>>>But do you know how I stop new windows (specifically after I use the Google text box to search) from overlaying one of my open tabs?
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>>>Always click on links with the wheel so each link opens in a new tab.
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>>The better way is to download Tabbrowser preferences extension.
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>Playing with the new final 1.0 release (just installed) I see there's a new section in the options dialog that allows you to control
>some tab behavior. You can tell it that when another application tells it to open a new page, that page should appear in a
>new tab in the current window.
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>See Tools|Options|Advanced|Tabbed Browsing

I tried that, Alex, but the Google still opens up IN the 'current' window and tab name is replaced with "Google search: xxxxxx".
This, again, is using the Google search textbox of Firefox at the upper-right of the screen.

cheers