firefox search "plugin"

[Listener]

http://www.lifehacker.com/software/geek-to-live/special-geek-to-live-129658.php

Basically what it does is uses your bookmarks to set up macros for you so you can search up to 15 different databases without actually wasting the 15 seconds of going to the website.

Sort of like Firefox's built-in dictionary plugin, but more wide-ranging.

Spiffy.

[Beefy]

Wait, it does who?  What?  How many?

[Listener]

Wait, it does who?  What?  How many?

It searches 15 commonly-used websites based on a macro.

It is an html file you download and import into firefox.

For example, I would type:

slang donkeypunch

into my address bar, and the macro would automatically bring up Urban Dictionary's definition of "donkeypunch"

It can search for acronyms, amazon, definitions, ebay, flickr, froogle, google maps, GIS, lifehacker, technorati, thesaurus, urban dictionary, wikipedia, creative commons, and yahoo local.

I like it.

[Listener]

The "flickr" quicksearch is the best one of them.  You can type anything in and find loads of pictures to keep you busy.

The page, btw, also shows how to make your own quicksearches, so you can search basically any website.