February 14, 2023

Cornell Chronicle: Regret being hostile online? AI tool guides users away from vitriol

Cornell Chronicle: Regret being hostile online? AI tool guides users away from vitriol. “The tool, named ConvoWizard, is a browser extension powered by a deep neural network…. the tool can inform [users] when their conversation is starting to get tense. It can also inform users, in real-time as they are writing their replies, whether their comment is likely to escalate tension.” If you do a Web search for ConvoWizard you’ll find a FAQ for installing it.

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February 6, 2023

MakeUseOf: The 6 Best Chrome Extensions to Enhance Roblox

MakeUseOf: The 6 Best Chrome Extensions to Enhance Roblox. “Roblox is a great game, but that doesn’t mean that it couldn’t be better. There are loads of features that are just missing from the game, which the developers may never add in. Luckily, Chrome extensions let you quickly and easily add these new features right into your game with almost no work. All you have to do is install the extension, and it’s like you have a brand-new game. Here are the six best Chrome extensions to enhance your Roblox experience.”

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January 18, 2023

Bleeping Computer: Google Chrome to let you disable or enable extensions per site

Bleeping Computer: Google Chrome to let you disable or enable extensions per site. “Currently, Chrome only allows you to disable extensions for all websites via the browser’s settings but cannot control extensions based on a specific site. However, as discovered by Reddit user Leopeva64-2 that’s about to change, as Google is working on a new feature to let you control whether extensions are enabled or disabled on a particular site.”

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January 8, 2023

WIRED: 10 Browser Add-Ons to Make Downloading Videos Easy

WIRED: 10 Browser Add-Ons to Make Downloading Videos Easy. “MAYBE YOU WANT to save an image or a video clip from the web through your browser because it’ll make a great wallpaper or you want to include it in a video you’re making. In most cases (especially when it comes to pictures) you can simply right-click on the file and choose ‘save image as,’ or something similar. But sometimes that doesn’t work, or not well enough. What if there’s no save option on the right-click menu? What if you want to quickly save dozens of images from a single website? What if you’re trying to save an animated video as a GIF, or you keep downloading one of those .webp files no one wants?

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December 20, 2022

Spotted on Mastodon: A Chrome Extension for Automatically Creating a ChatGPT History

Spotted on Mastodon: a Chrome extension that automatically creates a local ChatGPT History. “To use the extension, simply open ChatGPT and start chatting 💬 as you normally would. The extension will automatically save your conversation history in your browser. You can access your saved history by clicking on the extension icon 🔍 in the top right corner of your browser. The extension rerenders your conversation in a style that closely matches ChatGPT, including code rendering & copying.” I installed and tested it. Works just as advertised.

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November 16, 2022

Hongkiat: 10+ Best Screen Capture Browser Extensions

Hongkiat: 10+ Best Screen Capture Browser Extensions. “We have previously featured a list desktop tools for screen capturing. But if you are not looking to install additional apps onto your computer, how about some screen capture browser extensions instead? Here’s a list of some of the best screen capture browser extensions available out there. Whether you use Firefox, Chrome, Opera, or Edge, there’s definetely a browser extension for one. Take a look, give it a try.”

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August 18, 2022

Bleeping Computer: Malicious browser extensions targeted almost 7 million people

Bleeping Computer: Malicious browser extensions targeted almost 7 million people. “Almost 7 million users have attempted to install malicious browser extensions since 2020, with 70% of those extensions used as adware to target users with advertisements. The most common payloads carried by malicious web browser extensions during the first half of 2022 belonged to adware families, snooping on browsing activity and promoting affiliate links.”

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June 15, 2022

MakeUseOf: The 8 Best Chrome Extensions to Improve Your GitHub Experience

MakeUseOf: The 8 Best Chrome Extensions to Improve Your GitHub Experience. “GitHub is the most-used platform for hosting and editing code. It’s easy to see why, given the features and ease of use it offers. However, despite a clean interface and a boatload of handy features, there’s room for improvement. Therefore, here, we’ll take a look at the eight best Chrome extensions that add new features to GitHub and improve the interface.”

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June 13, 2022

MakeUseOf: 6 Firefox Add-Ons to Overhaul Your New Tab Page

MakeUseOf: 6 Firefox Add-Ons to Overhaul Your New Tab Page. “If you’ve used Firefox for a while, then there are good odds that you’re starting to get a little tired of the same old new tab page. Alternatively, you may be hoping to get more out of your new tabs, or are just tired of having your homepage and new tab not line up the way that you would like. Luckily, there are plenty of different add-ons for Firefox that aim to address these problems. Here are six of the best.”

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June 10, 2022

Lifehacker: This Browser Can Use Chrome and Firefox Extensions at the Same Time

Lifehacker: This Browser Can Use Chrome and Firefox Extensions at the Same Time. “If you have a Mac, iPhone, or iPad and you’re looking for something new from your web browser, you should check out Orion. The new browser lets you run both Google Chrome extensions and Firefox add-ons, while claiming not to sacrifice your privacy. Orion is based on WebKit, the browser engine used by Safari on Mac and all the browsers on your iPhone.”

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June 8, 2022

The Register: Makers of ad blockers and browser privacy extensions fear the end is near

The Register: Makers of ad blockers and browser privacy extensions fear the end is near. “Seven months from now, assuming all goes as planned, Google Chrome will drop support for its legacy extension platform, known as Manifest v2 (Mv2). This is significant if you use a browser extension to, for instance, filter out certain kinds of content and safeguard your privacy.”

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June 1, 2022

PC World: Replace Chrome’s new tab page with this far better alternative

PC World: Replace Chrome’s new tab page with this far better alternative. “This may be a weird thing to admit, but I’ve become smitten with my web browser’s new tab page. It’s not the standard one that comes with Microsoft Edge or any other browser for that matter. Instead, it’s a fantastic extension called Tabliss, available for Chrome (or other Chromium-based browsers such as Microsoft Edge) and Firefox.”

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