diff --git a/.conkeror.d/conkeror.css b/.conkeror.d/conkeror.css
index cb85c7a..de20660 100644
--- a/.conkeror.d/conkeror.css
+++ b/.conkeror.d/conkeror.css
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 @namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul");
 
 * {
-    font: 13px Terminus;
+    font: 14px Terminus;
 }
 
 /* MINIBUFFER */
diff --git a/.conkerorrc b/.conkerorrc
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 95b9f48..e3f142d
--- a/.conkerorrc
+++ b/.conkerorrc
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ xkcd_add_title = true; // insert alt text into the page
 
 require("page-modes/reddit.js");
 page_mode_activate(reddit_mode);
+reddit_end_behavior = "page";
 
 require("page-modes/duckduckgo.js");
 page_mode_activate(duckduckgo_mode);
@@ -231,6 +232,10 @@ function firebug (I) {
 }
 interactive("firebug", "open firebug lite", firebug);
 
+// use addblock plus extension; see: http://conkeror.org/AdblockPlus?highlight=%28adblock%29
+// AdblockPlus currently not working (Aug 25, 2014)
+require("extensions/adblockplus.js");
+
 // Disable whitelist (Causes extensions from unknown/unsigned sites to silently fail if not enabled!)
 //session_pref("xpinstall.whitelist.required", false);
 
@@ -246,6 +251,59 @@ add_hook("before_quit_hook",
              yield co_return(result);
          });
 
+// Proxy code below from: http://conkeror.org/Tips?highlight=%28proxy%29#Proxy_Settings
+// TODO: this proxy stuff still needs to be worked out (tor requires a SOCKS proxy)
+// set the proxy server for this session only
+proxy_server_default = "localhost";
+proxy_port_default = 80;
+
+function set_proxy_session (window, server, port) {
+    if (server == "N") {
+       session_pref('network.proxy.type', 0); //direct connection
+       window.minibuffer.message("Direction connection to the internet enabled for this session");
+    } else {
+      if (server == "") server = proxy_server_default;
+      if (port == "") port = proxy_port_default;
+
+      session_pref('network.proxy.ftp',    server);
+      session_pref('network.proxy.gopher', server);
+      session_pref('network.proxy.http',   server);
+      session_pref('network.proxy.socks',  server);
+      session_pref('network.proxy.ssl',    server);
+
+      session_pref('network.proxy.ftp_port',    port);
+      session_pref('network.proxy.gopher_port', port);
+      session_pref('network.proxy.http_port',   port);
+      session_pref('network.proxy.socks_port',  port);
+      session_pref('network.proxy.ssl_port',    port);
+
+      session_pref('network.proxy.share_proxy_settings', true);
+      session_pref('network.proxy.type', 1);
+
+      window.minibuffer.message("All protocols using "+server+":"+port+" for this session");
+    }
+}
+
+interactive("set-proxy-session",
+    "set the proxy server for all protocols for this session only",
+    function (I) {
+        set_proxy_session(
+            I.window,
+            (yield I.minibuffer.read($prompt = "server ["+proxy_server_default+"] or N: ")),
+            (yield I.minibuffer.read($prompt = "port ["+proxy_port_default+"]: ")));
+    });
+
+
+// make hint numbers bigger; see: http://conkeror.org/Tips#Big_Hint_Numbers
+// register_user_stylesheet(
+//     "data:text/css," +
+//         escape(
+//             "@namespace url(\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\");\n" +
+//             "span.__conkeror_hint {\n"+
+//             "  font-size: 18px !important;\n"+
+//             "  line-height: 18px !important;\n"+
+//             "}"));
+
 //TODO: consider something like below to darken pages
 function darken_page (I) {
     var styles='* { background: black !important; color: grey !important; }'+