Tech Monk » google chrome http://www.techmonk.com Guide To The Nth Dimension Of Computing And Internet Mon, 16 Jan 2012 03:13:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Migrate Opened Tabs from Firefox to Google Chrome with Open in Chrome [Extension] http://www.techmonk.com/migrate-opened-tabs-from-firefox-to-chrome/1091/ http://www.techmonk.com/migrate-opened-tabs-from-firefox-to-chrome/1091/#comments Sun, 11 Sep 2011 12:43:44 +0000 Pramodh KP http://www.techmonk.com/?p=1091 Even though you are working on your favorite browser, sometimes, you might have to use a different one for some reason. If  you have been in this situation anytime, and wanted to open all the tabs in different browser at a time,  then this addon is for you.

Open in Chrome migrates all tabs from Firefox to Google Chrome, in just a jiffy. All you need to do is click on “Tools”>”Open in Google Chrome”. But before that, you need to set the location of you Google Chrome browser under the “Preferences”. It will automatically ask you to do this, when you start it at the beginning.

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Image Credit: Softpedia

P.S. Just for curiosity, I tried for other browser than Google Chrome and it worked! The extension can be used not only for Google Chrome, but also for any other browser. Just change the location to your favorite browser, be it Opera or Google Chrome or any other, it will work.

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The themes are available for all the 32 teams that are participating in the FIFA World Cup. However, I don’t understand why they have released these themes under extension gallery, while they had a seperate themes gallery. Anyways, I have given the link below. Go ahead and install them!

Install FIFA 2010 WorldCup Google Chrome themes

]]> http://www.techmonk.com/dress-your-google-chrome-with-fifa-worldcup-team-colors/795/feed/ 2 How to: Create Your Own IPL Desktop Application Using Google Chrome http://www.techmonk.com/how-to-create-your-own-ipl-desktop-application-using-google-chrome/728/ http://www.techmonk.com/how-to-create-your-own-ipl-desktop-application-using-google-chrome/728/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:11:14 +0000 Pramodh KP http://www.techmonk.com/?p=728 If you remember, long back when Google Chrome was launched there was a very interesting feature in it. It was called “Application shortcuts”. As far as I know, many people don’t use it or even know about it.

Creating an “Application shortcut” for a webpage lets you access that webpage as an application in a separate standalone window right from your desktop with a click. This is one of the unique features in Google Chrome.

Advantages of Creating Application Shortcuts

There are many advantages of creating application shortcuts.

  1. You can visit your “most visited” sites easily right from your desktop.
  2. There are no address bars in the applications to disturb you.
  3. The “Application shortcuts can be placed anywhere you like, on Desktop, in Start Menu or even in Quick Launch bar.

So, knowing the advantages of this feature, let us know how we can create an application for IPL.

Creating an Application for IPL

In creating an application for IPL, we just take advantage of the Youtube. We already know about the live telecast of all the matches on Youtube’s IPL Channel.  So, we can create a application shortcut for that channel.

To create an application,

  1. Go to Youtube’s IPL channel.
  2. Make sure that you have selected the same tab and click on the “Control the Current Page” button on the top right corner in Google Chrome.

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    Click on the button highlighted

  3. Select the first option in the drop down menu- “create application shortcuts…”
  4. A new window will popup with the title “Gears”. In that select the option where you want to place the application shortcut.

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    Check the options where you want to see the shortcut

  5. You are done. You just created an awesome and simple application for the IPL channel. Good job!
  6. Now, click on the shortcut and it will open a standalone window in Google Chrome which loads the Youtube’s IPL channel.

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    This is how your IPL application looks!

Hope, you enjoy watching the IPL matches in your new application. Share it with your friends if you liked this trick. :) You can even browse some more tricks and tutorials I have written.

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Note: These extensions are selected based on the popularity and number of users, using them. I have no personal opinions on these extensions. Even though, I use a few extensions I have mentioned in the above list, I haven’t used all of them. Use these extensions at your own risk.

Did I miss any other Google service above? or Do you know any other extension for a Google service? Feel free to comment below.

Recommended Reading: Bollywood Themes For Google Chrome Browser, Add Bing Search in Google Chrome

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Also Read: Get News Tickers On Desktop

Cricinfo is a Google Chrome extension that gives you all the latest news, updates and live scores just with a click. This extension alerts you with a notification on the top right corner of your browser whenever there are any updates in the cricket world. A new feature has been added to this extension very recently which even alerts you about the wicket falls in the ongoing matches along with live scores.

Cricinfo is an excellent extension for working cricket freaks. Go ahead and install Cricinfo here!

]]> http://www.techmonk.com/get-live-score-updates-on-cricket-with-cricinfo/714/feed/ 0 Favorite Doodle Replaces Google Logo With Your Favorite Doodle – Chrome Extension http://www.techmonk.com/favorite-doodle-replaces-google-logo-with-your-favorite-doodle-chrome-extension/711/ http://www.techmonk.com/favorite-doodle-replaces-google-logo-with-your-favorite-doodle-chrome-extension/711/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:45:34 +0000 Pramodh KP http://www.techmonk.com/?p=711 Google Doodles are creative logos created by Google for special occasions such as Vancouver Olympics, Birthdays of scientists or for any other achievement in the history. Google Doodles are very creative and are a treat for our eyes. Want to get one of those superb, cute and fantastic Google Doodle on your homepage always? Favorite Doodle helps you do this.

Favorite Doodle is a Google Chrome extension that replaces the normal Google logo on the homepage with the Google Doodle you choose. This logo will stick to the Google homepage until and unless you change it or remove it.

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Look at the top-left corner of the page

Tip: Tools To Create Google Logos Online

How To Use Favorite Doodle?

To use this addon/extension, you need to install it here from the Extensions gallery. After this, you need to go to the doodle gallery page. There, you would find a button saying “Make This My Favorite Doodle”. Choose your favorite doodle and enjoy!

P.S. - Favorite Doodle addon doesn’t replace the new doodle’s that Google releases. At present, as Vancouver Olympics Doodle series is on, you can’t see the doodle you choose on the homepage. However, you can see at the top left corner of the search page.

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Here is how you can apply those themes into your Google Chrome Browser.

Go to the Google Chrome Themes Gallery. You will see this URL in the address bar: https://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/ks/themes/index.html

Change the “ks” to “hi” in the address bar and refresh the page. Now you will get some amazing bollywood themes for your favorite browser.

Or else, simply click this URL to get some superb bollwood themes.

Bollywood Themes For Google Chrome Browser

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