Tag: Google Chrome
How to disable web browser add ons (Browser Helper Objects)
Browser add-on’s can be very handy; extending the functionality of your favorite web browser. At the same time they can also affect its stability and performance. The more add-ons running in the background, the more likely it can also be an easy target for someone to maliciously target an add-on to compromise the web browser. [...]
Chrome will Block Malicious Windows Installers – Your Dad’s New Browser
New versions of the popular Google Chrome browser will take additional steps to prevent users from the dark side of the Internet by blocking, or warning users of, malicious windows installer files. Most often, these types of websites promise free screensavers or tools, but only deliver a headache in the form of viruses and other [...]
Sony Planning VAIO with Thunderbolt And External GPU, Chrome Notebooks
Sony is looking to take on Apple, Asus and Samsung with several new notebooks and gadgets later his year including a Chrome Notebook and a hybrid notebook with Intel Thunderbolt technology. Sony Vaio Hybrid with Thunderbolt and external graphics – One of the most interesting additions to the VAIO line could be the yet un-named VAIO [...]
7 Google Chrome Extensions to Make Work (and Play) Easier
Adding extensions to Chrome is an easy way to customize the browser to meet your individual needs and make it easier to get work done, or just to keep track of your day and listen to Pandora easier. We’ve rounded up our favorite Chrome extensions to make your browsing experience better. Cloud Save – Cloud [...]
Google Chrome 10 Beta Adds Password Syncing and Speed Improvements
Google keeps pushing out new features for the Google Chrome browser, and the latest feature to make it to the Chrome Beta is Password Syncing, which along with extension and other syncing options can keep your Chrome user experience the same across multiple computers. On top of the password syncing Google has added a new [...]
How to Use a Personal Blocklist to Clean up Your Google Search Results
Many of us rely on Google search results to find the answers to dozens of questions every day, but sometimes the answers are as puzzling as Watson’s answer on Jeopardy! If you find that your top Google Search results commonly link to a website that doesn’t provide an answer, you can block that website from [...]
How to Clear Your Web Browser History (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera)
If you visit a lot of websites in your favorite web browser and re-visit these sites over time, a small snippet of information is retained by your web browser, basically a memory of the last time you visited the site. In this article I will show you how to clear your browser history in five [...]
Amazon Kindle For The Web Announced: Online Kindle eBook Reading
Great news for eBook readers who want to be able to read their Kindle books on the web. Today at the Google Chrome event where the Chrome Web Store was launched Amazon announced Amazon Kindle for the Web — a way to read your Kindle books on the web. Amazon Kindle for the Web is [...]
Notebooks.com Week in Review – August 20th
This week we saw there was plenty of news about the Motorola Droid 2, including a review roundup and issues with Flash. We also heard from a VP at HP confirming a webOS tablet coming early next year. This is of course in addition to plenty of news about notebooks and netbooks. One of the highlights of [...]
Voice Actions and Chrome to Phone Now Available for Android 2.2 Devices
Google held their “cool new mobile features” special event today. Two main features were announced: Voice Actions and Chrome to Phone. It looks as though the speculation of an Android Video Calling application or “Find My Phone” app didn’t come to fruition. However, Voice Actions are a welcomed surprise. Voice Actions allow the user to [...]
