Social Media  Slow Computer? It May be Your Web Browser
microsoft-chrome-600It's frustrating when your computer slows
down. Oftentimes this happens when a program utilizes too many
resources, like memory or the CPU.  But increasingly, web
browsers like Internet Explorer, Safari, Firefox and Chrome are
to blame. Determining what resources your browser is using can
help you eliminate the resource hogs and return your computer to
the performance you once had.  Why Do Certain Browsers Run Slow?
Web browsers can display many pages in separate tabs. And web
pages have increased in complexity to run powerful sites such as
Gmail or YouTube. Most browsers also support "extensions" or
"plugins" that add features like password management, ad
blocking and social network notifications.  Increasing the load
even more, each tab and every extension uses its own portion of
computer memory, often called a "sandbox." This prevents malware
on a web page from accessing other resources in your browser.
And if one process crashe