Date   : Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:22:04
From   : heyrick.beebsoc@... (Rick Murray)
Subject: [BeebSoc] Work internet terminal

Hi,

Finally the work internet terminal has been updated. For a long time now 
I suggested it have Linux dropped on, set to auto-start Firefox. I 
suggest Linux primarily as anybody who knows their way around the 
insides of Windows won't get far with Linux...

For several *months* now, the company website, on the company kiosk, has 
been saying "Your computer is old and crap, update it" - thanks to 
SiteKiosk running IE6 (!). It was, let's face it, comical.

Well, now you have access to Windows, and it is running Firefox. I 
looked around in RegEdit, but the machine is locked down so "Internet" 
is a limited account. It's pretty vulnerable, but frankly I can't be 
bothered to hack that piece of crap.

Anyway, there are a couple of things I'd like to do to it, since usually 
I find it sitting at the Windows desktop after somebody *closed* 
Firefox. Ummm...


1. What should I alter to start Firefox in kiosk mode by default? If you 
don't know what that is, switch to Firefox (if you're running it) and 
press F11. ;-) Press again to undo. I'm guessing it's in the 
about:config section?

2. I would like to put in NoScript, but a non-standard setup. I don't 
want to confuse the hell out of everybody, so this is to be a stealth 
operation where NoScript will WHITELIST everything that isn't 
specifically blacklisted (yieldmanager, doubleclick, analytics, etc). 
How would I do this? Any ideas?

3. AdBlockPlus, too. ;-)


Thanks.


Best wishes,

Rick.