https://blog.thameera.com Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:57:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.12 139676693 https://blog.thameera.com/downloading-the-crx-of-a-chrome-extension/ https://blog.thameera.com/downloading-the-crx-of-a-chrome-extension/#comments thameera Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:57:13 +0000 Uncategorized chrome extension http://thameera.wordpress.com/?p=562 There was this certain extension whose popup was too high for my screen. To fix the issue I needed to download the CRX file of the extension. But with the new Chrome Web Store layout there isn’t a way to do that as you did earlier. But then Pahan came up with a solution. The…<p><a class="more-link" href="https://blog.thameera.com/downloading-the-crx-of-a-chrome-extension/" title="Continue reading ‘Downloading the CRX of a Chrome extension’">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <p>There was this certain extension whose popup was too high for my screen. To fix the issue I needed to download the CRX file of the extension. But with the new <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore?hl=en-US">Chrome Web Store</a> layout there isn’t a way to do that as you did earlier.</p> <p>But then <a href="http://twitter.com/pahans">Pahan</a> came up with a solution. The trick was to make use of the Chrome’s Developer tools pane. Here’s how:</p> <ol> <li>Navigate to the extension’s page in the Web Store.</li> <li>Open Developer Tools (wrench icon -&gt; Tools -&gt; Developer Tools)</li> <li>Click on its Network tab.</li> <li>Now click on the ‘Add to Chrome’ button in the extension’s page. (If you’ve already installed it you have to uninstall and try again)</li> <li>The Dev Tools pane will show several files. Find the one with a .crx extension among them.</li> <li>Right click on it and choose Copy Location.</li> <li>Now go to Firefox (or any other browser) and open the link. You’ll be prompted to save the file.</li> </ol> <div><img alt="" class="alignright size-full wp-image-563" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" height="249" src="https://blog.thameera.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/chrome_developer_tools.jpg" title="chrome_developer_tools" width="507"/></div> <div>Know an easier method? Let me know in the comments.</div> https://blog.thameera.com/downloading-the-crx-of-a-chrome-extension/feed/ 17 562 https://blog.thameera.com/what-are-the-technologies-behind-this-site/ https://blog.thameera.com/what-are-the-technologies-behind-this-site/#comments thameera Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:20:12 +0000 Uncategorized chrome extension firefox http://thameera.wordpress.com/?p=551 When you come across a nicely built website, don’t you always wonder what technologies the site is built with. Perhaps a sneak peek at the page source can give you some idea. But there’s an easier method. There’s this nifty little Chrome extension called BuiltWith (available for Firefox as well). When you’re in a webpage…<p><a class="more-link" href="https://blog.thameera.com/what-are-the-technologies-behind-this-site/" title="Continue reading ‘What are the technologies behind this site?’">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <p><img alt="Builtwith extension" class="alignright size-full wp-image-552" decoding="async" height="526" src="https://blog.thameera.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/builtwith.png" title="BuiltWith" width="376"/>When you come across a nicely built website, don’t you always wonder what technologies the site is built with. Perhaps a sneak peek at the page source can give you some idea.</p> <p>But there’s an easier method. There’s this nifty little <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dapjbgnjinbpoindlpdmhochffioedbn">Chrome extension</a> called BuiltWith (available for <a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/builtwith/">Firefox</a> as well). When you’re in a webpage simply click the BuiltWith icon and it pops up with the list of technologies the page is built with and a small description of each of them. The image shows a part of the list twitter.com is built with. Yes, it works on https sites as well.</p> <p>This may not be much of a thing for some people, but if you’re a noob about these things like me you’ll be able to learn a lot of web-tech stuff with this.</p> https://blog.thameera.com/what-are-the-technologies-behind-this-site/feed/ 3 551 https://blog.thameera.com/chrome-extensions-you-must-have/ https://blog.thameera.com/chrome-extensions-you-must-have/#comments thameera Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:35:27 +0000 Uncategorized chrome extension http://thameera.wordpress.com/?p=459 I’m angry today. Very. And I will be writing about must-have Chrome extensions. Keyword: must-have. If you think they aren’t must-have, fucking leave already! Sorry, I won’t use swear words again. 1. AdBlock It’s the first must-have. Why not? How the hell is one supposed to browse the web with all the colorful ads? You…<p><a class="more-link" href="https://blog.thameera.com/chrome-extensions-you-must-have/" title="Continue reading ‘Chrome extensions you MUST have’">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <p>I’m angry today. Very. And I will be writing about must-have Chrome extensions. Keyword: must-have. If you think they aren’t must-have, fucking leave already! Sorry, I won’t use swear words again.</p> <p>1. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom">AdBlock</a><br/> It’s the first must-have. Why not? How the hell is one supposed to browse the web with all the colorful ads? You have to concentrate on the content, not the ads.</p> <p>2. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pioclpoplcdbaefihamjohnefbikjilc">Evernote Clipper</a><br/> When you find something interesting in a web page what do you do? Clip it to Evernote of course. You don’t use Evernote? Go fuck yourself. Sorry.</p> <p>3. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hdokiejnpimakedhajhdlcegeplioahd">LastPass</a><br/> What can you do without lastpass? Type in the usernames and passwords everytime manually? You browser saves them? That’s only temporary. You HAVE to use lastpass.</p> <p>4. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gffjhibehnempbkeheiccaincokdjbfe">Mail Checker Plus for Gmail</a><br/> How else would you get a notification when a mail comes? You don’t use Gmail? Dumb idiot!</p> <p>5. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nlbjncdgjeocebhnmkbbbdekmmmcbfjd">RSS Subscription Extension</a><br/> Without this how would you subscribe to blogs? How would you find the RSS links of a web site? This is an official Google extension, so you better install it now. Now.</p> <p>6. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/enobjimolcbaplolgmplicbkllihadig">Singreesi</a><br/> It was developed by me. So all of you MUST install it. No excuses, please.</p> <p>7. <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dhgpkiiipkgmckicafkhcihkcldbdeej">Wikipedia Companion</a><br/> Everytime you want to check up a word, a name, or something what do you do? Open a wikipedia tab and do search. Stupid numbskull. Go install the Wikipedia Companion. It’s the super easy way to browse wikipedia.</p> <p>Okay, that’s it for now. I’m going to kill someone and get rid of this anger. Kthxbai.</p> https://blog.thameera.com/chrome-extensions-you-must-have/feed/ 11 459 https://blog.thameera.com/streamie-not-just-another-twitter-client/ https://blog.thameera.com/streamie-not-just-another-twitter-client/#comments thameera Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:03:32 +0000 Uncategorized chrome twitter http://thameera.wordpress.com/?p=439 We’ve seen hundreds of twitter clients come and go. Only the fittest survive in this frenzy. And Streamie is going to be one of them. Streamie is a browser-based twitter client, so it’s cross-platform from the outset. It’s timeline is real time, as in Tweetdeck. But these are not what make it stand among the rest.…<p><a class="more-link" href="https://blog.thameera.com/streamie-not-just-another-twitter-client/" title="Continue reading ‘Streamie – Not just another twitter client’">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <p><img alt="Streamie" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-441" decoding="async" height="46" src="https://blog.thameera.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/streamie1.png" title="streamie" width="245"/>We’ve seen hundreds of twitter clients come and go. Only the fittest survive in this frenzy. And Streamie is going to be one of them.</p> <p><a href="http://streamie.org/">Streamie</a> is a browser-based twitter client, so it’s cross-platform from the outset. It’s timeline is real time, as in Tweetdeck. But these are not what make it stand among the rest.</p> <p>Streamie strives to remove the unwanted bloat from the timeline. As seen in the screenshot below, only the the text of the tweet and user’s dp are displayed. Furthermore, it filters out long conversations (longer than 3). These filtered out tweets are shown as slim lines without text in the screenshot. If you want to see the hidden conversations, just click on those lines and they will appear. The result is a minimal timeline with less distractions and bloat.</p> <p><img alt="Streamie twitter client" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-440" decoding="async" height="468" loading="lazy" src="https://blog.thameera.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/streamie.png" title="streamie" width="700"/></p> <p>Streamie is still in its beta, so expect some minor glitches and sluggishness. There’s still no support for twitter lists, etc. However, the app is still good for a beta. Hope the developers will continue improving the web app and if properly developed Streamie has the potential to become one of the best web-based twitter clients out there.</p> <p><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jgfbjkfnffkhpnbnnkgaafipalhhblam">Streamie in Chrome Web Store</a></p> https://blog.thameera.com/streamie-not-just-another-twitter-client/feed/ 3 439 https://blog.thameera.com/chrome-extensions-i-cant-live-without/ https://blog.thameera.com/chrome-extensions-i-cant-live-without/#respond thameera Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:42:40 +0000 Uncategorized chrome extension gmail google reader instapaper readability http://thameera.wordpress.com/?p=214 Just thought of sharing the Google Chrome extensions I use daily. In fact I’ve tested a lot of Chrome extensions and these are the few that have remained without being uninstalled. Google Mail Checker Plus Readability Redux – Extension for the popular Readability bookmarklet Instachrome – Plugin for Instapaper Tweet Button goo.gl URL shortener FeedSquares…<p><a class="more-link" href="https://blog.thameera.com/chrome-extensions-i-cant-live-without/" title="Continue reading ‘Chrome extensions I can't live without’">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <p>Just thought of sharing the Google Chrome extensions I use daily. In fact I’ve tested a lot of Chrome extensions and these are the few that have remained without being uninstalled.</p> <ol> <li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gffjhibehnempbkeheiccaincokdjbfe">Google Mail Checker Plus</a></li> <li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/jggheggpdocamneaacmfoipeehedigia">Readability Redux</a> – Extension for the popular Readability bookmarklet</li> <li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/fldildgghjoohccppflaohodcnmlacpb">Instachrome</a> – Plugin for Instapaper</li> <li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/homldgnlpldcmdflhnabedgkgpmeanhd">Tweet Button</a></li> <li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/iblijlcdoidgdpfknkckljiocdbnlagk">goo.gl URL shortener</a></li> <li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/ddkahgkblobiogkkeedfnjkldecloidi">FeedSquares</a> – Google Reader extension</li> <li><a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/edacconmaakjimmfgnblocblbcdcpbko">Session Buddy</a> – Remembers the currently opened tabs</li> </ol> https://blog.thameera.com/chrome-extensions-i-cant-live-without/feed/ 0 214 https://blog.thameera.com/quick-view-pdfs-in-your-browser/ https://blog.thameera.com/quick-view-pdfs-in-your-browser/#respond thameera Sat, 06 Nov 2010 01:50:42 +0000 Uncategorized browser chrome pdf http://thameera.wordpress.com/?p=172 There’s news that Chrome is going to get its own PDF viewer. Yes, opening PDFs in Chrome has always been a real pain in the ass. But there’s always been better alternatives to opening the PDFs in your browser. In the google search page, simply click on the Quick View button and the PDFs are rendered…<p><a class="more-link" href="https://blog.thameera.com/quick-view-pdfs-in-your-browser/" title="Continue reading ‘Quick view PDFs in your browser’">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <p>There’s news that Chrome is going to get its own PDF viewer. Yes, opening PDFs in Chrome has always been a real pain in the ass. But there’s always been better alternatives to opening the PDFs in your browser.</p> <p>In the google search page, simply click on the Quick View button and the PDFs are rendered in an HTML-like format. This won’t load the actual PDFs, but for most of our day-to-day needs and previewing the PDFs, Quick View serves just fine.</p> <p><a href="https://blog.thameera.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/screenshot.png"><img alt="" class="size-medium wp-image-173 alignleft" decoding="async" height="144" loading="lazy" src="https://blog.thameera.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/screenshot.png" title="Screenshot" width="300"/></a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> https://blog.thameera.com/quick-view-pdfs-in-your-browser/feed/ 0 172 https://blog.thameera.com/ezlinkpreview-makes-browsing-in-google-chrome-damn-easy/ https://blog.thameera.com/ezlinkpreview-makes-browsing-in-google-chrome-damn-easy/#comments thameera Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:12:01 +0000 Uncategorized chrome extension http://thameera.wordpress.com/?p=75 This wonderful Chrome extension has made my life quite easy, especially because I browse a lot of news sites. Hover on a link while pressing Alt and the link’s target page opens up in a popup. No more messing with the tabs. The popups are easily expandable and movable. This comes especially handy when you’re…<p><a class="more-link" href="https://blog.thameera.com/ezlinkpreview-makes-browsing-in-google-chrome-damn-easy/" title="Continue reading ‘ezLinkPreview makes browsing in Google Chrome damn easy’">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <p>This wonderful Chrome extension has made my life quite easy, especially because I browse a lot of news sites. Hover on a link while pressing Alt and the link’s target page opens up in a popup. No more messing with the tabs. The popups are easily expandable and movable.</p> <p>This comes especially handy when you’re in  a news site and have to open new tabs for each news item you want to read.</p> <p><a href="https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/nnkcfbiefgdaceeplickkkmifpicbpcc#" target="_blank">Download link</a></p> <p>Here’s a screenshot to give you an idea:</p> <p><a href="https://blog.thameera.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gpodder_002.jpeg"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78" decoding="async" height="226" loading="lazy" src="https://blog.thameera.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gpodder_002.jpeg" title="gPodder_002" width="300"/></a></p> https://blog.thameera.com/ezlinkpreview-makes-browsing-in-google-chrome-damn-easy/feed/ 1 75 https://blog.thameera.com/chrome-is-odd-in-ubuntu/ https://blog.thameera.com/chrome-is-odd-in-ubuntu/#comments thameera Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:18:52 +0000 Uncategorized chrome linux ubuntu http://thameera.wordpress.com/?p=15 Starting from Lucid Lynx, the control buttons are placed at the left side of the title bar in Ubuntu. This is quite cool. Once you get used to it, it seems more intuitive than having them on the right side. But unfortunately one single app still has its buttons in right side, and that’s Google…<p><a class="more-link" href="https://blog.thameera.com/chrome-is-odd-in-ubuntu/" title="Continue reading ‘Chrome is odd in Ubuntu’">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a></p> <p>Starting from Lucid Lynx, the control buttons are placed at the left side of the title bar in Ubuntu. This is quite cool. Once you get used to it, it seems more intuitive than having them on the right side.</p> <p>But unfortunately one single app still has its buttons in right side, and that’s Google Chrome. Wish they’d let the users choose where to place the buttons.</p> https://blog.thameera.com/chrome-is-odd-in-ubuntu/feed/ 5 15