Shortwave

Shaun Inman never ceases to amaze me with his projects. Shortwave is an easily extensible shortcut protocol that allows for quick searches with text based commands from any browsers.

Shaun Inman:

A number of reoccurring nuisances recently inspired me to create Shortwave:

• Updating to the Safari 4 Developer Preview disabled Saft and its Shortcuts. Stand still works but I hadn’t configured its Quick Search.

• Frequently using multiple browsers, I often find myself typing a shortcut or trigger that isn’t recognized by that particular browser.

• While out and about with the iPhone on the Edge network, the fewer full page requests the better (really the last straw).