{"id":58053,"date":"2012-09-01T12:30:14","date_gmt":"2012-09-01T10:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=58053"},"modified":"2012-09-01T12:33:51","modified_gmt":"2012-09-01T10:33:51","slug":"chrome-extensions-to-boost-your-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/internet\/58053-chrome-extensions-to-boost-your-browser.html","title":{"rendered":"Chrome extensions to boost your browser"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/strong>Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers, and with its extension support, allows users to add greater functionality.<\/p>\n

Rapportive, Page Snooze, Phonedeck, Google Dictionary, and Goo.gle URL Shortner, are sure to give more flexability within Google\u2019s browser.<\/p>\n

Page snooze<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Page Snooze can help with those tab-overload moments by allowing users to put tabs to sleep for later viewing.<\/p>\n

A time can be set on a page, with the tab then automatically opening at a later stage.<\/p>\n

You can view and manage your snoozed tabs from the Page Snooze options page.<\/p>\n

Download Page Snooze <\/a><\/p>\n

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Page snooze<\/p><\/div>\n

Phonedeck<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Phonedeck\u00a0works as an Android smartphone app and a Chrome extension that work together.<\/p>\n

If an SMS is received \u2013 it finds its way to the extension. If an SMS is written on the extension, it gets sent to the phone. Users can also see who\u2019s calling without looking at their phone, as Phonedeck will pull up any information on the caller through the browser.<\/p>\n

Download Phonedeck <\/a><\/p>\n

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Phonedeck Chrome extension<\/p><\/div>\n

Google dictionary<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Once the extension is installed, double-click on a word to see an instant pop-up definition (with a link for further information) — find out exactly what “cornucopia” means without interrupting your browsing.<\/p>\n

Download Google Dictionary <\/a><\/p>\n

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Google Dictionary Chrome extension<\/p><\/div>\n

Rapportive <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Rapportive extension adds further information to Gmail contacts. Users\u2019 LinkedIn, Facebook, Skype, Twitter, or any other related accounts, links, and details will be brought up alongside their Gmail contact.<\/p>\n

Download Rapportive <\/a><\/p>\n

Also available on Firefox<\/a><\/p>\n

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Rapportive<\/p><\/div>\n

Goo.gl URL Shortener<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n

<\/strong>Google’s own URL shortener service can be accessed via the Chrome toolbar with this extension. It will instantly shorten the URL you’re visiting and copy that new address to the clipboard for use anywhere. It’ll even generate a QR code of the URL.<\/p>\n

Download Goo.gl URL shortener <\/a><\/p>\n

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Goo.gl URL Shortener<\/p><\/div>\n

Related Articles<\/h3>\n

Chrome iOS update adds Facebook, Twitter, G+ sharing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Firefox hold on, while IE and Chrome slide<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

FireFox smartphone OS gets heavyweight telco backing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Chrome overtakes Firefox in SA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

5 Google Chrome extensions that can make your browsing a better experience<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":340900,"featured_media":58055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[14747,167,1137,14755,14757,35,14751,14753,14749,11187],"class_list":["post-58053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-internet","tag-chrome-extensions","tag-google","tag-google-chrome","tag-google-dictionary","tag-google-url-shortner","tag-headline","tag-page-snooze","tag-phonedeck","tag-rapportive","tag-web-browser"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58053"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/340900"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58053"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58345,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58053\/revisions\/58345"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}