Thanks for the memory manager links, Kevin. I'll check them out. Any ideas about the sidebars in other browsers? Phil On 25 October 2011 12:09, Kevin Ross <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Phil, > > Most modern browsers are memory hogs, these days.  A lot of it has to > do with the Page Tabs.  The more you open, the more memory you use ! > > I have 2Gb of on-board memory and still have issues, so I use a Memory > Manager called CleanMem, which sits in my Tray.  I double click on > many times during the day and it releases unused memory.  Works very > well.  using Process Explorer, I can see the Firefox memory usage grow > and, when I click on CleanMem, the memory usage drops significantly. > I incorporated this on a work-mates computer as it only has 1Gb of > on-board memory and it allowed her to work. > > Just a suggestion... > > CleanMem Free > http://www.pcwintech.com/cleanmem > > Process Explorer (Microsoft / Free) > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653 >