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Quick searches with Firefox — a declaration of love

October 5, 2005 by Adam DuVander

Every now and again there comes along a piece of software that I completely love. The common user experience is about combatting programmed logic in order to make an application do what you want. Begin a logical person, I’m pretty good at putting up with this. But for me to love software, it has to feel natural. And natural is how it feels with Firefox and me.

There are many things I dig, starting with the tabbed browser window, which I will never give up. But the feature that has me all a’flutter is Quick Searching, also called Smart Keywords.

Defining a word, searching the web, and looking up the stats on my favorite baseball player–or actor–has never been easier. Simplify your online life today and get Firefox.

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  1. Simplicity Rules » Why Firefox has succeeded says:
    April 4, 2007 at 10:30 am

    […] That was pretty much my initial reaction, too. In time, I came to love the quick searches and lately am enamored with the session restore. […]

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