October 31, 2006
Quick searching with AcidSearch
Posted Oct. 31, ’06, 12:30 PM PT by Collin Allen
Category | Tips
One of my favorite Safari addons, AcidSearch, can vastly improve your web browsing speed by creating just a few custom Search Channels. The end result is that you’re able to type something along the lines of “img macbook keyboard” to instantly jump to a Google Images search. Here’s how.
When searching a site, take a look at the address bar and note where your search terms appear in the web address. Copy the entire address, open AcidSearch’s preferences by clicking on the search engine icon in Safari’s search field, and add a new channel. In the prefix field, paste the entire address leading up to your terms, and put the rest of the address (minus your search tems) in the suffix field. When your new channel is put to use, your terms will be sandwiched between the prefix and suffix, making a new address for each search. Finally, give the channel a short letter or three combination.
Close the window and try out your new channel by typing [combination] [search terms], sans the brackets. After you’ve added a few more on top of the default channels, you’ll be cruising through searches in no time!
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meh... Inquisitor beats AcidSearch up against the wall and then gives it a wet willy... The latest beta of Inquisitor is amazing to say the least
You can achieve the same thing with LaunchBar search templates.
I LOVE AcidSearch
But I am on a college network that I have to log in to access the internet.
However, ever since I've installed AcidSearch, it causes Safari to crash upon accepting the school's secuirty certificate.
Now I have to log into the network with firefox and I can use Safari fine. Many Apple support discussions has shown that it is Acid Search causing the crash
....any help?