August 9, 2011
How often do you interact with the context menu when you are surfing the web? Probably more than you think. Personally, I use it all the time to copy and search text I've highlighted or to save images. The context menu is the box that pops up whenever you highlight a piece of text or an image on a webpage and "right-click".
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August 9, 2011
Most of us use the web to look for information and with the amount of information available online these days, it seems that we can find almost anything as long as we know how to search for it. The problem is, one piece of information often leads to another and following those leads often distracts us from what we were looking for in the first place.
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August 6, 2011
It's weird that Google has created its own social network without giving users the ability to search for other users' real-time updates. There's an option to search for users, but how about searching for what people are talking about on Google Plus? Now there is a way to do it.
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August 4, 2011
The new player in the field may be addictive, but even before it came along there was no lack of websites that are way more beckoning than work. Be it Facebook, email, Google Reader, or just your favorite blog, the Internet today is distraction galore, with an incredible amount of willpower required to stop.
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August 3, 2011
Be told when a particular website offers a web app. Find apps you're interested in while browsing the web instead of spending time browsing a web store. A site you love may be offering a cool web app and you can find it with the Chrome extension "There's a Web App For That".
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August 1, 2011
Once a new social media network is launched, we start looking for ways to cross-link our social media profiles to share our updates everywhere. Until you decide which social media network to stick with (or in case you make up your mind to get involved in all three), here are the three Google Chrome extensions to mix your major social media networks.
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July 27, 2011
It's pretty clear to most people that use it, that Craiglist is one of the largest, if not the largest database of items and services for sale. Craigslist spans the entire world, and serves communities from the largest cities to the smallest towns. The only thing Craigslist lacks in a very big way is a front-end that makes any sense at all.
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July 27, 2011
Sharp-tongues and foul-mouths are the staple of comment boxes. This is one of those little tips that can make the online world a much civil, if not a better place. Let’s take a look at two extensions for Firefox and Chrome which help you to filter out undesirable and abuse laden comments on YouTube specifically and other sites on the web.
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July 26, 2011
How many times has someone sent you a link to a website infested with incredibly hard-to-read fonts? It's happened to all of us, and there's not much we can do about it - or is there? There are a few folks on the Internet who have experienced the same problem as you, and fortunately, they decided to do something about it.
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July 26, 2011
A cursory glance through the Chrome Web Store already reveals that a number of developers are preoccupied with creating extensions for improving the usability of Google’s newest social networking tool. Google+ Ultimate helps you customize the look of Google+ with a few little tweaks here and there. Exactly what are those enhancements and do they make for a better Google+?
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July 25, 2011
Everybody seems to be in a hurry these days. If you find yourself wasting too much time launching those same websites over and over again, check out two add-ons that allow you to open your favorite websites using hotkeys.
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July 19, 2011
One of the most well-known names in the realm of online RSS clients is Google Reader. Even though the service has gradually improved its interface, it's still just lists of texts. If you are a Google Reader user who wishes to try a different interface, you might want to try NewsSquares, a Chrome extension which will add style and interactivity.
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July 18, 2011
Startpages are productivity tools meant to give you quick one-touch access to your favorite websites and information. Startpages are also personalized gateways and as such we tend to be quite picky when we go hunting for one. So, if Google Chrome is your favorite browser, give the Google Chrome Incredible StartPage featured extension a try.
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July 16, 2011
I used to be a huge TV addict. Now because of the lack of time, I may only use it as background. But I am still watching it from time to time to relax and switch off from work. Therefore I was quite happy to discover this (quite old but not yet covered) tool.
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July 13, 2011
By now many of you will know about Google+, its rising popularity and the inevitable knock-on effect for Facebook. Are you worried your Facebook profile is going to suffer as a consequence? You could always try migrating your current list of Facebook cohorts to your new-found greener pastures, which is exactly what the Facebook Friend Exporter for Chrome aims to do.
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