Chrome
Google Chrome Tip: How to Give Streaming Videos a Movie Theater Experience
by Evan Wondrasek on March 18, 2010
Do you like online streaming video sites? Me too. I could probably spend all day watching videos of baby puppies, the hilarious auto-tuned news, or that cat that couldn’t quite jump over the baby fence. If you want to enjoy these videos and tune out the extra stuff, the Turn Off the Lights extension for the Google Chrome web browser is worth checking out. Turn Off the Lights is a a simple... [Read More]
See What Others are Saying with the Twitter Reactions Extension for Google Chrome
by Evan Wondrasek on February 9, 2010
One of the most useful aspects of Twitter is that people tweet about everything - which means there is never a shortage of commentary about anything on the internet. Twitter Reactions is a new extension for the Google Chrome web browser that displays what others are saying about websites you view in real-time. To get started, simply install the Twitter Reactions extension for Google Chrome. After... [Read More]
Time to Upgrade: Google Ending Support for Internet Explorer 6 Soon
by Evan Wondrasek on February 5, 2010
Google recently announced that as of March 1st, 2010, they will no longer be supporting Internet Explorer 6 in their web applications, starting with Google Docs and Google Sites. It’s safe to assume that many of their other web applications will soon follow, as they promise that this year will be a “great year for Google Apps”. If you’re currently using Internet Explorer... [Read More]
Google Chrome: How to Sync Browser Sessions Between Multiple Computers
by Evan Wondrasek on February 4, 2010
Here’s a scenario: you’re about to leave work for the day and you have 9 important tabs open in Google Chrome. You’d like to continue with that same session when you get home – but what can you do? FreshStart is a great extension for Google Chrome that allows you to save your browser sessions and reload them on multiple computers. You can simply save all your open tabs to... [Read More]
Optimize Your iGoogle Personalized Homepage with Super iGoogle
by Evan Wondrasek on January 26, 2010
I use iGoogle as my browser start page which allows me to quickly view things like the news, weather, movie showtimes, my to do list, and email when I open my browser. iGoogle is completely customizable and supports a great variety of themes. I only have one problem: the search header and sidebar take up a lot of valuable space that could be used for content. A simple way to condense the extra... [Read More]
Create Goo.gl Shortened URLs in your Browser – Now without Google Toolbar
by Evan Wondrasek on January 12, 2010
Full-length URLs have nearly become an internet faux pas since the advent of sites like Twitter where character restrictions reign supreme. Sending a normal URL in a tweet is the digital equivalent of tripping over your own shoelaces, and most people have adopted a “favorite” URL shortening service like bit.ly, tinyurl, or is.gd. Google recently entered the URL shortening business offering... [Read More]
Top 10 Google Chrome Extensions
by Evan Wondrasek on December 14, 2009
Now that the Google Chrome web browser officially supports extensions, great extensions are appearing every day. I’ve gone through and picked ten of my favorite (and most useful) extensions so far and put them into a fancy Top 10 list. Before you can install extensions you’ll need to download and install the new beta version of Google Chrome. 1. One Number (Google apps notifier) –... [Read More]
Google Chrome (finally) Offers Support for Extensions
by Evan Wondrasek on December 8, 2009
For many of us, extension support was the last thing that was holding us back from fully switching to Google’s Chrome web browser. As of today, you can browse the officially opened Google Chrome Extension Gallery which offers 300+ extensions and growing. To enable extension support, you’ll have to download and install Chrome beta first. A couple extensions I’m most excited about:... [Read More]
Google Chrome Turns 1, Celebrates With Great JavaScript Performance
by Evan Wondrasek on September 2, 2009
Google Chrome, a recent entry to the Windows web browser market, celebrates its first birthday today. Chrome has offered many improvements throughout the last year of its development, namely an incredible 150% increase in JavaScript performance since its initial release. This performance increase is definitely noticeable in the performance of Google Chrome Experiments, which is a showcase of innovative... [Read More]
Google Chrome Beta Adds Themes
by Evan Wondrasek on August 18, 2009
Do you use Google Chrome? Do you like themes? If so, I’ve got great news for you – you can now have both! The new beta version of Chrome adds theme support and a gallery of nearly 30 themes designed by Google. Here’s how to add themes to Chrome: Download and install Chrome Beta (this is different than the standard version of Chrome you may already be using) Check out the... [Read More]
