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Firefox 3.5 Session Restore Problem

admin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:09:16 +0000

If you updated your Firefox to the current release level (3.5.7 as of this writing), you may have noticed that Mozilla – in their infinite wisdom - made a change to the default settings, so that if Freefox crashes unexpectedly and you re-launch the browser, it will try to reopen the sessions (or tabs, or windows as the case may be). Well this is all well-intentioned, I’m sure, however, Firefox doesn’t crash easily, and the most like cause if invalid code or corrupt data being fed from the site you are visiting and if that caused the crash in the first place, well guess what – it will crash again and again, and you’ll be stuck in a loop and that can be frustrating. Therefore, I recommend disabling this particular feature by following these steps:

(Before you start, if you are stuck in the loop, disconnect your internet connection first, so that the offending page can’t load)

Open Firefox and in the address bar type “about:config” without the quotation marks (notice the colon between “about” and “config”)
In the search field, type “sessionstore” and navigate down to browser.sessionstore.resumte_from_crash
Double click the line to change the value from default setting of “true” to “false”

How to invoke “god mode” in Windows 7

admin — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:45:40 +0000

Borrowing the terminology from the gaming industry, Ina Fried of CNET discusses how to enable the hidden system option termed “god mode” in Windows 7 which enables the user to tweak and fine tune the features and performance of Windows 7. It is only safe to use with the 32-bit version of Windows 7 (and we understand that this will work with Windows Vista as well). To enable it:

1. Create a new folder on your desktop (or anywhere really) and rename it to:

xxxxxxxx.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

where xxxxxxxx is any name you chose.

2. Open the folder and you’ll see a vast range of options ranging from Administrative Tools to desktop gadgets and appearance:

How to Disable Javascript in Acrobat Reader

admin — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:23:19 +0000

Adobe’s Acrobat Reader has been the source of many security vulnerabilities lately. We recommend, in addition to keeping your software patched and up to date, to also disable the Javascript feature. Here’s how:

1. Launch Acrobat Reader
2. From the menu, select Edit, Preferences
3. Click on the Javascript category

4. Uncheck “Enable Acrobat Javascript”

5. While you are in Acrobat, you might as well check to make sure you are running the latest version by checking for updates/patches: