Read Comments On YouTube Without Losing Video Playback Focus [Chrome]

One problem with watching videos on YouTube is losing screen focus from the playback as you scroll down to read comments. YouTube As It Should Be, a Chrome extension, offers a new way to browse and watch video content on YouTube. The extension works around the losing focus issue by elegantly adding scroll bars to related video content and comments block, eliminating the need to scroll away from video player to view comments and related content. Furthermore, a toolbar with forward/backward, autoplay and shuffle buttons is added to the bottom of the page. You can also view thumbnail previews of all related videos by hovering your mouse over all video clips.
With this extension, you can watch the video and read comments at the same time. The comments section gets a scrollbar of its own, shrinking the panel from its original size so that the video never moves out of focus. A toolbar with useful buttons is also added to YouTube Videos, allwoing you to switch between previous/next video, auto play and enable shuffle. Moreover, the thumbnail previews allow you to quickly skim through a video’s content without actually needing to play it, thus making it easier to find content of your interest.

Scroll bars are also added to the related videos panel, so you can easily scroll down them while continuing to watch the currently-playing video.

This is quite a handy extension that improves your YouTube video watching experience. It gives YouTube an elegant look and lets you enjoy videos and comments at the same time. Visit the link below, try it out, and let us know what you think.

Install YouTube As It Should Be For Chrome

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Enable Functional Table Of Contents For Any Website [Chrome]

When browsing through blogs and content-rich websites, how many times have you actually read everything? It becomes rather tiring to find the right material, especially if the website in question comes with a lot of text. TableOfContents is a Google Chrome extension that makes navigation of webpages easier by allowing you to toggle the Table-of-Contents (ToC) for the said page. It creates an expandable Table-of-Contents list, which conveniently allows you to access the headings of lengthy articles. Clicking on a particular heading highlights it, and the webpage content is navigated accordingly. TableOfContents gives users a overall view of what a webpage consists of, rather then displaying selected parts.
Once the extension is installed, a button is added right next to the URL bar. Whenever you come across a huge website, simply click this button to enable the TableOfContents view. Contents are listed to the left of the page, whereas the webpage will be displayed to the right. Headings are highlighted when clicked, and webpage content changes accordingly. With this extension, you no longer need to scroll down long webpages and look for your favorite articles. Simple click a heading and start reading. You may also change the width of the Table-of-Contents panel, and the area occupied by the webpage.

This extension might prove particularly useful for students who read lots of research papers online. It quickly lets you find your desired content when you’re short on time, or in a rush. Grab it from the Chrome Web Store link below.

Install TableOfContents For Google Chrome

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Google Sponsored Report Says Chrome is the Safest Browser

Accuvant has published a report, commissioned by Google, called “Browser Security Comparison: A Quantitative Approach” which evaluates the security of Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Internet Explorer. The report finds that Google Chrome is currently the browser that is most secured against attacks.

“Anybody who surfs the internet is familiar with malware, spyware and viruses. These malicious programs can lead to system pop-ups, slowdowns, account takeovers, and theft of credit card data, social security numbers and other personally identifiable information. While antivirus and anti-malware can help prevent infection, the first line of defense is using a secure web browser,” said Ryan Smith, chief scientist for Accuvant. “Accuvant is dedicated to providing essential services, like this in-depth, proactive research, that help protect vendors, companies, government agencies, and the public-at-large against those with malicious intent.”

Although the report was commissioned by Google, Accuvant says its analysis is independent and based on the premise that all software of sufficient complexity has vulnerabilities. As such the web browser with the best anti-exploitation techniques is the most resistant to attack.

“Our researchers used a completely different and more extensive methodology than previous, similar studies,” said Chris Valasek, Accuvant LABS senior research scientist. “We compared web browsers from a layered perspective, taking into account security architecture and anti-exploitation techniques. Like antivirus or anti-malware software, each provides an additional layer of defense. This methodology requires a greater depth of technical expertise than statistical analysis of vulnerabilities, and also provides a more accurate window into the security of each browser.”

The Conclusion
The reports executive conclusion reads “the URL blacklisting services offered by all three browsers will stop fewer attacks than will go undetected. Both Google Chrome and Microsoft Internet Explorer implement state-of-the-art antiexploitation technologies, but Mozilla Firefox lags behind without JIT hardening. While both Google Chrome and Microsoft Internet Explorer implement the same set of anti-exploitation technologies, Google Chrome’s plug-in security and sandboxing architectures are implemented in a more thorough and comprehensive manner. Therefore, we believe Google Chrome is the browser that is most secured against attack.“

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Google Pays out $6000 to Security Researchers for Chrome 16

Google has released Chrome 16 (16.0.912.63) for Windows, Mac, and Linux. As well as improvements to Sync and the ability to create multiple profiles on a single instance of Chrome, Chrome 16 also contains some important security fixes.

The security fixes (and related awards) are:

• [81753] Medium CVE-2011-3903: Out-of-bounds read in regex matching. Credit to David Holloway of the Chromium development community.
• [95465] Low CVE-2011-3905: Out-of-bounds reads in libxml. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Inferno).
• [$500] [98809] Medium CVE-2011-3906: Out-of-bounds read in PDF parser. Credit to Aki Helin of OUSPG.
• [$1000] [99016] High CVE-2011-3907: URL bar spoofing with view-source. Credit to Luka Treiber of ACROS Security.
• [100863] Low CVE-2011-3908: Out-of-bounds read in SVG parsing. Credit to Aki Helin of OUSPG.
• [101010] Medium CVE-2011-3909: [64-bit only] Memory corruption in CSS property array. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (scarybeasts) and Chu.
• [101494] Medium CVE-2011-3910: Out-of-bounds read in YUV video frame handling. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Cris Neckar).
• [101779] Medium CVE-2011-3911: Out-of-bounds read in PDF. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (scarybeasts) and Robert Swiecki of the Google Security Team.
• [$1000] [102359] High CVE-2011-3912: Use-after-free in SVG filters. Credit to Arthur Gerkis.
• [$1000] [103921] High CVE-2011-3913: Use-after-free in Range handling. Credit to Arthur Gerkis.
• [$1000] [104011] High CVE-2011-3914: Out-of-bounds write in v8 i18n handling. Credit to Sławomir Błażek.
• [$1000] [104529] High CVE-2011-3915: Buffer overflow in PDF font handling. Credit to Atte Kettunen of OUSPG.
• [$500] [104959] Medium CVE-2011-3916: Out-of-bounds reads in PDF cross references. Credit to Atte Kettunen of OUSPG.
• [105162] Medium CVE-2011-3917: Stack-buffer-overflow in FileWatcher. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Marty Barbella).
• [107258] High CVE-2011-3904: Use-after-free in bidi handling. Credit to Google Chrome Security Team (Inferno) and miaubiz.

Note that the referenced bugs are kept private by Google until a majority of Chrome users have updated.

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Remotely access another computer using Chrome

What to do if you want to show something to others in their own PC from a remote place ? Sometimes it is easier to control their PC remotely instead of giving the instructions on the phone.We have already discussed some remote control techniques like How to remotely shutdown pc using browser and how to control a pc by sms or email. But here we are presenting an idea to entirely control a pc remotely with the help of an addon in Google Chrome.Many of you have already heard this and knows it.But this is for those who have no idea about this

There's already a program that does this (comes with Windows), it is called Remote Desktop, but how many people know how to setup the router/ports/firewall necessary for it to work? To do all Introducing TeamViewer, the simplest software ever built for this purpose. (Free for personal/non-commercial use). Click here to read more about Entire control of a pc using TeamViewer

Now you can also Remote Access another computer using Chrome browser without any subscription or any paid software.Chrome has launched a app for its browser named Chrome Remote Desktop BETA which allows you to remotely control your friend’s system using chrome, google app or gmail id. Chrome Remote Desktop BETA is fully cross-platform, so you can connect any two computers that have a Chrome browser, including Windows, Linux, Mac and Chromebooks.

You can Download Chrome Remote Desktop extension from the Google Chrome Web Store. The addon will be automatically installed. If you leave the installation page open, you can launch the app right from that page.

HOW TO WORK WITH THIS APPLICATION
 

1. After installation goto the start page you can see the the application as shown below in your start page.

2. Click on the Chrome Remote app to open it and to see the window shown below.

3. Click continue and you will asked to allow access to your data. proceed with allowing access.

4. Then it will ask you whether you want to share your own computer to some other system or connect to a shared computer.

5. If you clicked share this computer, then it will generate automatic sharing code.

6. Just send this code to your partner to connect to your system as shown below.

7. Once connected you will see their desktop as seen below and can do whatever you like.

Thats it now you are connected to remote computer.If you found this article useful please pass your comments, all your feedbacks are precious.

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Web Browser Grand Prix 7: Firefox 7, Chrome 14, Opera 11.51

Mozilla released the hotly-anticipated Firefox 7 two days ago. Does it deliver on the promise of speed and memory improvements? Does Firefox 7 have what it takes to dethrone current Web Browser Grand Prix champion, Google Chrome? Read on to find out!

Although it's only been one month since Web Browser Grand Prix VI: Firefox 6, Chrome 13, And Mac OS X Lion, the browser wars show no signs of subsiding. The last 30 days were just as feverish as those that came before. But before we get down to business, let's get all caught up on the latest in this epic saga.
Recent Events
08/30/11: Opera updates from version 11.50 to 11.51
09/16/11: Google Releases Chrome 14
09/27/11: Mozilla Releases Firefox 7
09/29/11: Futuremark releases an open beta for the next version of Peacekeeper, announced exclusively here on Tom's Hardware.
Ongoing: Microsoft Internet Explorer market share continues to plummet, while Google Chrome market share continues meteoric rise.
Recent Drama
05/04/11: Google releases "fixed" versions of Apple's SunSpider and Mozilla's Kraken JavaScript benchmarks. We missed this the first time around.
09/01/11: David Storey, emblematic Opera developer and evangelist, leaves Opera for a new gig at Motorola, which quickly gets eaten up by Opera's arch-rival Google. Doh. Good luck, Dave!
09/20/11: Yet another Mozilla developer incites fear and chaos by suggesting a five week (or shorter) Firefox release cycle.
09/21/11: This idea is quickly rejected.
09/22/11: Another camp inside Mozilla proposes Firefox ESR (Extended Support Release) for enterprise use. ESR is to be five times slower than the standard Firefox releases.
9/29/11: Even more absurdity from Mozilla developers, this time floating the idea of banning Java to thwart security threats.
What's New In Web Browser Grand Prix 7?
We've added more composite scoring, brand new startup time tests, and retired the raw placing tables. Essentially, the benchmark suite receives yet another handful of additional refinements aimed at updating tests, enhancing accuracy, improving analysis, and most noticeable of all, yielding faster results. Hey, Firefox 7 was just released the day before yesterday! With 40+ benchmarks, multiple iterations per benchmark, and five Web browsers, this is nothing short of a monumental effort.

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Week in Geek: Google Chrome Edging Closer to #2 Browser Position

Another week, another post full of news link goodness such as Facebook’s agreement to FTC security audits, the EC’s upcoming 400+ page finding against Google, Carrier IQ’s impending lawsuits, Microsoft’s posting about Java being the largest malware target, and more.
Image via Wallpaperew (Black Google Chrome Wallpapers).

Weekly News Links

• Firefox sees Chrome closing in as IE’s share holds steady
  Internet Explorer’s desktop market share, which has been in a near-constant free-fall since 2003, held steady in November. Meanwhile, Chrome has moved to within striking distance of Firefox, with Mozilla’s browser likely to lose its second place spot within the next few months.
• Mozilla pushes Firefox fuddy-duddies toward the future
  Mozilla has begun notifying Firefox 3.6 users that now is a good time to upgrade to Firefox 8.0.1–and to the browser’s new fast-moving ethos.
• HP’s WebOS decision expected within the next two weeks
  The fate of WebOS will be decided in the next couple weeks.
• Facebook agrees to FTC security audits after it ‘deceived customers’
  Leading social networking service Facebook has agreed to settle with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on charges that its privacy settings were deceptive to customers, and that it made privacy promises that it didn’t keep.
• EC reportedly prepping 400+ page finding against Google
  The European Commission will issue a lengthy Statement of Objections, the equivalent of a preliminary finding, against Google for abusing its market dominance, according to a report in the Financial Times.
• Carrier IQ faces lawsuits, lawmaker seeks FTC probe
  Carrier IQ’s woes continue to multiply. The Mountain View, Calif., startup now faces three lawsuits over allegations that its cellphone software violates the privacy of mobile users. A congressman has also asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission today to investigate those charges.
• What does Carrier IQ do on my phone–and should I care? (FAQ)
  Just what is Carrier IQ’s software doing on your phone? And do you really need to worry about it?
• Govt tracking goes online, but balance needed
  Governments are taking to the Web, particularly social networking sites such as Facebook, to conduct surveillance on the pretext of monitoring potential criminals and fighting crime but insiders have cautioned against state agencies overstepping into citizens’ privacy while doing so and urged them to find balance in such activities.
• Stolen UN access credentials were obsolete
  Talking to media in the US, a spokeswoman for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced that the UN server access credentials published by the TeamP0ison hacker group earlier this week were obsolete and are no longer valid.
• Could your printer be a Trojan horse? Researchers say yes!
  Although most people tend to think of printers as dumb boxes sitting by your desk, a new study from Columbia University researchers has found that they may be surprisingly vulnerable to sophisticated hacking attacks.
• Java is the largest malware target according to Microsoft
  In a posting on the Microsoft Security Blog, Tim Rains, a director of Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing Group, has written of the huge number of Java exploits being found in the wild.
• Public Java Exploit Amps Up Threat Level
  An exploit for a recently disclosed Java vulnerability that was previously only available for purchase in the criminal underground has now been rolled into the open source Metasploit exploit framework.
• Update Java to thwart active cross-platform exploit
  There is a rather serious vulnerability in Java version 1.6.0_26 that is apparently being actively pursued by hackers, one that is easy to implement and allows hackers to compromise systems without being detected.
• Loopholes in Verified by Visa & SecureCode
  Trend Micro’s Rik Ferguson posted a good piece on Thursday about a major shortcoming in credit card security programs maintained by MasterCard and Visa.
• More Kernel Vulnerabilities Found in Ubuntu OSes
  Several more security vulnerabilities were recently discovered in the Linux kernel packages, affecting the Natty and Maverick backport, and EC2 Linux kernels of Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, and the OMAP4 Linux kernels of Ubuntu 10.10 and Ubuntu 11.04 operating systems.

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Enable Multi-Touch Gesture Browsing Experience in Chrome

If you have used any touch based browser, like Safari on iPad, Metro IE 10 on Windows 8, you would appreciate the pleasure that the touch feeling brings to you, and you wish you would have the same when you are on Windows. While there seems no way you can have it in IE, there is a workaround that you might want to try in Chrome.
chromeTouch is a Chrome extension that enables iPhone like touch scroll interface and multi-touch gesture like 2-finger zoom in and out right in Chrome on Windows.
Once you have it installed, you will see the chromeTouch icon right next to the star bookmarking icon in the address bar indicating that the touch feature is on when you are on any web pages. Then you can scroll the page up and down, slide it left and right, zoom it in and out without using any of the scrollbars on the browser. Even though you don’t have the touch device you can still experience it with your mouse. You have to do it by yourself to see how good it is.

There are also 3 sections of settings you can adjust to meet your own needs. Right click on the chromeTouch icon and select Options to go in.



I have to say it’s very cool and useful, especially when browsing in Chrome on Windows.
[via IntoWindows]

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Automatic Facebook Birthday Wishing Extension Chrome

So your friend has a birthday and you are not able to get online and wish your friend many many happy returns of the day well than Automatic Birthday Wishing Extension for Chrome can help your out in doing your job really easily.

Automatic Birthday Wishing Extension for Chrome can simply scan all the friends with birthdays and wishes them out really easily with pre installed presets. So your work is too simply install the extension and then let it do its work on its own.

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Save Bookmarks in IE, Firefox, Chrome and Opera

How would you like to save your bookmarks in IE, Firefox, Opera and Google Chrome so that you can restore them in case if you need to re-install your operating system or move them from one computer to another? This post will show you how to save and restore bookmarks in simple steps.

Bookmarking the favorite web pages can save a lot of time as it becomes almost impossible to remember a list of favorite websites and their URLs. However it can be really frustrating at times when you lose all those saved bookmarks in case if a computer crashes. Also if you are a person who uses more than one computer then it becomes hard to copy all those saved bookmarks one by one manually. So saving the bookmarks can become handy in such situations. Here is how to to do it.

Saving a Bookmark file in Internet Explorer

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Google Chrome as a Hacking Tool

This is not a joke. If you are using Google Chrome then it is very easy for a malicious attacker to get the Remote Access of your Computer.

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