Get the Black Google Menu Bar Back with this Chrome Extension

Previously, we’ve shown you how to customize Google’s new App Launcher to make it more usable, but what if you’re not happy with that? Maybe you want to get the old black Google menu bar back at the top of all Google websites, and use that instead of the App Launcher. If this is the case, you’re in luck because the Proper Menubar extension for Chrome does just that.

Proper Menubar works right out of the box; just install it and you’ll see the black Google menu bar back up top, as if it never left.

You’ll also see a new icon added to your browser toolbar; right-click on Proper Menubar’s icon and go to “Options.” Here, you can customize the look of the menu bar (color of links, background color), as well as the items you want displayed in the menu bar.

Plus, you can choose which websites to display the menu bar on (ie. Google websites only, all websites, a specific website). You can also use the browser toolbar icon to hide/show the menu bar as you’d like.

This extension does not hide the App Launcher, but you no longer have to use it if you you don’t want to. If you like to see all of your links at a glance, rather than hidden behind icons, this is a great extension to use.

The Complete Guide to Avoid Scams on Craigslist

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Craigslist is a popular place for people to buy and sell stuff. It is also a good hangout for fraudster to scam the user. This guide will teach you how to avoid scams on Craigslist.

Temporarily Suspend a Tab in Chrome to Free Up System Memory

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Do you often open a lot of tabs in Google Chrome, just to leave most of them untouched for hours? One way to prevent it from eating away your computer’s memory is to suspend the tab until you’re ready to use it. Here’s how to do so.

Edit Google Drive Videos Inside Chrome With WeVideo

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What if you left your laptop at home and there is an urgent need to edit a video that you saved in Google Drive? Thankfully you can make use of WeVideo to edit the video directly in Google Drive.

How to Easily Enable Real-time Collaboration on Your Site

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If you are a webmaster, you might be thinking of how you can make your website more interactive, or even allowing your visitors to collaborate with one another. TogetherJS allows you to easily add a real-time collaboration feature to your site with minimal technical/coding skill.

Clef: Log In to WordPress Without Any Password

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Tired of typing your username and password everytime you want to login to a site? Clef is a password replacement app that allows you to login without password.

Do Sentences Make Better Passwords?

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One proposition that security experts made recently was to use short sentences as passwords, rather than a complicated string of characters. Let’s see if this is a more secure method.

Using the Google Drive Form Feature as an Organizational Tool

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Google Drive has a hidden function with Forms, and while it creates great surveys and quizzes, it can also be used as a useful organizational tool.

How Image Compression Works: The Basics

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Do you know that you can easily compress your high-res images to smaller size without affecting its image quality? Here’s how image compression works.

How to Know the Word Count of Any Text in Firefox

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For those who need to keep track of word count, Word Count Tool for Firefox allows you to easily find out the word/character count of highlighted text in the browser.

Everything You Need to Know About The “Rosetta” Flash Exploit

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You are probably not aware that Flash has an “Rosetta” exploit. Here is what you need to know about Rosetta Flash exploit and what you can do about it.

How to Get Yahoo Mail Notifications in Firefox

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If you use Yahoo Mail, you can use the “Fastest Notifier for Yahoo Mail” add-on for Firefox to check and receive Yahoo mail notifications in the browser.

How to Manage Saved Passwords in Various Web Browsers

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Most modern browsers come with a password manager for us to save our passwords. This article will take you through the steps to manage your saved passwords in various browsers.