Chrome Sync extended to Settings and Autofill
Like Mozilla Weave that synchronizes almost everything about your Firefox setup; your saved passwords, browsing history, preferences, open browser tabs, and bookmarks across Firefox browsers, new Chromium build now syncs your Chrome Settings and Autofill data together with your bookmarks. As shown in the screenshot above, when setting up Chrome sync you can choose […]
Free up memory in Google Chrome and Chromium with Purge Memory Feature [Linux]
That Google Chrome is sometimes is a memory hog is a well known fact, but what Linux users of Chrome and Chromium might have missed is that Dev Channels of these browsers like their Windows counterpart now have a memory purger that when used in some cases drastically reduces the memory in use by […]
Chromium Daily Builds for Linux gets Content Settings in the Options menu
Bleeding edge Chromium browser daily builds for Linux/Ubuntu update comes with bug fixes and some new features, the Content Settings window takes center stage. This also means its just a matter of time and this new feature will be available in Google Chrome for Linux Dev channels. The Content Settings dialog in the options menu […]
Chromium for Linux Daily Builds reach 5.0
While the Dev and Beta channels are still stuck in version 4.0, Chromium for Linux Daily builds make it to version 5.0. The Daily PPA is updated more frequently than the Dev PPA, but it is completely untested, that certainly makes it more unstable and unreliable. It works and loads web pages quickly too. […]
Bookmark Sync for Chromium Linux now Available [No Plug-ins]
Google Chrome’s bookmark syncing feature (without installing any plug-ins) has been available for the Windows beta version of Chrome 4. This same feature has now been dropped on Chromium builds for Linux. Chromium is the open source project behind Google Chrome. If you often update your Chromium builds for Linux, you should have noticed […]
Chromium Linux now Installs User Scripts as Extensions
Recently released Chromium nightly 4.0.239.0 (Ubuntu build 31231) now converts and installs Greasemonkey user scripts as an extension, just like its Windows sibling that got this new feature 2 days ago.
So to install a user script from UserScript.org in Chromium Linux build just click on the install button of the script, hit “Continue” and […]
Chromium Linux Dev Channel: ‘Sync my Bookmarks’ shows up in Wrench Menu
Last week the Chromium Linux Dev Channel updated adding the extensions manager in “Wrench” Menu.
Chromium 4.0.233.0 (Ubuntu build 30813) update adds a dis-activated ‘Sync my Bookmarks’ in the ‘Wrench’ menu – that means bookmark syncing in Chromium Linux without a plug-in is around the corner, it might be activated in the next update. Qui […]
Chrome Sample Extensions Now work in Chromium Linux Dev Channel
Google Chrome sample extensions are three extensions (“Gmail Checker”, “Subscribe in Feed Reader” and “BuildBot Monitor”) for the weekly updated Chrome Development Channel. Two of these extensions, “Subscribe in Feed Reader” and “BuildBot Monitor” now work in Chromium for Linux Dev Channel, whilst the Gmail Checker that puts a notifier on the status bar to […]
Chromium Dev Channel Updates with Extensions Manager in “Wrench” Menu
Chromium 4.0.226.0 (Ubuntu build 30050) for Linux updates with better support for extensions. Like its Windows sibling Chrome, the extensions manager in Chromium is now in the “wrench” menu, making it easier to access the extensions manager — without having to type in or bookmark chrome://extensions.