Firefox + NoScript + Adblock Plus ~ Why don't you have it yet?

[Morag]

Firefox + NoScript + Adblock Plus
~ Why don't you have it yet? ~

It has come to my attention that there are MMOwned users that have yet to see the Light of Firefox... Things like Keyloggers, Trojans, Malicious Scripts, annoying ads, and MAJOR Security issues are a thing of the past when you have these small, simple, and yet USEFUL program (+addons). These are the must have for when you are surfing the vast sea of the internet...

Firefox - Firefox web browser | Faster, more secure, & customizable
NoScript - NoScript - JavaScript/Java/Flash blocker for a safer Firefox experience! - get it! - InformAction
Adblock Plus - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

Addons
For more plugins that you might want - Check out this other post from another MMOwned member ~ http://www.mmowned.com/forums/genera...ers-unite.html
There is also the Main Firefox Addon Site ~ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
There are lot of good ones in here including Flashblock, Gmail Notifier, and IE Tab (used for viewing IE only pages in Firefox)



Performance
Next is all about improving the performance of Firefox. All the builds of Firefox you download is suited for everyone and is meant to work on all computers... But, here is a list I have found for you all that should help show you how to make Firefox the best possible for your current computer and connection speed... Here is the quick and easy way to make your Firefox exponentially faster!!!

There are 5 different configs you can use depending on your Computer Speed and Connection Speed.

- Fast Computer, Fast Connection
- Fast Computer, Medium Connection **slower DSL / Cable connection**
- Fast Computer, Slow Connection
- Slow Computer, Fast Connection
- Slow Computer, Slow Connection **dial-up user**

** To Edit the upcoming values, go to about:config in your Address bar in Firefox **
** If a value does not show up in the filter bar... Right click -> Add -> 'Boolean' (true/false) or 'Integer' (Number) **

Regardless of what setup you have, these are the settings that are common to all configurations for connection or computer speed

network.http.pipelining --> true
network.http.proxy.pipelining --> true
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests --> 8
content.notify.backoffcount --> 5
plugin.expose_full_path --> true
 ~ plugin paths can be found with about:plugins
ui.submenuDelay --> 0
 ~ the bookmark menu delay is turned off

Now chose the best spec for you...

Fast Computer Fast Connection

content.interrupt.parsing --> true
content.max.tokenizing.time --> 2250000
content.notify.interval --> 750000
content.notify.ontimer --> true
content.switch.threshold --> 750000
nglayout.initialpaint.delay --> 0
network.http.max-connections --> 48
network.http.max-connections-per-server --> 16
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy --> 16
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server --> 8
browser.cache.memory.capacity --> 65536

A couple settings of note - Firefox is allocated 4096 KB of memory by default and in this configuration we give it roughly 65MB as denoted by the last line. This can be changed according to what is used.


Fast Computer, Medium Connection **slower DSL / Cable connection**

content.max.tokenizing.time --> 2250000
content.notify.interval --> 750000
content.notify.ontimer --> true
content.switch.threshold --> 750000
network.http.max-connections --> 48
network.http.max-connections-per-server --> 16
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy --> 16
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server --> 8
nglayout.initialpaint.delay --> 0
browser.cache.memory.capacity --> 65536

Fast Computer, Slow Connection

browser.xul.error_pages.enabled --> true
content.interrupt.parsing --> true
content.max.tokenizing.time --> 3000000
content.maxtextrun --> 8191
content.notify.interval --> 750000
content.notify.ontimer --> true
content.switch.threshold --> 750000
network.http.max-connections --> 32
network.http.max-connections-per-server --> 8
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy --> 8
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server --> 4
nglayout.initialpaint.delay --> 0
browser.cache.memory.capacity --> 65536

Slow Computer, Fast Connection

content.max.tokenizing.time --> 3000000
content.notify.backoffcount --> 5
content.notify.interval --> 1000000
content.notify.ontimer --> true
content.switch.threshold --> 1000000
content.maxtextrun --> 4095
nglayout.initialpaint.delay --> 1000
network.http.max-connections --> 48
network.http.max-connections-per-server --> 16
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy --> 16
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server --> 8
dom.disable_window_status_change --> true

One of the changes made for this particular configuration is the final line where the status bar is disabled for changing web pages to save processor time.


Slow Computer, Slow Connection **dial-up user**

content.max.tokenizing.time --> 2250000
content.notify.interval --> 750000
content.notify.ontimer --> true
content.switch.threshold --> 750000
nglayout.initialpaint.delay --> 750
network.http.max-connections --> 32
network.http.max-connections-per-server --> 8
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy --> 8
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server --> 4
dom.disable_window_status_change --> true

I hope this has helped you with your internet experience. I know it has helped me lots - I cant live without the Noscript plugin anymore lol

If you have any questions, please post away ^_^