firefox cache updates

monday, 1 october, 2007 13:50 MAT

i guess tech support at cqu is good for something !

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Firefox caches information across all windows. This means that if you view a page in one window, no matter how many new windows you open up it will still be drawing from cache until it updates its view. The way to change how often it updates the view is described below:

*SHORT FORM*
Open firefox.
Type "about:config" in the URL window.
Change integer value of "browser.cache.check_doc_frequency" to 1.


*LONG DESCRIPTION*
To quickly and easily access a whole range of customizations and preferences for Firefox, simply open Firefox then go to your Firefox address bar and enter the URL "about:config" (without quotes), then press Enter. Instantly Firefox displays a large range of preferences sorted alphabetically.

browser.cache.check_doc_frequency [Integer] (3) - This setting determines how often Firefox checks for newer versions of the page you are viewing. This setting is similar to Internet Explorer's 'Check for newer versions of stored pages' setting.

If set to 0 Firefox only checks once per browser session; if set to 1 Firefox checks every time a page is viewed; if set to 2 Firefox never checks (i.e. it always uses the version stored locally in your browser cached); and if set to 3 (the default) Firefox checks at automatically determined intervals.

If you browse mostly pages which update their content often (i.e. daily) or have a lot of dynamic content you may wish to set this to 1 though it may slow down browsing speed, especially on slower connections. Otherwise the default of 3 is best for fastest browsing on most connections. You can experiment to see if 0 suits your needs, but don't use a value of 2.

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knowledge

tuesday, 18 september, 2007 11:45 MAT

knowledge is one of the rare things in life that can be given to others without losing any yourself.

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Bike paths cause bridge collapse

Apparently, there are those who believe that spending money on museums, bike paths, lighthouses, etc. is a cause of the bridge collapse in Minneapolis. And these are the people running our country.

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ramadan

thursday, 13 september, 2007 08:40 MAT

i learned from one of my students that ramadan started today in australia and will go from 13 september to 12 october.

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Luciano Pavarotti is dead

He died of pancreatic cancer.

The name of the third tenor nobody can remember is Jose Carreras. Carreras suffered from leukemia but recovered in 1988.

cheetos and chopsticks

monday, 3 september, 2007 15:25 MAT

eating cheetos with chopsticks saves your fingers from becoming orange.

this is provided that one can use chopsticks properly and doesn't cheat by employing the stab and eat method (one of the reasons eating cheetos with a fork doesn't work either). i find it difficult to stab cheetos, especially the crunchy kind.

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happy father's day !

monday, 3 september, 2007 14:00 MAT

father's day is celebrated on the first sunday of september in australia.

so, sunday, 2 september, 2007 was father's day in australia.

happy father's day to dads everywhere from down under !!

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