Is Firefox 3’s search functions not powerful enough for you?
If you’d like to power it up some, you need to pick up CyberSearch. This extension allow you to perform various Google searches right from the address bar. The fun doesn’t stop there. It also displays the results in the awesome bar format along with your history.
You can do a number of special searches too, depending on the keywords that you use. You can do a Web Search, Local Search, Video Search, Blog Search, News Search, Book Search, Image Search, or Patent Search.
If you still need help wrapping your mind around this tool, be sure to check out the video tutorial on it they have put together for you.
Pick up this Firefox add-on on the Firefox Add-ons site or from CyberNet News. Also big congrats to Ryan and Ashley for putting out such an awesome Firefox extension! Great job!
As some of you might have noticed, there were no new posts yesterday. This is due to the fact that we are in the middle of a big server move for Firefox Facts. No more cheapo hosting account for us. We have gotten just about everything moved over to FastServers.net. After the recent surge of popularity after the Firefox 3 release - I realized it was time I looked for help from the pros, and well FastServers.net is about as pro as you can get.
So all is going fine here, and if your not seeing this post now, you should within a couple of days. Then again, if you can’t see this post how would you know your missing it? Quantum theory aside, expect the same ol’ Firefox goodness, just at a new home.
What can you do to help? Get your friends, family and even that creepy Internet Explorer loving neighbor of yours to come visit and also pass them our RSS subscription link too. Did I also mention you can get e-mail updates too?
Along with a fresh design, Mozilla Labs has also release Weave Prototype 0.2. What is Weave, you say? It is Mozilla’s answer to the problem of keeping all your bookmarks, history, passwords and more in sync across multiple computers.
So what is new in this 0.2 version of Weave?
Intelligent scheduler for synchronization to improve performance.
Expanded set of supported browser settings and metadata, including: Bookmarks, Browsing History, Cookies, Saved Passwords, Saved Form Data, and Tabs.
Support for retrying failed network operations.
New server format performs better when there are frequent changes (e.g., for history sync).
Significant reworking of the startup experience, including a new Setup Wizard that performs account creation in chrome and allows for customization of settings.
Improved error detection and handling.
Notification dialog added to the status bar for displaying error, status and asynchronous events with or without required actions, e.g. authentication errors, notification of shares, etc.
Might be worth mentioning that they are still saying this version is for testing purposes only, so if Firefox later on kicks you in the head, points its browsing finger and laughs while your down, you were warned.
Here recently, I just switched from Google Browser Sync to Foxmarks. Once Weave gets all the kinks out though, I’ll probably be switching again because I really like the idea of having everything accessible no matter which PC I might be at. Check out the Weave 0.2 Release Notes for more information.
Using what they call cutting-edge artificial intelligence, the Pluribo add-on of Firefox promises to deliver you instant summaries of any Amazon.com web page you are viewing on the Web. Why read the entire review, when you can get the proverbial cliff notes this way?
How does Pluribo: Instant Summeries work?
Well, essentially Pluribo does exactly what you’d do if you had the time: it reads every word, learns what people liked and disliked, and then figures out the key lessons. But, unlike a person, Pluribo does this automatically. So it can fetch you the bottom line at light speed– freeing up your day to enjoy the finer things in life.
This plugin shows a lot of promise. I too, like many of you, do a lot of shopping on Amazon and most of the review are usually pretty handy to have when it comes to comparing products. Of course you take it with a grain of salt, but there is no doubt that it helps and this add-on just speeds up that process of skimming over reviews.
Pluribo: Instant Summaries shows a lot of promise, but I would like to see the tool work on more than just Amazon. I want to see it work everywhere!
These guys need to at least win cheap web site plug of the year. Are you finding yourself too addicted to Firefox’s addons? The good Dr. Jenkins says he is here to help.
I have said it before, and I will probably say it again. The people that work behind the greatest themes and add-ons we all use day to day don’t get the spotlight they deserve. While browsing through some Firefox 3 ready themes I saw that one theme designer was hard at work getting his collection updated. Here is the amazing work of Aaron Spuler.
Welcome to Mission Ctrl. The task at hand? Figure out what happens when you push “that button” along with the Ctrl key. The result? An awesome cheat sheet of keyboard shortcuts for you to use and enjoy.
Ctrl + 1 through 9 = Quick switch between 9 open tabs
Ctrl + Page Up = Move left through your open tabs
Ctrl + Page Down = Move right through your open tabs
Using what they call cutting-edge artificial intelligence, the 
Welcome to Mission Ctrl. The task at hand? Figure out what happens when you push “that button” along with the Ctrl key. The result? An awesome cheat sheet of keyboard shortcuts for you to use and enjoy.
