Comments on: Type less to access websites faster http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/ A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:08:06 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: steffany http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-696708 steffany Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:01:38 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-696708 hey watsz goodie hey watsz goodie

]]> By: Thinker http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-285379 Thinker Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:51:14 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-285379 WOW! Awesome, I didn't know about such simple way to make bookmarks work easier :) WOW! Awesome, I didn’t know about such simple way to make bookmarks work easier :)

]]> By: Roman ShaRP http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-285216 Roman ShaRP Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:01:11 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-285216 Great, it works! Thanks, Martin! Great, it works! Thanks, Martin!

]]> By: katie http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-285214 katie Fri, 28 Mar 2008 15:50:00 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-285214 I like firefox but sorta i dont like Opera I like firefox but sorta i dont like Opera

]]> By: Rarst http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-285189 Rarst Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:53:03 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-285189 I don't know about Firefox but Opera has even less known feature related to subject - you can set nicknames not only for separate bookmarks but for folders with bookmarks as well. This way it's easy to have nickname (or even interface button, it only doesn't work with quick start - http:// is added which is ruining nickname) that opens set of sites at once. PS custom search engines is totally awesome feature! :) I don’t know about Firefox but Opera has even less known feature related to subject – you can set nicknames not only for separate bookmarks but for folders with bookmarks as well.

This way it’s easy to have nickname (or even interface button, it only doesn’t work with quick start – http:// is added which is ruining nickname) that opens set of sites at once.

PS custom search engines is totally awesome feature! :)

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-285125 Martin Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:04:40 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-285125 Roman yes you can do that. Five default keyword searches are available, they are "google", "wp", "dict", "quote" and "slang". To add your own you need to bookmark the page with a search and replace the search string with the %s parameter. You can then use "keyword searchterm" to do the same in Firefox. Roman yes you can do that. Five default keyword searches are available, they are “google”, “wp”, “dict”, “quote” and “slang”.

To add your own you need to bookmark the page with a search and replace the search string with the %s parameter. You can then use “keyword searchterm” to do the same in Firefox.

]]> By: Roman ShaRP http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-285124 Roman ShaRP Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:54:31 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-285124 I mean shortcuts to searches. In Opera I can create shortcut for Wikipedia search, type in address string "w FireFox", and jump to Wikipedia article about Firefox. Can I somehow do this in Firefox? I mean shortcuts to searches. In Opera I can create shortcut for Wikipedia search, type in address string “w FireFox”, and jump to Wikipedia article about Firefox.

Can I somehow do this in Firefox?

]]> By: Martin http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-285121 Martin Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:44:34 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-285121 Roman what d you mean by address string, typing in only part of the address ? Roman what d you mean by address string, typing in only part of the address ?

]]> By: Roman ShaRP http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-285119 Roman ShaRP Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:40:37 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-285119 How about search via address string? I used to it in Opera, but can't find in FireFox. How about search via address string?
I used to it in Opera, but can’t find in FireFox.

]]> By: USBman http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-284989 USBman Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:02:46 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-284989 This is a helpful hint, indeed. I used to do this very same thing. I found another option that was more useful for me, however. I strongly recommend OpenDNS - aside from all its other benefits (content filtering, phishing protection, etc), it also does the very same thing as described in this post, and from any computer utilizing utilizing this service. Check it out: http://opendns.com This is a helpful hint, indeed. I used to do this very same thing. I found another option that was more useful for me, however.

I strongly recommend OpenDNS – aside from all its other benefits (content filtering, phishing protection, etc), it also does the very same thing as described in this post, and from any computer utilizing utilizing this service.

Check it out: http://opendns.com

]]> By: chris leigh http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-284972 chris leigh Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:02:24 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/27/type-less-to-access-websites-faster/#comment-284972 almost completely unrelated, but google offers a browser synchronisation tool that you can install in firefox... i came across it this evening for first time! probably really old news to some people but this saved me a lot of hassle plus i dont have to 'type a lot' in google to find websites in my bookmarks on my home pc now (now synchronised with work pc it updates both!). check here http://tools.google.com/firefox/browsersync/install.html almost completely unrelated, but google offers a browser synchronisation tool that you can install in firefox… i came across it this evening for first time! probably really old news to some people but this saved me a lot of hassle plus i dont have to ‘type a lot’ in google to find websites in my bookmarks on my home pc now (now synchronised with work pc it updates both!).

check here http://tools.google.com/firefox/browsersync/install.html

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