One of the reasons that I first switched my main browser from Internet Explorer to Firefox was speed. There were certainly some other issues, too, but I spend a lot of time on the Internet for both business and personal reasons and a fast-loading browser makes a big difference.
Several months ago with the release of version 3, I noticed that Firefox seemed to be slowing down – at least on the machines that I use. At first, I thought that it might be related to the number of add-ons and...