GOOGLE SPECIAL.... 8 Chrome extensions you must try out

8 Chrome extensions you must try out



These extensions beat installing software that consume the hard drive space in your PC

If you are using the Chrome browser only to load web pages, then you are under-utilising it. The Chrome Web Store is home to a number of apps and extensions that can improve your productivity, make it easier to share content, protect your privacy, and even record screen videos.

Checker

Plus Keeping a Gmail tab open in the browser can be distracting and cumbersome when you have to navigate multiple tabs. With Checker Plus for Gmail, you can view notifications, read, delete and compose new emails without opening a new tab. It also comes with a `Do Not Disturb' feature and the option to run in the background even when Chrome is closed.

Boomerang Calendar

Boomerang Calendar is a smart scheduling assistant that integrates with your Gmail inbox. It can understand plain text emails that contain appointment requests and displays dates, time and locations.Red signifies you are busy, yellow means you already have an engagement close to the suggested time, and green implies you are free to meet.

MightyText

You don't have to reach for you r Android phone every time it beeps. With MightyText, you can receive all alerts in your web browser, so you save time by only responding to the important ones.

You will have to install the MightyText Android app and link the two with your registered email address.

Screencastify

If you want to make a quick video recording of your actions in a browser tab then Screencastify will come handy. It can be configured to record your desktop area or use your webcam and microphone to capture audio and video. The free or `lite' version includes a watermark, but lets you record up to Full-HD resolution, 10-minute videos in the WebM format.

Mercury Reader

Web pages are packed with so many elements li ke adver tisements, animations and related news links that it takes away from the main article you might be read ing. Mercury Reader removes all this `noise' to load a well-formatted version of the story. It allows you to change typeface and adjust text size.

Privacy Cleaner

If you have been browsing the internet for a while, you have probably given third-party websites and apps access

All-in-One Messenger

All-in-One Messenger lets you chat with friends -on WhatsApp, Skype, Google Hangouts, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, WeChat, etc -from a single PC browser window. Each messenger is loaded in a separate tab and you can even have multiple instances of the same chat service.

Google Dictionary

When you select a word in a web page, this extension will automatically display a definition in a text bubble. You can also click on the speaker icon to hear how the word is pronounced.

TOI Tech Oct 03 2017 : The Economic Times (Mumbai)