Google Chrome Plugins and Themes

Chrome Remote Desktop Beta is a very useful initiative by Google to bring free remote support to all Chrome community. The word “Beta” means that presently the program is gathering feedback from the users. It may be free or paid when it is officially launched. We at hkactivity decided to review this program for our valued users.

Chrome Remote Desktop Extension

You need to have Chrome set as your default browser and download the remote desktop extension from the play store. Now after you have installed this extension you will be required to generate a 12 digit static code which will be used to identify your system from the Google cloud server.

Although this program is in its beta testing phase the bugs rarely shows up or there is any fixed error which create problem every time. The extension works efficiently and sure would have launched in a full blow final version. But we think Google does not want to take risk with this one. They are trying hard to gather all reports and errors of this application from the open dev community and rectifying all of them in the short span. [click to continue...]

Chrome 19 went stable yesterday. With added features and functionalities on board, Chrome 19 latest version has many updates on its bag. With the new interface for settings page and added new information tab for Extensions the Chrome 19 is all set for a change.

The Settings page

It has been made more compact and enables easy customization. All features and options are made available on the main settings menu.

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Google Chrome browser is now at its high performing speed ever. With Chrome 18, Chrome has successfully improved the graphical rendering in both old and newer hardware systems. Now, in its unending development platform Chrome is expected to run faster and more steady with V8 technology. Thanks to the javascript engine which boosts the performance.

Presently under Developer and Beta release, V8 javascript engine utilizes unique algorithm to exclusively select the portion of code that can be optimised. Now when a website loads scripts, it generally loads all associated functions and dependencies. With V8′s ability to increase the performance of such scripts, we can see drastic speed up of load time in web pages which utilizes small javascript functions.

Two Compilers in V8 Engine

There are two alternate compilers which helps optimize the code. In order to scan Javascript, V8 engine initially complies the executable code to machine level language with the help of quick compiler. In this phase no optimization is done; only the conversion task is carried out. [click to continue...]

RoboForm is a popular password manager which has helped many users to auto fill saved password on websites. If you are a net savvy and browse through hundreds of sites every day it become very hard to remember passwords for each of them.  RoboForm Password Manager has been in your service for last many years and now with growing demand for a chrome extension they have released the RoboForm Lite Chrome Extension

RoboForm Extension Features

RoboForm software and RoboForm Chrome extensions are two different programs. One is software which you can install on your desktop to manage your passwords and the later one is an extension for the Chrome browser. More or less they work all the same and have the same functionalities embedded to the core application. [click to continue...]

There was a time when people did not know any browsers other than Microsoft Internet Explorer but now the times have changed. Google Chrome came as a surprise package for every browser enthusiasts. It has all the security feature which Firefox can brag about and additional features for design and customizations. Let us find out how the Internet Explorer started losing the game and how Chrome made the tables turn.

Internet Explorer Vs Firefox

Way back in early 2000, the first challenge was put forward to Internet Explorer from the open source browser – Firefox. Internet Explorer Vs Firefox was seen as the next big hustle as it made people think about why stick to something which has failed to adapt to the changing environment. Internet Explorer has not seen any major change to the interface or working structure since IE v6. May be they did bring in newer versions but it had nothing which appealed to the mass audience. On the other hand Firefox provided many tweaks and custom options to its users to suit their mode of working.

Introduction of Chrome

By the late 2000 it was almost clear that users needed better looking browser with greater sense of security and customization. No soon Google came up with Chrome from behind the curtain. The initial dev build were full of bugs and errors but it attracted swarms of developers from all across the internet community. Being open source and getting support from the Google developers Chrome started to recover fast. By dev version 4 it had already hijacked significant amount of market share. [click to continue...]

We have seen a growing demand for science fiction theme from the Chrome users. So we at chrome plugins decided to list top three Science fiction themes for our valued readers. These themes may not be new but they are sure worth giving a try. All the themes are submitted by free lance designers at the mentioned websites.

Top Science Fiction Themes for Chrome

We wanted to list as many themes as we could but then we finally decided to list the top 3 Sci-Fi themes. Here take a look: [click to continue...]

Chrome 18 has been given a warm welcome across all platforms. Now if more such interoperability features are embedded within the Chrome across multiple Google services we can hope to see a centralised control panel for all Chrome base.

Chrome 19 beta New Features

Chrome 19 beta new features

Google Chrome is all set to open up a new dimension with Other Device Support. With Chrome 19 beta on the roll out today, we have been made certain of some features and add on which will make Chrome more interactive with other smart devices. We also saw today that the dev build of Chrome 20 made available. With this version one already has the other device support option and additional Chrome to Mobile feature which will help you send out a page directly to the Chrome Android. One do still need to enable the settings from the about:flags option. With this we can hope to see the direct association of Chrome to phone feature. [click to continue...]

Drop Box is a cloud based service which helps you manage your files and folders from your computer or mobile device. It has been one of the most successfully service provider in its own field and has done a great favour by proving substantial upload space for free. If you have ever wanted to sync all your data to an online service and felt the necessity of using them across multiple machines, Drop Box is here to solve your problem.

Dropbox Chrome Extension

But there is a problem with the Drop Box for browsers. Till now we have no official word about Dropbox Chrome app. But the good thing is that there are many developers who have been trying hard to integrate it with the Chrome browser. If you are a chrome user you can easily download and integrate Drop Box Chrome extension and integrate it with your Google Chrome Browser. [click to continue...]

Chrome v18 claims to be faster than any other browser. The last update was released as a stable build in first week of Feb 2012. The latest update was provided to the users last week (March 2012) and it definitely has some quick patches which reduces load time and faster page views. All previous build were advancing towards this major change log. There was a total of 9 “High Security” patches and 5 “medium security” changes. This has been one of the major change to the core Chrome engine.

There has also been rumors surrounding third party analysis of Google Chrome browser. The online sources brags that a total of $ 12000 was paid to researchers and investigators who rooted down the flaws and provided a higher security functionality of the Chrome v18. Not to forget about the ethical hacking challenges Google announced for the bounty hunters last year. [click to continue...]