Posts Tagged ‘chrome’
Cool Use of HTML5
This has been passed around the Internet the past week, but I wanted to touch on it here. If you visit the website http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com using a browser other than Chrome, you are prompted that your experience might be limited on the website. That being said, you might want to download Chrome JUST for this website. Let’s talk about it in a nutshell.
You go the the site, type in your address and hit Search. Yep, very straightforward. What you might not realize is that it is then pulling Google Map data for the location you specified. After a few seconds your video is ready. It plays a music video, using HTML5 and pops up windows that continue the story line. Your address is then converted to Google Map data and is shown in some of these windows. It showcases your address from a satellite standpoint and from a streetview standpoint. In some cases, you might have to pick a well known place, like the TWiT Cottage in California, to get this to work. I live in small town Iowa, and of course my house was not on Streetview. So, I chose to enter in the TWiT Cottage. (8 Keller Street, Petaluma, CA) The video was amazing. Me talking about it does not give the site justice, you have to check it out!
So, go get Chrome. Open Chrome, and type in http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com and type in your address or an address that you are certain is on Streetview.
Let me know what your thoughts are on this project and HTML5 as well.
Sync Bookmarks Over the Internet with Google Chrome
I happen to love Google Chrome…and one of it’s built in features is bookmark and preference syncing across the Internet. Take a look as I walk you through setting up Sync in Google Chrome.
Best Advertisement Ever – Google Chrome
Google came out with this awesome new advertisement for their web browser, Google Chrome. I love and support Chrome fully, because, yes, it is super fast, feature packed and just awesome. The ad and browser are equally awesome. Check out the amazing work done by the Chrome team:
View Thru: Chrome Plugin
FINALLY! There is a Chrome plugin that reveals the full URL for that pesky bit.ly or other URL shortener. I am all for the bit.ly and competitors services, but I hate when you don’t know where that link follows. I see links like that all over on Twitter….do you trust them? Now you can find out with a free Chrome plugin called View Thru.
How to use the plugin once it is installed is very straightforward and simple…which is something I usually love. ”Once installed, View Thru requires no interaction from you. Add it to Chrome and from there out any time you come across a shrunken URL a simple mouse-over will reveal the source URL in a simple white pop-up.” Says Lifehacker.
As seen in the following screenshot, is the service in use. In my Twitter feed, I hovered over the first bit.ly link I could find, and I automatically see where it points to. Take a look.
So, wanting to know where those shortened links lead to, install View Thru for Google Chome today!
Have any Chrome plugin suggestions?
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Chrome Extension: Speed Dial
I am a Google Chrome addict. I use no other Internet browser…ever. I have Chrome on all my machines and run it in portable mode on my flash drive when traveling to other computers. One thing I like about Chrome is the great extensions. Note, some extensions are only available in the beta version of Google Chrome, and I suggest getting it. Even the beta version is very stable, and is worth checking out.
In this post, I want to touch on an extension called Speed Dial. Located at https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/dgpdioedihjhncjafcpgbbjdpbbkikmi, Speed Dial allows you to change the Tabs page and make it your own. The developers state the following on the extension: “Speed Dial for Chrome – replace Chrome new tab with your predefined visual bookmarks.”
Their statement does just that. Take a look at my current setup of Speed Dial.
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This extension comes natively into the Opera browser, but if you are a Chrome addict, give this bugger a try. It’s very customizable and worth a try if you use Chrome. And, if you don’t use Chrome yet, start using it. The browser is FAR superior to Firefox and Internet Explorer. More browser extension reviews to come in future weeks. Any specific extensions you use or love on Chrome or Firefox?