The Google Chrome extensions I use

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Richard wanted to know which Google Chrome extensions I use. Here's the list:

  • AdBlock: I still see ads, but I probably see fewer ads than before.
  • AngularJS Batarang: Great for debugging AngularJS applications.
  • Any.do Extension: I use this on my phone. Still thinking about how I can get something working with Org Mode and my phone. Might replace this with MobileOrg.
  • Application Launcher for Drive (by Google): I hardly use this, but it seems like a good idea.
  • Boomerang Calendar: Recognizes dates in e-mails and makes it easy to create appointments. Might not need it after Google improves its interface some more.
  • Boomerang for Gmail: Great for delaying replies, following up in case of non-response, or getting things to turn up in your inbox after a specified delay.
  • Capture Webpage Screenshot – FireShot: Can come in handy for full-page screenshots.
  • CSS Reloader: Handy during development.
  • Don't track me Google: I use this mainly to remove the annoying Google redirection that happens when you copy links from search results without clicking through them. This way, I can copy and paste cleaner URLs.
  • Dragon Web Extension: Theoretically allows me to use speech recognition to control Chrome. I still haven't gotten Dragon Naturally Speaking to be part of my workflow.
  • Evernote Web Clipper: Evernote is a great way to stash things I may want to refer to later.
  • Feedly: The extension lets me quickly subscribe to blogs. I prefer reading them on my phone, though.
  • Google Docs: Handy for sharing documents and editing them online.
  • Hangouts: I use this for video chats.
  • LastPass: Free Password Manager: Handy for storing and sharing passwords.
  • RescueTime for Chrome & ChromeOS: Tracks the sites I visit. I'm not doing anything with this data yet.
  • Rikaikun: Helps me learn Japanese when I hover over kanji.
  • RSS Subscription Extension (by Google): Displays a feed icon in the address bar if the site has alternate links to feeds. This way, I don't have to hunt around for the right link.
  • Send from Gmail (by Google): Makes Gmail the default handler for e-mail addresses.
  • Tampermonkey: For injecting the Javascript that Skewer needs so that I can interact with webpages from Emacs. Could probably get away with using a bookmarklet instead. This tends to slow down Chrome, so I enable it only when I'm planning to develop.

What extensions do you use?

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