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Google Chrome – Create Placeholder Lorem Ipsum Text

22 Sep

Graphics designers – generate placeholder Lorem Ipsum text via a button inside Google Chrome while designing layouts of publications and web pages.

If you often design documents and web pages, if you do not have content ready for the various elements you might resort to dummy placeholder text such as the famous Lorem Ipsum placeholders. While some software packages and web pages can generate this text, you may find the “Lorem Ipsum Generator” for Google Chrome convenient. This extension adds a button directly to the toolbar allowing you to generate paragraphs of varying words.

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5 Highly Recommended Google+ Chrome Extensions

22 Sep

It’s been several months now and I’m really enjoying my time on Google+. One thing that has been making the experience all the more enjoyable is the use of the following extensions in the Chrome browser. The following extensions in some cases improve on the user interface, integrate my activity with other social media sites or just make accessing content easier.  The following extensions are definitely worth checking out and possibly reason enough to use Chrome even more than Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer.

+Photo Zoom – Allows you to mouse over an image thumbnail and zoom in and out with the motion of your mouse. Saves a click and speeds up browsing time.

Extended Share – Expands adds a “Share on” options under each Google+ entry to quickly share the post on Twitter, Facebook, Linked In and many other sites.

Plus Minus – My favorite feature of this plugin is that it loads more posts automatically as you scroll down, but it does a lot more including designate which Circles show up in your Google+ Stream, mark individual or all posts as read, and more.

Replies and more – Adds a link under each post to “Reply to Author”. This is a huge timesaver even for a fast typist. I use this functionality all the time. The extension does a lot more so check out the extension page.

SGPlus – Is is well… awesome! This is the single best plugin of the bunch as it allows you to use Google+ as a hub to Facebook and Twitter activity. I don’t pull in my feeds from Facebook and Twitter even though I could, but I really like that I can post content in one place and have it appear on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. It’s a huge timesaver. There is tons of documentation on this plugin and they’ve made incredible improvements with it since it was first released.

If you have a favorite Chrome extension that makes your Google+ experience better share it in the comments.

Note yet on Google+ Here’s a Google+  Invite Link

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[MODIFIED] Google Chrome – View, Search, Delete Browsing History

02 Sep

View and search through the list of websites recently browsed with Google Chrome, or delete selected or all items.

Want to view the most recently-viewed websites browsed with Google Chrome? Pull up the History and see where you have been on the Internet. Each History item is hyperlinked so you can go back to sites with one click. Plus, you can search through your History items to find a particular site.

To view the History, either:…

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[MODIFIED] Google Search Engine – Track Earthquake Epicenters Via a Google Search

25 Aug

Display the magnitudes and locations of recent earthquakes worldwide by performing a search with Google.

When many people think of earthquakes, they only consider regions prone to these occurrences such as the Pacific Ring of Fire including the San Andreas Fault, as well as where the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami hit. However, the truth is that earthquakes occur elsewhere and more frequently.

For more information about recent earthquakes all over the world, as well as links to maps showing earthquake epicenters, perform a Google search for the word earthquakes….

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Google Chrome – Add a Visual Calculator with Advanced Features

18 Aug

Need a visual calculator for Google Chrome that supports trigonometric functions or generating random numbers?

Various calculator extensions have been created for Google Chrome allowing you to perform a couple of quick operations without switching from the browser to your operating system’s calculator. These include Chromey Calculator, a text-based calculator with a scrollback buffer.

If you prefer a more visual calculator, consider the “Elegant Calculator” extension. This provides a pop-up basic or advanced calculator, offering commands and functions including log, max and min, random, square root, and trigonometric functions. …

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iPhone – iPod Touch – iPod Touch: Switch Safari’s Search Engine: Bing, Google, Yahoo!

11 Apr

Configure Safari on the iPod or iPod Touch to use Bing, Google, or Yahoo!

If you tire of the default search engine in Safari on your iPhone or iPod Touch, you can always directly access the mobile site of a different search engine instead.

However, the search engine accessed via Safari’s search box is easy to change. So easy, in fact, that some search engines may try to change it for you if you don’t read all the onscreen prompts when you manually access one for the first time……

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[MODIFIED] Google Chrome – Change Your Home and Startup Pages

28 Mar

Configure the webpage(s) that display when starting the Google Chrome web browser.

By default, when starting Google Chrome, the “New Tab” page appears, offering screenshot access to the user’s most frequently-visited websites. While many people may appreciate this feature, others would rather display a home page or multiple home pages of their choosing, or a completely blank page instead. To configure this setting:

1. Click the wrench button….

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[MODIFIED] Google Chrome – Disable use of Search Engine Suggestion / Prediction Services

17 Mar

Prevent Google Chrome from querying search engine suggestion / prediction services when typing text or web addresses into the address bar.

By default, when typing text or web address URLs into Google Chrome’s address bar, Google Chrome will query the default search engine’s suggestion / prediction service to find related queries or matches to your entered URL/search.

If you do not find these services useful, or are concerned about your privacy when entering searches and URLs into the address bar, make the following tweak:…

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[MODIFIED] Google Gmail – Change Your Name When Sending E-Mail

20 Dec

Use a nickname or your business name when sending e-mail from Gmail.

Normally when you send e-mail from Gmail, your e-mail’s “From” name is the name you used to sign up for the service. However, if you’d rather use the name of your business or your favorite nickname, you can make this change.

1. After signing onto Gmail, click “Settings” on the top-right of the Gmail webpage….

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Google Maps – Randomly Virtually Drive Around the World

10 Dec

See the world without needing a passport with MapCrunch, a Google Maps Street View randomizer.

Hard economic times slashing your travel budget? Looking to explore the world without leaving your couch? If so, you may frequently use the Street View feature of Google Maps, virtually driving through cities and rural areas. But what if you’re tired of “visiting” the same places and don’t know where to look for something interesting?

Enter MapCrunch, a Google Maps Street View randomizer. With this website you can choose continents or countries and be whisked away to random locations. You can limit your locations to urban areas if the city life is the way to be, and a slideshow mode lets you jump between locations by waiting a few seconds or pressing the N key….

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