Firefox and Safari (keyword browsing wins) Aug11 '04
I’ve just started using Firefox. I’ve used Safari for a long time now, but everywhere I look, I see more praise for Firefox. So I decided to see "what gives."
It turns out, Firefox is strikingly similar to Safari, in terms of speed and appearance. The navigation and toolbar on Firefox...
is clean and simple, just like Safari:
Also, many of the same "keyboard shortcuts" that work in Safari, also perform the same actions in Firefox.
However, there is one incredible feature in Firefox that I don’t notice in Safari. Keyword browsing.
I believe versions of Internet Explorer for the PC, allow for this feature – but this is the first time I’ve noticed it on a Mac.
The procedure is simple. You go the address bar, and instead of typing in a URL, or clicking on a bookmark, you can just type a custom keyword in. And that keyword is associated with a URL, and it instantly takes you to that URL.
Notice in the picture above how I have "associated" a complete URL with a keyword. In this case, the keyword is "bloglines." All I have to do is type that in the address bar, and I’m at the site.
Of course, you can make your keywords as long or as short as you’d like. It’s just more ways to be productive.
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