If are using Firefox along side Google’s browser, this "Open in Google Chrome" extension might come handy - it lets you open web sites directly in Google Chrome from Firefox itself with a right click or via the Chrome button that’s near the Firefox address bar (optional).
This may be just another coincidence but there are some elements that seem to be common between the logo designs of Google Chrome and that of ThinkFree.
It’s not the official Thinkfree logo but is part of the installer that ships with the desktop version of Thinkfree Office 3.
For people who love to carry software on a USB drive, here’s something you have been waiting for.
Carsten has created a portable version of Google Chrome that has all the features available in the the main browser but requires no installation - just unzip all the files and start Chroming.
The images that you see next to blog comments here are not the regular gravatar pictures, instead they are favicons pulled from the website of the person who has written that comment.
Same is the case with favicons that are displayed near external hyperlinks in the tech river. With these images, you can easily figure out the target page without having to look at the browser’s status bar.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed with the sheer volume of email messages that hit your Inbox daily, try these new ideas that may help reduce your overall email burden without interrupting the incoming flow of information.
*You may also want to check out Getting Email Under Control - a PDF ebook from David Allen where talks about tackling email using the the Getting Things Done methodology.
If you have started to love Google Chrome and have made it the default browser on your computer, here’s a useful tip regarding your privacy. The tip is more relevant for people who have computers in the living room and that same machine is shared among all other family members.
The address bar in Google Chrome is almost as dangerous as the awesome bar in Firefox.
Now that you have Google Chrome installed on your desktop, let’s look at some of the unique features that are only available in Google Web Browser are you’re seriously going to miss them in other popular browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox, Apple Safari or Opera.
Two sample photo collages created with Microsoft AutoCollage 2008
Though you can make collages with Picasa, the results are no match for what you’ll get from AutoCollage 2008, a new collage making software from Microsoft that also includes face detection.
"When is the last time you asked a human instead of asking Google? I’m worried you’re going to forget how to say words out loud. When is the last time you saw an uncaptioned cat?"
Dell today introduced a new mini-notebook called Dell Inspiron Mini that weighs just over a kg, runs on Ubuntu Linux or Windows XP and costs around $350 in the US.
Some popular alternatives to the Dell Inspiron Min are Eee PC, MSI Wind, Lenovo S10 and the HP Mini Note.
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