Split Your Chrome Browser Window In Two With Dualless

On many occasions, when working on a blog article (or post), I find it useful to open two browser windows side-by-side in order to quickly research information in one browser window and quickly post my thoughts or links in the other browser window. Windows 7 gives us the ability to drag a window to the sides of the monitor to make this happen; however, when using my browser (Google Chrome) there is another (easier way) that requires only two clicks of the mouse.

It is called, Dualless…

Dualless is a Google Chrome Browser extension that gives you the ability to split your browser window in two (to simulate a dual monitor setup). For example, if you have two tabs open in Chrome, by clicking on the Dualless button on the extension toolbar, you will be presented with various ratios that you can split the browser window (see below). Simply click on a ratio selection and the browser tabs will separate into two windows at the ratio you desire. To return to a full screen window simply click on the Dualless button, select the ratio of “1” and the browser will return to full screen.

So far I am finding Dualless to be an extremely useful tool when blogging (as I mentioned), researching information and for shopping on the internet.

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A Nice Google Chrome Extension to Convert Any Video from YouTube to High Quality MP4, FLV or MP3 for FREE

One of the rewards to maintaining a tech blog that has a strong emphasis toward reviewing (and testing) FREE software, is when a reader contacts you and points you in the direction of something that is good. The reader in this case, as a result of reading the past article, “Keep An Eye On This: Freemake Music Box” said this:

Today I want to share a free video converter with you. I just found it on CNET. Similar to FreeMake, but it has both windows and mac version.

Here is the product page:

http://www.wontube.com/free-video-converter.html

And their chrome extension is good to. I can convert youtube to mp3 and download youtube clips one click.

Here is the link for chrome extension:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nlhcllbknkijepekbafagpbniolfcmme

I hope that will be valuable and can help others.

Please keep going on. Thanks again.

If you notice, a couple web links of interest in terms of a video converter (called WonTube) is mentioned, but the one link that I especially was interested in was the link for the Google Chrome Extension (of WonTube).

Before I get into the description of the WonTube Chrome Extension, please note that the first link he reflected is to the Windows and Mac software versions of WonTube.  If you do not use Google Chrome, you may then be interested in the software version [ CLICK HERE ].

The Google Chrome Extension of WonTube is actually something I had been looking for; where I could, “on the fly”, straight from the Google Chrome browser window download YouTube videos and convert them to another video format or convert them to an audio format (such as MP3). By doing this, I do not have to exit the browser window to start up other software on the computer to perform the desired task.

The WonTube Extension, after installed, sort of threw me off due I was looking for a button at the top of the browser. Where the magic works here is when you go to the YouTube site. When you pull up the desired video that you want to work with, you will see two buttons embedded near the YouTube video title (see below for example). One button is labelled “Download Video” and the other button is labelled “Convert to mp3”. Click on your desired choice and you will be redirected to the WonTube conversion site where the conversion will (quickly) take place.  Following the conversion you will have the option to download the converted result.

To the reader of the blog, who contacted me about WonTube, What’s On My PC, says Thank You…  Nice find!

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[DID YOU KNOW?] – Hotkey to Turn Google Chrome Bookmark Bar On and Off

Recently I was looking for a way to autohide the bookmark bar in the Google Chrome Browser. What I found is that there is no option available to do this; HOWEVER, I did find that the keyboard combination of  Ctrl+Shift+B will toggle the bookmark bar on and off. What I did in my case was program (or assign) one of the buttons on my Logitech mouse to use this hotkey combination.  Now, at the click of the mouse, I can toggle the bookmark bar on and off to easily access my favorite bookmarks.

Ctrl + Shift + B

[DID YOU KNOW?] is something NEW here at What’s On My PC and will be an ongoing project that will give you tidbits or bytes of computer information that I find that is really useful or unique.  If you have anything that you would like to see posted in the future, that may be helpful to others, feel free to let me know by leaving a comment below.

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Browse More Efficiently with ezLinkPreview -A Google Chrome Extension

One of my daily reads is Bill Mullins’ Weblog – Tech Thoughts. Bill recently featured an article about a browser add-on for Firefox called CoolPreviews, that in my opinion is a must have add-on.

Per Bill’s article, CoolPreviews is a Picture-in-a-Picture free Browser add-on, that lets you preview links and rich media content, without clicking the link, or leaving the current page.

I do use Firefox; however, I use Google Chrome as my primary browser; and CoolPreviews does not work with Chrome. After reading Bill’s article, “Surf Smarter – Take A Sneak Peek At Links With CoolPreviews Firefox Add-on” and playing around with CoolPreviews in Firefox I did some follow-up research to see if someone may have developed a similar add-on or extension for Google Chrome.

Guess what, I hit the jackpot and found there is in fact a similar add-on (or browser extension) for Google Chrome called ezLinkPreview.

ezLinkPreview will track down any http link on a page and when you hover your mouse on a link a small “ez” icon will appear.  Place your mouse pointer on the icon and the web page link will open into an adjustable preview window. Talk about making your browsing experience more efficient.  This is just plain downright awesome!

I thank Bill for pointing out the Firefox add-on, called CoolPreview, to us and for enticing me to look for a similar Google Chrome add-on (extension), called ezLinkPreview.  You will not regret installing either of these browser add-ons.

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How did I miss out on the Google Chrome Web Store?

I currently use Google Chrome as my primary web browser, more or less, to be part of the continued development cycle of this browser and due to the fact, I just plain love it.

I did see recently, on other sites, information in regards to the Google Chrome Web Store and to be honest I set it aside in my mind, without investigating it further. I was also hearing about Google web apps and again, did not make the connection between Google Chrome and Google Web Apps until last night when I opened a new tab in Google Chrome . It was then I noticed an icon for  theWeb Store.  When I clicked on the Web Store icon that I soon realized how the Google Web Apps and Google Chrome Browser work together.

If you are a Google Chrome user, open up new tab, and click on the Web Store or click [ HERE ] .

The Chrome Web Store is an online marketplace where you can discover thousands of apps, extensions and themes for Google Chrome. To start exploring the store, visit chrome.google.com/webstore or click the store icon in Chrome’s New Tab page.

Once I was in the Web Store, I discovered there are many FREE (yes FREE) web apps being developed. What I was trying to figure out, was how did the web apps work with Google Chrome?  The only way to find out was to install one. After completing the installation, I was on my way of looking for and installing others, and soon discovered, that following the installation of these apps, they were instantly accessible by opening up a new tab in Google Chrome.

I do believe these web apps are a glimpse of how applications are going to work in the upcoming Google Operating System.

Keep in mind, the Web Store is something new; therefore the selections of apps are limited at this time; HOWEVER, there are some FREE apps in the store worth installing.  Here are BEST FREE APPS I have found worth installing at this time:

Weather Window by Weatherbug (this one is really cool)

Linoit Web Sticky Service (account required with Linoit)

Time Flip

Scratchpad

Quick Note

I am sure there are more apps to be found and I don’t want to spoil the fun (like hunting for Easter Eggs).

Call me a dummy, but I don’t know how I missed the Web Store and the Web Apps that are a direct connection to the Google Chrome Web Browser.  Have to wonder how many other Google Chrome browser users have not put two and two together?

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Google Body Browser – Coolest Web App Yet

Steve over at TTC Shelbyville came across one of the coolest web apps yet. It is a Google Lab experiment called Google Body Browser.  If you are studying anatomy or just want to see what the underpinnings of your body consists of, then you need to see this. Steve’s article [HERE] explains what is required to see this 3D marvel and how Google Body Browser is another great example of cloud computing.

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Coming Soon – Connect Your Printer to the Google Cloud

Not a whole lot on this at the moment, on the google site [HERE], however definitely something to be watchful for.  It is Google Cloud Print.

By connecting your printer with the Google Cloud you will be able to print to your printer from any computer or smart phone, regardless of where you are. Just activate the Google Cloud Print connector in Google Chrome and your printer will automatically be available to you from Google Cloud Print enabled web and mobile apps.

Appears this cloud app is currently in beta and can be tried and tested, if you desire, by downloading Chrome from the link indicated above. If you are currently running Chrome on your main PC, I would wait until it comes to you via the Chrome Updates.  I am currently running the development versions of Chrome and I am not seeing this option in my browser, as of yet.

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