Category: Internet

Google Chrome is a lean and mean web browser and I like it very much. But there is a feature in the Opera which is often missed in Chrome browser – the ability to change the zoom level of a webpage. But now you can add a similar functionality to your favorite Chrome browser using the Chrome extension called iZoom. The iZoom extension for Chrome lets you automatically change the zoom level to fit browser window width with three different zooming modes.

Firefox is a very flexible web browser. This great flexibility comes through different add-ons which may add more features to the already feature rich Mozilla Firefox. But sometimes some add-ons may not act as they should and interfere in the normal working of the Firefox web browser. It is for the times like this, Firefox offers a simple and easy way to restart Firefox without add-ons. Starting Firefox without any add-ons may resolve add-on related problems.

You work all day long and it becomes quite boring after some time. It is not uncommon for some of you to start playing online games or watch some videos in the middle of the work load. It helps you relax but if your boss finds out about it then it may have some consequences. Good news is that now you can quickly hide a browser tab in the Google Chrome browser using the Disguise Tabs extension.

I remember the days when my mom used to switch off the video games I used to play and told me to finish my homework when I was a kid. Sometimes we get too much addicted with such time wasters and pay not attention to our actual work be it school or office unless interrupted by someone else. But when using the internet, you are usually alone and there is nobody to make you stop wasting your time. But worry no more, now you can block the online time wasters using the Cold Turkey.

Twitter is an online micro-blogging service that everyone is familiar with. Twitter is popular for sharing of news and messages that we cannot in many other ways. For example, Twitter was the only channel of contact during recent earthquake in Japan for many hours. Similarly, Twitter helped the people of countries like Turkey when the dictators banned all other methods of communications for public.

Modern lifestyle has turned us into a vegetable. We spend most of our time on chairs and couches these days. This leaves almost no time to have some healthy activities in the day. If you are also living the life of lazybones, then you should know about the Daily Challenge. The Daily Challenge is a free online service that sends you an e-mail everyday.

If you are looking for living in a new place, then you usually look up for a new apartment in the newspapers or consult the real estate agents. But you can find a new apartment for yourself using Apartment List online service based on your interests. The Apartment List online service asks you about various interests like if you watch movies alot, how many books you read in a week etc. Then it locates an apartment in a neighborhood suited for your particular lifestyle.

Google can find almost anything on the internet and this is why it is number one search engine in the world. But as we all know, we have to type in search terms to search for them in Google. But what if we do not even have to type for searching in Google ? Google Chrome extension Google Related takes Google search further by allowing you to search without even having to type. Using it you can find useful content like videos, news, images and more as you browse the web.

I was watching a movie last night and some of the locations in the background looked like my own city. I was excited but how would I confirm where that movie was filmed ? That’s when one of my friends surprised me with a web site called WWIFDB (where was it filmed database). The WWIFDB web site can give you information about the locations where a movie was shot and which scenes in the movie were filmed at each location.

All the Mozilla Firefox users know the about:config way to access advanced settings in their beloved browser. But this way the settings are not listed category wise but alphabetically which is very confusing for a beginner. The Configuration Mania add-on solves both of these problems by offering an easy to follow interface where you can access most common advanced settings in a very nice, user friendly and categorized interface.