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Adapted from The Mozilla.org Thread, Everything Firefox, Mozilla and Thunderbird related on the OCAU forums. Due to the fluid nature of Wikis, content found here won't always match that in the forum thread.
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Downloads
- Firefox
- Mozilla
- Thunderbird (Email Software)
Helpful Links
Here are some helpful links:
Firefox
- Why You Should Switch to the Mozilla Firefox browser
- 13 Reasons To Use Firefox Over IE
- Myths regarding Firefox
- Firefox Roadmap
- FAQ
- Tips & Tricks
- Extensions
- Themes
- Plugin FAQs etc.
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Mouse Shortcuts
- Configurable Security Policies
Mozilla
Thunderbird
- Why You Should Use the Mozilla Thunderbird E-mail Program
- Thunderbird Roadmap
- FAQ
- Tips & Tricks
- Extensions
- Themes
- Keyboard Shortcuts
- Mouse Shortcuts
Firefox Tweaks
"Here are some tweaks which I have found improves the browsing speed etc. of Firefox." - Hari
Go to about :config (remove the space it should be one word) in the address bar then change the following settings.
- browser.download.manager.openDelay = 0
- network.http.max-connections = 32
- network.http.max-connections-per-server = 16
- network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy = 8
- network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server = 4
- network.http.pipelining = true
- network.http.pipelining.firstrequest = false
- network.http.pipelining.maxrequests = 4
- network.http.proxy.pipelining = true
- nglayout.initialpaint.delay = 0
- To improve the startup time of Firefox add this prefix to the firefox shortcut. (Windows XP Tweak)
/prefetch:1
- To add the prefix to the Firefox shortcut take these steps:
- Right mouse click on a Firefox shortcut then go to properties.
- In the shortcut properties tab select Target and change the value so it looks like the example below.
- Example: "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe" /prefetch:1
Plugins
Here are some commonly used Firefox Plugins:
- Flash Player (Allows you to view flash movies, etc.)
- Shockwave Player (Allows you to view Shockwave movies, etc.)
- Java (Enables Java in Firefox)
- NetUsage (Fetches an XML feed of the usage details from most Australian Broadband ISP's and displays it in a handy metre)
- Tab Mix Plus (Gives you the option to customize the Tabs in Firefox the way you like)
- Gmail Notifier (An email notifier for Gmail accounts)
- Forecastfox (Displays weather forecasts in any toolbar or statusbar)
- Adblock Plus (Allows you to block ads that you dislike on websites)
- IE Tab (Allows you to use Internet Explorer to view pages in tabs of Mozilla/Firefox)
- NoScript (Allow active content to run only from sites you trust, and protect yourself against XSS)
- English (Australian) Dictionary (Australian English Dictionary for Mozilla applications)
- Firebug (You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page...)
Thanks
"I would like to say a special thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread by posting suggestions, helping out etc. :) " - Hari