V3: Chrome: ABP: 
@@||forbes.com^$generichide
@@||servedbyopenx.com^$domain=forbes.com
||marketo.net^
||novately.com^
forbes.com##[id^="google_ads_iframe_"]
forbes.com##.ntv-rail-ad
www.washingtonpost.com###drawbridge-signup-overlay
www.washingtonpost.com##.nav-open.jqmOverlay
www.washingtonpost.com##.nav-closed.jqmOverlay
@@||businessinsider.com^$elemhide
V2: 

Tweaks:

disable popups: dom.popup_allowed_events

enable paste:  dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled;false

keyword.enable - false : enable relative hostnames

network.http.pipelining

about:config tweaks
Trim memory usage on minimize:

config.trim_on_minimize -> true
browser.cache.memory.enable -> true
browser.cache.memory.capacity -> 32768

network.http.pipelining -> true
network.http.proxy.pipelining -> true
network.http.pipelining.maxrequests -> 8
network.http.pipelining.firstrequest -> true




Number of sessions to remember per tab (reduce mem usage)
integer:   browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers = 2

Move tab close to end of tab bar:
browser.tabs.closeButtons = 3 

automatically clear downloads:
browser.download.manager.retention = 0

remove taskbar recent:
browser.taskbar.lists.frequent.enabled = false

misc performance tweaks: 
browser.sessionhistory.max_entries = 20
browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo = 3
browser.sessionstore.interval = 30000


IE8 Notes:

You can view or clear the list of websites that ActiveX controls are allowed to run:
Tools -> Manage add-ons -> click on Flash player add-on -> click on More informations link -> click on Remove all sites button.

Enable inPrivate filter:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Safety\PrivacIE]
"StartMode"=dword:00000001
0 - off
1 - auto
2 - manual
profile_dir\chrome\userContent.css #theater-background {display:none}