Mozilla Tips

Obviously, one factor that plays into your browsing speed is your Internet connection. Choose a reliable provider like Hughes net to provide a solid and speed backbone to your internet endeavors. For those using Mozilla Firefox, though, there are also a few things you can do to speed up the browser itself. These tips come from Rick Broida at PCWorld, another great resource for staying up to date on the computer world.

• Get rid of your old Java. Just as you don’t want to let coffee sit around on your desk, there’s no reason to keep around old versions of your Java Console. Each time you update Java a new version is downloaded, but the old version is not deleted. You can get rid of these by right-clicking on the Firefox icon and choosing “Run as administrator.” Go to the Add-ons list and delete all but the most recent.
• Set Firefox to instantly switch to new Tabs. In the Tools menu, click Options, then Tabs. Enable the option that says “When I open a link in a new tab, switch to it immediately.” This will save a few seconds each time you open up a new tab, but those few seconds can quickly add up. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re browsing in a Firefox browser right now, try this. Open a new tab and type “about:mozilla” into the address bar. You should be brought to a red screen with an apocalyptic verse, similar to the Bible’s Book of Revelation. However, that’s only part of the story. You see, five different verses have been included on various shipping releases of the browser. Together, they collectively make up “The Book of Mozilla”, and they can all be viewed at the Book of Mozilla page.So what’s the story behind these passages, which all speak of some monstrous “beast” razing the countryside? The beast is thought of as a metaphor for Netscape Communications Corporation, which originally coined the term “Mozilla” as its dragon-like mascot for Netscape Navigator 1.0. The first verse appeared in Netscape 1.1 in 1995. It mentioned the coming of the beast and threatened blinking tags as a punishment for unbelieversa reference to the fact that bad HTML tags in early Netscape browsers would blink. Read the rest of this entry »