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Firefox prepares to take Tabbed Browsing to the Next Level

While web-surfing, I tend to have lots of tabs open on several web-browser windows.  Being able to switch back and forth between various pages in an instant is great, but with so many open it’s sometimes difficult to find the specific tab I’m looking for.  Fortunately, Mozilla is working on an answer:  Tab Candy.

Tab Candy is still in the very early stages of testing, but appears to be exactly what’s needed to organize and maintain browser windows and tabs.  Tab Candy will allow you to zoom out to get a satellite-view of all your open windows and tabs, and will allow you to arrange and group certain tabs and windows together.

If organized into groups, you can select a group and see only the tabs you put in there.  Other open tabs in other groups are still open, but not visible when you’re focused on a different group.  You can resize groups, making osme larger to highlight them, or even put a group of tabs inside another group!

Watch the demonstration, below.  If you want to test Tab Candy yourself, you can download a preview version of Firefox 4 that has Tab Candy included.  If you do, remember that it’s a beta version, so there may be bugs or performance issues.

References:
Firefox 4 beta releases

Amazon Says E-Book Sales Outpace Hardcovers

According to the Wall Street Journal, Amazon said its Kindle device and e-book sales business were accelerating, with sales of electronic books outstripping sales of hardcovers.  They sold 180 e-books for every 100 hardcover books last month.  It’s still too early to know if this is showing a trend or if e-books will over come paperback sales, too.

How Many Buttons Does YOUR Mouse Need?

This is definitely a mouse designed for a Power User!  With a half-Meg of memory, this $79.99 mouse is now one of the most advanced mice in existence.  Each of its 18 buttons, and their double-click functions, can be configured for different applications — even it’s analog joystick can be customized for up to eight commands.  I’m happy with the standard 3-button mouse with a scroll-wheel, but the extra 16 buttons will probably appeal to certain power users and geek-gurus.

To find out more about it, check out warmouse.com or the review on engadget.

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