You have to know that “About:config” page lets you change almost every aspect of how Firefox functions. Going through and explaining what every preference does would not only be an impossible task, but also unnecessary since most people are happy with the default settings. There are, however, a few settings that we think are essential [...]
When Firefox 3 was first released, one of the new features was the option to associate html protocols with web applications, such as launching a webmail service when clicking a “mailto:” link. Unfortunately, at the time of launch, only Yahoo’s mail client was officially supported, and users had to either use extensions or manipulate some [...]
If you are tired to see how your computer starts to slow down after you’ve been using Firefox for a while, I’m going to teach you how to reduce the amount of memory that Firefox is allowed to use for caching. You can also set Firefox to ensure that when you minimize it, Firefox will [...]
I have been asked in comments to other articles, but also in person, whether it is possible to restore Firefox default settings: if you have tweaked your about:config page to speed your browser up, or simply installed an add-on that messed up your configuration, Firefox 3 has a simple method to restore all default settings [...]
Many people have updated to Firefox 3 since the Download Day 2008, which went so good actually, placing Firefox into the World Guinness Records. Photo Credit: Gary Tamin – Edited by Nicolo’ Canali De Rossi You have may noticed many changes from the previous version, specially the address bar, and many people have asked me [...]
Safe mode is a great thing to use when your Windows OS is encountering problems or simply won’t run properly. It is simplified version of your operating system, that disable many function, letting you edit and adjust what is wrong. But did you know that Firefox has its own safe mode? Photo Credit: Thiago Miqueias [...]
Firefox has a really useful built-in dictionary that underlines a misspelled word, so you can see at a glance whenever you have typed something wrong. But you might have noticed that when you type a wrong word into the email subject (in Gmail for example) or any single line element, it doesn’t work. Yes, the [...]
Do you make a lot of researches on the Internet, maybe on websites that are not major search engines like Google or Yahoo, and you want to speed up the search process? Photo Credit: Davide Guglielmo – Edited by Nicolo’ Canali De Rossi In Firefox you can type in the address box the name of [...]
Sometimes we all need to convert some files in other formats for compatibility reasons. There are millions of programs that allow you to convert any type of document from a format to any other. Photo Credit: Nicolo’ Canali De Rossi And there are also many web-based services that allow you to change any file’s format [...]
Every browser out there gives you the possibility to have a home page loaded automatically every time you open it. If you are someone who doesn’t like to wait very much, or just someone who likes to optimize his time this is the perfect solution for you. Photo Credit: Nicolò Canali De Rossi With Firefox [...]
