Well, actually, Ubiquity can do a lot more.
Ubiquity is a firefox extesion that is can really only be described as a launcher for the Internet, integrated with the web browser, which in this case is Firefox. Confused ?
Well, Let me explain. Ubiquity allows you to use your keyboard to give commands to the browser that’ll let you do anything that you would otherwise use the mouse for. So, for example, if you want to search for something using google. You can Just use the keyboard to instruct ubiquity to do that for you. If you want to search amazon for the latest gadgets, Ubiquity can do that too.
Ubiquity is like Quicksilver (or GNOME Do, if you’re so inclined) for the Internet browser.
To get started with Ubiquity, Install it from this location.
When Ubiquity is finished installing, you’ll see a page which among other things tell you the shortcut key that you can use to invoke Ubiquity, and lets you change that key to any key combination that you chose.
This is how Ubiquity looks like when you invoke it using the key combination that you chose.
Now, for something interesting. I’ll Start typing something in the Ubiquity window, say for example Google. As soon as I type G, ubiquity presents me with a list of options, The first one of which is Google, the second gcalculate, the third a command called get-email-address and so on.
If I want, I can, at this point just press G and space and start typing a search string. Ubiquity will automatically present me the search results in its window. If I press the down arrow key, the focus will shift to the gcalculator option and now if I type 3+3, ubiquity will tell me the value of the expression 3+3.
You can even manage your calender using Ubiquity. Ubiquity comes with built-in support for Google Calender only, so make sure you are logged into your Google Calender and then issue the add-calender command.
Actually, just start type Add and you’ll see that add-calender is the first option. Start typing the event just after the add. So, the full command will look something like this – add Send birthday cake to John. That’s all !
As you can see Ubiquity can be a very cool and useful extension. It can help you save lots of time, definitely raise your productivity level a few notches up and make you popular with the girls … Well, maybe not the last one, but the rest it can definitely manage.
Play around with Ubiquity and let us know in the comments how you like it.
Programmer, blogger and a geek making a living shifting bits around the Internet. Sharninder is the owner of Geeky Ninja
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