Tweaking Firefox

[Guest Reimar]

Firefox is for sure one of the most relaible Internet Browser available. But how to get mor out of the Firefox?

There is an very interested articel in Computer World.

Read the article to get the information here

[A_Traveller]

Firefox is for sure one of the most relaible Internet Browser available. But how to get mor out of the Firefox?

There is an very interested articel in Computer World.

Read the article to get the information here

A number of these features are exposed and can be amended by using a plug in such as Fasterfox.

Regards

[cdnvic]

Breaking into a bank's database, or taking down a webserver is hacking. Modifying Firefox's alt:config is called tweaking. These days even putting a pink case on your iPod seems to get described with the term "hacking".

Edited May 30, 2007 by cdnvic

[astral]

I have amended the title.

[cdnvic]

I have amended the title.

[calibanjr.]

Agreed that "tweaking" is more appropriate word, IMHO. Just funny that "computerworld.com" used the less felicitous "hacking". Strange.

[A_Traveller]

FWIW Hacking was a perfectly valid term until it became the term de jour for lazy journalists, looking for an easy description for everything from script-kiddies through to digital crackers.

The last above is the correct term for those who abuse a system, hacking is for those who exploit a system {as in the original article}. But there again I can remember when gay meant happy, and it's not that long ago.

Regards

[Richard-BKK]

Hacking is a common word, not to long ago this word, was normally used to indicated changing source or settings which without a special function where not accessible to regular users.

Tweaking on the other hand is more playing around, using the settings available with the standard user interface.

[Gary A]

For the NON techies, I use a program called FireTune. I tried another program sometime back and it worked but created a lot of problems. It would no longer open some sites and Hotmail was one of the sites that wouldn't open. So far with FireTune, I have seen no problems and it DOES work.

[cdnvic]

Firetune is excellent. I use it to tune every new install of Firefox and then tweak from there. FT immediately speeds up Firefox a great deal.