Posts Tagged ‘Favorite Sites’

Site Launcher – Like Having a Remote Control for Firefox

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

launcherJust like television viewing, surfing the internet quickly becomes a repetitive, addictive activity.  You stare at a screen and before you know it, you find yourself on the same channels (sites) day-in and day-out.  The only problem is, there are no on-screen guides or remote controls in the world of web browsing.  Well, at least until now.  Today, we take a look at yet another add-on for Firefox, called Site Launcher (Sorry all you Internet Explorer users).

Site Launcher is a “simple Firefox add-on that gives a highly convenient and clutter-free method to quickly open websites that you need often. One keyboard hotkey makes the ‘Launcher’ panel instantly appear, followed by a single key press to jump to the site you wish to open.” (quote taken from donesmart.com web site) I took a few minutes yesterday to install and test this great new FREE feature and I have to say I love it!  The only trick now is remembering that it is there.

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