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How to view/edit stored passwords

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How to fix a slow firefox, reset firefox

If fireflow slows down, punch ‘refresh firefox’ into the address bar.
Allocate a couple minutes to go through this list again:

How to configure firefox on a fresh install

1. Install the following
   

• ublock origin
  
• https everywhere
  
• privacy badger

2. Set up the toolbar
   

• Right click in toolbar (next to extensions) and tap “customize toolbar”
  • Remove pocket from extensions bar
    
  • Add ‘extensions’, ‘forget’, and ‘developer’ to the toolbar

3. Hide the bookmarks toolbar with cmd+shift+b
   

• Firefox will remember this decision. I use the sidebar only (e.g. cmd+b), which has search
  • Use cmd-b and then start typing to find a bookmark, then hit tab+space+return to browse to it

4. Configure various settings

• Turn off delete or backspace as navigate backwards
  about:config
  set backspace_action to 2

• Turn off web notifications
  about:config
  Toggle the setting dom.webnotifications.enabled

• Turn off geo locations:
  about:config
  geo.enabled false

• Iterate through most recently used tabs:
  about:config
  browser.ctrlTab.sortByRecentlyUsed true

• Ublock origin block annoyances (this turns off google’s login popup):
  uBlock > Settings > Filter lists > Annoyances > AdGuard - Annoyances
  source

• Turn on the status bar with ctrl+/

How to turn off suggestions and predictions

• Settings > Search > Search Suggestions > Uncheck provide search suggestions
  
• Settings Privacy & Security > Address Bar - Firefox Suggest
  Disable everything except ‘Bookmarks’ and ‘Browsing history’
  Disable ‘Suggestions from the web’
  Disable ‘Suggestions from sponsors’

How to make a new tab blank

Settings > Home > Firefox Home Content > Uncheck all except ‘Recent activity > Bookmarks’
Settings > Home > New Windows and Tabs > Blank page

How to adjust the YouTube playback speed beyond given limits

Open console with cmd+shift+k and punch in:

document.getElementsByTagName("video")[0].playbackRate = 2.5