Annoyances
Fix Gmail's Newest Annoyances with These Userstyles and Userscripts

Now that Gmail's rolled out its new look and you've learned your way around the changes, it's time to fix the little quirks and annoyances that remain. Here are a few of our favorite userstyles and userscripts for making the best of the Gmail redesign. More »
How to Use Your System's Default Print Dialog Instead of Chrome's Crashy Print Preview

Chrome has implemented a built-in print dialog that, by default, gives you a preview of your print job in a new tab and handles all of your printing needs without going through your operating system's default print dialog. It's a nice feature when it works, but in practice, the preview crashes—a lot—and when it does, the Print button is disabled. Here's how to work around Chrome's crashy print dialog so you can still get your print on when necessary. More »
efTwo Supercharges Chrome's Find On Page By Finding Multiple Words at Once, Word Variations

Chrome: efTwo adds a new, more powerful "find on page" feature to Google Chrome, letting you search for multiple words at once as well as variations on each word, not exact matches. More »
Tabs to the Front Automatically Focuses New Chrome Tabs

Chrome: When you right click on a link in Chrome and open it in a new tab, it opens it up in the background. Tabs to the Front switches this behavior to automatically focus on your newly opened tab. More »
WikiPreview Previews Linked Articles on Wikipedia, Saves You From Opening a Billion Tabs

Chrome: Sometimes, when you're reading Wikipedia, you need to open up another article to better understand the one you're reading. Wikipreview saves you from opening them in tabs by showing you a preview of that article when you mouse over it. More »
Top 10 Fixes for the Web's Most Annoying Problems [Lifehacker Top 10]
The internet is wonderful, but it's also a landfill for many annoying things.
Texty Sends Text Messages from Google Chrome Using Your Phone Number (and We've Got Beta Invites)

Android/Chrome: No one likes texting on small, autocorrect-prone phone keyboards. Texty connects your phone to Google Chrome, letting you send and receive SMS messages right from the extension bar. More »
Save and Refill Any Web Form with a User Script

Most browsers: You're filling out your shipping address on Amazon, and you decide you want to continue shopping. You grab a few more items and—oh no!—now you're stuck filling out that form again. Avoid this annoyance with a simple userscript. More »
How to Bring Back the "Hold ⌘Q to Quit" Prompt in Google Chrome [Annoyances]
Mac: Google Chrome 10 came with a new feature that made you hold Command+Q down for a few seconds before Chrome would quit.
Turn Chrome's Popup Windows Into Tabbed Windows

Often, when you "pop out" a window from Chrome (like a Google Talk chat), it loses its ability to be grouped with other tabs. Here's how to turn a popped out window into a tabbed window so you can de-clutter your desktop. More »
Minimalist Google Reader Saves Space in Google Reader, Adds Useful Shortcuts

Chrome: If you find that all of Google Reader's extra social features just get in your way, Minimalist Google Reader will let you slim down the interface quite nicely, while also adding a useful shortcut that opens links in the background. More »
"Close Other Tabs" Ends Your Time Wasting on the Web by Closing Similar Tabs with One Click

Chrome: If you're the type to open up a million tabs when you browse, extension "Close Other Tabs From the Same Site" will help you end those tabbed browsing benders with a single click in the context menu. More »
Personal Blocklist Filters Out Spam from Your Google Search Results

Google Chrome: Many of you have been noticing that Google's search results have been less useful lately, and Google's listening: with their new Personal Blocklist extension, you can block sites from your search results and send the information back to Google. More »
Disable or Restrict Plug-Ins in Chrome to Prevent Malware Installs

Plug-ins can open vulnerabilities in even relatively secure browsers like Chrome. Even coders, like Jeff Atwood, can fall victim. Here's how to reign in plug-ins like Java, or disable them entirely, in Google Chrome. More »
Get Around Chrome Custom Search Engines with a Backslash

Chrome's custom search engines are incredibly useful, though they come with one minor annoyance. If you want information about a service, Chrome always assumes you want to search that site. Here's how to get around that. More »
Avoid the "This Type of File Can Harm Your Computer" Message in Chrome

Every time you try to download an application in Google Chrome, it gives you an annoying prompt at the bottom of your browser asking if you are sure. You can't disable this message outright, but you can make your downloading more keyboard-friendly. More »
Comment Blocker for Google Chrome mutes the trolls (and everyone else)
So you just hunkered down to read a glorious thousand-word epic about why the Web loves cats -- only to find yourself staring at hundreds of comments which ruined your reading experience with their harshness. If only you'd had some sort of filter for your browser which could hide those sections so you could read in peace!
There's shutup.css, which automatically blocks comments on every site it supports -- but for Chrome users, Comment Blocker is a much more flexible option. It not only blocks comment sections on most sites, but it also allows you to whitelist or blacklist URLs -- either individually, using the black and white buttons above, or by creating filter patterns in the Comment Blocker options.
Press Ctrl+Shift+V to Paste Text Without Formatting in Google Chrome [Keyboard Shortcuts]

Text pasted into your browser, when using a rich text editor like the one found in Gmail, automatically takes on the formatting of the source text. Google Chrome now supports text stripping via Ctrl+Shift+V (Cmd+Shift+V on Mac), your pasted text is format-free. More »
Last Tab Standing Keeps Chrome Alive After You Close the Last Tab [Downloads]

Windows/Linux (with Chrome): By default, Google Chrome exits the entire program when you've closed the last tab. Chrome extension Last Tab Standing prevents this from happening by opening an empty new tab page when you close your last tab. More »
Get Rid of the YouTube Autoplay Bar with a User Script

Firefox/Chrome: If you spend a lot of time on YouTube, you've probably noticed the new Autoplay bar that pops up on the bottom of your screen with recommended videos—and here's how to get rid of it. More »




