FIREFOX ON SPEED: Firefox Speed Tweak

[firerock]

Wow, another great option for the tabbed browsing! Thanks!

 

[papaschtroumpf]

I don;t think that using the about:config dialog changes the user.js (I haven't checked).
I beleive that the user.js gets maintained when you upgrade, but settings you change in the about:config get reset.

 

[ski2slow]

This is great! This makes Firefox even better.

 

[chiragp]

Awesome, Thanks !!

 

[machintos]

I get 404 error page??

 

[ChoppedBroccoli]

Originally posted by: faboloso112
im a firefox lover but i still enjoy maxthon a little bit more....kinda wish there was a patch like this for maxthon...if both maxthon and opera had such patches.........well then its goodbye M$ and IE

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure Opera has this feature built-in...no patch needed:

Opera screenshot


Nevertheless, cool mod for a cool browser....


OPERA / FIREFOX >>> IE !

 

[NoToRiOuS1]

i think ill give opera a try then...i haven't done so yet...

 

[NoToRiOuS1]

hmmm opera seems to have a pretty nice interface...i likes....i likes a lot...but i think ill stick w/ firefox for the time being...the hell w/ maxthon and IE.

 

[bob4432]

nice

 

[ttlntl]

Originally posted by: kaborka

Originally posted by: faboloso112
on a side note...help me out ppl...whenever i click on a link, i want firefox to open up a new tabbed window...not a whole new firefox window...i looked in the options menu and changed some of the settings but im still having problems. can someone tell me where i can change the settings so that the links open up as tabs and not as a seperate window? i know this is off topic but any help would be appreciated.

Click on the link using the middle button on your mouse, this will open a new tab for you.

 

[ChoppedBroccoli]

Originally posted by: faboloso112
hmmm opera seems to have a pretty nice interface...i likes....i likes a lot...but i think ill stick w/ firefox for the time being...the hell w/ maxthon and IE.

You can't really go wrong with Opera or Firefox, both are great browsers. Choose whatever fits your needs best.

 

[NoToRiOuS1]

thanks ttlntl and everyone who helped me figure out how to get firefox working the way i like it.

as of right now im kinda stuck between firefox and opera...ill give it a few weeks and see which works out better for me.

 

[jdiddy]

This is nice thanks, good looking out.

 

[jagec]

or just type "about:config" into a blank browser window, and change them yourself.

 

[Dan2]

holy crap very nice find.. another reason firefox > IE

I've had my IE doing this for years now.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:00000064
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:00000064

 

[Antoneo]

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: bigboxes
Well, this post convinced me to finally try another browser out (other than IE). Not sure what the final verdict will be but I am initially pleased and am in the tweaking mode. Just applied the patch and things are loading much faster. Thanks OP! w00t!

You can do it in IE too.

?? Where's the option to do so or is it an obscure tweak?

 

[Dan2]

See the post right above this yours, where I put the exact registry key/value.

 

[Abhi]

nice

 

[NoToRiOuS1]

despite that fact that you can do the same tweak for IE...it lacks the tabbed browsing and isn't it not so secure w/ so many flaws that are found in it...but hey...to each his own...whatever floats your boat...just my 2 cents...

 

[cirthix]

Originally posted by: yapagaldil
man this works like charm... thanx a lot.

 

[MrNutz]

Originally posted by: Dan2

holy crap very nice find.. another reason firefox > IE

I've had my IE doing this for years now.

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"=dword:00000064
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"=dword:00000064

Me too... But with all of the IE exploits, its just plain stupid to use IE unless you have to.

 

[dman]

Originally posted by: faboloso112
despite that fact that you can do the same tweak for IE...it lacks the tabbed browsing and isn't it not so secure w/ so many flaws that are found in it...but hey...to each his own...whatever floats your boat...just my 2 cents...

I use the free IE add-on, "Maxthon" (used to be MyIE2 and was very similar to CoolBrowser but has since grown and added many new features) Link, adds tab browsing, inline ad and popup filtering, plus much much more. Still has the risks that IE has (since it uses the IE engine), but, I keep up to date thus so far not a problem. The plus is that sites that are IE friendly only, such as some banking sites, still work fine.

If you like Firefox or Opera or whatever, there's no reason why you can't install this one too. No spyware/adware. I may retry Firefox again, seems like it's pretty solid nowadays.

 

[kreb]

thanks OP

 

[vnw98]

what a great patch. I love mozilla firefox, and now its even better.

 

[IsoLate]

Originally posted by: fallenangel99

get the Adblock extension, install it, restart firefox.. now whenever you go to any website with ads (flash, etc), you will see a 'Adblock' light grey-tab above the window. Click on the and you can block it =)

It is really nice, the pages look nicer without the crappier ads

Yeah, it really puts a kink in those party poker ads to your left.