Everybody already knows I'm an avid advocate of Google Chrome, ever since I ditched Mozilla Firefox. Because Chrome is just that much better. Well recently, Google Chrome gave me, and you, even more reasons to love it.
One thing I always thought was cool about Firefox (besides the themes) was something called "add-ons" or "extensions". Basically they're tools or applications that you can add to your browser to make it do more stuff. Google Chrome didn't have that.
Until now! Yay, Google Chrome I love you for finally having extensions! Here are some of the ones which I think are cooler and more useful and that I'll definitely get.
Google Reader Notifier (by Google) by reader.chrome.notifier
Displays the number of unread items in your Google Reader account. Clicking can show a preview popup or open your Reader account.I sometimes use Google Reader to read the blogs/websites I'm following (you can see this on your Dashboard if you're a blogger) because it's fast and convenient as you can see all the latest posts from each website one after another.
Google Mail Checker by extensions@chromium.org
Displays the number of unread messages in your Google Mail inbox. You can also click the button to open your inbox.For people who use Gmail. Although this would be pretty useless to me :D Cause I don't bother to read/delete unimportant messages, so I have 1600 unread mail xD
Bubble Translate by bubble.translate
Bubble Translate extension By v1c1ous (bubble.translate@gmail.com).So I won't have to open a new tab and load the Yahoo! Babelfish or Google Translate websites when I wanna translate words or webpages :)
Chromed Bird by cezarsa
Chromed Bird is a Twitter extension that allows you to follow your timelines and interact with your Twitter account.So I can keep a close eye on all my new tweets with instant auto updates no matter what I'm doing without having to keep switching to my Twitter webpage tab every few minutes and pressing refresh!
IE Tab by ietab@blackfishsoftware.com
Display web pages using IE in a Google Chrome tab.For some annoying but important websites that refuse to load properly on anything other then lousy Internet Explorer!
Facebook Notifications by kylecorbitt
This extension checks for new notifications, tells you how many you have, and lets you view them without ever visiting the site.For Facebook addicts (I'm an ex :D) who want to know immediately when someone writes something on their wall or comments on a photo of them!
Facebook for Google Chrome by benhiller
Extension which lets you read your Facebook news feed and wall. You can also post status updates.Another one for the Facebook lovers :P
Lyrics - YouTube by info@metroleap.com
Get music lyrics for youtube music videos. Over 3 million tracks of song lyrics.Useful when you're listening to music on YouTube and you wanna sing along.
MegaUpload DownloadHelper by YevgenyAndrov
No More Countdowns - Automatic Downloads.Because I am damn sibeh impatient and hate waiting for the MegaUpload website!
Bit.ly (shorten, share, and track your links) by extensions@bit.ly
Shorten and share links with bit.ly. Preview the full URLs short urls point to.So that when I'm not using Tweetdeck (which converts URLs automatically to bit.ly links), I won't have to painstakingly open the bit.ly website in order to shortern URLs that I wanna tweet!
Google Dictionary Lookup by max99x
Ctrl-Double-Click any word to look it up in Google Dictionary.When I want to know the definition of the word, it's faster than opening a new tab to Google it or search for it on Wikipedia.
Chromepad by jsprlundsgaard
A small extension that lets you to take quick notes and save them for later.So useful for me!! I usually use Notepad to jot down notes or website links while I'm online then I save the file and end up with a lot of useless Notepad files which I can't understand later on! Now I can use this instead.
Favorite Doodle by tiffanylane
Replaces Google's logo with your favorite doodle.And this is just for fun, because doesn't the Google logo get boring to look at after some time? :)
Download your favourite Google Chrome extensions HERE!
To be able to use all these cool Chrome Extensions, you need the latest beta version of Google Chrome which you can very quickly download here: Google Chrome (Beta).
Okay, now for something really cool!
Are you familiar with the term "flashmob"? And no, it has nothing to do with obscene flashing. Lol. This is the definition according to Wikipedia:
A flash mob (or flashmob) is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse.
A few days ago, I saw one of the coolest things on the Oprah Show! A Black Eyed Peas concert was organized by the Harpo staff in Chicago to kick off the Oprah Show's 24th year, and it turned out to be a surprise flashmob choreographed dance for Oprah!
The Black Eyed Peas performed I Gotta Feeling and the entire street was filled with a crowd of 20,000 people, then suddenly one girl in blue at the very front begins dancing and everyone else stands still. And then the magic starts to happen.
Oprah and the Black Eyed Peas.
The people who signed up to learn the dance and be a part of the flashmob.
Yes, 20,000 freaking dancing people.
Can you imagine how awesome it looked?! Luckily you don't have to imagine it. I rajin-ly embedded the video from YouTube!
You have to watch it! It's absolutely incredible and probably the coolest thing you'll see in a long time. And it will not fail to make you smile. The ending is the best! :)
And last but not least, I've lately become addicted to Cafe World all over again! I stopped during exam time and fell out of the loop, but the boredom of holidays has drawn me back :D
This is what my pink and brown Juicy Couture-themed cafe looks like now after some redecoration. Chio not! Only used up 100,000 coins so now I wanna buy loads of useless decorations! Hehe.
Who wants to start playing Cafe World and be my neighbour?? :D *turns to stare at Jia Yee*
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