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Chrome Tabs, USB Headphones, and Getting Locked Out [From The Tips Box]
Readers offer their best tips for managing lots of tabs in Chrome, switching between speakers and USB sound devices, and getting locked out of your house.
Tab Duplication, Collar Stays, and Cold Beverages [From The Tips Box]
Readers offer their best tips for duplicating tabs in Chrome, putting together makeshift collar stays, and getting yourself a cold drink at the supermarket.
Shaky Cameras, Chrome Bookmarks, and Invisible Skype Calls [From The Tips Box]
Readers offer their best tips for taking steady pictures on your smartphone's camera, quickly accessing Chrome Bookmarks from the Omnibar, and calling invisible users on Skype.
Slow Chrome Extensions, Wall-Mounted Routers, and Saving Facebook Articles [Video]
Readers offer their best tips for speeding up Google Chrome, mounting your router on the wall,
From the Tips Box: Maximizing Chrome, Free Amazon Apps, and GPS Safety
Readers offer their best tips for maximizing your browser window in OS X, getting free Android apps from Amazon, and keeping your home address secure on your GPS unit.More »
From the Tips Box: Twitter for Mac, HTTPS Shortcuts, and Multiple Chrome Windows
Readers offer their best tips for getting extra features in Twitter for Mac, navigating to the HTTPS version of fickle web sites, and merging multiple Chrome windows into one. More »
How to Customize Extension Icons in Google Chrome
When you install a Chrome extension, it often puts an icon in your navigation bar for quick access. The problem is, sometimes that icon can be pretty ugly. Here's how to change those icons to something better looking. More »
Select Multiple Chrome Tabs by Domain or History
Windows: If you've ever wanted to work with multiple tabs at a time (like moving or pinning them), Chrome's Dev channel has just added a feature that lets you select multiple tabs by domain, from where you opened them. More »
Add Custom Webapps to Chrome's New Tab Page
While custom new tab pages like previously mentioned Myfav.es are great, some of you may prefer Chrome's default for its easy access to Chrome-only webapps. Here's how to add your other favorite pages to Chrome's new tab page. More »
Add Chrome's Extension Page to Your Bookmark Bar for Quick Access [Shortcuts]
If you install a lot of extensions in Chrome, you may be annoyed that the Extensions page doesn't have a keyboard shortcut for quick access.
Set Bookmarks to Open in a New Tab [URL Hacks]
If you have a few sites that you visit particularly often but you want them to open up in a new tab every time you visit them, reader Java-Princess shows us how to make them do so.
Open New Tabs by Dragging Links and Text to Chrome's Tab Bar
Many of us probably right-click on links to open them in new tabs or search for text on Google. Reader hackbreaker shows us another quick way: just drag links or text to the tab bar. 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 »
How to Create a Chrome Theme from Your Favorite Wallpaper [How To]
Ever since Chrome's theme gallery launched, we've seen a steady flow of awesome themes.
Access Chrome Web Apps from a Different Start Page
We love some of the new apps in the Chrome web store, but a few are without obvious URLs and are seemingly only available from Chrome's new tab page. To get an app's special URL, though, just add it as a bookmark. More »
How to Enable Google Instant on Chrome for Mac
Google Instant in Chrome is way more useful than it is on Google.com, but currently you can only enable it on Windows. Reader Rob Johnson offers a simple trick for enabling Instant on Chrome's latest dev release for Macs. More »
Run Google Voice Extension in a Stand Alone Window
If you get a lot of mileage out of the Google Voice extension for Chrome and would like to turn it into a stand alone application, Lifehacker reader aberson shows us how. More »
Browser Comparison: What's the Most Pixel-Friendly Browser? (Mac Edition)
Yesterday we set out to find the most pixel-friendly browser on Windows machines. Today, designer and Lifehacker reader Kyle Dreger took it upon himself to determine which OS X browser makes the best use of your precious screen space. More »
