britishtrident
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| posted on 2/10/05 at 05:54 PM |
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FasterFox --- speed up extension for FireFox
I installed the Fasterfox extension for Firefox today -- it makes a BIG difference to web page loading performance -- very impressed made a bigger
difference than the switch from a 512 to a 1meg connection.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 3/10/05 at 07:14 AM |
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How you any idea what's changed? Does it still block pop-up's? If so - I feel an install coming on 
Is that version 1.0.7?
[Edited on 3-10-05 by Hellfire]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 3/10/05 at 12:16 PM |
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I've been running version 1.04 till this morning, , when I loaded 1.07 on the NT4 box upgrdes since 1.01 have mainly been minor bug and
security fixes. The Linux box is running 1.02.
I have loaded 5 extensions to Firefox that I actually use and recommend.
SpoofStick which helps spot spoofed site ips.
ShowIP -- displays sites numerical IP address in status bars -- again helps spot spoofed/hijacked domain names..
FireFtp a proper ftp program that runs with in Firefox java window.
Dr Web online virus checker for submitting suspect files for virus checking before downloading them,
Customize Google -- exactly what it says on the tin.
FasterFox
I have tried a few others but some cause more problems than they solve.
[Edited on 3/10/05 by britishtrident]
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Hellfire
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| posted on 3/10/05 at 03:50 PM |
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Just loaded fasterfox.... OMG  and a few other extensions... must be down to simplified coding as it's really fast... with no apparent loss in
integrity.
You don't fancy the 1.5 Beta then 
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 3/10/05 at 08:47 PM |
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FasterFox makes a hell of a difference on my office computer (XP) but doesn't add much to the home Linux version - I guess it's tuned for
Windoze.
David
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britishtrident
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| posted on 4/10/05 at 07:11 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
FasterFox makes a hell of a difference on my office computer (XP) but doesn't add much to the home Linux version - I guess it's tuned for
Windoze.
David
Sould work fine oon both
On the Linux box have you disable IPv6 networking
see this thread http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=31063
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 4/10/05 at 07:22 AM |
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I think I did that when it was first mentioned - but I'll check tonight.
cheers,
David
BTW: Firefox 1.07 is now available as an update, for whoever uses it.
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ned
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| posted on 7/10/05 at 10:58 AM |
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got the new version of firefox and fasterfox add-on - grease lightening
beware, I've got yellow skin
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/10/05 at 11:56 AM |
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Just watch out if your ISP caps your data - FastFox works by pre-loading all the links on a page and putting them into a cache. This means you ship a
lot more data!
You can set the amount of pre-loading to reduce this, if required.
David
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Gav
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| posted on 12/10/05 at 07:15 PM |
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IIRC all faster fox does is tweak settings that you can tweak for yourself by opening this url: about:config
of course the trick is, is to know which settings to tweak
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