FastestfoxLite - Disable prefetching and make firefox really fast.

2010-06-14 1 min read Firefox
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Resolved - New window does not open in new tab after installation of some plugin's.

2010-05-13 2 min read Linux
After I installed some plugin&#8217;s, the new windows were not opening in the tab. Rather they were opening in new window. This consumes time and memory which I did not like. I checked and re-checked to confirm that the setting for opening new window in tab was in there and still ………. alas…….. So, I reverted to checking if I could do something in the about:config entries to do the trick and yes it was there. Continue reading