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Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.

2. Alter the entries as follows:

Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.

3. Lastly 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 recieves.

Tags: firefox, mozilla, browser, tweaks

I LOVE IT! Free courses online. No Joke

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:10:33 GMT

clipped by: karokan
clipper's remarks: This site is absolutely amazing! It offers free education in any subject from Aerodynamics to Dentistry, from Calculus to History, from Business to Oceanography. All coursework is provided free of charge online. I checked it out and was very surprised by their offering.

Clip Source: www.free-ed.net

Free education on the Internet
No books to buy, no hidden fees
Courses, tutorials, and skill-building activities for today's most important vocational and academic disciplines

GED
High School, Homeschool
College Prep
Vocational & Career Training
College Programs
Graduate and Professional Studies
Lifelong Learning

Click Here for instant access all of our free courses.
Go ahead ... it won't cost you anything ... ever!

Complete courses and tutorials for more than 120 different vocational and academic disciplines.

Study programs for homeschooling, advanced college prep, GED, technical careers, lifelong learning, and much, much more.*

Simply pick a course and go to work on it.
No sign-ups, no passwords, no credit-card requests

Is this school really free? Yes. You don't even have to buy any textbooks--everything is provided online. Costs are covered by advertising and donations from appreciative patrons.

See more questions and answers...

Tags: education, internet, free

Ridiculously Useful Websites

Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:07:59 GMT

clipped by: TwilaMarie

Clip Source: www.webupon.com

15 Ridiculously Useful Websites

Web MD

Provides a reference for anyone looking to diagnose his or her symptoms or research medical issues. It is a good place to visit before making that, oh so expensive, trip to the doctor.

E-How

A reference site for just about everything else. Want to k now how to wax snow skis? Make pizza dough? Install a bathtub? This is the place.

Bartleby

One of the better academic research websites I've come across.

How Stuff Works

A very cool website that contains explanations of those mysteries in life that you just can't figure out. A few examples are Murphy's Law, Pickpockets, and Light Sabers (Yes, light sabers).

Musicovery

Seriously, the coolest music-related site I've seen. You choose the mood, intensity, and genres of the music you would like to hear and the site will provide you with a virtual web of music to explore. The web evolves with each choice you make. You can click on any song in the web at anytime.

Tags: useful, websites

40 Unusual Websites you should Bookmark

Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:03:10 GMT

clipped by: tabsey

Clip Source: www.makeuseof.com

If you’re a long time makeuseof reader, at one point or another you may have seen several of these websites before. We have covered lots of lists and round-ups but this one is quite different: it lists undiscovered webservices that are original, rather unique, unusual, useful, free, and must-be bookmarked type. You won’t find any collaboration, storage or ToDo service here. Enjoy!

1. BugMeNot - instantly get disposable login details for any popular website that forces you to register.

2. DailyLit - read your favorite books by email (on your PC, mobile, etc.).

3. FranceRadio - neat MP3 Search Engine that lets you Find, Play and Download favorite MP3s for FREE.

4. Google SMS - provides mobile users with a quick access (via SMS) to a wide range of practical information and tools (i.e. business listings (pizzerias, shops, etc.), weather, movie listings, driving directions, currency converter and lots more.

Tags: computers

Right Brain vs Left Brain test

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:06:24 GMT

clipped by: MomLes
clipper's remarks: I can only see her moving clockwise!

Clip Source: www.news.com.au

THE Right Brain vs Left Brain test ... do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?

If clockwise, then you use more of the right side of the brain and vice versa.

Most of us would see the dancer turning anti-clockwise though you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses logic
detail oriented
facts rule
words and language
present and past
math and science
can comprehend
knowing
acknowledges
order/pattern perception
knows object name
reality based
forms strategies
practical
safe

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS
uses feeling
"big picture" oriented
imagination rules
symbols and images
present and future
philosophy & religion
can "get it" (i.e. meaning)
believes
appreciates
spatial perception
knows object function
fantasy based
presents possibilities
impetuous
risk taking

Tags: right brain, left brain, tests

How Were These Amazing Photographs Even Possible?

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:43:45 GMT

clipped by: Newfman
clipper's remarks: Take a moment from your day to appreciate the immense beauty that surrounds us, and enjoy these astounding photos!

Clip Source: articles.mercola.com

Tags: photo

Astronomers Select Top Ten Most Amazing Pictures Taken by Hubble Space Telescope in Last 16 Years

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 05:52:29 GMT

clipped by: venushugstress
clipper's remarks: These are so awesome, I wish I could have been there to take the pictures myself!

Clip Source: treebeard31.wordpress.com

Hubble telescope’s top ten greatest space photographs

The Sombrero Galaxy - 28 million light years from Earth

The Ant Nebula, a cloud of dust and gas whose technical name is Mz3, resembles

In third place is Nebula NGC 2392, called Eskimo because it looks like a face

face surrounded by a furry hood.

At four is the Cat’s Eye Nebula

The Hourglass Nebula, 8,000 light years away

In sixth place is the Cone Nebula. The part pictured here is 2.5 light years in

years in length (the equivalent of 23 million return trips to the Moon)

The Perfect Storm, a small region in the Swan Nebula, 5,500 light years away

Starry Night, so named because it reminded astronomers of the Van Gogh painting.

The glowering eyes from 114 million light years away are the swirling cores of two merging galaxies called NGC 2207

The Trifid Nebula. A ’stellar nursery’, 9,000 light years from here, it is where new stars are being born.

Tags: fascinating, art

Awesome Sidewalk Art

Tue, 14 Nov 2006 08:56:22 GMT

clipped by: CyanSmoker

Clip Source: moronland.net

Awesome Sidewalk Art

A collection of perspective images drawn on sidewalks. Truly incredible what can be accomplished with a bit of chalk.

Tags: art

best homelesss sign ever!!!!

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:42:05 GMT

clipped by: firstbiggestmost

Clip Source: www.pinkbike.com

Tags: humor, ninja, signs, homeless, bums

15-coolest-firefox-tricks-ever

Sat, 12 May 2007 18:41:21 GMT

clipped by: fgviva

Clip Source: www.lifehack.org

15 Coolest Firefox Tricks Ever

Everybody’s favorite open-source browser, Firefox, is great right out of the box. And by adding some of the awesome extensions available out there, the browser just gets better and better.

But look under the hood, and there are a bunch of hidden (and some not-so-secret) tips and tricks available that will crank Firefox up and pimp your browser. Make it faster, cooler, more efficient. Get to be a Jedi master with the following cool Firefox tricks.

Tags: info

Ultimate Guide to the Invisible Web

Wed, 03 Jan 2007 17:12:09 GMT

clipped by: cabrown

Clip Source: oedb.org

When you use a search engine on the Internet and can't find what you're looking for, what do you do? Maybe you're seeking to learn something, which means you're probably going to keep trying until you find it. Or give up in frustration. Don't give up that easily. There's information out there that is actually not indexed in the big search engines. Such Web pages are part of what's called the Dark, Deep, Hidden or Invisible Web. Those pages that are actually indexed are known by some as the surface Web. Fortunately, the invisible Web is getting easier to search, with tools beyond the standard big three search engines such as Google, Yahoo, and MSN.

Background of the Invisible Web

9 Reasons a Web Page is Invisible

10 Ways to Make Invisible Content Visible

How to Access and Search for Invisible Content

15 Invisible Web Search Tools

Deep Web Search Engine — Clusty.

Art — Musie du Louvre.

Books Online — The Online Books Page.

Business — Explorit Now!.

Consumer — US Consumer Products Safety Commission Recalled Products.

Economic and Job Data — FreeLunc.com — A searchable directory of free economic data.

Finance and Investing — Bankrate.com.

General Research — GPO's Catalog of US Government Publications.

Government Data — Copyright Records (LOCIS).

International — International Data Base (IDB).

Law and Politics — THOMAS (Library of Congress).

Library of Congress — Library of Congress.

Medical and Health — PubMed.

Science — ScienceResearch.com.

Transportation — FAA Flight Delay Information.

Tags: search, web

The 70 coolest FREE applications in existence

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:47:08 GMT

clipped by: Mohir

Clip Source: www.seopher.com

The 70 coolest free applications in existence

At the end of August I created a list of the 40 coolest free applications around which proved quite popular. As with all lists of this type the wisdom of the crowds brought forward numerous other suggestions that I'd overlooked for one reason or another - so here is the revised list.

As with the original list, the purpose is to collate some of the best free applications (and sometimes online services) that can be found on the Internet. I spend a lot of time on the Internet (through my work as a web developer) so it's always worth pooling a decent list of resources to those who are more fortunate to have time away from computers. See below for a brief list of what's covered:

Image, Image Editing and Graphics

Office

Web and web development

Development Applications (IDE's)

Operating Systems

Video Playback

Audio

Anti-Virus and Security

Downloading and Download Managers

Remote Access

Tags: software, internet, windows, free, freeware

The World As I See it - Essay by Einstein

Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:22:29 GMT

clipped by: sohil

Clip Source: www.aip.org

"How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he sometimes thinks he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people -- first of all for those upon whose smiles and well-being our own happiness is wholly dependent, and then for the many, unknown to us, to whose destinies we are bound by the ties of sympathy. A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life are based on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving...

"My passionate sense of social justice and social responsibility has always contrasted oddly with my pronounced lack of need for direct contact with other human beings and human communities. I am truly a 'lone traveler' and have never belonged to my country, my home, my friends, or even my immediate family, with my whole heart; in the face of all these ties, I have never lost a sense of distance and a need for solitude..."

"This topic brings me to that worst outcrop of herd life, the military system, which I abhor... This plague-spot of civilization ought to be abolished with all possible speed. Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism -- how passionately I hate them!

Tags: einstein, essay, politics, democracy, god, religion, art, science

Massive Resource List for All Self-Learners

Mon, 15 Jan 2007 15:47:45 GMT

clipped by: cay002

Clip Source: www.eliteskills.com

Massive Resource List for All Autodidacts

Tags: resources, websites, free, education, learning

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I LOVE IT! Free courses online. No Joke

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Web MD

E-How

Bartleby

How Stuff Works

Musicovery

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Right Brain vs Left Brain test

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How Were These Amazing Photographs Even Possible?

Astronomers Select Top Ten Most Amazing Pictures Taken by Hubble Space Telescope in Last 16 Years

Awesome Sidewalk Art

Awesome Sidewalk Art

best homelesss sign ever!!!!

15-coolest-firefox-tricks-ever

15 Coolest Firefox Tricks Ever

Ultimate Guide to the Invisible Web

Background of the Invisible Web

9 Reasons a Web Page is Invisible

10 Ways to Make Invisible Content Visible

How to Access and Search for Invisible Content

15 Invisible Web Search Tools

The 70 coolest FREE applications in existence

The 70 coolest free applications in existence

Image, Image Editing and Graphics

Office

Web and web development

Development Applications (IDE's)

Operating Systems

Video Playback

Audio

Anti-Virus and Security

Downloading and Download Managers

Remote Access

The World As I See it - Essay by Einstein

Massive Resource List for All Self-Learners

Massive Resource List for All Autodidacts