Mac OSX 10.3. Firefox is crashing and freezing frequently. I've heard that My firefox version is too old to update and I also need a new computer. What can I do? Thanks.

I'm using firefox 1.0.6 on a Mac OSX 10.3. Firefox is crashing and freezing frequently. I've heard that My firefox version is too old to update and I should get a new computer. I can't upload art to my website. News articles freeze constantly. Firefox shuts down when I go to certain websites. What can I do? Thanks.

I'm using firefox 1.0.6 on a Mac OSX 10.3. Firefox is crashing and freezing frequently. I've heard that My firefox version is too old to update and I should get a new computer. I can't upload art to my website. News articles freeze constantly. Firefox shuts down when I go to certain websites. What can I do? Thanks.

My computer is lagging and freezing.

my computer is lagging and freezing continually. some times it is fine but most times it is lagging. it is a mid 2011 macbook pro.

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I don't think the computer might be running slow because of the Firefox.But If it's ,try uninstalling and then re-install the latest version of the Mozilla Firefox which can be got here https://download.mozilla.org/?product=firefox-stub&os=win&lang=en-US .

Verizon, Does YOUR equipment need service and upgrade? Not OURS? Please Help

Hello,
I used to have a pretty stable dial-up, then DSL, then DSL enhanced connection. But late this summer, my service has gotten horrible. In the evenings, I can get disconnected every 1 to 2 minutes or even get disconnected when I am trying to reconnect from the last disconnect.
I have a new modem/router from Verizon and have gone through all the standard troubleshooting suggestions given on this site.
I then began sifting through these forums and then posting about my difficulties.
Through the last several months it seems as though more people are complaining about the frequent internet slowdowns and disconnects. We've all been walked through the same steps.
Finally we are being told that these problems are happening during "high-traffic" times on the internet and nothing else is said.
I recently saw a post where a customer said they were told by a Verizon service technician that the problems are because Verizon's hardware needs to be upgraded to handle the larger amount of internet traffic.
I have rebooted and reset my modem many times. I've restarted my computer, run cleaning programs, cleared the DNS folder, and defragged. I've even changed the phone and Ethernet cables.
Verizon,
Will you please work on solutions on your end instead of saying everything is on OUR end?
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10.8.3 rendered my MBP to lag and freeze (and other issues)

Okay. I have a Macbook Pro 9,1 (non-retina, Mid-2012). After installing 10.8.3 through App Store, my computer begins to lag, and it would completely freeze in about 2 hours or so. It starts with one application 'not responding' and it would spread to other applications. When I try to Force Quit, that Force Quit window would freeze as well. None of my keyboard, track pad etc would work. I had to force shut down by holding the Power button.
I have done the following:
Restart
Restart with 'Reopen Windows when logging back in' off
SMC Reset
PRAM Reset
Hardware Test
Disk Permission Repair
Repair Disk
Reinstall OS
Reinstall using COMBO Update
fsck -fy in Single User Mode
I also checked the ~Library/Logs/Diagnostic Log and Uninstalled (with official uninstaller) EyeConnect (who crashed in the background for about 8 times during my 24hrs use of 10.8.3.)
While going through that list, I found issues in kernel_task taking up a lot of RAM (1+ GB in normal mode) (~400 GB in safe mode). The free RAM would also be miniscule just before the multiple freezes I had.
Booting through Safe mode, after about 2 minutes or so after boot, My RAM looks like this:
(No Free Space, Wired taking up 6GB...) The Animation would be very choppy and I would be using Nvidia Graphics Card (GT-650M) instead of Intel Graphics 4000, when nothing graphic intensive is up. Some Post floating in the Support Communities also mentioned how the VRAM for Intel Graphics 4000 shrunk from 512MB to 384MB. I think I have the same problem as well.
I've been to Apple Store/Genius Bar Twice: They basically said I should wipe the computer and hope for the best. They also checked my Hardware, and it seems alright.
I thought of rolling back to 10.8.2 through Time Machine, but for some reasons, my HDD (through Thunderbolt) would not mount when booted from the recovery partition. It's there in Disk Utility, just won't mount. When accessing the HDD through USB 3.0, my most recent back-ups are not present, with the most recent update from March 2nd. (March 3rd ~ March 18th Missing.)This shouldn't be the case, as I back up multiple times every day. I am also able to view the recent dates through Time Machine ('Enter Time Machine' from the menu bar).
I think the only thing left I could do would be Rolling back to March 2nd or Wiping my computer to factory settings. Both I'm quite reluctant to do so, for obvious reasons.
Hypothesis on the issue: I think it's the RAM management gone wrong, causing the computer to lag+freeze so much. I predict the wipe won't help much. But we won't know what will happen unless we do it, I guess...
Did I mention about the sleep problems I had before 10.8.3? I'll skip those since it's not fatal, but they're not resolved in 10.8.3 as well. I installed 10.8.3 hoping to solve those problems, only to get even more problems Help Please? Thanks!

Here are three of the better articles for performance problems:
Performance Guide
Why is my computer slow
Why your Mac runs slower than it should
While this Apple article is about batteries, it does have some suggestions for using Activity Monitor:
Battery – Runaway Applications Can Shorten Battery Time
Sleep problem - waking up or not sleeping?
Wakeup Computer
Sleep - Won’t

Firefox keeps crashing and freezing

I am using Windows 8.1. Firefox either crashes or freezes multiple times/day.
Here are my crash reports:
bp-18337875-8976-461a-918a-59d732150331 3/31/2015 2:56 PM
bp-19e8ab81-f42b-4974-bf1b-a1dc62150331 3/31/2015 11:07 AM
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bp-479e7f78-7a5f-4081-bc05-b3f6d2150329 3/28/2015 8:11 PM
bp-4441afd7-d529-494b-b919-ebb7c2150328 3/28/2015 6:35 PM
bp-2e054407-4708-4cc0-9135-8beaf2150328 3/28/2015 12:47 PM
bp-9a402d4e-1bf0-42d1-975c-31e2e2150328 3/27/2015 8:36 PM
bp-4a6427f7-f9d8-44a3-9f51-3f3962150328 3/27/2015 8:35 PM
bp-16db9a8b-ab92-452d-a1e8-0161f2150327 3/27/2015 5:26 PM
bp-abfc8d38-bcab-47be-808a-ab0d12150327 3/27/2015 11:45 AM
bp-cca2020b-5c5a-453e-b7d5-aff772150326 3/26/2015 6:18 PM
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bp-b0512e54-84c6-404c-8e5a-52b232150325 3/25/2015 10:36 AM
bp-444ca44a-6113-4c56-a290-629222150325 3/24/2015 11:23 PM
bp-42ca67be-65df-49cd-a25e-d05722150325 3/24/2015 8:44 PM
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bp-31ffb01c-a22f-4d67-b2ee-207f7349de64 2/28/2015 9:09 AM
I have tried to set these 2 plugins to Never Activate, but everytime Firefox is restarted, they re-activate:
Cisco OpenH264 Video Codec
Shockwave Flash 16.0 r0

The five most recent crashes are coded OOM or "out of memory". This doesn't mean literally that every byte of memory was used, but that Firefox wasn't able to get a block of memory from Windows that suited its needs at the time. Your system memory use percentages were 67-81%, which are getting up there, but probably the bigger issue is how fragmented memory can get if you use many programs and go a long time between shutdowns.
I can't tell from the crash reports what Firefox was doing at the time it ran into memory problems, and it looks like you didn't enter any comments. Hopefully if you restart Windows this won't recur right away, but if it does, could you keep track of what was happening at the time to see whether that identifies a pattern or culprit?

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