| Guide | Link | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| General Buying Tips | Here | General buying tips. Written in May 2007, includes all major components |
| DirectX 10.0 Information | Here | A full information thread and card recommendations on DirectX 10.0 |
| Cooling | Here | A very informative cooling guide for your PC |
| Firefox Customization | Here | My Firefox is better than yours! A comprehensive customization guide and recommended plugins |
| Power Supply Guide | Here | A guide on understanding power supplies and recommendations for certain budgets |
Before you all go crazy, this is a guide! The title is indeed true, but that's not the current objective. Firefox can be customized in SO many ways! I've decided to share some of my Firefox skills to you all! Starting from common commands to plug-ins you just HAVE to have.
i. Make Firefox Faster! Many of you know already, but to those who don't know, you can make Firefox run a lot quicker and using less memory by just editing a few lines in your config! It's not difficult, just follow these instructions and your Firefox will be faster:
Code:
- Type 'about:config' in the URL bar; - Set network.http.pipelining to true; - Set network.http.proxy.pipelining to true; - Set network.http.pipelining.maxrequests to a number around 30-50; (X requests at a time) - New > Integer. Call it nglayout.initialpaint.delay and set its value to 0. (This means it waits 0 seconds before loading)
- AdBlock - AdBlock allows you to block any images you want, which can make loading times quicker (Personal Note: Many of you are aware that I use these daily on most signatures, they work on anything and you should definitely use it on signatures that you hate, or even images);
- AdBlock Plus - AdBlock Plus utilizes features of AdBlock and does even more! Just has some more features and is more reliable, although I've yet to find a single fault with the original AdBlock;
- Filterset.G - This nifty little plug-in works along with AdBlock, and blocks annoying Google Sidebar images, stupid messages along the sides of webpages etc. Seriously increases loading time of some pages. Blocks most known ads automatically as soon as they are detected! Synchronizes with AdBlock;
- Menu Editor - Gives you the choice to customize how Firefox looks visually, see screenshots below for how I've done mine!
- Video Downloader - Allows you to download YouTube videos, Google videos, iFilm - you name it! An absolutely fantastic, must have add-on if you are a frequent online video user.
ii. Save Firefox windows and tabs! So many people do not do this and I have no idea why, when it saves SO much hassle! It really is easier than counting to 3, but so many people still do not do it! Save yourself time, and do this now if you haven't already:
Code:
- Tools > Options - Under 'When Firefox tarts', ensure it is set to 'Show my windows and tabs from last time'
With numerous more plug-ins available, you really can customize Firefox in so many ways! I recommend you try anything you like - worst case, you can always undo what you've done unless you've completely screwed Firefox! Although I'm sure if you post nicely here or in the tech section, someone will help you!
- The Adblocker.
Last edited by leetkyle (2007-06-28 08:01:17)
