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How do I get Gmail to ask me to be a mailto handler again?
I noticed that when I open up Gmail on Google Chrome, a popup near the top asks me if I want to let Gmail be my "mailto:" handler.
If I select "No," I'm assuming that Gmail will no longer ask me to ...
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2answers
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How to use hterm from my browser, and is it just as secure as my regular terminal emulator?
I just found the solution to a question that I posed in 2011: Is there a web app that provides a terminal emulator / secure interface to the bash shell? in a Chrome web store app called "secure ...
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1answer
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How do I do a Redo after Undo (Ctrl+Z) in Twitter's tweet compose box?
Normally, Ctrl+Y would "undo the undo" and put me back where I was. But in Twitter's compose tweet dialog box, Ctrl+Y does nothing.
This is on PC, Linux, Chromium browser.
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How can I force Google Maps to update “My location” when I move?
I travel a lot and I use Google Maps to help me get around a lot.
The My location feature is very handy when you're lost and find a WIFI hotspot but it has one problem.
My Location likes to cache ...
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1answer
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Why my Gmail goes partially unencrypted whenever I start writing a new message?
When I enter my Gmail account (Ubuntu precise, Firefox with a few addons—AdBlock, WOT, Ghostery, HTTPS Everywhere) the encryption of the page works normally (snapshot 1), and keeps on doing so until I ...
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Is chrome update totally automatic? [closed]
Regarding this post as to how google chrome auto update itself, Update Google Chrome
it seems that you still have to click the arrow on the wrench to complete the process, it simply auto 'reminds' ...
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How can I fix JavaScript error seen in Chrome, but not seen in Safari?
I'm using Chrome on Mac OS X Lion and recently the behavior of Craig's List changed. If you go to a real estate or rental listing like this one, only the first picture shows and there is no longer ...
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On some rare sites, why does my current Chrome tab follow a hyperlink when I middle mouse click? [closed]
There are a few websites such as http://www.gamereplays.org/portals.php on which if I middle-mouseclick a hyperlink (e.g. to an article) (which opens a new tab on the hyperlink's destination) opens a ...
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I'm in a loop: "Sync Error: Update Sync passphrase
My Chrome sync will not work. I cannot remember my pass phrase. In order to change it I am directed to my Google Dashboard which then says
Your account seems to be empty. To start using sync, ...
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Is there a way to force Chrome to save all bookmarks to Google Bookmarks?
I'm using BoogleMarks to manage Google Bookmarks in Chrome but it takes 3 clicks and some mouse moving to create a bookmark, whereas the Chrome bookmark "star" button is just 2 easy clicks and little ...
0
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1answer
212 views
Navigation missing in Google Analytics when using Chrome
When I use the Chrome web browser, I can't see all the report in Google Analytics because it is missing the left hand navigation column. In Firefox, I can collapse this column, and then re-open it by ...
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179 views
Is this Facebook layout legitimate or a scam?
I've been having some trouble loading Facebook on Chrome. At first my wall simply didn't load and many of the options were not working properly. A few moments later a trojan was found in my computer ...
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Unresponsive Facebook Webapp?
I've been having problems for the last 2-3 weeks when visiting my Facebook newsfeed in Chrome (https://facebook.com/ or https://facebook.com/home.php), the webapp never completely loads and makes ...
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229 views
A particular youtube video not working
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqgWi4kSsEI
The following video does not work, but others do. Why is that? I have tried on Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. I have the latest Flash Player as well.
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2answers
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Embedded Youtube videos are missing fullscreen functionality
If I view videos on Youtube, I see the fullscreen button, as well as being able to double-click the video.
If a youtube video is embedded on a non-youtube site however, I'm missing both the button ...
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Skipping to position in youtube player is apparently limited to buffered data
I experience this annoying effect and I don't understand if the problem is of the OS (OSX), the browser (Chrome), the Flash player, or youtube itself. Everything is upgraded to the latest version, ...
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Where are all the not-free chrome extensions?
The chrome webstore seems to allow for apps that cost money. However, I can't find any of them in the actual webstore.
What does this mean? Are paid apps just hugely unpopular and a bad way to go? ...
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I can't log into Twitter from my Laptop?
When I try and log into Twitter from my laptop it says this:
Server error
The server for https://twitter.com/ took too long to respond.
It may be overloaded.
Here are some ...
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1answer
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Google Trends keeps coming up in Chinese
I'm having a problem with Google trends: it keeps coming up in what it looks like Chinese.
I tried to eliminate several potential causes:
Signed out of my Google account -> still in Chinese.
...
0
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0answers
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Is there a way to change locally the background color of an Etherpad using Chrome?
Is there a way to locally change the background color of an Etherpad-clone? (e.g.)
Possibly using Chrome@OSX.
zap! has proved ineffective, and I've been unable to do it with Chrome Stylist either.
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Some Google Drive Docs have error “This error has been reported to Google…”
For a few months, when I load some of my Google Drive wordprocessing docs, I get the Jacascript popup error in Chrome (latest version):
This error has been reported to Google and we'll look into ...
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How to view cached page on Chrome
I need to save a topic on Facebook.
The page contains a very offenisve topic, which the author have deleted when he realized he could be suit.
How can I open a cached version of that page in order ...
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2answers
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Is there a link to launch Google Scratchpad instead of pop-up?
I installed Google's Scratchpad extension in Chrome.
I'm wondering if there is a way to launch it within the main window. I hate the way it opens as a popup.
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Is there a way in Chrome or Firefox to have the bookmarks also auto save the last scroll position?
I found out that in Chrome, by going to "recently closed" and opening a recently closed tab, Chrome remembers the last location (scroll position).
I was looking for an extension (see Is there a ...
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2answers
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Save document as PDF on Google Drive through Google Cloud Print in Chrome
If you click on Print button (or Ctrl+p)
you would see print page where you can select the printer.
Among other, local printers there is an option: Print with Google Cloud Print
by clicking of ...
0
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1answer
364 views
Why do YouTube videos start late?
The only problem is that YouTube videos don't start immediately. Watching animated circle icon - instead of the video - is annoying. When the video starts, there is no problem with it, it loads fast.
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8answers
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How to use GPG with Gmail?
I would like to read and write GPG encrypted mails within Gmail. I found FireGPG, but the support for Gmail has been discontinued (and I am using Google Chrome as a browser).
What is the most ...
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1answer
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How Can I Prevent Gmail from Opening a New Tab when I Switch Accounts?
It seems that about 2 weeks ago, Gmail began always opening a new tab (in Chrome at least) every time I switch Accounts.
Previously it only opened new tabs when I logged into a new account, but if I ...
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0answers
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Word docs on password-protected site viewed via Google Docs displays markup of login page
I often have to look at Word documents on my university's student portal, which is behind a login page. If I try to view a Word document using Google Docs in Chrome, the HTML markup of the login page ...
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Why Is Google Drive convinced that I'm offline?
Okay, this is messed up. I opened up my budgets spreadsheet as I do every week, and realized that I could only edit 1-2 cells before everything would freeze up. Inspecting the UI, I found a tiny ...
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Merge Chrome Bookmarks
Can I merge existing Chrome bookmarks with bookmarks imported from another browser like Firefox, so that Chrome only displays one Bookmarks Folder, not two - 'Bookmarks' and 'Imported from Firefox'?
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Gmail: Recover deleted email from browser cache
I've permanently deleted an important email from Gmail Trash folder. And as I understand it, there is no way to recover the email from inside the Gmail application.
But, I figured that my browser ...
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Random Signature in Gmail
Well all the old instructions to allow me to put a random quote in my gmail sig do not work anymore. Gmail has changed, gmail labs has retired "random signature."
Does anybody know a way to do it ...
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1answer
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Search suggestion works only in the factory search provider [closed]
I just installed Chrome. Surprisingly, the search suggestions (predictions) won't show up if another search provider but the built-in one will be selected.
I even tried to create a new provider ...
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Chrome Omnibox fails to auto complete for default search engines other than Google [closed]
I am running Chrome 24 on OS X Mountain Lion.
I used to have Wikipedia, Youtube, etc. in "other search engines" with assigned keywords; and omnibox auto complete works fine for pages I visit on a ...
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Diigo - can't bookmark page
I use the Diggo toolbar in Chrome 18. I tried to bookmark a page from http://onepay.vn , but Diigo doesn't allow me to bookmark it.
However, I use the Diigo toolbar in Firefox 12 and Diigo allows me ...
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Not able to use outlook.com email shortcut
I am using outlook.com email, with @hotmail.com address, and using chrome explorer, but according to the list of shortcuts suggested by Microsoft websupport, mine doesn't work as suggested.
If I ...
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1answer
704 views
Offline Evernote Access in Chrome
Is there a way to access my evernote notes offline in Google Chrome?
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0answers
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Chrome Sync Error: Update Sync Passphrase [closed]
I have an issue with Chrome (v20.0) and its Sync feature. Recently, I began seeing an orange exclamation mark next to my wrench icon. When I click the icon I see a line that says "Sync Error: Update ...
4
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1answer
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How can I make Trello auto-login when Chrome starts?
Does it make a difference if I use the same account I use for Chrome?
I really need it to be starting up when I ever I start Chrome, without having to sign in every time.
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YouTube stops buffering when video is paused
For some reason YouTube isn't buffering videos whilst they are paused.
It started happening two months ago. At first I thought it was just a global change by YouTube, but after venting on Twitter I ...
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How to resize a messages in Gmail even narrower?
Gmail message windows can stretch far and wide:
And they can be narrowed, spilling text over into the next line, while keeping all text visible.
But at a certain point (about 450px wide), ...
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Any plugin to control GMail message editor with keyboard?
I want to use GMail's various rich-text capabilities with the keyboard. For example, I want to type Ctrl + M to indent, Ctrl + Shift + M to dedent, and do all the other actions (like adding a link or ...
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Why is panda poet so slow on Chrome but not on Firefox?
PandaPoet is a WebApp come Game that I like to play. Recently (this year) I've found that the games doesn't load properly when you make moves, and the images don't refresh properly, instead overlaying ...
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Facebook chat only page
I don't remember exactly how I got to it, but I opened a page (external possibly) that only showed the chat interface of facebook. It was quite similar to the gabtastik screenshot
What I wanted ...
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Search YouTube favorites?
Can anybody that has Chrome and can actually do it, answer? Also, for Firefox 3.6 (latest version of ff), only those that can do it.
I'm not looking for somebody just pointing to an extension, but ...
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Is there a web view of my synchronized Google Chrome bookmarks?
Google Chrome synchronizes my bookmarks between computers. When I am away from a computer that has Chrome on it is there a way to view these bookmarks on the web?
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1answer
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Chrome doesn't display URL gadgets in Google Sites
I own a Google Apps domain, and I've built a site in Google Sites. Within the site I've embedded some gadgets, added by URL.
The problem occurs when I open the site in Chrome: the gadgets aren't ...
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1answer
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Can you make Google search results category (web, images, maps, etc.) show on top?
I was using a public computer the other day and was surprised to find google search results rendered a little differently on its Chrome than on my laptop's Chrome.
Basically, the search results ...
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yahoo mail search broken in chrome, how can I fix it?
yahoo mail search is broken in chrome.
frequently I search and get a blank screen.
I use the old yahoo mail interface (for mainly for memory). A solution involving the new interface isn't of ...
