Solve : Firefox configuration?

1.	Solve : Firefox configuration?
Answer» Quote It is for me. I never encounter spyware or viruses on my computer and have used a number of scanners during my Firefox usage. Adware and virus scanners have become irrelevant. Firewall only used for program control, but that is due to my Router. You indeed do need extensions. When Firefox is installed, why not create a seperate thread and I will show you some things that will help you better secure your computer. I have it installed at both work and home so please enlighten me. Let's get started! First of all, you will want to enable manual cookie control: 1. Tools 2. Options 3. Privacy 4. Cookies 5. Tag Allow sites to set cookies and then select Ask me every time. Tag For the originating website only if you want less requests. Once a request has been made to place a cookie, you can easily deny, accept or temporarily accept the cookie. This will make certain that no unknown cookies will enter your system and track your habbits (HENCE the name tracking cookies) The pop-up blocker is built-in. Firefox should warn you when a pop-up is blocked. But I never bother with pop-ups, even if they are friendly. Any website that requires pop-ups to function works. Firefox will not accept ActiveX elements. This is a huge increase in security, but you may need to use Internet Explorer should you ever visit a website which requires ActiveX. Or you can download the ActiveX extension that I have seen. (Not tested) As for security related extensions, you may want to try the following: Noscript Blocks JavaScript and asks for you to allow it by means of a yellow bar. I only allow Javascript for websites that I frequently visit and trust. (This is not the same as entirely disabeling JavaScript!) Adblock Blocks ads by right clicking and selecting Adblock image. XXX Block Blocks adult content. Bit crude, but very customizeable. Only extension which is capable of doing so. FlashBlock Blocks Flash movies and replaces them with a > icon so that you can view them in your own time, and not when the website thinks you should. Also eliminates nasty background songs that intertwine with your music if they are played via Flash. (Try http://www.stalker-game.com with and without, you'll see what I mean) PDF Reader Allows you to choose what you want to do with PDF files. Read in HTML, Download or open with a . PDF reader. Then there are some extensions you just need to have: All In One Gestures Command the browser with your mouse or simply add shortcuts. (I use it to create new TABS by simply keeping my LMB pressed and dragging it upwards. Fully customizeable) ForecastFox Brilliant extension to find the temperature in your city or anywhere on the world! And it doesn't even come with spyware. Most useful of all the functions in Firefox: Click with the middle mouse (Scrollwheel) on a link and it will open in a new tab. You can close tabs by clicking on their tab icons with the middle mouse . There is more to explore, but these are the most noteworthy functions!Stick with ie..........Quote Stick with ie.......... Usually, an opinion or advice comes with an explanation. But I guess we shouldn't expect one from you since you weave 'm from thin air.Thanks Raptor, I'm all set up... well minus the extensions you listed that I didn't find important of course Um merlin, I did already say I used Firefox in the other thread and as Raptor stated I'd APPRECIATE there being reasons behind an opinion.Quote Thanks Raptor, I'm all set up... well minus the stuff you listed that I didn't find usefull of course Excellent! You may need to get used to the manual cookie control, but it'll become your friend real soon if you've got the patience. Tracking cookies will become strangers to you in a matter of minutes. You can install more extensions by going to: 1. Tools 2. Extensions 3. More extensions There are literally hundreds of extensions and a lot of them are very interesting. Do not forget that Mozilla Firefox comes with a built in RSS reader. You may have allready noticed that you can see the latest headlines from BBC.com. You can add website if you like. But the website does need to have an RSS feader URL.This is how my browser ID's the OS and browser type User-Agent: SpacedOut/0.01 [fu] (Win67; X; IEsucksbigtime) I guess a lot of sites look at their server logs and scratch their heads. Its just my opinion of IE. Quote Excellent! You may need to get used to the manual cookie control, but it'll become your friend real soon if you've got the patience. Tracking cookies will become strangers to you in a matter of minutes. You can install more extensions by going to: 1. Tools 2. Extensions 3. More extensions There are literally hundreds of extensions and a lot of them are very interesting. Do not forget that Mozilla Firefox comes with a built in RSS reader. You may have allready noticed that you can see the latest headlines from BBC.com. You can add website if you like. But the website does need to have an RSS feader URL. It definately will take some getting used to with the manual cookie dealie but I understand why it could be usefull. I'm not quite sure what I'd use the RSS feader for but maybe I'll try it.Quote I'm not quite sure what I'd use the RSS feader for but maybe I'll try it. Did you download the ENGLISH variant of the browser?Quote Did you download the English variant of the browser? Yes I have the english version, why?Quote Yes I have the english version, why? The Latest Headlines is an RSS feed. It will automaticaly find the latest articles that are posted on a website with an RSS feed. I find it a darn good invention. Msoft will soon.....clamp down on firefox usage!

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It is for me. I never encounter spyware or viruses on my computer and have used a number of scanners during my Firefox usage. Adware and virus scanners have become irrelevant. Firewall only used for program control, but that is due to my Router.

You indeed do need extensions. When Firefox is installed, why not create a seperate thread and I will show you some things that will help you better secure your computer.

I have it installed at both work and home so please enlighten me. Let's get started!

First of all, you will want to enable manual cookie control:

1. Tools
2. Options
3. Privacy
4. Cookies
5. Tag Allow sites to set cookies and then select Ask me every time.

Tag For the originating website only if you want less requests.

Once a request has been made to place a cookie, you can easily deny, accept or temporarily accept the cookie. This will make certain that no unknown cookies will enter your system and track your habbits (HENCE the name tracking cookies)

The pop-up blocker is built-in. Firefox should warn you when a pop-up is blocked. But I never bother with pop-ups, even if they are friendly. Any website that requires pop-ups to function works.

Firefox will not accept ActiveX elements. This is a huge increase in security, but you may need to use Internet Explorer should you ever visit a website which requires ActiveX. Or you can download the ActiveX extension that I have seen. (Not tested)

As for security related extensions, you may want to try the following:

Noscript

Blocks JavaScript and asks for you to allow it by means of a yellow bar. I only allow Javascript for websites that I frequently visit and trust. (This is not the same as entirely disabeling JavaScript!)

Adblock

Blocks ads by right clicking and selecting Adblock image.

XXX Block

Blocks adult content. Bit crude, but very customizeable. Only extension which is capable of doing so.

FlashBlock

Blocks Flash movies and replaces them with a > icon so that you can view them in your own time, and not when the website thinks you should. Also eliminates nasty background songs that intertwine with your music if they are played via Flash. (Try http://www.stalker-game.com with and without, you'll see what I mean)

PDF Reader

Allows you to choose what you want to do with PDF files. Read in HTML, Download or open with a . PDF reader.

Then there are some extensions you just need to have:

All In One Gestures

Command the browser with your mouse or simply add shortcuts. (I use it to create new TABS by simply keeping my LMB pressed and dragging it upwards. Fully customizeable)

ForecastFox

Brilliant extension to find the temperature in your city or anywhere on the world! And it doesn't even come with spyware.

Most useful of all the functions in Firefox: Click with the middle mouse (Scrollwheel) on a link and it will open in a new tab. You can close tabs by clicking on their tab icons with the middle mouse .

There is more to explore, but these are the most noteworthy functions!Stick with ie..........Quote

Stick with ie..........

Usually, an opinion or advice comes with an explanation. But I guess we shouldn't expect one from you since you weave 'm from thin air.Thanks Raptor, I'm all set up... well minus the extensions you listed that I didn't find important of course

Um merlin, I did already say I used Firefox in the other thread and as Raptor stated I'd APPRECIATE there being reasons behind an opinion.Quote

Thanks Raptor, I'm all set up... well minus the stuff you listed that I didn't find usefull of course

Excellent!

You may need to get used to the manual cookie control, but it'll become your friend real soon if you've got the patience. Tracking cookies will become strangers to you in a matter of minutes.

You can install more extensions by going to:

1. Tools
2. Extensions
3. More extensions

There are literally hundreds of extensions and a lot of them are very interesting.

Do not forget that Mozilla Firefox comes with a built in RSS reader. You may have allready noticed that you can see the latest headlines from BBC.com. You can add website if you like. But the website does need to have an RSS feader URL.This is how my browser ID's the OS and browser type

User-Agent: SpacedOut/0.01 [fu] (Win67; X; IEsucksbigtime)

I guess a lot of sites look at their server logs and scratch their heads. Its just my opinion of IE. Quote

Excellent!

You may need to get used to the manual cookie control, but it'll become your friend real soon if you've got the patience. Tracking cookies will become strangers to you in a matter of minutes.

You can install more extensions by going to:

1. Tools
2. Extensions
3. More extensions

There are literally hundreds of extensions and a lot of them are very interesting.

Do not forget that Mozilla Firefox comes with a built in RSS reader. You may have allready noticed that you can see the latest headlines from BBC.com. You can add website if you like. But the website does need to have an RSS feader URL.

It definately will take some getting used to with the manual cookie dealie but I understand why it could be usefull. I'm not quite sure what I'd use the RSS feader for but maybe I'll try it.Quote

I'm not quite sure what I'd use the RSS feader for but maybe I'll try it.

Did you download the ENGLISH variant of the browser?Quote

Did you download the English variant of the browser?

Yes I have the english version, why?Quote

Yes I have the english version, why?

The Latest Headlines is an RSS feed. It will automaticaly find the latest articles that are posted on a website with an RSS feed. I find it a darn good invention. Msoft will soon.....clamp down on firefox usage!

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