Firefox 4 slow loading Cityville in Facebook - how to speed up?

Running Windows 7 and Avast Free V6. With Firefox 3, my wife was able to load up the Cityville game in Facebook very quickly. When we upgraded to Firefox 4 it takes ages to load the game. I have reverted to Firefox 3 until we can resolve the problem.
There are lots of mentions of being able to customise the security settings for web sites but I can not see anything that would see to help in this situation.

Please perform the standard diagnostic in the first instance. See: [[Basic Troubleshooting]]
Also, outdated plugins can contribute to this kind of problem. A visit to the [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/ Plugins Check] page is well worthwhile, particularly since old plugins can expose your system to attacks. For example, see these advisories which relate to Adobe apps. 
* http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-12.html 
* http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb11-08.html 
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Then there are the junk apps that come bundled with 'free' software. Take a look at this article if you have a chat client called '''Digsby '''installed then it's using your system resources for its own purposes: [http://lifehacker.com/5336382/digsby-joins-the-dark-side-uses-your-pc-to-make-money Digsby Uses Your PC to Make Money]
Here's a list of junk software which gets installed if you don't opt out before clicking "Next" to run the installation: [http://malwarebulletin.com/2011/02/11/calendar-of-updates/installers-hall-of-shame-unwanted-add-on-via-calendar-of-updates/ Junk software]
Do you have the Ask Toolbar installed? Check in Add-ons | Extensions. How did you get that you ask? It's easy, you were too intent on clicking "Next" and didn't notice the opt out provision. See screenshot.
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Attachments:
Scope.zip ‏199 KB

Thank you for your replies so far!
LV_Pro,
I agree it is a bit silly to plot more than 2000 points. I will change this. But even without a graph, the consumer loop seems to be unable to handle the speed.
tst,
1. Ok, I will change this
2. Thank you for pointing this out. I implemented your technique and have some increased performance.
Still not the speed I would expect from LabView. The system is 'stable' with a sample rate up to 100 Hz, increasing this makes my queue overflow.
I must be doing something else wrong... Anymore ideas?
Latest version of program in attachment.
Attachments:
Scope 1.zip ‏211 KB

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