I still feel like I’m in search of the perfect page that is displayed when I open up a new tab in my browser. I used to be one of those people who always used a blank page for performance reasons, but when I started using Opera more I really started to like having the Speed Dial sites at my fingertip. Then other browsers like Google Chrome, Safari 4, and even IE8 started to catch on by trying to make the new tab page a little more useful.
Even though Firefox doesn’t ship with a feature like this it has a leg up on the competition because people can install extensions. Users can try out various alternatives until they find the one that works the best for them, and New Tab King is one of those extensions that’s definitely worth checking out. Here are some of the things it includes:
- Access to most visited websites
- See your bookmarks
- See your recently closed tabs
- Instant Google search box
It’s not the most graphical solution out there, but I know not everyone is a huge fan of pretty images. They’d rather just stick to a more text-based layout. If that sounds like you then New Tab King might be perfect. Give it a whirl and let us know what you think.
New Tab King [via FirefoxFacts]
i been using the regular tabs and they are enough for me.
I am using it, but I sure wish there was a way to make it better looking and easier to read. The text doesn’t stand out from the background nearly enough. Is there any way to change this? Anyone?
I’ve been using Fast Dial for quite some time now, but I’ll try this one out. Looks OK, but I’m not sure whether I like that everyone sees which sites I visit most frequently. It’s not that there’s anything there that no one is supposed to see, it’s just that I don’t need my kids commenting on what sites I visit most often
Hey Satur9,
This newtabking add-on has a “boss mode” feature just for that (check the upper right button). Once you toggle this on, you see respectable sites like Harvard Business School and Wall Street Journal. maybe you can impress your kids
Ah yes, the “boss mode” for my kids, great tip, thank you!
What is a more graphical alternative for this extension?
Whatever happened to Fx3.1? So much for end of 08.
I switched back to Fast Dial. This extension is fun, but not good enough.
I think this extension might pose a security risk. Type this in your address bar while the New Tab King thingy is visible:
javascript:launchApp(’c:\\windows\\system32\\notepad.exe’)
This allows the execution of random apps!
Good question… Maybe they meant “09″
I’m more of a visual kind of guy myself. I prefer the thumbnails too since I can identify which site is what in very little time.
There are all kinds of them that take on the functionality of Opera’s Speed Dial. A good example is the one Satur mentioned called Fast Dial.
Huh, now that could definitely be a bad thing. I assume they have security measures implemented, but we wouldn’t really know unless we dug through the code.