Yoog is a nasty search engine which replaces the default Google search engine in both Firefox and Internet Explorer. This leads to unwanted popups and ads shown. Yoog can be easiliy removed this way:
Firefox

In the URL address box, type about:config and hit enter.
You may get a message like “here be dragons“. If you do, just click the button that is there.
Then you should see a Filter: box. In the Filter box, type keyword As you type this, items will be filtered from the list showing in the window and only …

I’ve found a great article with tricks and hacks all for Gmail – handy Firefox extensions, best Greasemonkey scripts, some desktop tools and lots of useful tips. While some might not work anymore or are already integrated by Google enjoy them.
FIREFOX EXTENSIONS
Gspace – multi-platform firefox addon that turns your gmail account into powerful online storage tool
Gmail Search Extension – search your gmail account directly from the firefox search bar
GcalQuickTab – toggle between gmail and google calendar with keyboard shortcuts
GTDInbox – turns your account into flexible and feature-loaded ToDo-management service (GTD …

Firefox has been outperforming IE in every department for years, but tweak the right settings and you could make it faster still, more than doubling your speed in some situations, all for about five minutes work and for the cost of precisely nothing at all. Here’s what you need to do.
1. Enable pipelining
Browsers are normally very polite, sending a request to a server then waiting for a response before continuing. Pipelining is a more aggressive technique that lets them send multiple requests before any responses are received, often reducing page …