Archive for November, 2007

Firefox performing better on Linux

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

In March, I wrote about Firefox’s woeful performance with some javascript heavy sites. I am happy to say, Firefox is performing much better on these sites now that I have upgraded to Gutsy Gibson and Firefox was upgraded. This contrasts with the fact that Firefox seems to be crashing a lot more on […]

Disable Firebug for Gmail

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

Had an interesting message come up while using Gmail - Disable firebug:

The logging of the Ajax calls seems to be slowing Gmail down according to Google, not that I have noticed any performance issues. The interesting thing to me is, how do they know I am using Firebug? I looked at Firefox’s user agent via […]

Catch - Seafood Restaurant in Castro District, San Francisco

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

It is pure Castro, with a thriving gay clientèle, nice ambiance and a good mix of moderately priced food – with a focus on seafood obviously. After calamari and olives for an appetizer, I went with the Seafood stew and Gunjan had a shrimp plate. We wanted to stay and enjoy a couple of drinks […]

Akiko’s Sushi Bar - Japanese Restaurant in San Francisco

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

A very small and affordable sushi joint located in the Financial district. The food was good, the service polite and with a bill under $25, I was very happy with my choice. Space is very limited, with total seating probably around 10 people. Very reasonable sushi combinations – trying to add some vegetables to the […]

E Tutto Qua - Italian Restaurant in San Francisco

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

We stopped into Enrico’s, a “San Francisco tradition”, but were not that impressed with the menu and after a beer walked up the street to E Tutto Qua. The friendly Italian wait staff welcomed us in and we had a great meal and a nice bottle of wine. After consulting the waiter about their […]