How To Change Google Chrome's Cache Location And Size
Did you know that there is no setting in the graphical user interface of the Google Chrome browser to change the location and size of the cache? I searched up and down […]
Neat Bookmarks For Chrome, Search And Access Bookmarks Faster
If you want to have direct access to bookmarks in the Google Chrome browser, you either need to display the bookmarks toolbar, use the tools menu or install an extension that offers […]
Scrollbar Anywhere, Scroll Pages With The Mouse In Chrome
You have three choices if you want to scroll a page in the Google Chrome browser. You can use the scrollbar at the right side of the browser, click the middle mouse […]
Chrome Update Notifier, Receive Notifications Of Google Browser Updates
If you compare how Google Chrome and Firefox handle browser and extension updates, you may come to the conclusion that Firefox is more transparent than Google Chrome, as it displays update notifications […]
Video Viewer, Watch Linked Youtube Videos Directly
Sometimes, you do not want to open yet another page in your web browser to view a linked video that you have encountered. Maybe someone posted the video in chat on a […]
Google Chrome disables outdated plugins now
Web browser plugins are a main attack vector on today's Internet. Especially outdated plugins increase the risk of becoming a victim of a successful attack. If you follow the news here on […]
Youtube Subscription Monitor For Google Chrome
Update: The extension does not work anymore. You find alternatives for it on the official Chrome Web Store. If you have a YouTube account you can subscribe to channels that you are […]
Google Chrome Flash Control
Do not you hate it when a flash element on a website starts playing media automatically on visit? This can be really annoying, especially if it makes use of sound or video. […]
Display Full Images With Hover Zoom For Chrome
Many websites and services on the Internet display image thumbnails on their pages which link to a larger version of the image on a mouse-click. Shopping sites like Amazon display small item […]
McAfee URL Shortener
It is not really clear to me why url shorteners have become that popular on today's Internet. Sure, Twitter may have an impact on that, considering its 140 word limit per message, […]
Google Chrome Extension Reveals Website User Agent Detection
Have you ever been to a website with one browser, and then later with another only to realize that the contents displayed were different? Or have you been to a site without […]
Tab Sugar, Like Firefox Panorama, But For Chrome
Firefox Panorama is a new feature of the upcoming Firefox 4 browser which offers a new way of managing tabs in the browser. Among the features it offers are options to group […]
Videos At A Glance, Chrome Video Thumbnail Previews
Video thumbnails offer a limited preview of a video before it is played. This can be helpful for getting a first impression and may sometimes even make the viewer skip the video […]
Chromium Gets GPU Acceleration, Chrome Next
Hardware accelerated rendering seems to be a new web browser trend, as developers of all major browsers have confirmed that their browsers will support it in one form or the other in […]
Chromium Debuts Labs Feature, Chrome Next
Procedures determine how new features are added to Chromium and the Google browser. They are usually integrated in Chromium first, make their way to the Canary and Dev builds of Google Chrome, […]
Vimium, Speed Up Google Chrome With Keyboard Shortcuts
Vimium is a free browser extension for the Google Chrome web browser that adds numerous new keyboard shortcuts to the browser. Using the keyboard of the computer instead of the mouse can […]
Google Chrome Dev Hits Version 7
The Chromium developers have really redefined versioning at least when it comes to their web browser. The browser that made its first appearance in 2008 has now reached version 7 in the […]
Prevent Google Chrome From Exiting After Closing The Last Tab
A huge usability problem for some users in Google Chrome is the fact that the browser exits automatically when the last open tab is closed. While that may make sense sometimes, some […]