I’ve become fed up with Firefox’s memory leak problem.  Most of us have seen the browser occupying upwards of 1GB, but even today’s offense of just 461MB (5 tabs open) was the final nail in the coffin.  Taking recommendations from co-workers and friends, I installed Google Chrome.  It’s lightning fast.  The transition process was smooth and painless — bookmarks, browsing history, and saved passwords were all migrated.  I’m excited to see how the browser integrates with Google’s online services (e.g. bookmark sync)

Don’t get me wrong, I love Firefox and once touted it as the best thing to happen to the Internet since broadband came out.  Too bad the rest of my system slows to the point where I’m experiencing issues with basic keyboard and mouse input.  I know I’ll have to come back to Firefox every now and then because of the developer toolbar, but it’s no longer my default browser.  Did I mention that Chrome is fast?