Need a quick way to open up all the tabs you have open in Firefox? As you may have already noticed – Firefox 4 has a pretty nifty "Switch to Tab" function that allows you to switch to an open tab, rather than re-launching the same website twice. What if you could open up all the open tabs in the Awesome bar?
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Hide and Recover the Firefox Menu Bar
This is a handy browsing trick I just learned about recently. Usually in my Firefox browser, I have the menu bar hidden, to save on screen real estate. However, there comes a time (every so often) when I need to get it back. Rather than un-hiding it, getting what I need, then hiding it again – I have found a much quicker way to bring the menu bar back for just a minute.
Undo Closed Tabs and Windows in Firefox
Oh undo function, what would I do without you?
Well, I would probably be forced to do it again – but that is beside the point. I love being able to reopen a closed tab or window in Firefox. It has saved my rear end many times. This is just one of those Firefox tips you really should memorize.
Quicker Web Searches with Searchy
Need a quicker way to search the Web?
Searchy, a new experimental add-on for Firefox will allow you to do that in a very stylish and unique way. Once you get it installed, just hit Ctrl+Shift+K to bring up the Searchy search box, then type in what you are looking for. You will get the results in real time as you type.
Also, another neat tip is that you can use “@” before your search to just search the web site you are on at the time. If your not in love with the keyboard combo you must use to get it to search – that can easily be changed in the options.
It might not re-invent searching, however Searchy does give a pretty (and unique) new face to something we all do every single day. To learn more about the development of the extension, be sure to check out the Searchy’s official web site.
Launch Tabs from Run Box
In need of a quicker way to launch Firefox with a series of tabs? You can quickly do so in Windows by clicking on the start button, then go to run (or just hit Win+R) and type in:
Been playing with this for a while, and have yet to break it. Seems to work flawlessly each and every time. If you jut type in “firefox keyword” then you will get the same effect as just typing a phrase into the address bar.
Bonus: In Window Vista, the same trick works for me from the Vista search box in the start menu too. Whoo hoo for one less step!
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