I swear, I was about to buy a new motherboard and/or reinstall everything. Firefox was working fine except for one tiny problem. Just a little one. Not a big deal. Every minute or so, it would hang. No click response, no keyboard recognition, the digital equivalent of a chunk of rock.
Yeah, only a little annoying when you’re, say, typing. Or testing a web app. Or, you know, using the Internet.
I tried everything - reinstalled, disabled all of my beloved plugins, nothing would work.
Until I disabled Norton Antivirus.
The app hasn’t stalled in hours.
What good is a security product when it prevents you from enjoying the stuff it’s protecting? I could make an antivirus product like that - I’ll call it “big tank of water” and it’ll be just what it sounds like. You won’t be able to do much, but you’ll be safe from viruses.
I’ve been running pretty much unprotected for years, and this is the only computer that has antivirus software installed (sorry, “had”). I did it in a moment of weakness when this was my primary company computer, but you know what, I think I’ll take my chances with regular backups from now on.
Update: well, my success was short-lived, and the problems have returned. Thankfully, it looks like Flock doesn’t have any of these problems, and I’ve been looking for an excuse to play with it since I saw Will present at a DemoCamp eons ago, so I win!
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