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    15+ Chrome Extensions

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Jayayess1190, Nov 2, 2009.

  1. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Link. I use Adblock + and Xmarks, best browser for me. :D Chrome is now good enough for me that I left Firefox.
     
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  2. cn_habs

    cn_habs Notebook Deity

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    Finally.... I never use FF without AdBlock Plus, Nonscript and WOT.

    Where's the equivalent of NonScript?
     
    cn_habs, Nov 2, 2009
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  3. -Amadeus Excello-

    -Amadeus Excello- Notebook Evangelist

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    HA! I just finished reading this article via Diggs.

    As always, thanks for the heads-up.
     
    -Amadeus Excello-, Nov 2, 2009
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  4. stevenjchang

    stevenjchang Notebook Enthusiast

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    good stuff
    i love FF especially xmarks

    but it eats up SO much ram compaired to chrome i'm pretty disappointed

    (i'm using windows 7 x64, FF 3.5)
    when i used and older version of FF on windows 7 beta, it seemed to take up less.

    i wonder if its the new firefox or the 7
     
    stevenjchang, Nov 2, 2009
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  5. Fe ®

    Fe ® Notebook Geek

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    Forgive my ignorance, but how exactly do we install extensions? I've downloaded the latest dev version (4.0.223.16), and did the --enable-extensions parameter but when I try to install ad-block from the site, it just asks me if I want to save the file (which I do)? Do I have to save it to a specific folder?
     
    Fe ®, Nov 3, 2009
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  6. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Save the file, then it will download and you click on it and go from there.
     
    Jayayess1190, Nov 3, 2009
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  7. Fe ®

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    Hmm, apparently that file type (.crx) is not registered to run with Chrome (or anything else for that matter).
     
    Fe ®, Nov 3, 2009
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  8. arjunned

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    Thanks for the heads up!

    Using ChromePlus here and ad-block works perfect. But WOT doesn't.
     
    arjunned, Nov 3, 2009
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    tuan209 Notebook Guru

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    ok, this is starting to me off. i have added the -enable-extensions to the short cut, but everytime I try to install an extension it keeps telling me that I have to enable my extensions.

    can anyone walk me through this?
     
    tuan209, Nov 3, 2009
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  10. Slaughterhouse

    Slaughterhouse Knock 'em out!

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    I get some error message - invalid value for 'permissions[0]'
     
    Slaughterhouse, Nov 3, 2009
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  11. Jayayess1190

    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Try a guide? Or in 4 Dev version I don't think you even need that anymore.
     
    Jayayess1190, Nov 3, 2009
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  12. agusman

    agusman when the going gets weird

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    the only one I found interesting was SmoothScroll, but I get that same error.
     
    agusman, Nov 3, 2009
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  13. McGrady

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    Are you guys all that incompetent? Drag the .crx file into Chrome... :rolleyes:
     
    McGrady, Nov 3, 2009
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  14. Convoluted

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  15. Han Bao Quan

    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    Awesome, now if only Stumble Upon will have one for Chrome!
     
    Han Bao Quan, Nov 3, 2009
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  16. tuan209

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    thanks for all those who replied, but im still having trouble.

    I have followed all the tutorials here as well as download the new dev version and nothing has worked. Whenever I go try to save an extension, there is a message that pops up saying that I do not have the extensions enabled.

    I am running win7, so I dont know if that has anything to do with it.
     
    tuan209, Nov 4, 2009
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  17. Fe ®

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    Did that actually, no luck. Anyway, never mind, FF will do for the while.
     
    Fe ®, Nov 4, 2009
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