25 Sep 08 Chrome Hack - How to use Google Chrome in Dual Pane/Split Window Mode!
Here’s a cool Javascript Bookmarklet someone made to enable “dual pane/split window” browsing mode in Google Chrome.
To get Dual pane feature in Google Chrome, drag and drop the Chrome Split Browser bookmarklet to your bookmarks tab. The next time you want to browse in a dual-pane split browser mode, click on the bookmarklet and enter the websites you want to surf. Thanks Chrome Plugins.
via techie-buzz
Tags:buzz, Chrome Features, Chrome News, Chrome Resources, chrome tips, dual pane, google, Google Chrome Hacks, hack, split window, window mode
19 Sep 08 Behind Google’s Chrome Intentions and Outcome…
We all want to know what Google is thinking and what their goal is with this Chrome browser. Personally, I thought Google did a great thing by making it open source. For god sakes, you can now basically create your own browser based on the Chromium and maybe even add your family album as Google gadgets plugin. (or whatever)
The same thing can be said of Firefox, of which some companies have took advantage and even made a Web Browser-based SQL database browser called Kirix Strata. (It’s built on the Gecko, the open source engine behind Firefox. You can find details here.)
By open-sourcing it, Google’s already ahead of the competitions like Microsoft while Mozilla is also open source and has been proving itself in the open-source world for years.
I think in 2-3 years, Google can easily blow the market away from everybody not because Chrome browser is awesome right now, but because it will be 5-10 times more awesome by then. Knowing the number of people who work on the Google search engine as a mass collaboration of engineers to build a highly scalable search engine system, I think this Browser market is already in their hands as they have proved once before with GoogleMaps overtaking YahooMaps with its itsy bitsy pixel mapping technology. (although Yahoo now has the same technology, their maps are almost identical to Google except StreetView and some other features, which make GoogleMaps better.
We will keep a keen eye on how this all turns out, stay tuuuuned by subscribing to the blog!
Tags:3 years, browser market, Chrome Features, Chrome News, Chrome Rumors, chromium, competitions, firefox, gadgets, gecko, google, google search engine, itsy bitsy, keen eye, mapping technology, mozilla, open source world, scalable search, search engine system, strata, streetview, yahoomaps
19 Sep 08 Chrome Hack - How to change Bookmarklet Favicon Icons!
Here’s a cool Chrome Hack, it’s how to change your Bookmarklet Favicon Icons using a Windows SQL database browser and switching around some values. It’s very interesting to note that the Chrome browser uses a local database within the program, thus making it more stable and scalable. (I am not sure if the same thing is done with Firefox but I believe there’s a bunch of libraries that you need to know.)
This is a rather complex hack involving numbers so I will just wait until the Chrome adds automatic favicon recognition feature like Firefox.
But if you really want it NOW, you can click the via link below and knock yourself out.
I added quite a few bookmarklets to my Bookmarks bar and was unhappy with the same default icon that showed for each one. There are no settings currently available within Chrome to change the icon, but there is a way to fix them that works quite well.
via tech-recipes
Tags:bookmarklets, Chrome Features, Chrome News, Chrome Resources, chrome tips, database browser, default icon, favicon, firefox, Google Chrome Hacks, libraries, recipes
17 Sep 08 Chrome About Hack - How to retrieve DNS Prefetching Times!
Tags:bottom line, Chrome About Hacks, Chrome Features, Chrome News, Chrome Resources, Chrome Stats, dns prefetch, dns prefetching, dns resolutions, domain names, google, Google Chrome Hacks, hack 1, host names, latency, omnibox, popularity, prefetching, search provider, startups, target domain, urls, variance, worst caseIf you’ve been running Google Chrome for a while, be sure to try typing “about:dns” into the address bar to see what savings you’ve accrued! Humorously, this prefetching feature often goes unnoticed, as users simply avoid the pain of waiting, and tend to think the network is just fast and smooth. To look at it another way, DNS prefetching removes the variance from surfing latency that is induced by DNS resolutions. (Note: If about:dns doesn’t show any savings, then you probably are using a proxy, which is resolving DNS on the behalf of your browser.)There are several other benefits that Google Chrome derives from DNS prefetching. During startup, it pre-resolves domain names, such as the home pages, very early in the startup process. This tends to save about 200-500 ms during application startups. Google Chrome also pre-resolves the host names in URLs suggested by the omnibox while the user is typing, but before they press enter. This feature works independently of the broader omnibox logic, and doesn’t utilize any connection to Google. As a result, Google Chrome will generally navigate to a typed URL faster, or reach a user’s search provider faster. Depending on the popularity of the target domain, this can save 100-250ms on average, and much more in the worst case.If you are running Google Chrome, try typing “about:histograms/DNS.PrefetchFoundName” into the address bar to see details of the resolution times currently being encountered on your machine.The bottom line to all this DNS prefetching is that Google Chrome works overtime, anticipating a user’s needs, and making sure they have a very smooth surfing experience. Google Chrome doesn’t just render and run Java Script at a remarkable speed, it gets users to their destinations quickly, and generally sidesteps the pitfalls surrounding DNS resolution time.
14 Sep 08 Chrome Hack - How to Run Java and Java Applets in Chrome!
How to Run Java and Java Applets in Chrome!
A lot of game sites such as Yahoo Games and others may use Java and Java applets to run their games/applications.
Although the Google Chrome comes with a super-fast Javascript engine, Javascript is an entirely different platform than Java. Therefore, you need to install a beta version of Java Runtime Engine (JRE).
FYI, this is also great new for Java developers like myself, knowing that there IS support for Java on the Chrome.
Now, you can play your Texas Hold’em in Yahoo Games all day long with Chrome.
By default the Java runtime only supports Internet Explorer and Firefox, in order to support Google Chrome (Google Chrome is based on Webkit which powers the Safari Browser) you will need to download the beta version of Java Runtime, which is compatible with Webkit and should support Java applets in Google Chrome.
via internetbrowserchrome, techie-buzz
Tags:beta version, buzz, Chrome Features, Chrome News, Chrome Resources, chrome tips, firefox, game sites, google, Google Chrome Hacks, internet explorer, java applets, java runtime engine, javascript engine, safari browser, webkit, yahoo, yahoo games
14 Sep 08 Chrome’s Address Bar doubles as Google Search!
Well, I have been searching for new Chrome hacks lately and found this neat feature in Google Chrome that the address bar actually can double as Google Search, sorta like Firefox’s search bar.
What a great idea and a good thing I stumbled onto this.
There is no need to install Google Search, because it’s already a part of Chrome’s address bar. Type whatever you want to search right into Chrome’s address bar, then press Enter
And did you know that you can search by highlighting any word or phrase?
Just highlight the text, then right click it, which gives you the option to run Google search in a new window.
via chromeboard
Tags:Chrome Features, Chrome News, Chrome Resources, chrome tips, google, neat feature, phrase, search bar
14 Sep 08 How to Update Google Chrome to the latest version!
Well, I guess upgrading the Google Chrome isn’t actually common sense so here’s how to do it:
1) Open the “About Google Chrome” page.
2) Wait as Google Chrome checks for any updates.
3) Press the “Update Now” button please.
4) Wait for the installation of Google Chrome’s new version.
5) You should see this message that new version of Google Chrome has been installed.
6) Yey, enjoy the new version.
via chrome-forum, surfchrome
Tags:checks, chrome, Chrome Features, chrome hacks, Chrome News, Chrome Resources, chrome tips, chrome tips, common sense, google, google chrome, Google Chrome Hacks, Google Chrome Hacks, google chrome update, how to, howto, update
09 Sep 08 Google Chrome does DNS-Prefetching for faster Browsing!
In case you haven’t noticed, Google Chrome does load sites faster in the beginning due to its DNS-prefetching.
What is DNS-prefetching?
It is a method of finding the actual IP addresses behind domain names before the user clicks on a link.
Basically, Google Chrome “figures” out every IP address of every link before you click on it.
What do you have to do?
Nothing, it’s turned on by default. I just wanted you to know that it’s there.
This clever little feature speeds up your Web browsing without you having to do a thing — it’s turned on by default. Whenever you visit a new page, Chrome examines the IP address of every link on the page, and does a DNS resolution for each. That way, when you click a link, Chrome already knows the IP address and can send you there fast.
It’s turned on by default. You can turn it off by clicking the Tools icon and selecting Options, clicking Under the Hood, then unchecking the box next to Use DNS pre-fetching to improve page load performance.
via computerworld
Tags:Chrome Features, Chrome News, computerworld, dns resolution, domain names, faster browsing, feature speeds, google, ip address, ip addresses, load performance, prefetching
09 Sep 08 Chrome Hack - How to Download YouTube Videos with Google Chrome!
(Making a new bookmarklet for Youtube FLV download on Google Chrome Browser)
Well, here’s another cool hack that all you YouTubers might enjoy as you can download the actual YouTube videos with a little effort. This hack probably works for Firefox and other browsers too because it’s a simple Javascript bookmarklet.
Here’s how to do it, copy the following code and make a bookmarklet, you should see “Download FLV” as shown below:
javascript:window.location.href = 'http://youtube.com/get_video?video_id=' + swfArgs['video_id']+ “&l=” + swfArgs['l'] + “&sk=” + swfArgs['sk'] + ‘&fmt_map’ + swfArgs['fmt_map'] + ‘&t=’ + swfArgs['t'];
At the bottom of above Chrome browser window, you will see that the video is being downloaded after I press on the bookmarklet.
Here’s the code for downloading high-resolution MP4:
javascript:window.location.href = 'http://youtube.com/get_video?video_id=' + swfArgs['video_id']+ “&fmt=18″ + “&l=” + swfArgs['l'] + “&sk=” + swfArgs['sk'] + ‘&fmt_map’ + swfArgs['fmt_map'] + ‘&t=’ + swfArgs['t'];
via googlechromeboard
Tags:amp, bookmarklet, Chrome Features, Chrome News, chrome tips, Chrome Videos, cool hack, firefox, flv download, fmt, google, Google Chrome Hacks, high resolution, map, sk, video id, youtube videos
05 Sep 08 Chrome Tips - Resize your Input Textarea Box!
Chrome Tips - Resize your Input Textarea Box!
Here’s another cool feature only in Chrome browser. You can actually drag the corner of any textarea input box on any website to resize your textbox. Now, this will be very useful for sites that use too-small of a textbox.
via googlesystem
Tags:Chrome Features, Chrome News, chrome tips, chrome tips, input box
