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Get Opera-like Speed Dial in Firefox

Firefox speed dialIf there's a cool new feature in another web browser, you can be sure someone's going to turn it into a Firefox extension. So it should come as no surprise that one developer saw Opera's new "Speed Dial' feature and decided to bring it to Firefox.

What's Speed Dial? Basically, Opera 9.2 provides you with screenshots for up to 9 websites when you load the browser. It's kind of like having 9 different homepages, which you can quick faster than you can pull up a bookmark toolbar. You can also refresh the screenshots.

The Firefox Speed Dial extension has the same basic idea. You can set it to show your Speed Dial page every time you open a blank window or a blank tab. It doesn't have all of the features of the Opera version. For example, you can't rearrange the order of your pages by dragging and dropping. And it appears that you cannot refresh the screenshots.

But still, if you want some of the benefits of using Opera without, you know, using Opera, you might want to check it out.

[via CyberNet]

Filed under: Internet, Web services, Browser Tips

New web and mobile browsers from Opera released

opera browsersLooks like this one slipped by our radar, but Opera previewed their new web and mobile browsers this week, as we mentioned earlier this month. Not only are the new browsers out in beta versions, but Opera Mobile shows off the next generation of browsing for Windows Mobile devices.

The biggest feature change in the desktop browser is the new Speed Dial, an integration where users can create nine visual bookmarks for frequently viewed sites, and have them available at any time in any new tab. Speed Dial can be set up by opening a new tab, clicking on a numbered square, 1-9, then using Ctrl + [1-9] to activate the quick Speed Dial link. It's a very handy feature that makes browsing a little quicker and a little more keyboard shortcut friendly.

Opera Windows Mobile Mini has some very handy updates, including searching directly from the address bar, the ability to copy text, a save function for images, and Internet Explorer bookmark importing. How does it compare with the new Deepfish from Microsoft? We would have to say that Deepfish is a little cooler.

Both the Opera 9.2 and the Opera for Windows Mobile beta are available from the Opera website.

[Updated link to Opera Mobile for Windows 8.65]

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