So wanted to start a new series called ‘Web Power Users’ where I showcase interesting tools from around the web that are especially useful for web devs, designers, or web power users in general.  This week’s tool is simply called: Ubiquity. It’s a new relatively new addition to the Mozilla Labs [which has a ton of cool stuff btw], and it allows you to actually issue commands to the browser.

Linux/Unix friendly users will like this concept, as it’s essentially a shortcut [Ctrl + Space on PC, Alt + Space on Mac] that brings up a terminal

which you can type all sorts of commands into. It’s also very easy to write your own commands using their [see: Mozilla's] guidelines. If you’re too lazy to write your own commands, they have a GIGANTIC list [see: Ubiquity.Commands] which encompasses everything from multi language translation tools, to code editors, to hardcore math calculation tools.

Not only is it super expandable, but it actually has a ton of built in functionality with the base install. The folks over at Mozilla have included:

• Built in translation tools that will automatically translate any highlighted text on the page and replace the original with the translation
• Weather that can dynamically find weather at various locations at blazing speed
• Direct page editing with page changes reflected immediately
• Powerful tab control functionality
• Hopefully I have got you excited enough to try this out, because once you do it will truly make your web experience a lot easier and a lot more enjoyable.

Be sure to grab a copy of Ubiquity [link] today.

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