Adopted from Lifehack.org , here is how to optimize your Firefox for broadband connection (by default, it’s optimized for dialup connections). The idea is basically to allows Firefox to load multiple things on a page at once, instead of one at a time using pipelining. Here is how:
- Type “about:config†into the address bar and hit enter. Type “network.http†in the filter field, and change the following settings (double-click on them to change them):
- Set “network.http.pipelining†to “trueâ€
- Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining†to “trueâ€
- Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests†to a number like 30. This will allow it to make 30 requests at once.
- Also, right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay†and set its value to “0″. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.
There are in total ‘15 Coolest Firefox Tricks Ever‘ yet I personally find this one most useful.
This post was written by bullets on May 12, 2007
