If you use firefox for hamradio like openwebrx or kiwisdr the Sound will die after a Update! That’s NO Driver or NO Linux or a WEBSDR Problem, The Problem is DISABLED AUDIO startup on Firefox Fix: Enter at the URL-BAR “about:config” search entry “media.autoplay.block-webaudio” to false Restart Firefox and be happy.. If you are a Security Nerd then use 2 Firefox Profiles for Web and different for SDR-Radio..
Category: Firefox Thunderbird
Firefox Stop Home Calls
During my last Network Monitoring found out that MANY of “free” Software calls home permanent Article: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-stop-firefox-making-automatic-connections .. if you want to be safe, block all OUTGOING Traffic by a Firewall or local DNS Server and use a Proxy with Auth Mechanism!
Security: Isolated Browser eMail Programs
If you want to be more secure, on Linux you can isolate used programs on different Users! All you need is installed by default! Howto: Add a new User for eMail and Browser to the System with: $sudo adduser mailuser $sudo adduser webuser now install if not installed by default “gksu” User Switch $sudo apt-get install gksu copy now the default App Links to webuser’s Home Desktop, for mailuser enter mailuser’s name $cp /usr/share/applications/firefox-esr.desktop /home/webuser/Desktop/firefox-esr.desktop edit the firefox-esr.desktop by right click on nautilus or a editor and change command line: old: /usr/lib/firefox-esr/firefox-esr %u to: gksu -u webuser -w "/usr/lib/firefox-esr/firefox-esr %u" […]
Chromebook Replacement: Get or build your Firefoxbook with Linux for free
A free Howto to get a free Chromebook Replacement: Called Firefoxbook Everybody knows a product called chromebook, but you must not buy such a laptop with branded OS! Here is a small Howto get a similar Laptop with free firefox. How does it work? Easy, the Laptop boots from Stick or CF-Card to RAMDISK, the firefox profile and cache is always new created at non permanent RAMDISK. The private Mode surpress cookie and other waste. Only the Window Settings are stored (Fullscreen/ F11). After boot the Internet is connected and Firefox is shown on Desktop. All you need: a Laptop, […]
Google Search: Goodby Google Search
Wenn Sie auch nach negativen Erfahrungen Google nicht mehr nutzen möchten kann ich Ihnen diese URL als Alternative anbieten: If you want to use a other Internet Search as Google try this URL as Homepage for your Browser http://de.search.yahoo.com/