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Speed Dial Chrome Extension Makes your Chrome Browser Look Better

If you think that your Google Chrome Browser looks already awesome, wait till you try out this Chrome Plugin called Speed Dial. The Google Chrome extension Speed Dial just got an update by adding custom site logos for your speed dials and plenty of other customization settings to make your browser start page look great.

Instead of getting the usual snapshot thumbnail of the mostly visited sites on your Google Chrome, you can easily bookmark your favorite sites using the plugin. You can also set the number of dials (from 1 to 36) in the page, select your desired theme and background image. And in this update, you get to choose the logo that will appear on your Speed Dial, thus, making your favorite browser look awesome.

If you’re using Chrome and is looking for a cool plugin to make your browser more of an eyecandy, download this plugin and customize it to your preference. You also get to have a rocking Super Mario background to go with your Speed Dial bookmark logos. Ain’t that cool or what?

Tags: browser, chrome, Google Chrome, Plugin, Speed Dial

Google Chrome: New Updates, Steady Growth

Since the release of Google’s very own browser (Chrome), there were mixed reactions about the search engine giant’s attempt to take a market share in the browser business. Some thought that it’s just a copycat of the best features of its competitions and some thought that the browser is an improvement to the browser that they are currently using. If you’re using IE, any browser is an improvement if you ask me.

Now, Google seems to be speeding up the development of the browser. As of last week, Google released a bookmark manager for Chrome and improvements on its other features.

The bookmark manager appeared in Chrome 0.4.154.18, a less tested developer-oriented version released less than two weeks ago. Other new features include consolidated settings for privacy options, a rejiggered pop-up blocker, and security features, according to Program Manager Mark Larson in an e-mail announcement.

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Tags: browser, chrome, Google

The Google Chrome Mailer

Already made the switch to Google Chrome? If you have, then most probably you are using Gmail as your primary email. Here’s a Chrome application which will automatically open a Gmail compose window once you clicked a mail-to link in your Chrome browser.

The software is called Chrome Mailer. The application is a very small 212 KB. It requires a .NET 2.0 Framework installed in your XP machine for it to work.

If you are a vista user, they have a warning issued for you guys:

Now, it runs on Vista as well, but please note, you need administrator rights to install, and if you have UAC (User Account Control) enabled, it will pop up error messages, because the lack of a $399 digital signature for “Works with Windows Vista” Program.

So if you don’t want to be nagged by vista on every click, think twice about using this software. It goes without saying that Chrome Mailer works best in XP but only, that is if you are not using other email clients such as Thunderbird or Outlook.

Tags: chrome, email, Google Chrome, Mailer

Can Google Chrome Beat Firefox?

After releasing their desktop application for Google services, the search engine giant just released another application in the form of a browser called Google Chrome. Ok, so by now you must have heard/read about it. It’s getting great reviews from the early testers/users and there are reports that Mozilla is already feeling the pressure.

I gave it a test drive and I must say that it is an excellent browser. It loads pages really fast and consumes less memory than Firefox. There is of course the issue of add-ons installed in my Firefox so the comparison regarding memory usage  is not quite accurate.

The interface is great. The positioning of the tabs is very efficient. It gives you more space for reading which the other browsers didn’t take into account. This is great if you are browsing from small notebooks with wide screens. The tabs, menus and toolbars consume precious browsing space.

The start page is similar to Opera’s speed dial. The only difference is that it displays your most visited pages other than your personal bookmarks. There is also a quick bookmarking star similar to Firefox’s quick bookmark. I personally liked the feature that lets you drag the tab outside the browser to open it in a new window.

Chrome also comes in incognito mode. It’s a feature that allows you to browse privately. It will not save any information regarding your browsing if you use this feature. This is very useful if you are using another computer other than yours. Its own task manager is also a very useful tool which allows you  to close a single misbehaving page instead of closing the whole browser.

The browser is still in its early stages but is already creating a lot of buzz and great responses from its users. Firefox still leads in customizability but given the proper support from third party developers, Chrome can definitely become a major player in the browser wars. Firefox’s enormous amount of add-ons and plugins still makes it number one in my book but I have to admit that Chrome is pretty cool and won’t mind having it around.

Who do I think would kick ass?
“Firefox”

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Google Chrome is currently available for Windows users only. Mac and Linux versions are coming soon.

Tags: browser, chrome, Firefox, Google