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Parellels a company that helps Mac users run Windows and Linux on virtual machine environments has announced that they will support chrome os on their software.

Mac users will be able to run Chrome Os inside their OSX machines using the Virtual machine technology provided by Parallels.

“There is already a huge amount of interest in Google’s new OS, even though it’s still just in beta, so we want to make sure our customers can try it out on their Macs without impacting their primary work environment on Mac OS X,” said Kim Johnston, Vice President of Marketing for Consumer, Business and Online at Parallels

So, Mac users, get ready for Chrome OS experience inside your OSX Macbook or iMac

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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.

Gmail checker plus, a feature packed super addon for Google Chrome, has added yet another rocking feature. ” Desktop Notifications” for Gmail.

I had introduced this addon here last month. Now the extension is in the lime light again with the Desktop Notifications feature. So here is the updated list of features.

Features:

• 10 different icon sets, choose your favorite!
• Mail preview window, read mail without leaving the current tab
• Delete, archive, spam, star and mark as read functionality
• Desktop and sound notifications when new mail arrives
• Google Apps For Your Domain support
• Mailto-links open in your Gmail or Google Apps Mail account
• Monitor all your labels
• Translated to over 45 languages!

Sounds Good Isn’t it ?      Install it HERE

Soon after Google launched the new beta version with translation bar and content security settings, Google System, a popular blog, came out with a cool article “10 Ways to Use Google Chrome’s Content Settings”.

It’s a useful and interesting article explaining how to use chrome’s new content settings to control what and reaches your computer and what not, through Chrome.

They have explained how to block images totally, block images from a particular website, or block cookies from websites etc. Check it out !