10 August 2013

Changes to Chrome's New Tab Page



You might remember the experimental new tab page that has been tested by the Chrome team for many months. The new tab page will be replaced by a simplified version of the Google homepage, most of the features of the new tab page will be relocated, while the search box will be removed from the Google Search interface and replaced by the Chrome omnibox.



The latest Dev Channel/Canary releases show this box with information about the new tab page: "Changes to the New Tab page".



* Get the Google Doodle and other features of Google.com on any new tab you open.

* Use the Chrome menu to get your recently closed tabs from any site you're on.

* Access your Apps by clicking on the Chrome App Launcher icon in your Windows Taskbar or the Apps icon in the bookmarks bar.






It looks like the updated new tab page will be released in the near future and it will bring a lot of other changes: Chrome's app launcher, more packaged apps, a new Google Search interface without the search box and a new navigation interface for Google that uses the app launcher menu.



The 8 empty boxes from this screenshot are used to display the most visited pages. It's the only feature from the old NTP that has been preserved. There's an apps icon in the bookmarks bar that links to a page that displays your apps, while the recently closed tabs and the tabs from other devices are displayed in the Chrome menu, below the bookmarks.






Here's the special google.com interface for Chrome:






To try the experimental new tab page, paste this in Chrome's address bar: chrome://flags/, use Ctrl+F to search for "Enable Instant Extended API" and click "Enabled" in the drop-down below "Enable Instant Extended API". Then click "Relaunch now" at the bottom of the page to restart Chrome. To disable this feature, use the same instructions, but click "Disabled" instead of "Enabled".






{ Thanks, Yu-Hsuan Lin. }

Participate In Exciting Software Challenges To Win Recognition (And Money) With ChallengePost



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This is an exciting time to be a software developer; the open-source community has never been stronger, with a wealth of open source projects you can participate in. Contributing to open-source projects is good all around: It’s a great way to develop (or showcase) your skills, to learn about collaborating with others, to become acquainted with the latest technologies in an informal setting, and sometimes, to do something good for the world at large. But just cruising through GitHub viewing and editing source code is not necessarily the best way to figure out where to pitch in. What if there...


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Brasero vs. K3b: Top 2 Linux Disc Burning Utilities



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Although discs are slowly becoming obsolete and being replaced by simple transfers or downloads over the Internet, there are still plenty of reasons for burning or copying some discs. In some cases, your Internet connection may not be sufficient enough to download the files you want. For example, distributing CDs/DVDs of Linux distributions is easier than telling computer-illiterate people to visit a website, download a large file, and burn it to a disc themselves. In any case, you need a trusty burning utility to do the job, and Brasero and K3b are your top choices. Brasero I’ve covered Brasero in...


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The Easiest Way to Host your Website on Google Drive



This video tutorial explains how you can easily host websites on Google Drive with one click. Also learn to publish Drive website under a custom web domain.




This story, The Easiest Way to Host your Website on Google Drive, was originally published at Digital Inspiration on 09/08/2013 under Google Drive, Internet

Which Browser Has The Better Password Manager? Firefox vs. Chrome vs. Internet Explorer



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Although there are a variety of dedicated password management tools, every modern browser has its own built-in password manager. But just how good are the built-in password managers? We’ll look at how each popular browser’s password manager compares when it comes to convenience, security, sync features, and supported devices and operating systems. Dedicated password managers still have some advantages, so we’ll cover how you can get a better password manager no matter which browser you’re already using. You don’t have to switch browsers to get the best password managers — they’re available to users of every browser. Mozilla Firefox How...


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Which Browser Has The Better Password Manager? Firefox vs. Chrome vs. Internet Explorer



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Although there are a variety of dedicated password management tools, every modern browser has its own built-in password manager. But just how good are the built-in password managers? We’ll look at how each popular browser’s password manager compares when it comes to convenience, security, sync features, and supported devices and operating systems. Dedicated password managers still have some advantages, so we’ll cover how you can get a better password manager no matter which browser you’re already using. You don’t have to switch browsers to get the best password managers — they’re available to users of every browser. Mozilla Firefox How...


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