Archive for January, 2009
Speed Up Firefox (Linux Only)
Here is another tip for Linux users only by Andrei.
Speed up Firefox by mounting the profile in tmpfs
tmpfs is a virtual, RAM-backed filesystem. It’s lightning-fast, but since it’s RAM-backed, any file written to tmpfs uses precious memory while it’s there, and the entire contents of the virtual partition are lost on shutdown or crash. The good news is that these detriments can be minimized, making tmpfs a viable choice for your profile directory. This document gives some tips on how to mount your Firefox profile in a tmpfs partition while minimizing the downsides of tmpfs.
Speed Up Firefox 3
Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 two biggest things that jump out right off the bar is the addition of private browsing and the new Trace Monkey JavaScript engine.
Trace Monkey is available in Firefox 3 but has to be enabled, now with 3.1 it is on by default. The time it takes to render pages with 3.1 is a considerably boost from previous Firefox versions. Continue Reading
FavBrowser.com 2.21
Just a minor update to increase your browsing experience.
Archives were moved from sidebar to a separate page and now can be found in the top navigation.
Also, I am considering to re-enable related posts plugin. Let me know what you think about that.
Loading ...Video: How to Disable Firefox 3 Extensions Compatibility Check
If you’re like me, you probably lost a few extensions during the upgrade to Firefox 3 because the original author simply disappeared and never updated his extensions, or perhaps you came up against a problem and all the solutions seem to point towards an extension incompatible with Firefox 3.
In either case, it’s very annoying not to be able to install or use the extensions that you want/need. This is when disabling the add-on compatibility check comes in handy. All it takes is adding one entry into your about:config, which I’ll show you in the video/steps below. Continue Reading
Web Browsers Security Handbook
Now here is something quite informative. Browser Security Handbook published by Google.
As Google explains, the document is meant to provide web application developers, browser engineers, and information security researchers with a one-stop reference to key security properties of contemporary web browsers.
The following browsers are included: Continue Reading
Tweet Directly From Opera’s Address Bar
Dustin Wilson, also known as Khadgar in the MyOpera community has been able to tweet by configuring Opera.
First you have to configure it by adding the data URI:
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5 Reasons People Still Use Internet Explorer 6
Here is an article by Yarden on why people are still using old Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 version.
To sum it up:
They Don’t Know What a Browser Is
They Don’t Know That There Are Alternative Browsers
They Are Afraid Of Change Continue Reading
Entering the Year 2009 with FavBrowser.com
Happy New Year!
I have some great news for you. Now you will see even more quality posts here. Why? Because there will be more than just a one poster. Want more tips, video tutorials, anything else? Well, here you go. You got it :-)
To Anthony D: please contact me via contact form again, as the email you had provided doesn’t exists (typo I guess).
