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I was using this trick for a while, and I wonder if people out there are using Firefox Quicksearch feature except for Google searches.
As a System/Network Administrator, I have quite a few handly utilities which I use in a daily basis. These utilities include (but not limited to) ping, traceroute, whois, nslookup and dig. My idea is to make use of these utilites on web, using Firefox Quicksearch and DNSStuff.com. So I can use these tools directly from my web browser’s location bar.
As an example, to create a “ping” Quicksearch, go to dnsstuff.com, find the input-box for ping utility, right-click on it and select “Add a Keyword for this Search”. Once the “Add Bookmark” shows up, enter “ping” as both Name and Keyword inputs. To test your new Quicksearch, enter “ping yahoo.com” in your location bar and THAT’S IT!
So do the same for other utilities you like, as I did for Traceroute, Whois, nslookup and many more utilities. My other favorite Quicksearchs include RIPE Whois search, RFC Search and OpenRBL Search.
There are unlimited possibilities using this feature. And this trick was from a Networker point of view. Now figure out what more you can do with Quicksearchs.
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Nice tip! Could be good for a quick WikiPedia search.
Is there something like this in IE?
In my case I do use this trick for quickly searching information on HP ITRC site:
I created 2 quicksearch keywords:
“itrc” for searching general information into the forums, and “patch” to search for a specific patch number.
Very handy!
Thanks for your tip.
It makes Net Admin very easy
Hi.. great tips. You are doing a great service to the community.
Well done
Great tip… Thanks
I’ve been doing the same thing with the built-in Quicksearch function of Internet Explorer since its introduction in IE v4. I maintain a registry file and a reference sheet at http://www.umpadada.com/Misc.html. I wish there was a way to easily port this to Firefox. It’s one of the reasons that I find myself using IE more than Firefox. I hope you enjoy some of lookups that I created. I love, love, love this functionality. Incredible time saver.
After doing some research, I found out that you can easily import the IE Quicksearch items into Firefox. Simply go to File > Import > Internet Explorer > Favorites. That’s it! Now, I can finally spend most of my time with FF! Amen.