5 ways to increase speed of browsing with FireFox

FireFox is browser which has the 2^nd largest share in the browser market. Many people use it daily to surf the net. Even I use it too. But one thing that I don't like about FireFox is that it uses too much system resource than my 256MB RAM can hold. Following are the ways in which you can increase the speed of your browsing as well as your productivity.

1. Block the ads
   Advertisements that load in websites take way too much RAM and make the loading of the site low as well. Use Stylish or Greasemonkey to block ads off.
   Also view: How to block ads.
2. Dont load images
   Agreed that images are the very pieces that make up a website. But on a slow connection images take a long time to load. It also takes RAM to show up the image. In FireFox go to Tools => Options => Content and uncheck Load images automatically. The site may look a little distorted but it saves time and bandwidth.
3. Dont load up add-ons
   One of the very features that FireFox became so popular is that it has the ability of adding plug-ins to it called Add-ons. But the more add-ons that you add to your browser, the more RAM it will need to load them all. This will increase the start-up time of your browser.
4. Dont open and keep too much of Tabs or more than 2-3 windows
   FireFox as it is, is a RAM-hogger (no-offence!). Opening two or more windows will not only cause everything to slow down, it can also cause your browser to hang.
5. Dont maximise FireFox
   Okay this is for people like me who have 256MB RAM or less. When FireFox is maximized it uses more RAM than it uses when it is not.

Follow these simple steps for a faster browsing experience.