If you’re buying something on Craigslist, chances are you want to know what the heck you’re buying before you buy it. That’s exactly why many people only look at listings that include pictures. But still, then you’ve got to open up each individual listing and half the time the pictures end up either being terrible […]
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Send with GMail by Default using this Chrome Extension
I don’t know why it infurates me so much, but there is nothing that makes me more mad than clicking on a link that then opens up Microsoft Exchange to send an E-Mail. I use G-Mail and if I wanted to actually E-Mail someone (which often I don’t when unsuspectingly clicking a mail:to link) I […]
Get Detailed Weather “Where You At” with Weather Underground Extension
I love how Weather Underground poses the question, “Where you at?” when collecting the required details to provide you with a forecast. But what I like even more is the actual service itself. The Weather Underground Chrome Extension isn’t developed by the makers of Weather Underground, but we could care less- it works great! Simply […]
Smarten Up with the Google Dictionary Extension
Have you ever been reading a news article, not known what the heck a word meant, but just kept powering through because you were too lazy to actually look up the definition? Well Google has a solution for people like us: simply install the Google Dictionary Chrome Extension and you can double click on any […]
Stop YouTube From Auto-playing with Nifty Chrome Extension
Don’t you hate it when you open up a bunch of Youtube tabs at once and all of them start auto-playing, creating a horrendous chorus of clatter that makes you want to jump off the ledge of the interwebz? Well a Chrome Extension called “Stop Autoplay for YouTube” just does that- but it also conveniently […]
Silver Bird: Twitter Chrome Extension That Does It All
If you’re a tweeting twitterer that can’t stop from twitterizing your latest twitterification, check out Silver Bird, a Twitter Chrome Extension that allows you to access your latest twitter streams directly from your browser bar without all the “noise”. It also shows notifications of new incoming tweets with a handy little number ticker that updates […]
Anesidora: Pandora Chrome Extension That Absolutely Rocks
Yesterday we told you about the Amazon Cloud Player App for Chrome but today we’ve got a special music loving treat that takes your Chrome audio experience to new heights. Anesidora allows you to control your pandora account and playback from right within the Chrome browser, without having to visit the Pandora website. Add Omnibar […]
Music Lovers: Get Amazon Cloud Player App For Chrome
If you love music and you haven’t tried out the Amazon Cloud Player App for Chrome then you’re REALLY missing out. It’s an amazingly simple app that just provides easy access to an Amazon services, but the subtlety is what rocks. Install the app and when you open the app, it automatically opens Amazon Cloud […]
Block Ads In Chrome with Adblock Plus
Do you hate the annoying flash ads that ask you to complete some stupid arcade task to win a free prize? So do I. Not only do I hate those ads but I hate a lot more ads than you can imagine. The “Obey” ads? Annoying. The “One Weird Tip to XYZ”? Go away. At […]
Tip Of The Day: Find My Chromebook MAC Address
To access some Wi-Fi networks you need a unique identification number that only your particular device has, called a MAC Address. Finding your Chromebook MAC number isn’t hard, you just need to know how to do it! Click the network icon in upper right Click the name of your current network Click the “Network” tab. […]
Tip Of The Day: Take Screenshots With Chromebook
Yesterday we told you how to take full window screenshots using Google Chrome, but there is a much easier way to do this with Chrome OS that is also built into the system- no need to install an app or extension. Simply hold down CTRL and press the window switcher key (the key that looks […]
Tip Of The Day: Take Full Monitor Screenshots With Chrome Browser
There are Chrome Extensions that allow you take screenshots of the browser window, but did you know that Chrome has a built-in feature allowing you to take full screenshots of your entire monitor? It’s not built for this purpose, but works like an absolute charm. Here’s how to do it: Click on Help > Report […]
Tip Of The Day: Voice Recording On Chrome OS
It’s very much a work in progress, but if you’re eager to test out voice recording on your Chromebook or other Chrome OS device, you can dive into the command prompt and make that happen. Here are the steps: CTRL+ALT+T to open command prompt Type “Shell” and hit enter Type “arecord > hello.wav” Hit enter […]
Tip Of The Day: How to Ping and Tracert on Chromebook
You might not even know what the heck “Ping” and “Tracert” mean, yet when someone is walking you through troubleshooting something they may ask you to do a ping or traceroute. They could explain how to do it on Windows or Mac but they MAY not know how to do it on a Chomebook. Fortunately, […]
Tip Of The Day: Chromebook Command Prompt (and Shell)
It’s probably that the hackier of the Chromebook enthusiasts already know this trick, but I’d bet there are a bunch of tinkerers trying to learn who are wondering how they can access the the Chromebook Command Prompt. It’s very simple: CTRL+ALT+T! You can type “Shell” at the command prompt to (duh) get a shell prompt.
Tip Of The Day: Take A New Profile Picture On Your Chromebook
The first time you set up your Chromebook you probably weren’t prepared to take the most stunning and attractive picture of yourself known to man. I mean, come on, you were focused on ripping open your new baby, powering her up, and trying her out! I’ve had many people ask me how they can set […]
Tip Of The Day: Pinned Tabs Consolidate Chrome and Open Every Time
There are some things you probably want to do/use EVERY single time you open your Chrome web browser. For me, that includes opening tabs for my GMail, Yahoo Mail, Google Reader, and Google Docs. It doesn’t save a TON of time by having them automatically opened whenever I open Chrome, but the combination of time […]
Tip Of The Day: Crash And Kill Your Chrome Tabs On Purpose
That little killed tab graphic is so darn cute you might just want to force your browser to show it. Or perhaps you have a legitimate reason but the cute excuse will suffice. You can purposefully kill/crash a tab (or view what it would look like) by typing “about:crash” and “about: kill” in your tab. […]
Tip Of The Day: Save Chrome Tabs As Bookmarks In New Folder
You know what really sucks? When you’re doing 10 cajillion things with 18 cajillion tabs open and all of a sudden realize you’ve got somewhere to be. But you’ll be gone and you NEED those TABS. What are you going to do… Copy/Paste and E-Mail them all to yourself? You could, but that could take […]
Tip Of The Day: Reopen Chrome Tabs You Accidentally Closed
Nobody is perfect; it’s one of those things that becomes painfully obvious when we do something stupid like forget to save a document we’ve worked on for hours and then our computer crashes or the power goes out. One microversion of this same disappointment happens within our browsers every single day when people accidentally close […]
Have You Seen a Chrome Zone at the Airport?
If you’ve taken a Virgin America Flight through San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, or Boston then you may have spotted one of Google’s Chrome Zones. At these destinations, Google is letting consumers check out and try out Chromebooks for free, helping them enjoy their airport stay in addition to testing out a cutting edge technology. Google […]
Chrome Frame No Longer Requires Admin Privileges
Chrome Frame is a nice little download that will allow you to enjoy the capabilities of Chrome inside of other browsers. One great use for it? Installing it on the computers of friends/family who insist on using IE or FF to prove Chrome’s worthiness. Unfortunately, unless the user was marked as an “administrator” on the […]
Automatically Update Facebook From Google Plus [Extensionless]
On Chromespot we often help you out by sharing the best apps, extensions, tips and tricks related to Chrome and Chrome OS. Today we’ve got a suggestion of a MUCH different kind: you don’t even need the power of Chrome to accomplish this task. If you want to make posts on Google Plus and have […]
Does Chrome OS Have Security Flaws From An Outdated Flash Version?
Google’s intentions, and part of their pitch, it that Chrome OS is inherently secure since it lives in the cloud. Don’t worry about patches and upgrades: Chrome OS keeps everything up to date for you, ensuring the highest level of security. Maybe not. A Kaspersky Labs expert has reported a finding that Chrome OS runs […]
Make GMail or Yahoo The Default When Clicking E-Mail Links Using MailTo
How obnoxious does it seem when you click on a link to a “contact” page but it isn’t a contact page at all, but instead, an E-mail address that automatically opens off Microsoft Exchange when you’ve never used the program in your life and don’t want to, either? Pretty obnoxious. Thankfully, MailTo: is an extension […]