• Mac OS X,  Windows XP

    Firefox Settings

    From Firefox, type about:config in the address bar and hit the enter key.  You should then be looking at some settings for Firefox.  You can double-click on any of these and provide more granular settings that what is possible from the stock settings preference panel.  Have fun assigning the network.proxy.gopher_port for Firefox, I hear it comes in really handy.  😉

  • Mac OS X,  Mac Security

    Firefox & Privacy

    One aspect of Firefox that for now is superior to that of most browsers is the ability handle data that should be kept private.  To enable the privacy features of Firefox on the Mac, click on the Firefox menu while Firefox is open and then click on Preferences.  From here, click on the Privacy icon in the Firefox toolbar and then click on Always clear my private data when I close Firefox.  This will clear cache, temp files, etc each time that Firefox is closed. You can alternatively clear private data manually by clicking on Clear Private Data… from the Tools menu when you have Firefox open. This will clear…