this will mean that if the browser does crash, a recently opened tab or two may get left behind, if you watch a lot of Flash video, this tweak may be a perfect compromise. Type 'about:config' in to the address bar and press the return key to access Firefox's more detailed settings. Use the filter box to find the following command (minus quotes): "browser.sessionstore.interval" Once you find the commans, edit the value of 10000 (10 seconds in milliseconds) to something more suitable such as 180000, which is 3 minutes. Remove the Add-on Installation Delay When you install a new add-on within Firefox, you'll usually be greeted by a pop-up asking you to confirm whether or not you really want to install the add-on. This usually takes a few seconds longer than you might like due to the built-in installation countdown. You can remove this potential annoyance by making the following edit: security.dialog_enable_delay - Find the following entry in the 'about:config' interface, and edit the value to 0 to start the installation immediately. There are a number of more advanced adjustments you can make to improve Firefox's overall performance: browser.download.manager.openDelay - Find and edit this value to 3000 (3 seconds) so that the downloads window does not open for those super small downloads. browser.search.openintab - This setting by default is set to False, By changing its value to True, when you use the built in browser search, your results will now open in a new tab. Copyright 2012 IDG Communications. ABN