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For complete novice Linux users – create a python script to start your browser with your favourite sites loaded in

Filed under: programming — Tags: , , , — November 5, 2010

If you’re like me and check the same sites every day, it gets frustrating to go to them each time. Sure, Google Chrome makes it easy by showing you the top 8 sites you have visited the most recently but still, you have to open a tab and click on the site, for each site you want to view. So I thought – can I create a script to do this for me so I only have one thing to click on whenever I want to check my emails, my facebook, my blog, my google reader and a couple of other sites I regularly check?

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Google Chrome OS – are users ready for it?

Filed under: random — Tags: , , , — October 9, 2010

From what I gather from What is Google Chrome OS video, Google Chrome OS is an operating system that only includes a browser. Great, as we all spend a lot of time on the internet, right?
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Google Chrome Web Store preview now up for developers

Filed under: web — Tags: , — August 20, 2010

The developer dashboard for Google Chrome Extensions is now up at https://chrome.google.com/extensions/developer/dashboard.

I haven’t tested it yet but it seems that you need to pay a one-time developer registration fee of $5. The fee is said to be required to verify your account and at that value, I can’t really think that Google is expecting to make money off developers registering. In comparison, to register as a Google Android developer, the fee is $25.

The HTML5 Test – how well does your browser support HTML5?

Filed under: web — Tags: , , , — June 9, 2010

The HTML5 test tool was updated yesterday – check out how your browser fares!

Firefox 3.5.9 for Ubuntu scores 126 (out of 300) and 4 bonus points.

Google Chrome 6.0.408.1 Dev for Ubuntu scores 217 and 7 bonus points.

What’s your browser’s score?