Firefox Quick Searches

There's a cool liltle feature in Firefox that I've been using a lot lately. And that is using "Quicksearchs". These are keywords you type into the address field (where the web site URL normally ends up), add a search term, and it immediately does the search, without having to first go to the search page. So, for instance, you can create a keyword called "map" that does a Google Maps search. Now I can type in:

And up pops the map of the White House. Very cool and easy to use.

To create your own, just right click on any search edit box and select the "Add a Keyword for this Search..." option. Type in a name ("Google Maps") and a keyword ("map") and save it in your bookmarks (maybe create a folder called Quicksearch). Now you're good to go! LifeHacker.com has a bunch of prepackaged ones for you to add to your bookmarks. Start quicksearching today!

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