I tweaked the code a little bit so that it works in chrome and firefox as a search engine. Here is the code.

javascript:Quix();function%20Quix(){var%20e=encodeURIComponent;var%20t=window.getSelection?window.getSelection():(document.getSelection?document.getSelection():(document.selection?document.selection.createRange().text:”));var%20c=%s;if(t!=”){if(c){c+=’%20′+t;}else{c=”+t;}}if(c){var%20u=’http://quixapp.com/go/?c=’+e(c)+’&t=’+(document.title?e(document.title):”)+’&s=’+'&v=080′+’&u=’+(document.location?e(document.location):”);d=”+document.location;if(d.substr(0,4)!=’http’){window.location=u+’&mode=direct’;}else{heads=document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’);if(c.substring(0,1)==’%20′){var%20w=window.open(u+’&mode=direct’);w.focus();}else%20if(heads.length==0){window.location=u+’&mode=direct’;}else{q=document.getElementById(‘quix’);if(q){q.parentNode.removeChild(q);}sc=document.createElement(‘script’);sc.src=u;sc.id=’quix’;sc.type=’text/javascript’;void(heads[0].appendChild(sc));}}}}

If anybody needs help setting that up as a search engine I can add a tutorial later.

Facebook is a wonderful example of the second problem (if you don’t have facebook skip to the bottom). It is just way to busy. Well there is good news for those of you who can’t stand it. They are working on a new version of the website called Facebook lite. This cuts all the third party apps out, removes all but one add, and just makes everything cleaner looking. There is just that one ad… one ad… one ad… aggh!

There is more good news! That ad can leave and leave you with a perfectly clean Facebook, unless you have chrome (if you can get it to work let me know). First thing to do is grab a the code to make it look right. Download fbLite.css or fbFixer.css to remove ads on the full facebook too.

• Firefox
  • Rename fbLite.css (the css might not appear) to userContent.css –Don’t change the extention!–
  • Place this file into your Firefox profile directory, inside of the chrome directory.  (Click the link mozilla can explain better)
  • Just install Adblock plus and add the rule ##div.LSplitView_Right (It works almost everywhere)
• Safari
  • Put fbLite.css somewhere where you will not be annoyed by it (leaving it in the downloads folder is fine).
  • In Safari open preferences.
  • Under advanced chose fbLite.css for Style sheet.
• Internet Explorer
  • Put fbLite.css somewhere where you will not be annoyed by it (leaving it in the downloads folder is fine).
  • In Internet Explorer open Tools > Internet Options.
  • On the General tab click Accessibility.
  • Click Format  documents using my style sheet.
  • Find fbLite.css

Now open lite.facebook.com and log in. There should now be just a single feed! How refreshing!

This is just one example of how to customize a web page. There is sooo much more you can do (block ads, change colors)! If you have more ideas, feel free to comment!

These can make huge improvements in the browsing experience. For example if I wanted to look up John 3:16 all I have to do is type the following into the address bar (shortcut ctrl + l).

bible john 3:16

To get to my blog I simply type this word.

blog

This has really made things quicker and cleaner to get to, and isn’t that hard to set up either.

For most search engines just right click the text box (where one enters search terms). And click add keyword, complete the dialog and your done.

For a bookmark just right click it and select properties. All you need to do is change the Keyword field.

Happy Browsing!