This article is from Lifehack.org (different but just as cool as Lifehacker) is an excellent one about getting the most out of Firefox. I’m especially fond of Tip #12, Speed up Firefox. Here is an excerpt:
“If you have a broadband connection (and most of us do), you can use pipelining to speed up your page loads. This allows Firefox to load multiple things on a page at once, instead of one at a time (by default, it’s optimized for dialup connections). Here’s how:
- Type “about:config” into the address bar and hit return. Type “network.http” in the filter field, and change the following settings (double-click on them to change them):
- Set “network.http.pipelining” to “true”
- Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining” to “true”
- Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests” to a number like 30. This will allow it to make 30 requests at once.
- Also, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0″. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.”
This is actually something I had done in the past, but over several generations of upgrades the settings seem to have been lost, so I was able to realize a very nice boost in page load times by applying these. The other tips in the article are excellent too, and can really maximize your productivity and browsing experience.
