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Monday, December 7, 2009
10 Useful Chrome Extensions
As promised in my previous blog post regarding Google Chrome browser, I have been keeping a look out for updates whilst reading. With help from TechCrunch, here are the 10 extensions that seem to prove most useful now, for Google Chrome browser.
Gmail Compose : To quickly compose an email with your Gmail account, the compose box is taken from the iGoogle gadget compose URL.
QuickSearch extension : To provide search straight from the browser, with options of different sites like Google, Wikipedia, Yahoo, YouTube etc. Search results opened in a new tab, minimizing varied windows.
Google Tasks for Chrome : To control Google Tasks directly from within Chrome, synchronized with your Tasks list.
Chrome IE Tab : To allow the user to run sites that are particuarly IE friendly from within a tab in Chrome. Includes ability to automatically open URLS in IE tab by specifying an IE filter.
Bubble-Translate : To allow real-time translation in a pop-up menu as well as the ability to translate webpages to your desired language.
Chrome Reader : To allow functionality like Google Reader, providing an instant-click subscription to blogs and websites. Click on Chromereader button and it’ll register in your Google Reader list. 
Fittr : To enhance the photo sharing site, Flickr. Features like easy to view keyboard shortcuts, inline auto-completion of tags, clicking of an image to get a better view without changing pages.
Chrome-Metrist : To allow an easy login to Twitter, after installing, it will automatically lead to a pop-up configuration screen, with adjustable font size and an aesthetically pleasing interface. 
Delicious : To replace the bookmarks bar with a cleaner,simple looking button, that will enable you to access your favorite bookmarks, clutter free.
Jamendo Radio : To enable the user to listen to music from Jamendo radio, which gives hours of free music. It offers a wide range of music from many albums and genres. Go ahead, give them a try and let us know what you think!
good explanation.
hey good stuff here! Firefox extensions (and the humoungous abundance of them) is one of the reasons some of us can’t sitch to chrome as our “daily-driver”. at least these extensions take as one step closer.
I think it’d be nice if you could post directly the wesite urls in the post itself eg: http://www.chromeextensions.org
instead of the url directing straight to the page though.
keep up the fantastic work! ;D