Take remote access of your computer with Chrome Remote Desktop
Early 2010, we blogged about three tools that help you remotely control your desktop. There are several more tools and a new kid to hit the block is from our very only Google in the form of the Chrome Remote Desktop.
Google Chrome Desktop is an extension for Google Chrome that allows users to remotely access another computer using the Chrome browser or a Chromebook.
Using the extension is very simple. The extension on the target computer will generate an access code as below.
This access code needs to be presented to the “assisting” computer user who needs to feed it into his program and simply hit “Connect”.
And, you’ll have complete access to the target computer.
Chrome Remote Desktop BETA is fully cross-platform, so you can connect any two computers that have a Chrome browser, including Windows, Linux, Mac and Chromebooks. However, the smoothness of the connection will be highly dependent on the speed of your internet connection.
The extension is ideal for one time connection, e.g. when you’re providing IT support. If you’re looking for non-manual intervention, you will need to look for a more permanent solution like LogMeIn.
Download Chrome Remote Desktop
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Search the Internet by Speaking in Google Chrome
Google Chrome has always been my first choice when it comes to browsers because it is fast, efficient and comes with handy extensions and web apps. Recently, I came across an excellent extension, Voice Search, which enables Google Chrome users to search the web speaking the keyword and it will search the item on the desired search engine. In order to use the extension, make sure your microphone is connected.
To use the voice feature, all you have to do is install the extension and a small microphone will appear right next to the address bar in Google Chrome.
Using the extension is really simple and straight forward. Just click on the microphone and a small popup will appear. Now hold click on the mic button and speak what you want to search.
You can customize the search engine as well by clicking on the drop down menu and selecting the website where you want to search the specific keyword.
You can even add custom websites and use them as search engine. To do that, right click on the icon and go to options. There you will see the list of default websites which you can search. Now, write the name and URL of the website you want to add and press Enter.
Voice Search is an excellent extension for Google Chrome which can really change the way we search the internet these days and can really save time as well.
Download Voice Search for Google Chrome
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Umar is a professional content writer all the way from Pakistan. He loves discovering and reviewing new websites. He blogs at http://www.techcityinc.com
Easily Manage Browsing Sessions in Google Chrome
There is no such feature in Google Chrome which allows users to manage their sessions so that they can be opened later. Today, we came across an excellent extension for Google Chrome, Session Manager, which enables users to manage their session in Google Chrome and open them quickly any time. The default option in Google Chrome only restores the last browsing session and if your browser suddenly crashes, you can lose all opened tabs.
With Session Manager, you can manage multiple browsing sessions, rename them, open or remove them anytime. First of all, download and install Session Manager. A small icon will appear right next to the address bar along with other installed extensions as shown below:
Click on the Session Manager icon and it will automatically save the current opened session. Just rename the session and click Save. You can later open this session by clicking on the Open button for that session.
Session Manager is a really useful extension for Google Chrome which can really save your time so that you don’t have to open all the tabs again and again.
Download Session Manager for Google Chrome
About Umar
Umar is a professional content writer all the way from Pakistan. He loves discovering and reviewing new websites. He blogs at http://www.techcityinc.com
Internet Explorer 9 with Tracking Protection
Almost every site on the web today has some kind of tracking inbuilt, be it the simple ads that you see or the pieces of code to track site visits or even the social networking buttons. Some may retain this information as you browse from site to site, while others don’t. The power to choose who to stop tracking is present, but is limited with most browsers requiring some kind of an addon / plugin.
The new Internet Explorer 9 brings this feature to you inbuilt into the browser.
But, the new IE’s features do not stop just there. Internet Explorer 9 has many new features including:
- A new JavaScript engine which isn’t as fast as Chrome 4 or Opera 10, but is very close
- HTML5 support, the new standard of the web
- Addon performance manager to get rid of those memory hogging addons
- Hardware accelerated text and graphics which now means you can play those crazy flash and shockwave games without realising it is in your browser
- A clean interface that gives maximum focus to the content and not the browser!
This is still a beta so if you’re not the strong of heart, I suggest waiting a while. But, if you just can’t wait to see the beauty of the web, you can dive right in by following the links below.
- Read more about Internet Explorer 9′s Tracking Protection
- Download Internet Explorer 9 Beta
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Easily Backup Mozilla Firefox Profile Settings
Consider a situation when you are browsing and suddenly your browsers crashes. You restart the browser and notice that all your bookmarks, history and profile data is lost. To get rid of this problem, we found an excellent utility, MozBackup, which can help you backup your Mozilla Firefox of Thunderbird data in few simple clicks. It allows you to backup and restore bookmarks, mail, contacts, history, extensions, passwords, cache etc.
Step 1: Download and extract Mozbackup. The best thing about the application is that you do not have to install any software. It’s a standalone program which will backup your Mozilla Firefox/Thunderbird profile and save it.
Step 2: Open Mozbackup and it will show you a welcome message. Just click Next and make sure Firefox is closed.
Step 3: it will show the operations which you can perform. If you want to backup you profile in Mozilla Firefox, check Backup a Profile and select the application. Click Next once you have selected the desired operation
Step 4: Select the Profile which you want to backup. Also, select the destination folder where you want Mozbackup to save the backup file.
Step 5: If other people use your PC as well, you can even password protect your file so that no other user can access your backup. Click No if you don’t want to password protect your backup file.
Step 6: Now, select the settings you want to backup and click Next.
Step 7: It will create a backup within seconds. Click Finish and you are done.
The backup file will be saved as a PCV file which you can restore using Mozbackup by following Step 1-3.
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Umar is a professional content writer all the way from Pakistan. He loves discovering and reviewing new websites. He blogs at http://www.techcityinc.com
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