Google recently improved their image search capabilities by adding reverse image search options to it. I have reviewed the Google Search By Image in detail and a follow-up guide on practical uses of the new image search engine. The new feature can be used to find other websites that host similar or even the same [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Like+1 For Chrome Combines Live and Google+1 Buttons
There are so many different buttons available to promote, like, write about or +1 pages on the Internet that it is sometimes difficulty to keep an overview of the available options. Two of the most commonly used buttons on today’s Internet are Facebook’s Like button and Google’s recently introduced +1 button. If you are a [...]
- Author: Melanie Gross
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Unlock Reddit’s Full Potential Through Chrome Add-Ons and Extensions
Thousands of internet users have discovered the joys of Reddit, a web portal that provides users with access to images, underground news and the latest memes through a simple and seemingly pre-2000 interface. While the website has been flooded by new users in recent months, long-time users have been developing add-ons and accessories that make [...]
- Author: Melanie Gross
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New Social Media Plugin Pearltrees Offers a New Take on Web Favorites
After the sweeping successes of Facebook and Twitter (and, in a distant, simpler time, MySpace), everyone wants to know around what social application or website the next social frenzy will occur. Many contenders have thrown their hat into the ring, including some of the biggest names in computers today, but the only really successful social [...]
- Author: Melanie Gross
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Avoid Ever Having to Visit Facebook or Twitter with Handy Chrome Extensions
Facebook and Twitter have revolutionized the way people use the internet. Blogs and websites provide links to share information on the sites, and advertisers have completely restructured the way they approach internet marketing as a result of the power such websites have in suggesting particular products and services. Of course, most of us look at [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Create Google Chrome Shortcuts
Having an extension like Mega Button for Chrome to access often used features faster is nice and all, but it is not the fastest way to work with the browser. Shortcuts are faster, and they additionally do not add buttons or other clutter to the browser or menus. Google Chrome comes with a set of [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Chrome Mega Button, Quick Access To Chrome Features
Both Google and Mozilla slim down the web browser interface with nearly every new browser version that the companies release. A downside to minimizing the interface is the fact that less browser controls become accessible directly which means that it will take longer to open those features or options whenever they need to be accessed. [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Custom New Tab Page For Google Chrome
The new tab page of the Google Chrome browser offers little options to change layout or contents. The page displays the bookmarks bar, web apps, most visited websites and recently closed sites. Users who want to change the layout need to install extensions to do so. One of the extensions available is New Tab Redirect. [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Single File, Save Websites To A Single HTML File In Chrome
Nearly every modern web browser has an option to save a web page as a HTML file. The only problem with that approach is that the websites do not get saved as a single file but as multiple files. While that may not be a problem for saving a handful of sites, it could become [...]