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Linux Solutions: Why does Firefox start in offline mode?

If you have this problem you know how frustrating it can be. Every time you fire up Firefox it wants to start in offline mode. To get around this you have to go to the File menu and uncheck the Work Offline box.
When I first encountered this I immediately opened up about:config and searched everywhere [...]

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Categories: Advice, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic, firefox

Tweak Firefox with about:config

If you use Firefox you probably have had to enter the address about:plugins to see if the plugin you just installed actually did install. But did you know there is another “about” address you can use to do some serious tweaking in the famous open source web browser? That address: about:config.
The about:config address is a [...]

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Categories: Advice, Linux, Open Source, The Web, firefox, software

  • Author: Cheryl
  • Published: Jul 7th, 2008
  • Comments: 3

Delete about:config Entries in Firefox

I love Firefox because I can pretty much customize it anyway I like to suit my tastes. Besides the add-ons and themes available, Firefox even allows you to change how your browser functions. The key to this is the ‘about:config’ command that you type in the address bar.

With Firefox 2, I use about:config to [...]

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Categories: Browsing, firefox

  • Author: Martin
  • Published: Apr 11th, 2007
  • Comments: 6

Advanced Firefox Configuration Tips

I’m still using Firefox and I thought it would be nice to share some advanced configuration tips that helped me a lot with you. This article was inspired by Lifehackers Top Firefox 2 config tweaks but adds advanced tips to the mix. Rest assured that the configuration tweaks will not list the same tips that you see on every other site nowadays, I promise new unseen tips.

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Categories: Browsing, firefox

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