Speed Dial

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by John on Jan. 8, 2009 · permalink

I am another refugee from latest Fast Dial update fiasco. However I think this did me a favour as I much prefer Speed Dial notably because it is far easier to add a new dial and the grouping feature means you do not have to cram a load of thumbnails - which are bigger and easier to read than FD - all onto one view.

Also useful is the facility to refresh the thumbnails either manually or automatically, but it would be handy to be able to deselect auto-refresh globally as it is a chore deselecting each dial individually - this feature not currently available but perhaps the developer will consider it for the future..

Hover-over icons for launch in new tab and refresh also make life easier.

Speed Dial was easy to install and set up with a bit of experimentation to decide which features suit best, and is fast to capture new dials (faster than Fast Dial) and loads pages quickly.

Whether you are fleeing Fast Dial or considering an add-on like this for the first time, certainly check out others but Speed Dial should meet most needs.