40,000 New Extensions Now Available for Chrome

The one thing going for Firefox was the ability to customize the browser however you want. With the ability to install Greasemonkey user scripts out-of-the-box, there is little reason to continue using Firefox, unless you have a grudge against Google. If you aren’t familiar with the Greasemoneky extension, it was created in 2004 as a way to quickly customize pages using simple JavaScript, although it can really do a lot more than that. For example,... Read More

The Push to Kill IE6 is Growing

Google and several other leading technology companies are trying to kill IE6 before any more users (and site/application designers) suffer. The main way these companies (plus the many individuals) will encourage businesses of both large and small to upgrade is quite simple: stop supporting the outdated browser, rendering online office apps unusable or lacking certain new features. If stats are correct, anywhere from 11-14%, up to 21% of all Internet... Read More

Google Moving Forward with Chrome 5

Google Chrome, originally launched in September 2008, is quickly gaining popularity amongst web users of all operating systems, ranging from Linux to Windows. While development is a bit slower on the Mac and Linux side, there is still a lot of progress being made, such as the ability to run third-party add-ons, as well as new features, which will be debuting in Version 5 of the browser. Just five days after the official Version 4 release and about... Read More