Clipmarks | RiverRed's 'hacks' clipshttp://clipmarks.com/clipper/RiverRed/tag/hacks/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/RiverRed/tag/hacks/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-usHacking Firefox: The secrets of about:confighttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/978B2C50-CF34-46BC-B9F9-191059BEE088/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/RiverRed/">RiverRed</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9020880" title="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9020880">www.computerworld.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><DIV><SPAN>Hacking Firefox</SPAN><BR /> <SPAN>The secrets of about:config</SPAN><BR /> <IMG width="1" height="2" border="0" src="http://www.computerworld.com/computerworld/images/clear.gif" /><BR /> <UL> <LI><B><A href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9020880#begin">Before you begin</A></B></LI> <LI><B><A href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9020880&pageNumber=2">Speed up page display</A></B></LI> <LI><B><A href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9020880&pageNumber=3">Have tabbed browsing your way</A></B></LI> <LI><B><A href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9020880&pageNumber=4">Make the user interface behave</A></B></LI> <LI><B><A href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9020880&pageNumber=5">Hack network connections</A></B></LI> <LI><B><A href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9020880&pageNumber=6">Stop memory hogging</A></B></LI> </UL> </DIV></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/firefox/" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/hacks/" rel="tag">hacks</a></div>http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9020880Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:13:33 GMT7 Clever Google Tricks Worth Knowinghttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/3EB06BE3-EBCD-4AA4-92E3-1F7C9A8DB068/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/RiverRed/">RiverRed</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/25/7-clever-google-tricks-worth-knowing/" title="http://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/25/7-clever-google-tricks-worth-knowing/">www.marcandangel.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Below I have compiled a list of 7 clever Google tricks that I believe everyone should be aware of.  Together I think they represent the apex of the grand possibilities associated with Google search manipulation tricks and hacks.  Although there are many others out there, these 7 tricks are my all-time favorite.  Enjoy yourself. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>1.  Find the Face Behind the Result</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>2.  Google + Social Media Sites = Quality Free Stuff</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>3.  Find Free Anonymous Web Proxies</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>4.  Google for Music, Videos, and Ebooks</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>5.  Browse Open Webcams Worldwide</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>6.  Judge a Site by its Image</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>7.  Results Based on Third-Party Opinion</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Bonus Material:</STRONG></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/google/" rel="tag">google</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/hacks/" rel="tag">hacks</a></div>http://www.marcandangel.com/2007/07/25/7-clever-google-tricks-worth-knowing/Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:31:44 GMTFirefox 2 Tweakshttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/F51E0334-28EE-440C-851D-AEF530BAB60F/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/caprian/">caprian</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> Hacks that can be made to Firefox 2 via about:config <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:#ffcc33"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.lifehacker.com/software/firefox-2/geek-to-live--top-firefox-2-config-tweaks-209941.php" title="http://www.lifehacker.com/software/firefox-2/geek-to-live--top-firefox-2-config-tweaks-209941.php">www.lifehacker.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H4>Fetch only what you click</H4> <P><I>Fx .6 and up:</I> Firefox has this wacky little feature that downloads pages from links it <EM>thinks</EM> you may click on pages you view, like the top result on a page of Google results. This means you use up bandwidth and CPU cycles and store history for web pages you may not have ever viewed. Creepy, eh? To stop that madness, set the <B>network.prefetch-next</B> key to <B>false</B>.</P> <UL><LI>Key: <A href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Network.prefetch-next"><B>network.prefetch-next</B></A></LI><LI>Modified Value: <B>false</B></LI></UL> <BR /><BR /> <H4>Limit RAM usage</H4> <P><I>All versions:</I> Goodness knows I've done a good amount of <A href="http://lifehacker.com/software/ie7/ie7-vs-firefox-2--the-memory-usage-showdown-208908.php">belly-aching about Firefox's voracious appetite for RAM</A>. (It's consistently the most memory-intensive process on both my PC and Mac.) Happily a simple config tweak got Mem Use right back down to a more comfortable number. Along with the previous prefetch mod, set your <B>browser.cache.disk.capacity</B> to a value that fits your total RAM.</P> <UL><LI>Key: <A href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.disk.capacity"><B>browser.cache.disk.capacity</B></A></LI><LI>Modified Value: Depends on your system's total memory. According to <A href="http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/apps/story/0%2C10801%2C111065%2C00.html">Computerworld</A>:<BR /> <DIV class="imBorderTop"><DIV class="imBorderBottom"><DIV class="imBorderLeft"><DIV class="imBorderRight"><DIV class="imCornerBottomLeft"><DIV class="imCornerBottomRight"><DIV class="imCornerTopLeft"><DIV class="imCornerTopRight"><P id="rbbq0.27459491129967417" class="roundedBorderBQ">For RAM sizes between 512BM and 1GB, start with <B>15000</B>. For RAM sizes between 128MB and 512M, try <B>5000</B>.</P></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></LI></UL></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/firefox/" rel="tag">firefox</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/about%3aconfig/" rel="tag">about:config</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/hacks/" rel="tag">hacks</a></div>http://www.lifehacker.com/software/firefox-2/geek-to-live--top-firefox-2-config-tweaks-209941.phpWed, 15 Nov 2006 17:08:58 GMT