Posts Tagged ‘Chrome’
A simple alternative to Hacktheweb, aardvark, platypus or Tampermonkey.
Because I hate ugly distracting cruft on websites. :-)
History:
I loved Platypus but moved on to Aardvark when it died, then created Hacktheweb to enable aardvark to save scripts to Stylish (recreating most of the platypus functionality with out the risks).
But while creating extensions can be a lot of fun, maintaining them… not so much.
Each time Stylish changes you need to update Hacktheweb to match. Tried that for a few years and… meh. So instead I just used Hacktheweb with the old 1.4.1.1 Stylish.
Also Hacktheweb was created on Firefox and I have moved to Chrome…
The Binding Flash of Inspiration:
But I had a revelation… Adblock Plus! Never really considered it after ruling it out a while ago (no widthify, no stylish, and I had hid the ABP button so out of sight out of mind).
But looking at it in this new light (looking for Simple, Quick and Good Enough, rather than Perfect).
The Benefits for me are:
No extra extensions, I am using ABP already, so no extra trust needed. Also backed by a big name developer.
ABP block element is quick and easy to use, as is transferring filters.
The Result:
Fantastic clean, distraction free, easy reading of my favourite web sites… without having to build and maintain my own extension.
Looks like a plan :-)
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[25.07.2020] Update:
So yes life moves on :-)
All in on Apple these days, bought a 12.9 IPad Pro Dec 2017 and it’s the best computer I have owned.
I also purchased a stand, a Magic Keyboard and a Trackpad.
Now I have installed @AdGuard and it is just about perfect for my iPad & iPhone.
I found that I can block a part of a web site – like a header or sidebar that’s annoying me – so we have a winner.
Via a post at Macworld: macworld.co.uk/how-to/iosapps…
RSS Note:
I was using RSS but I have just moved over to TweetDeck.
Life moves on!
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[07.04.2018] Update:
So 1st, check out the comments for a couple of extensions that others have recommended.
Next, on Windows I’m still using ABP & the block element function, because I trust them and use it as an Adblocker anyway.
Next, on IPad I have moved over to Safari on iPad solely because of Automatic Reader View.
It loads the page then Reader View kicks in, and I get just the text and main images, no ads no cruft. I use the iPad 2017 with a Logitech slim folio case, basically a 9.5in laptop with touch.
Any edge cases that the Reader View cant cope with I save to Pocket.
Too busy in RL so this is the best life hack to the web readability problems that I have ATM.
Cheers.
How may Chromebooks run Crouton?
Where Are All The Chromebooks?
Crouton has 171,342 users?… hmm interesting
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More interesting still the ratio of Chromebook users to Crouton installers…
1 in 10? then 1,713,420 Chromebooks
1 in a 100? then 17,134,200
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Chromebook shipments in 2014 are expected to increase to 4-5 million units, the sources indicated.
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Hmm that Linux Web Growth looks like the Crouton affect – using Xfce on your Chromebook.
This is exactly how I use my HP Pavilion 14.
Hmm that looks like Crouton – using Xubuntu on your Chromebook
Chitika, an online advertising network and Yahoo partner, recently concluded a five-month study of Chrome OS and Linux Web usage growth. The company found that the Chrome OS drives 0.2% of desktop Web traffic in North America.
That represents a doubling of Chrome OS traffic in September 2013, when Chitika’s study began. But in the overall scheme of things, Chromebook-generated Web traffic remains insignificant. Chrome OS Web traffic is about a tenth of desktop Linux Web traffic in North America.
HP Chromebook: Xfce Setup and Apps
To add Xfce to your HP Chromebook you need to go here first.
Now on with the configuring of your new Xfce Desktop… :-)
sudo apt-get install arandr
sudo apt-get install synaptic
file-roller
gnome-system-monitor
pina
keepassx
Appearance
Icons > Harmony.
Rendering > enable anti-aliasing: slight, rbg
HP Chromebook: Crouton-Xfce: Adding Chrome
1. In Chromebook Pop open a shell (Ctrl+Alt+T, type shell and hit enter).
2 Run:
sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -t chrome -r raring
Adding Xfce to your HP Chromebook with crouton
Really easy and it works great!
Geek Note: Long term I’m going to use Crouton to install Xfce which uses the chroot command to run Xfce on top of the Chrome OS, which is already based on Linux. Unlike dual-booting, that means you can switch between Chrome OS and Xubuntu with a quick keyboard shortcut, no reboots necessary.[ Edit 20.08.13: This works great:) ]
How to Install Ubuntu Linux on Your Chromebook with Crouton
https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton
crouton: Chromium OS Universal Chroot Environment
crouton is a set of scripts that bundle up into an easy-to-use, Chromium OS-centric chroot generator. Currently Ubuntu and Debian are supported (using debootstrap behind the scenes), but “Chromium OS Debian, Ubuntu, and Probably Other Distros Eventually Chroot Environment” doesn’t acronymize as well (crodupodece is admittedly pretty fun to say, though).
Groklaw Themes Bug on Chrome
Themes: Groklaw, Groklaw_Blue, Woodlands, Woodlands2 and WoodNight.
On Chrome (Version 28.0.1500.63) the Headlines column is too small (1/7) and the News Picks too large (5/7).
Grokporate is Correct so I will switch to it for now. (Headlines column 5/7 and News Picks 2/7).
OS is Xubuntu 13.04.
Screen is a running 1920 x 1080 (24 inch Samsung).
Note1:
Screenshots:
Will log a bug report with Groklaw.
Note2:
Note: Speed up Chrome mount .cache/google-chrome in RAM
Create the script: chrome_tmp_cache.sh
Add the following to the script:
#!/bin/bash
if test -d /tmp/chrome; then
exit 0
else
rm -r ~/.cache/google-chrome
mkdir /tmp/chrome
ln -s /tmp/chrome ~/.cache/google-chrome
fi
Change the script permissions:
$ chmod +x ./chrome_tmp_cache.sh
Add the script to the Session and Startup > Applications Autostart:
Name: Chrome Cache
Command: /home/<user>/chrome_tmp_cache.sh
Comment: Move Chrome cache to /tmp
From here.
Check:
/home/<user>/.cache/google-chrome/Default/
/tmp/chrome/
Microsoft, this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.
We are witnessing something truly remarkable, the end of Microsoft and Intel’s Wintel strangle hold on consumer computing.
Take a moment and consider that.
Yeah we are so busy doing day-to-day things that you sometimes miss the huge sea changes, because they are incremental, and not at all obvious from ground level.
But zoom out to 40,000 feet and… Wow just wow.
The PC market is tanking. Windows 8 is proving to be a disaster. Dell is hoping to go private. HP is flailing. But not every “personal computing” company is suffering. In the past few years, Apple has sold more than 500 million iOS devices – not licenses, devices – and is selling an additional 75 million iOS devices (iPhones and iPads, mostly), each quarter. At this rate it could be only a few years before the iOS installed base surpasses the global Windows installed base.
A Theory about the Office on iPad Schedule
Office for iPad, launched at the same time as Windows 8/RT, would most likely have killed the market for Windows 8 and RT devices. As it was, that market was already severely diminished and below expectations. But with a viable alternative tablet, it could have been game over. And the ramifications of that decision would have impacted far more than just Windows 8/RT: The PC market could have literally collapsed, much as the videogame market did in 1983. The fallout would have included PC makers going out of business/being sold, a serious and potentially permanent hit to Microsoft’s bottom line and the ouster of Steve Ballmer. I’m talking tech Armageddon here.
It’s actually happening, we all wondered and speculated on, if, and when, and how…
Well people here it is! Microsoft THE END.
Too weird.
Notes:
This battle was not fought for the sake of gaining positions or so many square miles of desert territory. General Alexander and General Montgomery fought it with one single idea. they meant to destroy the armed force of the enemy and to destroy it at the place where the disaster would be most far-reaching and irrecoverable….
There Are 1.25 Billion Windows PCs Worldwide Matt Rosoff|December 06, 2011
Feedly Power User Setup – Two Keys to Anywhere – Using Index and Goto
Want to see whats new (per feed, not per category), and to be able to jump to it fast?
Here’s how:
Use Index (gh) to see what’s unread and (gg) to search and jump to a feed.
(gg) then type to narrow your search.
Set everything to Title View.
Increase the Zoom in chrome until you lose the left feeds menu and it gets replace with a hover over control.
Install “Force Background Tab” from Yuchen Wang from here:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/force-background-tab/gidlfommnbibbmegmgajdbikelkdcmcl .
This lets you scan through your items fast using keyboard shortcuts:
n and p (next) and (previous) to work down the list.
o to (open) the summary of an item.
v to (view) in a new tab (forcing it to open in the background is a huge time saver).
r to reload.
Notes:
New keyboard shortcuts: View original in *background* tab, Preview
http://feedly.uservoice.com/forums/192636-suggestions/suggestions/3744458-new-keyboard-shortcuts-view-original-in-backgrou
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