Firefox Trix
I. Speed-It-Up:
Write "about:config" in your address-bar and make some changes.
Use the filter to find the following variables:
1.) Set network.http.max-connections -> 96
+ Increase loading speed of multiple-tab bookmarks!
2.) Set network.http.max-connections-per-server -> 32
+ Faster browsing while downloading files from the page!
3.) Set network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server -> 8
+ When browsing through multiple pages of a site!
4.) Set network.http.pipelining -> true
+ Faster browsing if you have a slow connection!
5.) Set network.http.proxy.pipelining -> true
+ Faster browsing when using proxies!
6.) Set network.http.pipelining.ssl -> true
+ Some error handling for pipelining!
7.) Set network.http.pipelining.maxrequests -> 8 to 10
+ More requests = faster, but if any of those fail you'll get a small delay!
So dont push this one too far!
8.) Set browser.tabs.showSingleWindowModePrefs ?> true
9.) Set network.http.request.timeout ?> 300
10.) Set network.dns.disableIPv6 -> true
11.) R-Click somewhere on the config-screen, select New->Integer, name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set it to "0"!
12.) Lower Ram Usage:
a. Lower "browser.cache.disk.capacity" depending on your local RAM! Try 15000 if you have 512MB-1Gb RAM.
b. R-Click -> New-> Boolean. Name it "config.trim_on_minimize" and set it to true. This will lower the ram usage when Firefox is minimized!
Lastly restart Firefox so the settings can come into effect!
II. Tips, Tricks and some other Functions:
1.) Private Browsing:
The new Firefox has a private Browsing function! Just press Ctrl + Shift + P to access it... But attention its not like a proxy; this function only prevents Firefox from saving any data (history, cookies...) to the local machine!
This can come in handy on sites like MegaVideo ;P
2.) Shortcuts:
a. Keyboard Shortcuts ->
* Ctrl + T ? Open a new tab
* Ctrl + Tab ? Next tab
* Ctrl + 1-9 ? Jump to a specific tab
* Ctrl + W -- Close the current tab
* Ctrl + N ? Open a new window
* Alt + Home ? Go to your home page
* Ctrl + R ? Refresh the current page. F5 also works
* Ctrl + A - Select all text in the focused page element
* Ctrl + Shift + R ? Refresh the current page after flushing its current cache
* Ctrl + F ? Find specific text in the current page. You can also use /
* Ctrl + D ? Bookmark the current page
* Spacebar ? Scroll a page down
* Shift + Spacebar ? Scroll a page up
* Ctrl + K ? Put the cursor in the search field
* Ctrl + L ? Put the cursor in the location bar
b. Mouse Shortcuts ->
* Shift + L-Click (link) - Open links in a new window
* Ctrl + L-Click (link) - Open links in a new tab
* M-Click (link) - Open links in a new tab
* M-Click (tab) - Close a tab
* Shift + Scrolling - Move through your history
* Ctrl + Scrolling - Change text size of a page
3.) Favicon:
The favicon is the little icon left from your address-bar and it really made me wonder why Firefox lets you access saved passwords and cookies so easily..
Just L-Click it -> More Information and voilla you can not only see passwords and cookies which were saved from the current site, but every damn site you ever browsed oO Hacking your mates accounts? No problem with that!
4.) Google Bot: (not firefox related but cool)
Ever wanted to see the web out of the perspective from a Google Bot? Many sites which are only accessible with a registration let Google Bots look around so they can get more hits.. So why not pretend to be one? Here is what you have to do:
a. Create a file named: Useragent.reg
b. Paste this into it:
Code:
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\*********\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent]
@=?Googlebot/2.1***8243;
?Compatible?=?+
http://www.googlebot.com/bot.html?
c. Double-Click to register it
d. Restart your PC
5.) *Quicktip: Saving your FireFox session for the next time!
So you got like 50 tabs open, but you have to restart/shutdown your PC.
No problem! Just open taskmanager and kill the process firefox.exe.. everything will be restored on your next session
What to do if you have mutliple FireFox windows open? Taskmanager -> R-Click on process -> End Process Tree
6.) Javascripts:
Some cool Javascript codes you can have fun with a minute or two ;P Just copy them in your address bar and press Enter.
a. Lord of the Web:
Code:
javascript:document.body.contentEditable='true'; document.designMode='on'; void 0
b. The big Wheel (go to a site with many pictures for this):
Code:
javascript:R=0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300; y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI=document.getElementsByTagName("img"); DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0; i-DIL; i++){DIS=DI[ i ].style; DIS.position='absolute'; DIS.left=(Math.sin(R*x1+i*x2+x3)*x4+x5)+"px"; DIS.top=(Math.cos(R*y1+i*y2+y3)*y4+y5)+"px"}R++}setInterval('A()',5); void(0);
c. The Calculator:
Code:
javascript: alert("PI =~ "+(1.771*(3.559/2.0065)));
d. Source Grabber:
Code:
javascript: var x = window.open(); x.document.write(document.childNodes[1].innerHTML.replace(new RegExp(/</g), "<").replace(new RegExp(/>/g), ">"))
III. Addons and other Extension:
1.) SkipScreen:
SkipScreen is a free Firefox add-on that skips the clicking and waiting on sites like RapidShare, Megaupload, Mediafire, zShare, and more! A nice little time-saver!
2.) CookiePie:
This extension lets you maintain different cookies storage in different tabs/windows, so you can logon multiple times ate the same site!
3.) ReadItLater:
Name says it all... if you are like me with at least 50 tabs opened at the same time and you lack multi-threading this tool can come in handy!
4.) DownThemAll:
Powerful download manager with many features.
5.) KeepTube:
I know there are a 1000 ways and more to download stuff from Youtube, but this one is very easy and fast.
6.) Adblock Plus:
Who isn't pissed if suddenly 3 porn ads open and "Hot Sandy" wants to chat with you? Well probably those with a strong right arm..
others should download this plugin to keep annoying adverts and popups from you!
7.) Firebug +
HttpFox:
Very useful if you want to analyze a page... using them for years now for the easy stuff.. so no need for wireshark or other bad softwares!
8.) StumbleUpon:
Its not about the addon, its about the service the webpage offers. Just create an account, set your preferences and start browsing cool stuff!
9.) Greasemonkey:
Allows you to customize any webpage.
Site with useful scripts:
Greasemonkey Scripts
All scripts:
Userscripts.org