Comments on: Another New Tab Alternative for Firefox http://cybernetnews.com/new-tab-firefox/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:53:50 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/new-tab-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-147968 Ryan Fri, 29 May 2009 20:16:22 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16547#comment-147968 <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-147634" rel="nofollow">netster007x wrote:</a><blockquote>Whatever happened to Fx3.1? So much for end of 08.</blockquote></div> Good question... Maybe they meant "09" :) <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-147671" rel="nofollow">satur9 wrote:</a><blockquote>I switched back to Fast Dial. This extension is fun, but not good enough.</blockquote></div> 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. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-147601" rel="nofollow">Ethan wrote:</a><blockquote>What is a more graphical alternative for this extension?</blockquote></div> 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. <div class="commentquote"><a href="#comment-147677" rel="nofollow">Pieter wrote:</a><blockquote>This allows the execution of random apps!</blockquote></div> 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. netster007x wrote:
Whatever happened to Fx3.1? So much for end of 08.

Good question… Maybe they meant “09″ :)

satur9 wrote:
I switched back to Fast Dial. This extension is fun, but not good enough.

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.

Ethan wrote:
What is a more graphical alternative for this extension?

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.

Pieter wrote:
This allows the execution of random apps!

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.

]]> By: Pieter http://cybernetnews.com/new-tab-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-147677 Pieter Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:49:07 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16547#comment-147677 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! 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!

]]> By: satur9 http://cybernetnews.com/new-tab-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-147671 satur9 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:14:21 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16547#comment-147671 I switched back to Fast Dial. This extension is fun, but not good enough. I switched back to Fast Dial. This extension is fun, but not good enough.

]]> By: netster007x http://cybernetnews.com/new-tab-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-147634 netster007x Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:59:13 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16547#comment-147634 Whatever happened to Fx3.1? So much for end of 08. Whatever happened to Fx3.1? So much for end of 08.

]]> By: Ethan http://cybernetnews.com/new-tab-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-147601 Ethan Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:56:46 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16547#comment-147601 What is a more graphical alternative for this extension? What is a more graphical alternative for this extension?

]]> By: satur9 http://cybernetnews.com/new-tab-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-147597 satur9 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:33:34 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16547#comment-147597 Ah yes, the "boss mode" for my kids, great tip, thank you! :D Ah yes, the “boss mode” for my kids, great tip, thank you! :D

]]> By: Nat http://cybernetnews.com/new-tab-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-147596 Nat Sun, 26 Apr 2009 13:52:15 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16547#comment-147596 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 ;-) 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 ;-)

]]> By: satur9 http://cybernetnews.com/new-tab-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-147589 satur9 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 09:31:05 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16547#comment-147589 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 :-) 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 :-)

]]> By: Mark http://cybernetnews.com/new-tab-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-147582 Mark Sat, 25 Apr 2009 00:27:47 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16547#comment-147582 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 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?

]]> By: Hollywood ParkRacetrack http://cybernetnews.com/new-tab-firefox/comment-page-1/#comment-147579 Hollywood ParkRacetrack Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:14:36 +0000 http://cybernetnews.com/?p=16547#comment-147579 i been using the regular tabs and they are enough for me. i been using the regular tabs and they are enough for me.

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