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 …

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

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.

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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One day in the not-so-distant future, we’ll all be playing plug-in free games thanks to technologies like HTML5 and WebGL.

It all sounds good, but what about a demo? Ok, says Google. How about a little Quake 2 in your browser?

They started off with Bytonic Software’s Jake2, a Java port of the open source Quake engine. From there, they re-compiled the engine using the Google Web Toolkit (also OSS), created a WebGL renderer to display the graphics, moved multiplayer communications from UDP to WebSockets (part of the HTML5 spec), and bolted on an emulated filesystem to allow game and preference saves.

Google’s not the only one pushing web 3d, of course. Ambiera’s Copperlicht is another exciting project. It’s a JavaScript 3D engine which, like Google’s recompile, utilizes WebGL and the HTML5 canvas tag. No browser plug-ins required!

Ambiera has some impressive screens posted of Copperlicht-powered Quake 3 — check ‘em out after the break!

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Chrome only: Google Chrome extension Incredible StartPage changes the start page to a three-panel view of your your favorite bookmarks, closed tabs, customizable color schemes, and a place to quickly add notes and send them to Gmail.

Once you’ve installed the extension, just open up a new tab page to see the changes—you can customize the color scheme or flip through different pictures on Flickr by category. You can also browse through your bookmarks in the middle pane, and drag the most important ones to the box on the right-hand side for easier access. The extension could benefit from a few more customization options, but overall it’s an interesting way to spice up your new tab page.

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From: LifeHacker.com