Mozilla Firefox Version 38.0 Released with Security Updates

Despite the updates this year, my Firefox has been VERY VERY slow on my Windows 7 64, since they did a major update in January, to the point I must restart with addons disabled 95% of the time now, particularly if I go to Facebook. I don't use more than the average amount of addons, either.

I've tried using Javascript editors like "Firebug", but don't really understand how to repair anything, not having the experience, sigh......
 
Hi, DKW3.

You might want to try about:addons-memory to see if there is a particular add-on that is using a lot of memory. After installing it, just enter about:addons-memory in a new tab.
 
Mozilla sent Version 38.0.5 to the release channel. This is a minor update that includes a couple of fixes and the integration of the "Pocket" add-on. An existing Pocket account or a Firefox account is required to use the feature.

What’s New

  • New -- Keep track of articles and videos with Pocket
  • New -- Clean formatting for articles and blog posts with Reader View
  • New -- Share the active tab or window in a Hello conversation
  • Fixed -- A race condition that would cause Firefox to stop painting when switching tabs (bug 1067470)
  • Fixed -- Fixed graphics performance when using the built-in VGA driver on Windows 7 (Bug 1165732)

Release notes for Firefox 38.0.5
 
via siljaline: How to disable Pocket in Firefox - gHacks Tech News.

I agree completely with the quote below from the above article:

There seems to be a disparity between what Mozilla does and what Firefox users want, and the integration of Pocket is just the latest feature that highlights that.
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If you elect to go the route of editing about:config, I suggest also toggling browser.pocket.useLocaleList to false
 

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