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Windows 8 like tabs now on Chrome browser

Kaushik — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:33:52 +0000

Who don’t like a little touch of the all fresh look of Windows 8 tiles. Here is something i really liked and great that you can use it on all OS.

The author says:

Enhance your New Tab Page with ultimate customizability and power. Awesome, like you.

Ya its awesome.

Here are few more facts:

Features
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- A New Tab Page with more than just icons; meet dynamic widgets
- Move things around to fit your needs. Remove things that don’t.
- Create custom shortcuts (just like apps) anywhere on the web
- Make your own widgets (if you’re a developer) using HTML5/CSS3, just like a Chrome extension (because widgets *are* Chrome extensions!)

Weather Widget
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https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/goeepbfnllchoihkoiecpkkekbpfiboc

Developing a widget?
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This may help get you started:
https://github.com/michaelhart/ntp-widget-shell

When you’re ready to publish your widget to the Chrome Web Store, be sure to mention that it is or contains a widget for Awesome New Tab Page. Be sure to include the text “Awesome New Tab Page”

This way, widgets can be found here:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/search/%22Awesome%20New%20Tab%20Page%22?utm_source=google-chrome-extension&utm_medium=awesomenewtabpage&utm_campaign=antp-download-widgets

Source: Awesome New Tab Page

Set multiple homepages on browser startup in Firefox and Chrome

Kaushik — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 18:07:11 +0000

This is an old trick and thought of sharing. Do you ever need to open multiple pages each time you start your browser? I do. I need twitter+facebook+ some project pages+ engadget

If its yes for you then this should help.

Opening multiple pages on Firefox

Open Firefox –> General –> Homepage Box –> Enter multiple URLs with PIPEs within. Thats it

http://facebook.com/|http://classictutorials.com|http://twitter.com/|http://localhost:8081

Opening multiple pages on Chrome

For chrome its out of box. But in case if you have not noticed you can do the following.

Open chrome –> Go to Preferences –> Select Open the following pages from on Startup –> Add your pages. Thats it.

Cheers!

Customizing Firefox at MAX to look like Chrome

Kaushik — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 13:50:00 +0000

I really like Google Chrome but again Firefox Plugins just rock. So out of the controversy and frustration this weekend i was trying to make my Firefox browser look like Google Chrome and if you see the screen shots you will see i was almost 97.223344% to achieve my goal. Now don’t ask me what happened to 2.776656%.You need to find out yourself.
Hint: Fatty Firefox will never stop eating RAM.

What did i achieved out of this customization?
Firefox looks very neat N clean. Its a bit light now.The visible area has increased so much. Its more than Chrome now. The look is real sexy.

Compare the screen shots:
1st one is Google Chrome and the 2nd one is Firefox. Check out the more display area in firefox. Check the red arrow at Firefox screen shot.

Ok to customize here are the things you need:
1)Change Icon size:

Right click beside the menu tool bar and select “Use small Icon” from the “Customize Toolbar” option.

2) Chromifox Basic Theme:

Url:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/8782

3) Hide menu:

Url:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4762

Install both the plugins and restart and see the change. Did you like it? You have a better idea? Please share with every one.