Chrome Extensions

Chrome Extensions gallery open next week?

It has been widely reported that the official Google Chrome extensions gallery will be opened next week, just in time for Add-on-Con 09, a conference about...well...browser addons and plugins. Google is a 'gold sponsor' of this event and therefore has a big interest in showing off some of its new wares instead of the developer upload screen which is currently in place. What can we, as users of Chrome, expect from this launch? What impact will it have on the browser scene? Well we can be s...

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...

Updating Chrome – Common problems (and solutions)

Everyone has issues with installing or upgrading software, and even though this process has had a lot of thought, sometimes little bits of info slip through the cracks. If you've had a problem upgrading Google Chrome from its stable release to the Beta or Developer version, check below to see if we can help. If we can't leave a not in the comments area and we'll try to give you some advice as soon as possible! Problem When I run chromechannel-1.0.exe I receive the following warning: ...