Friday, February 11, 2011

Speeding up Firefox

If you have a fast computer, you may want to eliminate the quarter-second delay before Firefox draws a page on the screen. If you have a slow machine, you probably want to leave the delay there, because the total time to draw the page on the screen will probably increase.
Here’s how:
  1. Open the Configuration window by typing about:config in the address bar and pressing Enter.
  2. Right-click any blank place in the Configuration window and choose New – Integer Firefox comes up with a New Integer Value dialog box
  3. Type nglayout.initialpaint.delay in the box and click OK. Firefox asks for an integer value.
  4. Type 0 (that’s the number zero) and then click OK. The Configuration window shows a new Preference Name called nglayout.initialpaint.delay, with a value of 0.
  5. Close all the copies of Firefox that are running. The next time you start Firefox, your setting takes effect. Hold onto your hat. That quarter-second can be almost perceptible

View stored Password in Firefox

If you use Firefox to browsing and open a website and then entering a user-name and password on the website, Firefox will give three choices for you, “Remember”, “Never for this Site” and “Not Now”.  If choosing “remember”, your password and username will be stored in Firefox database. This facility very helpful if you often forget with your username and password and using your own computer. But if you use public computer such as office computer or family computer you must select “Never for this Site” and “Not Now” to save your privacy.
If you have clicked “remember”, some one can view and open your personal  information on internet. But i recommend using “never of this site” or “not now” to save your data and never click “remember”
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To view stored password in Firefox you can follow the following steps:
  • Tools – options and then click security tab
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  • Click “show passwords” button to view stored password in Firefox and then click “Show passwords” button. The passwords save as plain text format, so, each and everyone can read the data without tools.
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Tips to save your privacy if using Firefox:
  • Don’t click remember button if entered a password and user name
  • Delete private data from Firefox after browsing by using “Tools– Clear Private data” or click “Ctrl + Shift + Del” button.

Pray Times Add-on for Firefox

The Firefox add-ons for Moslem user only. When browsing is possible often forget to pray. To remind time prayed this add-on could probably assist. Pray times add-on automatic playing of Azan sound when have entered time prayed. For Moslem user don’t forget to Pray. This add-on designed by “Hamid Zarrabi-Zadeh”
There are two method to install this add-on, that is Offline install and online install
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Online install this add-on
  • Open this URL Pray Times!
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  • Klik “Add to Firefox”.
  • If using Firefox browser this add-ons will install automatically in firefox
  • And click install now
Offline install
or everyone if no internet connection in your computer no problem
  • Download pray times add-ons by right clicking this link pray_times!-1.1.3-fx.xpi and select save link as. This add-ons support all Firefox version.
  • Click “Open File” and then select the add-on, then click open to install.
  • Click Install now
Features pray times add-ons:
  • Various methods of time calculation
  • Countdown to each prayer time
  • Automatic playing of Adhan sound
  • Supporting all locations around the world
  • Local calculation of prayer times (no connection to Internet is needed)
Setting-up Pray time info in Firefox
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  • Right click pray time option in the right-bottom of Firefox or Open Tools – Add-ons then click Extensions tab, click options.
  • Edit locations and time zone and the click apply.