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Tag: Google Chrome

  • Chrome takes your language test for you [pic]

    If there is one thing I know, it is that school can be a major pain in the butt, especially the tests that are given.  I could go on for hours about problems I have seen with tests from not including the right answer to horrible misspellings, but I will save those stories for another…

  • Prevent duplicate tabs in Google’s Chrome Browser

    I may not be a fan of Google Chrome like many other tech enthusiasts (I am a proud Opera user with Firefox as my fall back browser for when something won’t work), but this extension found by the folks over at Tekzilla is likely to help reduce the headaches of Chrome users.  If you are…

  • Get instant search in Firefox with InstantFirefox [video]

    The awesome crew over at Tekzilla has found a great little Firefox extension called InstantFirefox that brings Google’s new Instant Search functionality to Firefox.  You can now type in your address bar and get instant search results from various sites which is really cool!  Check out the video below for all the details.

  • Google’s CR-48 laptop has the funniest safety instructions ever

    I may not yet have one of Google’s CR-48 laptops (the prototype for testing the Chrome OS), but luckily others are sharing the joy of ownership.  Somebody has posted a picture of the safety instructions for the CR-48 and its clear that Google has a sense of humor because they are hilarious!  Click the image…

  • How to default YouTube to HD

    If you are like me, especially if you view YouTube videos in full screen, you want the video to be at the video to be playing at the highest resolution possible which of course isn’t the default.  The Tekzilla crew has found a great Chrome extension (I assume you can probably find one for Firefox…

  • Free up space on your PC with Square Privacy Cleaner

    If you are as geeky as me, keeping your computer clean from clutter so you can have as much free space as possible is a point of pride and that is something Square Privacy Cleaner can help you accomplish.  I had never heard about this program until today as I have been a loyal CClearner…