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Google Chrome

694 articles

Google Chrome guides and news from Techdows: new features in each Chrome release, flags and settings worth knowing, extension recommendations, and solutions to frequent Chrome issues on Windows and Mac. Kept current with Chrome’s rapid update cycle.

Google Chrome

Google Chrome lets you View Extensions Interacting with the Page

December 7, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu

Google is testing new experimental toolbar UI feature, Script Bubble for Chrome on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chrome OS which shows extensions interacting with … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome, News Tagged: extensions, Google Chrome.Script Bubble
Google Chrome
Google Chrome settings and Google search open in Chrome on a Windows laptop

How to uninstall Chrome in Windows 8

October 15, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu
Google Chrome settings and Google search open in Chrome on a Windows laptop

Removing Chrome from Windows 8 should be a normal uninstall, but many people get stuck on one message: the uninstaller asks you to close … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome, How to, Windows 8
Firefox
Firefox settings, about:config and browser fixes on a laptop

What is Facebook Desktop plugin? How to disable or remove it

September 1, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu
Firefox settings, about:config and browser fixes on a laptop

Installed Facebook Messenger for Windows recently? Then check your browser’s plugin list. You will probably find a new entry called Facebook Desktop. It shows … [Read more…]

Posted in: Firefox, Google Chrome, How to
Google Chrome

Currently: Chrome Extension That Shows Weather and Time When You Open New Tab

August 22, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu

You can know date and time by looking at taskbar notification area and you can know current weather forecast by typing weather followed by … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome Tagged: Chrome Extensions, New Tab Page, New Tab Page Replacement
Google Chrome
Google Chrome settings and Google search open in Chrome on a Windows laptop

Fix to “Installation failed: the Google Chrome installer failed to start”

August 15, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu
Google Chrome settings and Google search open in Chrome on a Windows laptop

Some Windows users who download Chrome get no browser at all. Instead, the small setup program shows “Installation failed. The Google Chrome installer failed … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome, Troubleshooting
Google Chrome

Is it Possible to Remove Chrome Remote Desktop Viewer Plugin from Chrome?

August 12, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu

If you’ve noticed Chrome Remote Desktop Viewer plugin in Chrome:plugins page, don’t think you’ve installed Chrome Remote Desktop extension in the past and the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome, Tips and Tricks Tagged: Chrome Remote Desktop, plugin
Google Chrome

How to Remove Plugins from Chrome

July 23, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu

Plugins like Flash, Remoting Viewer, Native Client, Chrome PDF Viewer are enabled by default in Chrome, when we install Silverlight, Java and third-party PDF … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome, How to, Security, Tips and Tricks Tagged: Chrome, Java, plugins
Google Chrome

Google Screenwise: Get Paid for Sharing Your Internet Use in Chrome with Google

February 8, 2012 by Venkat Eswarlu

Google started a new project called Screenwise, which is all about knowing how you use the internet. Interested users can sign up for Screenwise … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome, News Tagged: Google, Google Screenwise, Google Screenwisepanel
Google Chrome

Google Chrome to Protect Its Default Search Engine from Changes Being Made By Third-Party Programs

December 15, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

If you’re following news recently you may knew that Google funded study concluded Google Chrome as secured browser than Firefox and Internet Explorer for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome, News, Security Tagged: Protector
Google Chrome

Google Chrome now Has Built-in User-Agent Switcher [Updated]

December 12, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

For cross-browser testing and to emulate sites on other devices till now we relied on extensions (like The User-Agent Switcher for Chrome) and added … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome, Tips and Tricks Tagged: built-in, User-agent Switcher
Google Chrome

Official Google+ Notifications Extension for Chrome

November 3, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu

There many Chrome extensions available on Chrome Web store that shows Google+ notifications when you’re signed into your Google account, even Google shows these  … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome Tagged: Chrome Extensions, Google, Google Plus, Google Plus Notifications
Google Chrome
Google Chrome settings and Google search open in Chrome on a Windows laptop

The User-Agent Switcher for Chrome

October 27, 2011 by Venkat Eswarlu
Google Chrome settings and Google search open in Chrome on a Windows laptop

If some of your websites don’t run in Chrome you need to use another browser by leaving your favorite Chrome browser to visit those … [Read more…]

Posted in: Google Chrome Tagged: Chrome Extensions
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