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Quix & Chrome

One thing Quix doesn't mention, though, is Chrome's "Edit Search Engines" trick, which, while intended for creating search-able shortcuts—"w iPad" to search Wikipedia for Apple's new device—can be used to create Firefox-like keyword shortcuts to any URL, including the Quix bookmarklet. Add Quix to your bookmark bar or any other bookmark spot, then right-click on it and choose "Copy" to grab a really long line of JavaScript. Now right-click on Chrome's address bar, choose "Edit Search Engines," hit "Add," and then fill out the three fields with a name, a single-letter shortcut (most likely "q", no?), and paste that lengthy JavaScript into the URL field. Now you can hit Alt+D (Apple+D on a Mac) to access Chrome's OmniBar, then type q and Enter to bring up the Quix prompt. (via lifehacker http://lifehacker.com/5467037/add-universal-keyword-control-to-all-of-your-br...)