The first can be found here at forevergeek.com: Make Firefox faster
The second is can be found here at lifehacker.com: Vaccum your Firefox database
I'll post more as I find and test them.
I decided to try and put together a basic guide for beginners. Using this blog you can learn to use unix, linux, and OSX command line one command at a time. Each post is self contained solving one problem or performing one task that users can easily replicate. Use the command reference located on the right side of the page to quickly focus on the command of your choice.