OT: Firefox annoyance

Sorry for the off-topic post but I didn't get much help on the Mozillazine forums.
Firefox 2.0.0.3, Windows XP/2003 with the Tab Mix Plus extension
After FF is running for a while, I find that it takes longer and longer to popup a new window. This is getting to be very annoying. I usually resort to IE Tab or IE View extensions just to speed things up a little.
My Tab Mix Plus settings are as shown in http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=63cx6i1
Where this affects APEX is that all popup LOV windows and item help popup windows take a excruciatingly long time to popup.
Help?
Thanks

Hello,
Think it might be any of these, http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs#Hang_after_prolonged_or_extensive_use
Carl

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