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- CrunchPad illusion after all
- Mike Arrington has announced his CrunchPad web tablet, covered here, is "dead", blaming his manufacturing partner for cutting him out of the deal. In the frothy market that is media tablets, just as in other frothy markets Arrington has stirred up, this is a story suspiciously full of holes that...
- Blog posts 2009-11-30
- Can Chrome OS save us from racket ware?
- I'm not just talking here about viruses. I'm also talking about ad-ware and the messes legitimate programs make in registries and on hard drives, all the software dust bunnies Windows lets developers toss into systems. The developers of Chrome OS talk a good game about fixing this. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-30
- Does Chrome OS mean anything for schools?
- Benefits of the ChromeOS approachOne of the features of HTML5, that commentors on other posts seem to forget, is that HTML5 web apps can be "installed" in app cache, for offline use (Google "HTML5 manifest").If web apps can be used offline AND made to perform like desktop apps, with web...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-28
- QtWeb Internet Browser 3.2 (Windows)
- QtWeb is a fast, secure, compact and portable web browser with some unique user interface and privacy features. QtWeb is free, non-commercial and open source project based on Qt framework and WebKit rendering engine used in Safari and Chrome. Major Features: customizable user interface; privacy and security features; lightweight, fast...
- Software downloads 2009-11-28
- Does Chrome OS mean anything for schools?
- Readers who don't share my infatuation with all things GOOG will probably expect me to predict that netbooks running Chrome OS will dominate the educational space in a year and save schools and students countless dollars. Believe it or not, though, I don't think this is the case. At...
- Blog posts 2009-11-27
- Cooliris for Google Chrome 1.11.6.30732 beta (Windows)
- This is the first beta release of Cooliris for Google Chrome. Enjoy browsing photos and videos on the Cooliris 3D Wall, whether you're on Google Images, Flickr, Facebook, YouTube, or any other supported website. Or channel surf the latest news, TV episodes, movies, and more with the built-in Channels feature.
- Software downloads 2009-11-27
- Nimbb 1.0 (Windows)
- You can use the Nimbb extension to quickly record short videos using your webcam. Once the extension is installed, a little green camera icon is added to the Chrome's toolbar. By clicking it, it opens a popup Nimbb video recorder. Just click Record to record a video and Save once...
- Software downloads 2009-11-27
- Session Saver 0.16 (Windows)
- A session manager that lets you save and manage multiple sessions. The extension includes the features: Saves all tab urls for all chrome windows, Saves multiple sessions with custom names, Loads all urls from saved session to current window in new tabs, Can view all urls to copy/paste from, Can...
- Software downloads 2009-11-27
- TPGoogleReader 0.6 beta (Windows)
- TPGoogleReader is a Google Reader extension for Chrome. It makes working with feeds both reading and subscribing easier and more enjoyable. The extension can show the number of unread items, as all of GR extensions do. If you switch to auto-opening mode check a checkbox on the browser action popup...
- Software downloads 2009-11-27
- Chrome Clock 0.5.4 (Windows)
- A simple Chrome Clock extension with alarm and timer.To set the alarm time, click on the toolstrip. In the first field enter the hour of the alarm time, press Enter to go to the second field and put the number of minutes there. Press Enter one more time and the...
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- Switch proxy 1.3 (Windows)
- On Windows, Chrome's HTTP proxy setting uses the default system proxy. To enable a proxy, the user needs to take at least 6 clicks (Tool menu/Options/Under the hood/Change Proxy Settings/Lan Settings/Use a proxy...). This extension provides a toolstrip interface in Chrome's status bar to turn on or off the system...
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- Google Tasks 0.3.1 (Windows)
- A Google Chrome extension to access Google Tasks directly from within Chrome. It has a better handling of Google Login. The extension icon enables/disables the visibility of the tasks panel.
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- JC-Tetris 0.1 (Windows)
- JC-Tetris (Javascript-based Chrome Tetris) Extension is based on the work - Js Tetris by Cezary Tomczak, a browser-based clone of one of the greatest puzzle video games of all time. This extension is aimed to add this popular game into Chrome. To play you only need to have javascript enabled...
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- META inspector 1.1 (Windows)
- A Google Chrome extension useful to inspect the meta data found inside web pages. Meta data is not just the usual HTML meta tags, but the XFN tags, various microformats, the recently introduced canonical attribute, the no-follow links. Web developers that need to verify the description tag of their site...
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- Super Drag and Go 1.2 (Windows)
- This extension is for Chrome to drag texts or links contained inside the selection text into a new tab. The tab position is decided by the drag direction. Up and down directions mean opening the new tab in background or foreground. Left and right directions mean putting the new tab...
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- Alwittizer Facebook Enhancer 1.4.5 (Windows)
- This is a Google Chrome Extension. Enhance your day-to-day Facebook xperience. IPopups a bigger picture when you hovering the mouse over thumbnails of profile pictures or photos, even if the person is not your friend. It then disappear when you move the mouse off the small picture. You can also...
- Software downloads 2009-11-26
- HP Pavilion dv7-3065dx
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. Any low-end desktop replacement must cut some corners on its way to providing a serviceable multimedia experience at an approachable price. At $729,...
- Product reviews 2009-11-25
- Web Developer Mini 0.34 (Windows)
- The extension shows the html and css of a browsing page. Helps the developers in building web pages and web applications using Google Chrome. It includes Auto-Update Feature and link to BrowserShots.org for Previewing content in Different Browsers.
- Software downloads 2009-11-25
- FlashBlock 1.2.11.4 (Windows)
- Flashblock is an extension for the Google Chrome that blocks all Flash content from loading. It then leaves placeholders on the webpage that allow you to click to download and then view the Flash content. Flashblock currently blocks Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Shockwave, Macromedia Authorware and MS Silverlight.
- Software downloads 2009-11-25
- AdBlock+ 1.1.9.9 (Windows)
- It is an adblock extension for Google chrome. Using it is very simple. Pressing Alt+B (or using a tool button in the .crx/Dev version) allows you to mouse over offending page items and select them for hiding. Alt+W pulls up a more compact 'element background' filter. Alt+E allows filter editing,...
- Software downloads 2009-11-25
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