CibbuanoModifying Firefox for performance
February 4th 2009 01:06
Double the speed of Firefox!
This is an article by James Poling on tweaking Firefox to perform a little faster. You have to go into about:config to make it happen, which might be a little intimidating for new users, but it's really easy to do.
The best thing is that these tweaks force Firefox to dump some memory when it's minimized, which means it's easier than every to multitask - just leave Firefox open, then, when you want to use a memory intensive program, just minimize it and get the memory back!
Switch to Swiftfox!
If you'd rather not monkey around with settings, you can simply install Swiftfox, which is what I use.
Swiftfox is a Firefox build that has been custom tweaked for your processor, with all the speed settings already set. I just checked my settings, and they line up nicely with the post from James Poling.
15 Firefox Tips
Also bundled with speed settings, this post comes with some slick info on mouse and keyboard shortcuts, which are handy.
For example, pressing space while viewing a page will page down, while Shift Space will page up. Isn't that handy?
With the mouse, pressing Ctrl and scrolling the wheel will magnify and shrink the page on your screen, allowing even the most myopic user to see pages of text in glorious zoom!
Unfortunately, once you've read a few of these, there aren't that many tricks left... here's one more page, though:
If you want a few more tips, check out About.com's page on Firefox Tips for Power Users.
Ok - so we're tired of keyboard shortcuts and decreasing RAM allowances... what's left? What else can Firefox do to enhance our web experience?
Top 10 Firefox Extensions!
Yes! Extensions! The one feature that keeps Firefox users sticking around, even as the latest version takes up 150 MB and uses up 95% of my CPU! What's it doing?
Extensions are small add-ons, usually written by third-parties, that extend Firefox to allow new features. There are so many extensions out there, but a few good ones are Flashgot, which makes downloading even easier, and Yubnub, which replaces your list of search engines with a Swiss Army knife of ingenuous ingenuity.
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Janet - Firefox is a free internet browser, meant to compete with Internet Explorer. If you're tired of using IE, give Firefox a try!