FireFox tweaks that will DOUBLE your browsing speed!!
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Firefox users take note: You need to do this. Now. As in, this instant. More savvy users are probably already familiar with editing Firefox?s configuration file but whether you?re a computer rookie or a seasoned veteran, Gnoted has issued a handful of tweaks that really get Firefox cooking. As much as we all love the fox, it can get a bit slow on occasion - especially if you?re like us and have 35 open tabs spread across four windows at any given time. By tweaking the way Firefox handles some caching functions, you can dramatically improve page load speed and even prevent Firefox from hogging your system resources while minimized. If you don?t currently have any experience playing with your configuration file, don?t be scared. Just follow the simple instructions, take your time and if you want a security blanket to squeeze, jot down each setting before you change it so you can always restore the default configuration if need be. So without further ado, hit the jump and get tweaking - just remember to restart Firefox when you?re done.
Reduce the amount of RAM Firefox uses for its cache feature
1. Type ?about:config? (no quotes) in the adress bar in the browser.
2. Find ?browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewer?
3. Set it?s value to ?0?;(Zero)
Increase the Speed at Which Firefox loads pages
1. Type ?about:config? into the address bar and hit Enter.
(Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.)
2. Alter the entries as follows:
Set ?network.http.pipelining? to ?true?
Set ?network.http.proxy.pipelining? to ?true?
Set ?network.http.pipelining.maxrequests? to some number like 10.
This means it will make 10 requests at once.
3. Lastly, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it ?nglayout.initialpaint.delay? and set its value to ?0?;.(Zero)
This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives. If you?re using a broadband connection you?ll load pages faster now.
Optionally (for even faster web browsing) here are some more options for your about:config (you might have to create some of these entries by Right Click ?> New? > Interger or String
network.dns.disableIPv6: set ?false?
?content.notify.backoffcount?: set ?5?; (Five)
?plugin.expose_full_path?: set ?true?.
?ui.submenuDelay?: set ?0; (zero)
Reduce RAM usage to 10MB when Firefox is minimized:
This little hack will drop Firefox?s RAM usage down to 10 Mb when minimized:
1. Open Firefox and go to the Address Bar. Type in about:config and then press Enter.
2. Right Click in the page and select New -> Boolean.
3. In the box that pops up enter ?config.trim_on_minimize?. Press Enter.
4. Now select True and then press Enter.
5. Restart Firefox.
Reduce the amount of RAM Firefox uses for its cache feature
1. Type ?about:config? (no quotes) in the adress bar in the browser.
2. Find ?browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewer?
3. Set it?s value to ?0?;(Zero)
Increase the Speed at Which Firefox loads pages
1. Type ?about:config? into the address bar and hit Enter.
(Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.)
2. Alter the entries as follows:
Set ?network.http.pipelining? to ?true?
Set ?network.http.proxy.pipelining? to ?true?
Set ?network.http.pipelining.maxrequests? to some number like 10.
This means it will make 10 requests at once.
3. Lastly, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it ?nglayout.initialpaint.delay? and set its value to ?0?;.(Zero)
This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives. If you?re using a broadband connection you?ll load pages faster now.
Optionally (for even faster web browsing) here are some more options for your about:config (you might have to create some of these entries by Right Click ?> New? > Interger or String
network.dns.disableIPv6: set ?false?
?content.notify.backoffcount?: set ?5?; (Five)
?plugin.expose_full_path?: set ?true?.
?ui.submenuDelay?: set ?0; (zero)
Reduce RAM usage to 10MB when Firefox is minimized:
This little hack will drop Firefox?s RAM usage down to 10 Mb when minimized:
1. Open Firefox and go to the Address Bar. Type in about:config and then press Enter.
2. Right Click in the page and select New -> Boolean.
3. In the box that pops up enter ?config.trim_on_minimize?. Press Enter.
4. Now select True and then press Enter.
5. Restart Firefox.
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Originally Posted by PraiseTheLowered' post='777363' date='Jan 26 2009, 09:47 AM
google chrome?
Truth be told it's by far not as customizable as Firefox but in most areas is faster. The other downside of Safari is that in Windows it acts a bit worse than in OSX (doh! Windows) So that might suck for Windows Users. In OSX Safari is fantastic !!
But if you want to try one of the fastest browsers out there (side by side with Safari) you may want to try Opera 9. It's almost as customizable as Firefox but it's very very fast.
Google chrome is still underdeveloped.
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Originally Posted by rsyed' post='777459' date='Jan 26 2009, 03:53 PM
I dont know what I did wrong, but the settings above have slowed down firefox bigtime...
I don't know what precisely each mod does but i think that if it really made firefox faster without compromising anything the developers would have made those changes themselves. Just my 02.
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Originally Posted by BetterMakeWay' post='777426' date='Jan 26 2009, 02:56 AM
Safari ?
Truth be told it's by far not as customizable as Firefox but in most areas is faster. The other downside of Safari is that in Windows it acts a bit worse than in OSX (doh! Windows) So that might suck for Windows Users. In OSX Safari is fantastic !!
But if you want to try one of the fastest browsers out there (side by side with Safari) you may want to try Opera 9. It's almost as customizable as Firefox but it's very very fast.
Google chrome is still underdeveloped.
Truth be told it's by far not as customizable as Firefox but in most areas is faster. The other downside of Safari is that in Windows it acts a bit worse than in OSX (doh! Windows) So that might suck for Windows Users. In OSX Safari is fantastic !!
But if you want to try one of the fastest browsers out there (side by side with Safari) you may want to try Opera 9. It's almost as customizable as Firefox but it's very very fast.
Google chrome is still underdeveloped.
+1 on the Opera 9 browser. It also saves your bookmarks online so you can access it to any computer with Opera browser!
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sweet..i will dyno my firefox next week
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