A new Chrome Extension called Tabs For Good by ad company Good-Loop just launched, and it proposes a pretty interesting situation for Chrome browser users. Install it, open a tab, and see an advertisement. I'm not kidding! A weird proposition, right? Well, that's not all there is to it. You see, … [Read more...] about Tabs For Good lets you raise money for charities just by opening new browser tabs
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Chrome extensions will be much safer by 2023 when Google plans to fully snuff out MV2
At the beginning of the year, Google finally implemented the controversial Manifest v3 for extensions which was created to solve a problem with privacy and data abuse among many other things. After popular tab suspension tool The Great Suspender went rogue after changing hands (this was just one … [Read more...] about Chrome extensions will be much safer by 2023 when Google plans to fully snuff out MV2
To my surprise, Turn Off the Lights is an extension that does more than flick a light switch
Do you use the Turn Off the Lights extension for your Chrome browser? No? Have you even heard of it? What's that - you think it's an old and outdated tool that became irrelevant with the launch of Youtube's Dark Mode? Well, so did I. When the extension's developer reached out and asked us to give it … [Read more...] about To my surprise, Turn Off the Lights is an extension that does more than flick a light switch
[60% off] Markup Hero Review – the best screenshot annotation tool for Chromebook users
I'm a huge proponent of productivity tools and resources. Each time I write something up promoting Chrome extensions, apps, or just tips and tricks for Chromebook users to get the most out of their devices, the feedback I receive is that you're all very much interested as well. Today, I wanted to … [Read more...] about [60% off] Markup Hero Review – the best screenshot annotation tool for Chromebook users
Google is coming down on spammy Chrome extensions by requiring devs to enable 2FA
Google has been trying very much to clean up the cesspool that is the Chrome Web Store as of late. In just the past year alone, it's created a new 'seal of approval' for extensions that respect user privacy and data, has introduced new protections against downloading malicious extensions, stopped … [Read more...] about Google is coming down on spammy Chrome extensions by requiring devs to enable 2FA
Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Mozilla band together to make extensions safer
This week, W3C announced that it was launching the WebExtensions Community Group (WECG) in collaboration with several of the largest tech corporations. Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla are banding together to achieve better standardization of web extensions. This means that extensions for … [Read more...] about Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Mozilla band together to make extensions safer
Chrome 91 introduces new protections against downloading malicious extensions and files
To continue its war on bad extensions, Google is putting a few new precautions in place as a part of its Enhanced Safe Browsing initiative to ensure that users who visit the Chrome Web Store are only getting extensions that benefit them and respect their privacy. Beginning with Chrome 91, a new … [Read more...] about Chrome 91 introduces new protections against downloading malicious extensions and files
Chrome wants to make extensions more secure by preventing them from sharing processes
A new Chrome Canary flag first discovered by Chrome Story called Strict Extension Isolation seeks to make your extensions more secure by keeping them from hanging out with each other. Basically, the current state of extensions is that they sometimes share processes in order to prevent large hits to … [Read more...] about Chrome wants to make extensions more secure by preventing them from sharing processes
Try out this extension that beat Google to letting you store tab groups for later
An extension on the Chrome Web Store aptly named 'Tab Groups Extension' just beat Google to market with a feature it has in the works - letting you store tab groups for later recall. We know that the company is planning to let you collapse tab groups from view into your Reading List, but the feature … [Read more...] about Try out this extension that beat Google to letting you store tab groups for later
Hello Darkness! Night Eye App brings full dark mode and more to the web
If you're like me and millions of other users, you're a fan of Dark Mode. Maybe you aren't so much a fan but you spend a lot of time in front of a screen and you're looking for a break from the countless websites that present glaring bright backgrounds and elements. Whatever your reason, bringing … [Read more...] about Hello Darkness! Night Eye App brings full dark mode and more to the web
After feedback, Simplify Gmail v2 has a simple pricing structure that looks great
Simplify Gmail v2 is interesting to many users, it would seem. I posted about the service just a few days ago and the interest has been through the roof. That made me feel a tad bit sad, honestly. I've been using Simplify Gmail for quite some time and only mentioned it in passing in an article … [Read more...] about After feedback, Simplify Gmail v2 has a simple pricing structure that looks great
Chrome OS desperately needs a unified App Store
So, here were are heading into the third month of 2021, and Chrome OS has exponentially solidified its place in the world of the "new normal." Thanks, in part, to the global pandemic that caused a massive explosion of work from home employees and remote-learning students, Chrome OS overtook macOS as … [Read more...] about Chrome OS desperately needs a unified App Store
