Category — Chrome Extensions

Here is another Google Chrome Extension by Mr. G himself. A small but really useful extension for those use dictionary while surfing the web. Like me !

With this extension, you can  Double-click any word to view its definition in a small pop-up bubble and view the complete definition of any word or phrase using the address bar dictionary.
Supported monolingual dictionaries:

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I know, I know .. the initial buzz about google wave is over. But, it may come back and become mainstream, lets hope so … If you are someone who is still using Google Wave, here is an extension that works similar to Gmail notifier.

You will have a small notification icon on the toolbar showing number of unread Waves in your Google Wave inbox. This is really useful for people who no longer visit their Wave accounts. You will not miss any waves if you ever get any ! You will always have this notification on your toolbar if you are logged in to your Google account, which we always do almost all the times.

The extension allows you to :
- See unread waves without opening Wave in a popup.
- Access to a specific wave directly from the popup of the extension.
- Choose icons you want to see from different sets of icons.
- Specify your preferred refresh rate.
- Specify your Google Apps domain if you’re using Wave with Google Apps.
- Open Google Wave with navigation, contacts and search box hidden if you want.

Install it from here and don’t forget to drop your opinion in the comment form !

Google is developing Chrome extensions for most of their services. Here is one of them, Google Chrome Extension for Google Voice.

Features

- Adds a button to the toolbar, which displays the number of unread messages in your Google Voice inbox.
- Audible alert on new messages (can turn off in extension options).
- Gives you quick access to your most recent messages with transcripts and voicemail playback.
- Lets you initiate calls and send free text messages by just typing any number or contact name.
- Makes phone numbers on websites callable via Google Voice by just clicking on them.
- If a phone number doesn’t turn into a link on any website (ex: Google Calendar), you can select the text with your mouse and the click to call popup will automatically display (note: might not work with all numbers).

Install it from here

I don’t have a google voice account, hence can’t try this extension. Do you have a google voice account to try this one out ? Drop me comments if you have one !

I’m an android fan even though I am yet to buy my first Android phone. So, for all those android fans out there, here is a Google Chrome Theme inspired by Android.

Install it from here

Thanks androidandme.com

UK-based start up called Rapportive has created an awesome Extension for Both Firefox and Google Chrome, which replaces the advertisement space in Gmail inbox with social media profile of the user whom you are interacting with, on that email.

Rapportive  adds dynamic contact previews to Gmail complete with profile picture, brief bio and links to their various social networking profiles. Part social, part CRM, Rapportive also features a minimalist notes area directly under the social profiles section of the sidebar.

This is how It looks like

Security Privacy … an extension that can access my inbox ?

Yes, I understand your concern. Now, here is what readwriteweb.com has to say about the security or privacy aspect of this new plugin wonder.

You don’t need to give Rapportive your Gmail credentials, the service asks you to login via secure Google Federated Login, or OpenID. The startup doesn’t have access to your password, but it does access the contents of your email – that’s how it builds a service for you to use. Any browser extension has access to everything you do on the web, but I expect some people will feel a little nervous about installing a webmail related extension from a small company. I don’t think that concern is warranted enough to justify missing out on this awesome service.  Source

According to Readwriteweb.com who were excited enough to ask their readers to “stop what you are doing and install this extension”, the new startup is building services making inbox as a platform.

I am sure that Google will Buy This Company Too

why you ask  ?

1. This is an awesome service which will see thousands of followers in coming days.

2. Even though ads inside gmail inbox is not Google’s revenue system,  Google will not be happy about users removing ads with the help of a simple extension. They will buy this company, and include this service in gmail without hurting their income source.

We will wait and See

Now, you can go to http://rapportive.com and Install the extension.