11 Jun 08 Google Chrome Still Leads over 50% at Google Chrome Hacks Blog!

Well, it seems like after a week or so, Chrome is still leading Firefox by a whopping 30% at this blog.

Here’s some interesting blog posts about Chrome:

Google Browser gets 7% share at Ars

Google Chrome Comic gets bastardized like PerezHilton

Chrome getting more attractive than ever

Google says they will “anonymize” users’ surfing

Happy Chrome-ing! Tags:blog, chrome hacks, Chrome Stats, chrome tips, comic, firefox, google, google chrome tips, hacks, ing

10 Jun 08 Google Chrome Wordpress Blog Theme!

Believe it or not, now you can get the Google Chrome Theme for your Wordpress blog .  We might even consider trying this new theme for this blog.

A lightweight theme based on the highly coveted Google Chrome browser.

Common Features

• 2 columns fixed width
• Widgets ready
• Gravatar ready
• Works on Wordpress v2.5 and above
• Tested on IE6/7, Firefox, Opera, Safari
• XHTML & CSS Validated

via zoliblog, Download Google Chrome Wordpress Theme! Tags:amp, chrome themes, google, opera, safari, widgets, wordpress blog, xhtml

10 Jun 08 Firefox Chrome Tips – Chromifox is a Chrome Theme for Firefox!

Apparently, Google Chrome browser has picked up in popularity very quickly, there’s even a Firefox extension called Chromifox, which lets you make Firefox “look” like Chrome browser.

Get the Chromifox firefox extension, called a  “coat of Chrome for Firefox”. Its is a bright and soft blue theme for Firefox 3 on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, and is inspired by the appearance of the Google Chrome web browser.

via quickonlinetips Tags:appearance, chrome tips, firefox extension, google, Google Chrome Hacks, mac os x, popularity, web browser, windows linux

10 Jun 08 Chrome Tips – How to Install Greasemonkey scripts for Google Chrome!

Tags:behaviours, chrome tips, documents folder, google, Google Chrome Hacks, greasemonkey scripts, launch, open source platform, safari, start menu, visa

09 Jun 08 Google Chrome Forums!

Wow, it looks like people are really trying to jump on the Google Chrome wagon lately as I have noticed 4-5 different Google Chrome Forums popping up in the last couple days.

So, here’s a list of all the Google Chrome Forums that have been created so far and some interesting posts there

GoogleChromeBoard.com – Cool Chrome Theme Downloads

Chrome-Forum.net – 6 NEW Chrome Theme Downloads

ChromeBoard.com – More Google Chrome Tips and Hacks

ChromeSpot.com – More tips and tricks

I might have missed a couple but there’s enough information on this page to keep you busy for next couple hours.

Happy Chrome-ing! Tags:chrome tips, couple days, couple hours, google, Google Chrome Hacks, hacks, ing, tips and tricks

09 Jun 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 News, computerworld, dns resolution, domain names, faster browsing, feature speeds, google, ip address, ip addresses, load performance, prefetching

09 Jun 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, cool hack, firefox, flv download, fmt, google, Google Chrome Hacks, high resolution, map, sk, video id, youtube videos

09 Jun 08 XChrome Beta Version 5 is a Google Chrome Theme Manager/Switcher!

Remember the Google Chrome Automatic Theme Switcher?  Well, here’s a supposedly better version of it.  Please go knock yourself out and install as many themes as you want now.

XChrome Beta Release 5
What is XChrome?
XChrome is a theme manager for Googles Chrome browser, it allows users to install a skin in seconds without having to move default.dll around and it allows you to view the author and various other details before installing.
XChrome also allows users who do not have XChrome install to install themes by double clicking the themes .exe file, they are prompted to install the theme, they agree the theme is copied to Chromes Default.dll

via chromespot Tags:beta release, beta version, chrome themes download, chrome themes manager, chrome themes switcher, dll, google, Google Chrome Hacks, google chrome themes, theme manager

08 Jun 08 Free Google Chrome Themes Download Site!

It looks like there’s a free Google Chrome Themes Download site over here.  (I think it’s overloaded, they might need to get a new server first)

Download the theme and install it here:

H:\Documents and Settings\max\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application\0.2.149.27\Themes

Where max is your username. Tags:application data, chrome themes downloads, documents and settings, download chrome themes, google, Google Chrome Hacks, google chrome themes

08 Jun 08 Chrome Tips – Chrome Theme Switcher!

It looks like there’s now a way to switch Chrome themes (although I like the default theme) using a custom Chrome Theme Switcher:

Download Link:
(Last updated at 23:38 GMT) Version 2.1
http://www.elitehudson.com/download.php?file=782885397-ReleaseV2.1.zip

please note that you Actually have to click the download now button if you press return in the code box it gives an “invalid download link” error.

I’ve included the currently release themes that I could find. I did not make these themes and do not claim any part of creating them, I only build this application to save people time

Theme Makers, feel free to distribute this program with your themes.

via chromespot Tags:chrome theme download, chrome theme switcher, chrome themes, chrome tips, custom chrome, default theme, Google Chrome Hacks, link error