How to quickly find out if a link is “DoFollow” or “NoFollow”
If a link on a web page points to your website and it does not contain a “rel=nofollow” attribute, it may help you in getting Google PageRank juice for your website; so, it is useful from the SEO point of view. If a link does not contain a “nofollow” attribute, it is generally referred to [...]
Google Voice extension for Google Chrome browser
Google Voice is a useful product from Google that allows you to have a single Google number for all your phones. It has some useful features such as getting SMS by email, getting transcribed voicemail online, blocking unwanted callers, making low-cost international calls, etc. Now you can install a Google Voice extension on your [...]
Google Chrome now third most popular browser
In December, 2009, Google launched Chrome for Mac and Linux operating systems (the Windows version was released earlier in 2008); and moreover, it also launched browser extensions for Chrome. These efforts appear to have paid rich dividends to Google Chrome, as now it has become the third most popular browser by usage share for the [...]
Chrome Extension for Slideshow of Images at Flickr, Picasa, Google Images & Facebook
Google has added a new Slideshow extension to the Chrome browser, that can automatically display a slideshow of photos at several image sites such as Flickr, Picasa, Facebook and Google Images. It is a useful and convenient way of viewing images on these sites. In future, this extension is likely to support more image sites.
Google Similar Pages extension for Chrome
Google Similar Pages (by Google) is an extension for Google Chrome browser that allows you to quickly find web pages similar to the one you’re currently viewing in Chrome, just by a single mouse click. On clicking the Similar Pages button installed by this extension in Google Chrome, the browser contacts Google to see [...]
Make Gmail default email application in Google Chrome
Send from Gmail (by Google) is an extension for Google Chrome browser that will make Gmail as your default email application for Chrome. This means that when you click on any email link (“mailto” links) on any web page in Chrome, instead of opening your desktop email program such as Outlook Express, your Gmail [...]
Privacy – Disable Google Chrome Usage Statistics
When you install Google Chrome, a Client ID may be created on your computer that is unique to your computer on the basis of an opt-in service, i.e., you’ve to specifically opt-in for using this service since it is disabled by default. This Client ID is used for the user metrics service and allows [...]
Evernote Web Clipper – save notes from Internet
While browsing the Internet, you come across many interesting things that you may like to copy or save for future reference. Evernote Web Clipper is one service that allows you to save notes from the interesting web pages on the Internet to a central place. No need to bookmark or save the full pages [...]
Firefox 3.5 becomes the most popular browser
The popularity of Mozilla Firefox has been on the rise continuously, courtesy its rich features and a rich set of more than 7000 add-ons that further enhance its features. However, it has always lagged behind the Internet Explorer in market share. Now, the latest data released by StatCounter, widely-used web-analytics site, shows that for [...]
Run Internet Explorer in a tab in Google Chrome for sites that need IE
You may like the speed of Google Chrome and may be using it for most of your browsing requirements. But, there are some odd sites that would need Internet Explorer to run properly. However, now, with extensions enabled for Chrome, you won’t have to start Internet Explorer for running that odd website. You can run [...]