Firefox Safe Mode
Recently I stumbled across Firefox Safe Mode. This is a great way of starting Firefox when you are having problems such as an extension that failed, etc.
From the website “Mozillazine“:
“Safe Mode is a debugging startup mode where all added extensions are disabled and the default theme and toolbar settings are used. Note, however, that all available plugins are used and any changes made to options and preferences remain in effect. In Firefox, Safe Mode includes troubleshooting options such as the ability to reset toolbars, bookmarks and preferences.”
Personally, I found it handy when I was watching Leo Laporte’s “Tech Guy” show on Twit.tv/live which shows a live video feed, via UStream, of Leo doing his radio show.
The video seemed to be causing a memory leak in Firefox as “ctrl-alt-delete” showed increasing memory usage for Firefox.
Finally I closed out and tried to restart twice with no luck. Then I clicked the Start menu, chose Programs and then Mozilla Firefox, which gives the options of starting Firefox or Firefox (Safe Mode).
This allowed me to restart and go back to UStream.
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