So many apps today use tabs to group similar windows and prevent desktop clutter. Console is an add-on for Windows that allows you to group multiple command prompt windows into a single tabbed window. Other nice features include text editor-like selection, lots of customizability, and alpha transparency for that little bit of eye-candy.

Since Console is basically a front-end for any shell, you can even use it with Cygwin or PowerShell, besides the basic Windows "cmd" shell.

Here's a screenshot of Console 2.0 Beta Build 122 running on my Tablet PC. Click for a larger version:

I love the find-as-you-type, inline search feature that's been in Firefox for a while now. It's one of those features that I miss when I'm using IE.

Core Services, a French software and services company, has the answer. Inline Search is a free add-on that enables this feature in IE (versions 5.5 and above). I tried it out with the latest IE 7 RC 1 build on XP, and it works well.

So whether you're a die-hard IE fan, or a Firefox user who occasionally fires up IE for that odd page that refuses to play nice with anything else, I suggest you download and install this. I doubt you'll ever want to go back to that old, clunky search window. :)

Friday was the last day of my internship at Google. I had a farewell lunch at Cafe 150 that morning with my team, wrapped up all the last bits of work in the afternoon, and went for my exit meeting in the evening, where I received my last paycheck and a nice sweatshirt as a parting gift.

As I was traveling back to LA this morning, I just recalled what an awesome experience it was during the last three months. The project that I got a chance to work on was interesting and significant to the company, the people were great, and the Googleplex has one of the coolest work environments I've seen in the industry. Having the Google infrastructure at your disposal is also exciting stuff, because you get a chance to learn so much, and use tools that you would never have heard of as an outsider.

I remember having internship offers from a couple of other companies last Spring, and while I was in the process of making a decision, one of the questions running through my mind was - what really is it that makes Google so appealing to people in this industry? I was curious to find out. Now I know. It's all those little things combined. I had heard and read lots of good things, but experiencing it for yourself is something else. If I had to do this over again, I'd do it in a heartbeat. I'm going to miss the place...

I got a chance to visit the Mozilla office here in Mountain View for lunch yesterday. Their building is actually a five minute walk from where I work. A number of other folks from Google, Yahoo, and other companies were there as well.

We started off with lunch, of course, followed by a short presentation by Mike Schroepfer, a raffle for Firefox swag, and finally a tour of the office with Asa Dotzler. It's a little office with two floors and just about 60 people. There was lots of activity, especially since everyone was busy getting ready to release Firefox 2.0 Beta 2 to the web that day.

A visit to any tech company is incomplete without swag, and I'm happy to report that I didn't walk out empty-handed - I now have a blue Firefox 1.0 T-shirt, and a variety of Mozilla, Firefox, and Thunderbird stickers. :)

Google announced an advertising deal with eBay this week, and as a side-effect, the Google Talk team is now looking into possible interoperability with Skype, which eBay acquired earlier this year. Sweet!