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With age comes the cage
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,710
Likes: 3
From: The Gas Patch
Sorry I had to switch machines to do a C-N-P:
FireFox Tweek
WARNING: This tip requires you to make changes to the way FireFox works and if not performed properly can cause performance issues.
If I have not scared you off yet, here are the steps to tell FireFox to download multiple items on a page at once, instead of one at a time:
- In the address bar, type “about:config” and hit return. Next, in the filter field, type “network.http” 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 30. This will allow it to make 30 requests at once, if you see a reduction in performance, reduce it to 20, etc.
Finally, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0″. This new value is the amount of time the browser waits (0) before it responds to the information that it receives.
Close the browser and then re-open it to see the performance improvement!
Enjoy!
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FireFox Tweek
WARNING: This tip requires you to make changes to the way FireFox works and if not performed properly can cause performance issues.
If I have not scared you off yet, here are the steps to tell FireFox to download multiple items on a page at once, instead of one at a time:
- In the address bar, type “about:config” and hit return. Next, in the filter field, type “network.http” 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 30. This will allow it to make 30 requests at once, if you see a reduction in performance, reduce it to 20, etc.
Finally, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0″. This new value is the amount of time the browser waits (0) before it responds to the information that it receives.
Close the browser and then re-open it to see the performance improvement!
Enjoy!
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I think I can... I think...
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,264
Likes: 0
From: Texas (DFW area)
New shed and frog pond???
Oh do you mean the house and pool???
Well we break ground for the pad site at 8 am tomorrow morning.
After talking to my concrete guy he's convinced me to "Contract" the pool myself. Not do any of the actual work but hire each step of the process as opposed to paying a pool builder. He said the average markup in our area is 50%.
I can be happy with saving 30 grand on a pool!!!
Oh do you mean the house and pool???
Well we break ground for the pad site at 8 am tomorrow morning.
After talking to my concrete guy he's convinced me to "Contract" the pool myself. Not do any of the actual work but hire each step of the process as opposed to paying a pool builder. He said the average markup in our area is 50%.
I can be happy with saving 30 grand on a pool!!!
I think I can... I think...
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,264
Likes: 0
From: Texas (DFW area)
Sorry I had to switch machines to do a C-N-P:
FireFox Tweek
WARNING: This tip requires you to make changes to the way FireFox works and if not performed properly can cause performance issues.
If I have not scared you off yet, here are the steps to tell FireFox to download multiple items on a page at once, instead of one at a time:
- In the address bar, type “about:config” and hit return. Next, in the filter field, type “network.http” 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 30. This will allow it to make 30 requests at once, if you see a reduction in performance, reduce it to 20, etc.
Finally, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0″. This new value is the amount of time the browser waits (0) before it responds to the information that it receives.
Close the browser and then re-open it to see the performance improvement!
Enjoy!
__________________
FireFox Tweek
WARNING: This tip requires you to make changes to the way FireFox works and if not performed properly can cause performance issues.
If I have not scared you off yet, here are the steps to tell FireFox to download multiple items on a page at once, instead of one at a time:
- In the address bar, type “about:config” and hit return. Next, in the filter field, type “network.http” 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 30. This will allow it to make 30 requests at once, if you see a reduction in performance, reduce it to 20, etc.
Finally, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay” and set its value to “0″. This new value is the amount of time the browser waits (0) before it responds to the information that it receives.
Close the browser and then re-open it to see the performance improvement!
Enjoy!
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I did all of this...........
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.
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.
With age comes the cage
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,710
Likes: 3
From: The Gas Patch
Ron,
I have the max requests at 30 on one machine and 50 on the other..
They smoke did the last section help you out much?
How did the core samples go on the house? how much rock do you have in the pool area?
I have the max requests at 30 on one machine and 50 on the other..
They smoke did the last section help you out much?
How did the core samples go on the house? how much rock do you have in the pool area?
I think I can... I think...
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,264
Likes: 0
From: Texas (DFW area)
It definitely moves faster than before.
I may have to move my max requests up some.
I'm pretty sure there is going to be lots of rock there.
Grass never grows very thick here because of so much rock.
I'm didn't get a chance to look around this evening.....got in late from work.
I'll be there when the tractor gets there to start on the pad site though!!
Registered User
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 701
Likes: 1
From: Indianapolis, Indianna
Firefox is great, specially running on Ubuntu Linux 
No virus problems here.
No crashed browsers taking down the OS.
If you must run windows, use Window 7, failing that XP - SP3.
Use AVG or such for antivirus . . Norton is only good as a coaster.
No virus problems here.
No crashed browsers taking down the OS.
If you must run windows, use Window 7, failing that XP - SP3.
Use AVG or such for antivirus . . Norton is only good as a coaster.
I think I can... I think...
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,264
Likes: 0
From: Texas (DFW area)
I have an ancient laptop that I believe has Win98 on it. Would Ubuntu run on that thing or does it require more resources?
Figured I could pull it out of the closet and make some use of it.
Figured I could pull it out of the closet and make some use of it.
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