Bookmarklets for Google Chrome's tool-bar

Bookmarklets are an asset to any browser, and I use these two a lot. I found these at Chrome Plugins, so it would be good to keep an eye on that site for more tips and tricks. They made it so simple;

Just Drag-and-drop the red links below to your browser bar!

If you use Google Reader like I do, you probably know about 'sharing with notes'. You can share items from within your reader, or with this marklet you can highlite anything on a web-page and share that portion. This marklet activates a pop-up window with some great features, the one I like the most is being able to 'tag' the item so that you can publish it as a unique rss feed.

Share with Note in Google Reader

Here's my 'tagged' feed ( Exploring Google Chrome ) that I 'share' via the marklet above.

If you use FriendFeed, here's a marklet that allows you to post from any web page. Again, you'll get a pop-up window with instructions. Highlited text will be posted but there's something special about this pop-up! You can post photos from any page directly to FF!

Share on FriendFeed

Remember to check with Chrome Plugins often, they really know a lot!

Google Chrome ( incognito ) Not Cool Enough For Facebook

If you're trying to visit Facebook with Google Chrome in the incognito mode, you will see this image;

Google Chrome Update Available

Google Chrome update available, Chrome users need to click on 'About Google Chrome' ( under the wrench, at the top/right of your Google Chrome browser ). 

A pop-up similar to the one above will appear on your browser screen, and the user will be prompted to check for updates. After about a minute of checking and updating the user will be prompted to close, and restart their Chrome Browser to finish the installation.

The process takes less than two minutes. This release includes two security updates. The release notes will have a full list of changes.

Three Processing Modes

Behind the scenes, Chrome can run in three processing modes. The most efficient of these is single process mode. To use this mode, open Chrome's properties in the Start menu and add the string '-single-process' (without the quotes) to the end of the Target box. Now, no matter how many tabs you open, the browser will use just one process.

If you add the string '-process-per-site' to the Target line, Chrome will open a new process for each tab, but if you open the same site in two tabs, it will run them on the same process. The string '-process-per-tab' will force Chrome to create a completely new process and use a new memory space for each tab, which is its default.

Thanks Tech Radar!

Are You Ready For Chrome?

You've been reading about the Chrome Browser, down-load it now! It's free, east to install and probably the most flexable tool Google has in it's package.

From the moment Google's Chrome Browser was first offered, the rest of the tech world has been playing catch-up, and follow the leader. The first reviews of Chrome were appropriately skeptical and critical, and the best minds in the business got busy testing the new Browser looking for strengths, weaknesses and making suggestions. They found a lot of strengths, a few weaknesses and made a lot of suggestions that Google picked up on quick. 

When you've down-loaded the ultra-lite package, check out all the tips and tricks I've been 'tagging' as I follow the developers in my Google Reader. Extensions and Add-ons are expected very soon, so be ready, and take full advantage of the latest great developments. Down-load it today!

Check back here in the next few days for up to the minute reports and reviews by the folks who love to push a new tool to it's limits.

Chrome's Keyboard Shortcuts

• (Chrome only) Ctrl+B toggles the bookmarks bar on and off.
• (Chrome only) Shift+Escape opens Google Chrome's Task Manager.
• Ctrl+L to move your cursor to the address bar.
• Ctrl+K moves your cursor to the address bar to enter a Google search.
• Ctrl+T opens a new tab.
• Ctrl+N opens a new window.
• Ctrl+Shift+T opens the last closed tab.
• (Chrome only) Ctrl+Shift+N opens a new window in "Incognito Mode."
• Ctrl+Tab cycles through open tabs; Ctrl+Shift+Tab reverse cycles through open tabs.
• Ctrl+J opens the Downloads tab.
• Ctrl+W closes the current tab.
• Ctrl+R refreshes the current page.
• Ctrl+H opens the History tab.
• Alt+Home loads your homepage.
• Ctrl+1 through 9 switches to a particular open tab position.
• Ctrl++, Ctrl+-, Ctrl+0 Enlarges, reduces, and restores default text sizes, respectively.

Third Chrome beta released

Google has released a new update for the Chrome Browser ( 0.3.154.3 ). Read a great article about the update at Webware.

Chromium Developer Documentation has the details at Release Notes 0.3.154.3

If you don't use Google Chrome, and want to check it out, follow this link to a free download. It's quick, easy and you won't be sorry.