Are you a racing fan in need of a short (or long) break from work? Then get ready to enjoy a mid-day speed boost with the 3D Rally Racing extension for Google Chrome.

3D Rally Racing in Action

This is the opening screen for 3D Rally Racing. You can start game play, view current best times, and read through the instructions from here.

The first thing that you should do is have a quick look at the instructions to help you get set up and started.

Click on “Play” to start the process. Before you can go further you will need to choose a “User Name”. Once you have done that click “Select Track”…

Everyone needs a few minutes to relax and unwind during the work day. For some people visiting their favorite social network is the perfect solution, but if you love games then you will definitely want to have a look at the Avalanche!! extension for Google Chrome.

Ready to Play?

As soon as you have installed the extension you are all set for gaming goodness. To get started just click on the “Ninja Toolbar Button”.

As soon as you click on the “Toolbar Button” you will see a “blank” popup window like this. To get the game started just press either the “Left or Right Arrow Key”. The “Left & Right Arrows Keys” are all that is require to operate Avalanche!!.

Note: Each time you close and then reopen the popup window the scores will all be reset to zero.

Would you like a “built-in” same tab dictionary reference function in Google Chrome? Today we look at the Google Dictionary extension which easily allows you to find word definitions from your browser.

Installation & Setup

You will need to confirm the installation while adding the extension to Chrome…click “Install” to complete the process.

Once the installation process has finished you will see a new “Address Bar Icon”, a quick message explaining how the extension works, and how to manage your extensions.

Have you ever found that a quick recommendation for a similar site to the one that you are looking at would be handy? If so then you might want to check out the Google Similar Pages extension for Chrome.

Google Similar Pages in Action

We chose three different types of websites for our test. The first was for “fileforum”, a software download site.

Note: If a website is still new to the Internet you may receive a “No similar pages found.” message.

Clicking on the “Toolbar Button” opened a “Popup Window” that displayed four similar and very useful recommendations for software download websites.

Do things start to get out of control for you when you have a lot of tabs open in Google Chrome? Get control back and easily manage those tabs with the Tab Menu extension.

Before

One of the irritating things about using Chrome is that when you have a large number of tabs open it becomes harder to know exactly which one to open without a lot of “trial and error”. As you can see here some of the tabs no longer display the favicon and some of the tabs all have the same favicon. Either way you go this is not good for quickly finding the tab that you want to view.

Setup

The options are not complicated to sort through but some minor adjustments may help to better personalize how Tab Menu works for you. The default “Keyboard Shortcut” is “Ctrl + m” but can be expanded by adding “Alt and/or Shift” to the combination. You will also be able to modify the appearance of the “Toolbar Icon” if desired. The default setting is for a “static icon” but can be changed to always display the number of tabs open or only display the number when hovering the mouse over the “Toolbar Icon”. You can see that the three tabs open in the “Tab Bar” are also shown in a “Tabs List” below the options.

There are two important points to keep in mind while using the extension:

• The number of open tabs shown on the “Toolbar Icon” pertains to that particular window and its’ tabs only.
• Use of the “Keyboard Shortcut” will open the “Options Page” (instead of the drop-down window) and give you access to the “Tabs List” for a particular window there.

Do you like to browse shopping, social, and video websites while at work and need a really quick way to hide them if the boss strolls through? Now you can hide those websites easily with the Boss Button extension for Google Chrome.

Installation & Setup

Once the extension has finished installing you will see an “empty spot” that is actually your new invisible “Boss Button” and a short extension management message. Invisible is good!

Note: During our tests the Boss Button remained invisible regardless of theme background color (excellent!).

The “Boss Button” will appear as an “empty box button” when you hover over it.

Note: There is only one option to worry with…choosing a “prim and proper” webpage as your cover.

Just Before the Panic

So there you are with some fun videos to watch, your personal e-mail & Remember The Milk accounts open, and a couple of great tech sites with lots of reading goodness. Just as you are getting settled into all that goodness here comes the manager on “walk about” through the office…

Do you like using Wolfram Alpha Search and crave on-demand access to it in Google Chrome? See how easy it is to enjoy that Wolfram Alpha goodness with the Chrome Alpha extension.

Chrome Alpha in Action

To get started click on the “Toolbar Button”. This is what the drop-down window will look like…enter the term that you wish to conduct a search for and hit “Enter” on your keyboard or click on “Go!”. Notice how the “Toolbar Button” looks “at rest”…

Once a search is in progress the “Toolbar Button” will change in appearance. There will be a red rectangle across the lower portion with white dots moving through it. It will return to normal when the search is finished.

For our example we conducted searches on three terms (a website, a location, & a business). Our first search was for information on “YouTube”.

Note: If a term generates no results the drop-down window will be blank.

Have you been waiting to get that Shareaholic goodness in Google Chrome? Then your wait is over. Join us as we take a look at the Shareaholic for Google Chrome extension.

Note: Shareaholic is also available for Firefox, Internet Explorer, Flock, Safari, and Songbird (see Shareaholic homepage link below).

Shareaholic Setup

After the extension has finished installing you will see your new “Toolbar Button” and a new tab will open with information about Shareaholic. You should leave this “Information Tab” open for at least a few minutes because of the “login/create an account links”.

Note: There are no “in-browser” options to worry with.

If you click on the “Toolbar Button” this is what the drop-down window will look like. You can go ahead and start using the extension if desired at this point but you will be limited to the services shown here. Customization of the “Services List” does require an account and is definitely recommended.

Are you frustrated with Chrome always opening “right click selected” new tabs in the background instead of focused? If so, then you will definitely want to have a look at the Tabs To The Front! extension.

Before

The standard behavior in Chrome has any new tab that you open from from the “Right Click Menu” always appear in the background. Once in a while might not be much of a problem but if you open lots of tabs this way every day it can get very tiring using your mouse to bring all those tabs to the front.

Tabs To The Front! in Action

Here we are ready to open the link pictured above in a new tab once again…

With the Tabs To The Front! extension that extra mouse click is eliminated and our new tab is focused and ready to go. Think of all the hassle that could be eliminated from a day’s worth of browsing!

Want a better way to view YouTube videos and the surrounding sections in Google Chrome? Now you can always have your video in sight while browsing the rest of the webpage with the VidzBigger extension.

Before

Normally if you are viewing a video at YouTube you will not be able to look through all of the comments or view some parts of the webpage without losing sight of the video itself. Sometimes that is ok and at other times it is not. If you also happen to prefer viewing the “HD Version” then once again you can experience momentary frustration by having to manually select it each time. But there is an easy way to fix all of that.

VidzBigger in Action

Once the extension is installed there will be a noticeable difference in the layout of the webpage and the new default size of the video (HD Version). All “sections” that originally surrounded the video to the right and below it will be combined into scrollable areas on the right side. Your video will stay in sight regardless of your browsing through the related videos, viewing the comments that have been added, etc.

Are you frustrated with the default tab behavior in Chrome? Then the Modified Tab Ordering extension might be just what you have been looking for.

Before

Most people usually have a favorite set of webpages that they open when they start their day, but different preferences in how they like for new tabs opened from the original(s) to behave.

The default behavior in Chrome is for new tabs to open “relative” to the original and therefore be “grouped together” as shown here with these two How-To Geek webpages. But not all people care for that and prefer for new tabs to be opened at the far right end of the “Tab Bar”.

If you are using Google Chrome, there are times when you might want to quickly take a screenshot of a page without having to open a third party utility. Today we take a look at the Webpage Screenshot extension for Chrome which will save a screenshot of any webpage in PNG format.

Sometimes obtaining a screenshot of a webpage can be a bit of work depending on whether you need only a portion of it or the whole thing. If you do not want to take the time to launch another screenshot utility, this extension works well in a pinch.

Webpage Screenshot in Action

As soon as you find a webpage that you would like a screenshot of click on the “Toolbar Icon” to open this drop-down window. Notice that there are three types of screenshots that you can take: a Resized Window (specific pixel size), a Visible Area Screenshot, or the Entire Webpage.

Do you use Google Notebook on a daily basis and need an easy way to access it while browsing in Google Chrome? Then you will definitely want to have a look at the “add 2 Google Notebook” extension.

Installation & Setup

Before you can finish adding the extension to Chrome you will need to confirm the installation…click “Install” to complete the process.

As soon as the installation process has finished you will see your new “Toolbar Button” and a brief extension management message. There are no options to worry with and you can immediately get started on adding those new notes.

Remember The Milk is one of the most popular to-do list services available. The Remember The Milk for Gmail extension adds a RTM Task Pane to Gmail that can be easily accessed in Google Chrome.

Installation & Tweaking

Before you can complete the install process you will need to confirm the installation…click “Install” to finish adding the extension to Chrome.

Note: Even though the extension page states that your account’s language setting must be U.S. English we had no problems whatsoever with a British English setting.

Once the extension has been added to your browser you will see a brief extension management message. There are no “in-browser” options for you to worry with on the “Chrome Extensions Page”.

As soon as you open your Gmail account you will find that wonderful Remember The Milk Task Pane waiting for you and ready to use.

Have you been eager to try out Google’s new URL shortening service and add it into Chrome? Now you can do both very easily with the goo.gl shortener extension.

Installation

You will be asked to confirm installation of the extension during the install process. All that you need to do is click “Install” to finish adding that goo.gl URL shortening power to your browser.

Once the extension has finished installing you will see your new “goo.gl Toolbar Button” and the post-installation message.

No options to worry with for the extension…just “click and go” goodness.

Do you want an easy way to access your favorite Google services when browsing with Chrome? Now you can have quick-click access with the Google Apps Shortcuts extension.

Installation

Once you have started the installation process, you will see the following message window. Click on “Install” to finish adding the extension to Chrome.

Once installation has completed you will see your new “Shortcuts Toolbar Button” and this message.

Are you looking for an easy way to be notified of new e-mails and access/manage your account? Then you will definitely want to take a look at the Google Mail Checker Plus extension.

Installation

When the confirmation message window appears you will need to click “Install” to finish adding the extension to Chrome.

After the installation has been completed you will see your new “Google Mail Checker Plus Toolbar Icon” and a page showing the changelog for the extension.

Before using the extension you should take a quick look through the options to see if you want (or need) to tweak the settings to make Google Mail Checker Plus work the best for your personal needs. There are two methods for accessing the options…the first is through the “Preview Window” (small wrench icon in upper right corner)…

Do you want a very quick and simple way to access your Google Tasks account in Chrome? Then see just how easy it can be with the Task List extension.

Installation

During the installation process you will see the following confirmation message window…click “Install” to finish adding Task List to Chrome.

After the extension has finished installing you will see your new “Task List Toolbar Button” and an extension management message.

As you can see here there are no options for you to worry with. All that you have to do is enjoy easy access to your Tasks account…

Task List in Action

Want an easy way to access, add to, and manage your Google Bookmarks account in Chrome? Now you can with the BoogleMarks extension.

Installation

Once you have started the installation process you will see a confirmation message window. You will need to click on “Install” in order to finish adding BoogleMarks to Chrome.

After the extension has finished installing you will see your new “BoogleMarks Toolbar Icon” and a quick message regarding managing the options for the extension.

The only method for accessing the options for BoogleMarks is through the “Chrome Extensions Page”…

Are you tired of looking through a jumbled mixture of websites just to find that one website that you previously visited? Now you can view your browser history based on host and date with the History2 extension for Google Chrome.

Before

If you have ever scrolled through your browser’s history looking for a particular website it can get frustrating. Sure, you can view it based on date but it is all mixed together in a jumbled up mess. It would certainly be nicer if it could be organized into “categories” based on host.

Installation

You will need to click on “Install” when the confirmation message window appears during the install process…

Once installation is complete you will see your new “History2 Toolbar Button” and an extension management message.