Chrome Extensions

Sogou Cloud Chinese Pinyin

Sogou cloud Chinese pinyin is a Google Chrome extension that allows you to enter Chinese characters inside text boxes using the pinyin method (as opposed to writing each 'stroke' of a character). The extension itself works to synchronize the visibility of the Sogou cloud pinyin input bar across all tabs of the browser. You can see an example of it in action here: As it is in its first iteration, it is quite basic, however it seems to have a wide range of vocabulary stored already, and ...

gPDF

gPDF is a Google Chrome extension that allows you to read PDF files in your browser without a plugin. It scans pages for the links and then redirects them to Google Docs in built PDF viewer. After installation there is very little to configure with this smart little plugin – you simply browse to a page with a PDF link and you can see when you mouse-over a link that it is now set to open in Google Docs. It is difficult to find fault with this extension. As it doesn't actually follow the...

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 ...