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WebM/Vp8 now in Chromium Daily PPA

Linux users can try out Google’s new WebM video codec by using the latest daily build of Chromium from the Chromium Daily PPA. Whilst WebM has pretty much the same quality as Flash I did […]

20 May 2010
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Google Chrome Dev Channel adds Integrated Flash plugin – but not for x64bit users

Users of Google Chrome will soon no longer have to worry about installing and maintaining the Adobe Flash plug-in themselves. Google have taken the step of integrating the plugin directly into their browser, sidestepping the […]

30 March 2010
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Ubuntu Ambiance Chrome/ium Theme

Chrome/ium can now blend in perfectly with your Lucid desktop thanks to this Chrome theme by tobiash. Be sure to set your title bars to system for full effect. Download https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/elnmibmpefhmfgphdphdncoogpbfmlbp

11 March 2010
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Google Chrome “App Pack” PPA

Want some perfectly placed, ready made Chrome Web App shortcuts but can’t be bothered to do it yourself? Just as you can install Prism apps for several Google webapps, the following PPA contains ready-made Chrome […]

28 December 2009
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Get The ChromeOS Application Menu In Ubuntu [Working Again]

Google ChromeOS has the ‘application menu’ in the browser: – You can, actually, get this in Google Chrome or Chromium. First you need to edit the command you start Chrome/ium with. Right click the menu […]

29 November 2009
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Bookmark Sync Now In Google Chrome

Bookmark Sync in Chromium landed a few days ago and today sees the turn of Google Chrome Unstable gaining this feature with the latest dev channel update. As with Chromium you simply need to add […]

17 November 2009
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5 New Chrome Extensions Worth Trying – Twitter, Google Tasks, YouTube enhancer & more

It’s been a while since my last pick of the best Chrome extensions and to celebrate Chromium finally supporting extension “tool tips” here are 5 new “toolbar” extensions to enjoy! Google Tasks Manage your to-do’s […]

7 November 2009
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15 Useful Extensions For Google Chrome: Adblockers, flashblockers, session savers, mail notifiers, delicious, etc

Further to my previous post on “Why Google Chrome Should Be Your Default Browser“, I thought i’d post a boring-yet-useful list of 15 Chrome extensions that make an already awesome browser even more awesome… er. […]

8 October 2009
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Google Chrome Artist’s Themes Work With Linux Chrome (Sadly does Include the totally pointless Mariah Carey Theme!)

Google officially released a collection of 100 “Artists Themes for Chrome” today – a bunch of not entirely successful skins for Google Chrome designed by some of the worlds “best artists”, including Jeff Koons, Jenny Holzer, […]

5 October 2009
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Install 64bit Google Chrome With Flash And Extensions

Google are now offering a native 64bit version of their Google Chrome browser that no longer relies on ia32-libs. Download link: http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/eula_dev.html?dl=unstable_amd64_deb Enable Flash To enable flash you will need to add –enable-plugins to your shortcut […]

19 August 2009
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My Top 3 Chrome Extensions

Below are my top 3 Chrome/Chromium extensions. All are .crx files, meaning one click install, and need the most up-to-date dev version of Chrome/Chromium and require that --enable-extensions is added to the launcher. Download links are provided.

5 August 2009
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Chrome Themes

Google have launched the official Google Chrome themes channel allowing for one click customisation of the super-fast open source browser.   Google Chrome (and by extension Chromium) both support themes on Linux. (You may need […]

5 August 2009