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• Two accounts, two windows

You can't open two instances of some Web-based mail accounts in two IE windows; logging in to one logs out the other. To get around this, launch Windows Explorer, select Tools | Folder Options from the menu, click the View tab, and check the box titled Launch folder windows in a separate process.
posted by ken meece on 04-22-2008
• Combine toolbars

Customize and consolidate toolbars: Right-click next to the Help menu, select Customize, and drag buttons where you want—even next to the menus or bookmarks. With the Customize Toolbar box open, drag buttons between menus. The Toolbar Buttons add-on (grab it from mozilla.org) provides even more options.
posted by ken meece on 04-22-2008
• Use true address auto fill

Firefox's browsing history appears in a drop-down menu as you type a URL, and the browser can finish entering the address for you based on this history—just as in IE. Surf to about:config in the address bar, and find browser.urlbar.autoFill. Double-click on it to set the value to true, and restart the app. Double-click on it again to restore the old drop-down menu selection.
posted by ken meece on 04-22-2008
• Recover leaked memory

Firefox isn't great with returning memory. This work-around reduces its memory use when minimized in XP, which is better than nothing: Go to about:config, and right-click the page to select New, then Boolean. Enter config.trim_on_minimize, press Enter, then select True and press Enter. Restart Firefox. If you launch Task Manager, you should see memory use drop when you minimize the browser.
posted by ken meece on 04-22-2008
• Use old add-ons in Firefox 3

If you upgrade to the Firefox 3 beta, and have extensions or add-ons that don't work, go to about:config; right-click a blank spot; select New, then Boolean; name the value extensions.checkCompatibility; and set the value to false. Then name another Boolean: extensions.checkUpdateSecurity, also set to false. Then restart. This makes Firefox stop checking add-ons to see if they're rated only for Version 2.0.
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