Set your destination for new tabs in Firefox
By Percy Cabello
If the white space you get when opening a new tab in Firefox is not your thing, NewTabURL, a Firefox extension developed by Sogame, should help.
Once installed you can set your home page, the current page, or a web address (URL) you enter as the content to show when adding a new tab.
Pretty simple, pretty useful. Try it at Mozilla Add-ons.

