Chrome Extensions

Smooth Scroll

Smooth Scroll is a must for all iTouch and iPhone fans – it attempts to replicate the 'smooth' movement of a webpage when scrolling down it (similar to the way yo ucan interact with these devices when browsing the internet). It is difficult to describe the function of the Smooth Scroll Chrome extension without seeing it in action, and it's also hard to say what its real utility is (other than making your browser a little bit more 'smooth'!). It has a lot of different options available...

BlockFlash Plus

BlockFlash Plus is a Google Chrome extension which disables Flash and Silverlight animations and videos in your browser's webpages until you say otherwise. In terms of advertisement blocking, this is a little more 'brute force' than the Adblock+ Chrome extension we looked at previously, however it is just as effective. Whenever you open a webpage with a flash animation or silverlight video, they will automaticaly be neutered until you click on the 'play' button which will be inserted into th...

ChromeMUSE

ChromeMUSE is a fantastic URL shortening and lengthening plugin for Google's Chrome browser. It has a variety of options, but is simple and doesn't clutter up your browser like some plugins can. The essense of URL shortening is based in need for space. Twitter was the first web service that totally embraced the idea that less could be more, and URL shorteners like bit.ly and is.gd sprung up to provide users with links which were tiny, and so could fit into their 140 character limit. After ...