Though chrome is not as full featured as its competitors by date, its spawning of multiple processes when you launch new tabs is an awesome step towards browsing speed.  I’ve heard people grouching who previously supported Firefox, saying that it seemed slower, bloated and resource hog after the chromes release. I do all my day to day browsing stuff with chrome though it makes me lazier with all its beautiful resource plugins.

The chrome plugins I use most:

  1. Fastestchrome: Save time and enhance your productivity! Get quick definitions, auto-load next pages, search faster, and more. Of course it is a popular as Fastestfox for firefox but this Fastestchrome works much smoother and efficient than the firefox version.
  2. Google Dictionary: It brings the definitions in small pop-up bubble with a double click on the word. Can view the the complete definition of any word or phrase using the address bar dictionary.(you may need to change some options if you are using 1 and 2 as they may overlap)
  3. Docs PDF/PowerPoint Viewer: Much faster than using plug-ins, Google’s own PDF reader extension pops up instantly when you navigate from a link that leads to an Acrobat or PowerPoint file rather than a standard web page. It does this the easy way: by opening the file on its Google docs site. So, you may not get all the features of the first-party software, but, in most cases, the files will display just fine. Plus, it’s fas.
  4. AdThwart:If you get nauseous from sites’ flashing advertisements, AdThwart is your friend. You can even tell it which areas on a Web page are the offenders. On the extension’s options page, you can choose from a number of lists of known ad servers to block, enter your own. You can also conversely enter good domain to its white list, and it won’t thwart anything from that domain. Advanced users can even add custom filters.
  5. Shareaholic:This simple but handy extension gives you an easy way to share links on your favorite social networks. When you land on a page you want to broadcast to your social networking world, just click the Shareaholic icon and you’ll get a choice of all the biggies—Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Tumblr. It also lists URL shortener Bit.ly, and lets you directly email the URL either from your installed mail client or from a Web e-mail account
  6. IE Tab: Sometimes you have to use Internet Explorer for sites that are optimized only for it, but why go through the hassle of opening a whole browser for just one page?  Turn on the IE Tab and you can render the page as if it was in Internet Explorer.
  7. RSS Subscription Extension: It’s unclear why Chrome is missing the standard RSS detection that other browsers have for sites you visit, but this extension will solve that little mystery for you.  The RSS button will appear in the address bar and by clicking on it you can choose which feeds to subscribe to and what reader you want to use.
  8. Downloads:So simple, yet so useful. Downloads merely adds a Downloads shortcut to your Chrome toolbar, eliminating the need to click the wrench and find it buried among other options. Why isn’t this a default option in Chrome?
  9. Feedly: Not content with Chrome’s Gallery of automatically generated shortcuts every time you open a new tab? Try Feedly. It automatically scours your history for blogs, news sources and topics you’re into, then aggregates them all into a giant “magazine cover” with continuously updating stories and pictures, Twitter feeds, and pictures. You can use it as a shortcut on your toolbar, or simply set it as your “new tab” page and take in personalized content anew every time you pop open a new one.
  10. ForecastFox weather: One of our favorite Firefox extensions appears on Chrome now, and it’s just as solid. Forecastfox Weatheradds a clean icon for current conditions and the temperature on your toolbar for weather at a glance, and pops out with an extended overview with just one click. Although not quite as modern-looking as The Weather Channels’s 1-ClickWeather, we find the popup much more informative – especially the seven-day forecast, which you can click through without even opening a tab.
  11. Google similar pages: You found a site you like. And now you’re looking for more of the same. Before hitting up Google for “water polo enthusiast forums,” just click the Similar Pages icon. Besides producing four shockingly-reliable similar pages for you to peruse, it generates four thumbnails so you can see where you’re headed before you click.
  12. Google mail checker plus: Unless you have your Gmail feeding to a smartphone, you never really know when a new message arrives until you check. Google Mail Checker Plus solves this dilemma by tying directly into your Gmail account and showing the number of unread messages in the Chrome toolbar. It even wiggles and turns red when you have messages waiting. Clicking on it brings up a quick rundown of new messages, so you can read without even dropping what you’re doing.
  13. Clickable links: Some forum and blog commenters have great links to share, but don’t know (or don’t really care) how to make their pasted links easy to click through to. The Clickable Links extension fixes that very problem, wherever you head on the web. The one weakness, hopefully fixed in an update soon, is that the extension doesn’t open links in a new tab by default, so remember to Ctrl-click anything you need to read in its own space.

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