6 extensions to transform your online experience
These productivity, security and
network tools will help you get more at work & leisure
Productivity
Project Naptha
If you have ever wanted to work with the text you see in an
image online, Naptha is the key. Using optical character recognition, it makes
the text in images copyable and editable. It will even help translate text from
other languages.
Forest
The Pomodoro technique is meant to make you work 25 minutes,
break for five, then start it all again to increase productivity. There are
many timers out there to help, but Forest is uniqueas it counts down, it grows
an animated tree as long as you refrain from visiting blacklisted sites. By the
end of the day, you could have a whole forest. There are also mobile apps to
keep you focused.
Security
Click&Clean
Enter a hot zone of privacy and security with this add-on. The
drop-down menu from Click&Clean provides access to your browser cache,
cookies, plug-ins, extensions, and history — and quick ways to erase them. You
even get a full browser test to see how well Chrome is protecting you. It will
help you scan for malware using Bitdefender, clear your private data, and a
host of other security options you are neglecting.
Secure Mail for Gmail (by Streak)
This extension might not be strong enough for the likes of
Edward Snowden, but for those who need some basic open-source encryption on
messages, it helps. Also known as SecureGmail, it prevents anyone snooping on
your messages, by building in encryption/decryption tools. You will be able to
append a password to messages you send — and the recipient won’t be able to
open it unless he is also on Gmail, also has the extension loaded, and gets the
password from you.
Social/sharing
Notifications for Instagram
Instagram addicts know how great the smartphone app is. This
extension brings that same degree of photo-heavy Instagram-atical excellence to
the desktop browser experience. You access Instagram right from the toolbar.
Shareaholic for Google Chrome
Shareaholic is a must for those who need instant access to
social networks. From the drop-down menu, post directly to Facebook, Twitter,
Pinterest, Tumblr, Gmail, Evernote, and more than 250 other sites with this one
extension. It has the Goo.gl URL shortener and Bit.ly built in, as well as
Amazon Wish Lists for multiple countries.
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