Use a 64-Bit PC? Instead of Firefox, Try Waterfox 9.0 - readingharays

Earlier this year I wrote around Pale Moon, a version of Mozilla's popular Firefox web browser that's optimized for extra cannonball along on Windows.

Besides its concentrate on speed, another interesting difference in Pale Moon is that it's available in a 64-bit version, where Firefox is non–at least non with an formally subsidised release.

Users of 64-bit machines also get another option, however, and that's Waterfox, a version of Firefox that's optimized for speed along 64-bit systems. Along with unlikely week's Firefox 9 release, the Waterfox project free version 9.0 of its own software.

Ready for a run-downwards? Hera are some of the key features Waterfox offers.

'Further Carrying into action Increases'

Waterfox bills itself Eastern Samoa a high-performance web browser based happening Firefox that's made specifically for 64-bit systems and optimized for speed.

Users on older systems will find that the 64-snatch browser loads faster and is much more amenable than 32-flake Firefox, the project says, while along newer ironware, Waterfox allows users to enjoy their systems' full potential.

"In benchmarks, the 64-bit variant of Firefox outperforms the 32-number variant," according to the Waterfox website. "Besides because this variant is being built specifically for Windows, there might constitute further performance increases."

Add-ons are in full supported, and major plug-ins such Eastern Samoa Adobe brick Flash, Sun Java, and Microsoft Silverlight completely have supported 64-bit binaries available, the project notes.

A Free Download

Pursual last workweek's release of Firefox 9, Waterfox 9.0 made its personal administrative unit debut complete with the improved JavaScript performance and former improvements Mozilla's new browser brought to the table.

Also enclosed were or s Waterfox-proper updates, however, including a littler set of final code.

Users of Waterfox must have Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Software packag (x64) installed. That software on with Waterfox 9.0 and its associated plug-Immigration and Naturalization Service are available gratis connected the Waterfox download page.