Calculator apps are funny, you don’t think about them until you need them, and then you want them to work fast and then get out of your way. Calculator for Google Chrome works well for that. Once installed, Calculator adds an app that you can launch from Google Chrome that does what it says it does, and…
Send from Gmail (by Google) is an extension for Google Chrome that lets you send the current page as a link through Gmail. It adds an icon to the Chrome toolbar that, when clicked, will open a compose email window. Here’s what the compose window looks like when the icon is clicked from the https://eduk8.me home…
When I’m on my Mac desktop or laptop, I like using a replacement clock in the upper right that also gives me a calendar. It’s free and called Day-O. I’m also on Chromebooks a lot, so I started looking for a replacement and found Clock for Google Chrome™. Once installed, I get a microsized clock in…
The Chrome team is delighted to announce the promotion of Chrome 52 to the stable channel for Windows, Mac and Linux. Chrome 52.0.2743.82 contains a number of fixes and improvements — a list of changes is available in the log. Watch out for upcoming Chrome and Chromium blog posts about new features and big efforts delivered…
I like having multiple tabs open, and I also like Google Chrome (even though it is a bit of an energy hog). But, sometimes having a lot of tabs open will take up memory and processing power (not to mention battery life) even if the tab is sitting there. That’s where The Great Suspender helps….
Window management can be somewhat of a pain, but there are some extensions to help alleviate the issue with Chrome. Once such extension is Dualless. After installing, a new icon shows up in your toolbar. Clicking on the Dualless icon allows you to select the size of the two windows that it is going to…
One of the first extension I install in a fresh install of Chrome is Create Link (which was inspired by Make Link that does the same thing with Firefox.) Create Link adds a button to your toolbar which lets you copy the URL, title, and/or selected text of the current page to the clipboard. What makes Create Link shine is the…
One of my complaints with my new and improved Macbook Pro was battery life. As I’ve been investigating what I can do to help improve my time on battery, I’ve come up with two different approaches. One is a no brainer, dim the screen. The other is more painful. Switching to Safari. I’ve notice that Google Chrome…
7 Great Chromebook and Google Drive Apps for Editing Photos In response to a couple of requests we received from our readers here in EdTech & mLearning, we went ahead and curated for you this collection comprising some of the best photo editing tools in Chrome web store. Most of these apps work perfectly on…
By default, Chrome (and Firefox) tries to expand the tabs in the browser to accommodate enough of the title of the page so you can see it. Sometimes though, you don’t need the title. For example, your Gmail tab will have the Gmail icon and then the name of the label you are currently viewing…