the rich! ramblings

After an exhaustive search for a new daily driver, all paths led back to a VW JSW TDI for functionality. A long commute (70 miles), hauling pets, and a future kid… We kept it simple: Black/Beige and DSG (Wife).

After an intital 115 miles of stop and go traffic, running a number of errands; I’m thoroughly impressed with the new TDI. The TDI takes delicate consideration to maximize MPG but unfortunately my better half has a lead foot. (plenty of torque down low)

I would like to thank a fellow VWvortex member (loopsnew) for creating a new logo for FireVortex. (I may have added some small tweaks to the original design)

A new site and features will be rolled out shortly. The FireVortex Twitter page has been updated already.

FireVortex runs on Greasemonkey which kicks in after the page has loaded. VWvortex forums (and VMG sister forums) use a number of third party tracking sites. Unfortunately (like today) those sites go down and cause a delay before FireVortex starts.

I recommend installing Adblock Plus and add the following URLs to the filter:

vwvortex.jbrlsr.com
la.jbrlsr.com
prstats.postrelease.com
www.big-boards.com
static.chartbeat.com
ping.chartbeat.net
http.cdnlayer.com

OR

I have created a simple filter subscription list which will ONLY block the third-party tracking urls used on the forums (no ads). The filter subscription rules are restricted to the VMG forum domains. I make no guarantee and this may cause other javascript errors to appear in the console. Some of the third-party sites do not use try/catch blocks – prtracker()

How to add an Adblock Plus Filter Subscription:
Open ADP Options (Tools > Add-Ons > Adblock Plus > Options or right click on ADP status icon > Preferences)
Filters > Add filter subscription
Add a different subscription
Enter a title and this url:

http://update.firevortex.net/abp/vmg.tracking.txt

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This will bring FireVortex back up to speed and should improve the the overall experience. (especially PMs not poppping up)

**edit – 5 Aug, 2009 – updated list
**edit – 1 Sep, 2009 – added filter subscription list
**edit – 28 Oct, 2009 – updated list
**edit – 20 Jan, 2010 – updated list