Both Firefox and Chrome have pages with information and advanced settings that are available from the address bar by entering “about:X”, where X stands for a variety of possibilities. A list of the possible entries can be obtained in either browser by entering “about:about” in the address bar (without quotes and with no spaces). Below are capsule lists of the available items for the “about” function. Take a look at some of these and you will be surprised at the kind of information that can be found.

Since both Chrome and Firefox are updated frequently, this list is subject to change. The entries below apply to Chrome 36 and Firefox 31.

Google Chrome

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