21 May, 2010  |  Written by Kaiser  |  under Internet

Anyone who has used extension in Firefox knows CoolPreviews wonderful preview window can be. Now you can get the same kind of functionality in Chrome with extension ezLinkPreview.

Note: Extension does not work on websites containing Buster “framework” code (the URL navigate occur).

Before

Normally, if you want to have a better appearance to a particular Web page the only option you have is to move forward and open a new tab or window. But it would certainly be nice to be able to take a quick “preview” before hand …

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After

Once you have completed the installation of any extension is ready to go … just refresh the page open before installation and enjoy the goodness of preview. when you place your mouse near any link you will notice a small “Preview Button” appears with the letters “EZ” inside. Continue Reading ->

Want to know just how much memory Google Chrome and any installed extensions are using at a given moment?

How Much Memory is being used?

Here is a test page

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Access Chrome’s Task Manager using the Page Menu -> Developer -> Task manager. Continue Reading ->

Are you worried that you kids might be getting exposed to the dangers out there on the Internet. There have been increases in lots of child related cases that started from the Internet. As a parent, it is one of the foremost duty that one should protect their kids from the on line dangers.  Plus with so much mature content out there that is easily available to view, it can be a nightmare for the parents to supervise on line time for their kids.

Kid Safe – LinkExtend

As you can see from the option below, there are numerous sources that filter out the content on the Internet.

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Here is an example. This website has been rated suspicious.

(We all know what lurks out on chat roulette now) Continue Reading ->

I rely on Google Chrome’s Spell Checker a lot. It is a definitely a  life saver. Especially when I am writing a new post. ( No one likes a Post full of spellings errors).

However just this morning, I realized the Google Chrome highlights Google as a misspelled name itself.  In fact even right now, as I am typing this post, the word google is highlighted all over. And not it is not correct even when I use a capital G in the word Google. It is still Wrong. Ironic ?

Here is a screen shot I took when I discovered that Google is being misspelled. I tried looking up suggestions but Google was not one of those words.

Here is the suggestion screen shot.

Jump to watch the screen shots for Google Chrome Pointing out “google” & “Google” as a misspelled word.

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