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Adding Straight to the Bar Search to Firefox
Written By : Scott Bird
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Straight to the Bar search

Straight to the Bar search on Firefox.

If you’re a fan of the new version of Firefox (and don’t worry, this site isn’t becoming Straight to the Browser or anything), you may be interested in the add-on Hyperwords. Amongst it’s many features, it enables you to add existing site searches to your browser.
In this case, I’ve added the Straight to the Bar search. Here’s how it’s done :

  1. Download and install Firefox 3 (if you haven’t already helped to set the record) and the add-on Hyperwords. Both are free.
  2. Click in the search box (top right of this page), and delete the word ‘kettlebells‘.
  3. Right-click the mouse while you’re in the box (or CTRL-click if you’re on a Mac), and select ‘Add to Hyperwords‘ from the menu shown. You may be asked here to restart Firefox – just click ‘OK’.

That’s it. Now, you can search Straight to the Bar directly from the browser – before you even load the page (it will load automatically when you search for something). Type ‘kettlebells‘ (or anything you’re looking for) into your browser’s search box, hit Enter and select ‘Straight to the Bar‘ from the menu. The picture above will show you what I mean.

Over to you. Drop us a line on Twitter ( @scottbird ), or add a comment below.

Cheers.

 

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Written By Scott Bird
Scott is a long-time fitness enthusiast (Jan 2004!), writer and photographer living in Sydney, Australia. If you share the passion for spending a bit of time under a bar, welcome. Love hearing how everyone else trains. You can connect via X (Formerly Twitter), Facebook and the various networks listed in the sidebar.
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