Posted by Linkinpark17UK
I''ve just made the change can you guys tell me if there are any options I should choose to make the browser more safe?
Posted by batesie
best thing to do is try it all out and browse the settings first, most of the defaults are quite safe, with most things being set to 'prompt'.
great browser, good luck!
Posted by nickorooster
Not that I know of, but I know how to make it quicker if you're on broadband...
1. Type in the address bar: "about:config" (without the " marks)
2. Scroll down to "network.http.pipelining" and click it to set it to "true"
3. Just below it is "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests". Click it and change it to "30" (Just an arbitrary figure, but I find it works quite nicely)
4. Below that again "network.http.proxy.pipelining" needs to be set to true again.
After that, just close that window and your browser will be a fair bit faster to load pages
. Enjoy.
Oh and by the way, that works on all copies of Firefox
.
Nick
Posted by Jools
The single best way of making browsing with Firefox even more safe is to run it on Mac OS X not Windows.
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Posted by nickorooster
Jesus, you sound like you're starting a religion! I can't really talk tho, as I'm using firefox on a mac now
.
But given the choice, I'd still go with PC, but lets keep that to one of the many "I've got an ibook/mac mini/white-plastic-piece of junk" threads
.
Nick
Posted by shyam335
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u should get the max requests according to your connection speed. quicker connection = more requests and vice versa
Posted by The Little Master
get the Adblock extension....its a must!!!!!!
Posted by nickorooster
Yeah I know that, I was just giving a general guide
.
Nick
Posted by thebaron
Adblock (block adverts):
https://addons.update.mozilla[....]x&version=1.0&os=Windows&id=10
Flashblock (block Flash animations, click the button to show them)
https://addons.update.mozilla[....]b%20Annoyances&numpg=10&id=433
Lots more: click Tools then Extensions then "Get More Extensions" in the bottom right.
Posted by fatreg
hmmm must i get firefox??
im using ie as i have done for years and dont seem to have any probs with it!
or is there any other web broweser i should be using??
fatreg
Posted by hotcha
I can't emphasize it enough, firefox rocks! I've been a convert now for about 3 months, and haven't looked back. The extensions and customizability makes it worth it.
Posted by nickorooster
Security, extensions, features, tabbed browsing, GUI, bookmarks toolbar.
Nick
Posted by batesie
yes, a great alternative to IE