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Is Google Trying to Kill the URL Bar?

Kristen Hawley — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:54:57 PST

A leaked internal memo shows that Google may be thinking of ditching the URL bar, at least in its Chrome browser. The document shows four potential designs for Chrome, one of which does away with a visible URL bar and freeing up vertical space for browsing. Another design option shows the URL bar on the left side of the page. And while the bar wouldn't actually go away (that would just render the browser useless), it may disappear from view until a user hovers over a certain spot on the page.

Find out more after the break.

Download of the Day: Opera For iPhone

GeekSugar — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:00:23 PDT

After submitting its iPhone app to Apple for review, Norwegian software company Opera wasn't too hopeful it would be approved. After all, it is a browser, poised to compete directly with built-in Safari. Turns out, the Opera app was approved and is available for free download.

After a slow start, Opera took off after a British ruling forced Microsoft to visibly give Internet Explorer customers a choice of which browser to use. Downloads of Opera software more than doubled following the ruling.

Creators of the app claim that it's up to six times faster than Safari. It features "speed dial," a way to quickly access your favorite sites, and tabs for keeping several windows open at once.

Have you found a cool download-worthy treasure you'd like to share with the rest of us? Create a PopSugar Account or log in to your account. Then join the Download of the Day group, where you can submit your favorite downloads and widgets. And you never know, it could be featured on GeekSugar! Here's a detailed guide to posting questions or posts to groups if you are new to the PopSugar Community.

Geek Tip: Drag and Drop in Firefox

GeekSugar — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:45:23 PDT

As a compulsive tab-opener in Firefox, I'm always on the hunt for easy ways to organize my open tabs. While there are plenty of add-ons for managing tabs (Too Many Tabs and Colorful Tabs are two of my favorites), some days I just can't get them under control. I tend to work in multiple windows with multiple tabs, and if you do the same, this tip might come in handy. One of the easiest ways to organize windows in Firefox is to simply drag them around the screen.

You can change the order of the tabs simply by clicking on one and dragging it across the others. Look for a blue icon that shows which two tabs the chosen window will be moved between. You can use this to move a tab into its own window, too. Click and drag the tab off of the browser window or to the far side of your screen and the selected tab will now display in its own window. Conversely, if you find yourself working in too many windows, you can drag tabs from other open browser windows onto an existing window to create a new tab. Good news for you Chrome and Safari users - this tip will work for you as well!

Do You Leave a Ton of Tabs Open on Your Browser?

GeekSugar — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:00:11 PST

There are a few tech-sins I'll cop to: not shutting down my computer as often as I should, yanking the headphones out of my iPhone to stop the music instead of just pushing the stop button, and, of course, leaving a ton of windows open in my browser. I'm not sure what I have against closing the individual windows, but for some reason typing "command + t" is so much easier than clicking on the "x" to close each tab. Any other "lazy" browsers out there? The ironic thing about not closing these windows is that I get cranky when I have to scroll right or left to find a tab I'm looking for. (The photo above is an actual shot from my computer, which currently has 15 open tabs. It's a slow day.)

Google Chrome Tackles Safari For Third Most Used Browser

GeekSugar — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:30:39 PST

Just over a year after its launch, Google Chrome has made quite an impact on your Internet browsing. Taking over the title as third most used browser from Safari, Chrome users now inhabit nearly five percent of the browser market, according to a recent report. Although Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser commands over 60 percent of Internet usage, and Firefox takes a 24 percent market share, Chrome has been a fast riser to the top of the browser game.

I use Chrome on a regular basis on my home computer (although it is still a little buggy), but I find it an easy transition to make from Firefox (the browser I use most at work). But what about you - are you using Google Chrome? What do you like or dislike about it?

Will You Download Google's New Chrome Browser?

GeekSugar — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:00:44 PDT

Dilemma! What's a Google-devoted but equally Firefox-loving geek to do? When Google broke the news over the holiday weekend that they were releasing a new browser called Chrome, I was excited, but also a little guilty-feeling since I use and adore Firefox.

Google Chrome promises a faster and simpler interface, which sound great (the download is still only available to PC users, btw), but I'll have to play around a bit before I decide to make the switch. Considering that 65 percent said you were Firefox users in last year's browser poll, I assume many of you are also pretty content with Mozilla's browser. But the question begs to be asked - will you download Chrome's browser (that is, if you haven't already)?

Cool Download: Shareaholic for FireFox

GeekSugar — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:00:03 PDT

You know me, I love to share tips, tricks, downloads, and news all day long, every day of the week, 24/7. I'm sharing right now as I type! You might even consider it an obsession.

So knowing that I could make it easier on myself when I want to submit links to my bookmarking or sharing sites like Digg, Reddit, and Twitter by using Shareaholic - an award winning Firefox add-on that works like a hub for all my social networking and bookmarking services. It sends out my favorite links in one shot without me having to copy or paste a thing.

Once you download Shareaholic, a green button appears on your browser, letting you customize which sites you want to send links to. When you come to a webpage you think is worthy, just click the green share button, select your service (i.e., StumbleUpon) and your link is copied and sent to the site for you, ready to submit. How easy is that?

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Download of the Day: FotoFox

GeekSugar — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:01:04 PDT

After coming back from a short and sweet vacation last weekend, I had a ton of cool photos to upload to my Flickr account. Unfortunately, if you are uploading pics the classic way in Flickr - without a bulk uploader – I quickly found that it could become a long and time-consuming process! So I went on the hunt for a fast and easy Flickr uploader that I could use right from my browser. Very similar to Flock's awesome built-in Flickr Uploader, Firefox now has a version of its own called FotoFox.

A fast installation, and a simple login process allows you to upload photos on your desktop to a sidebar on your Firefox browser. It's compatible with Flickr, Tabblo, 23hq, Smugmug, Marela, and Kodak EasyShare Gallery, and even allows you to tag your pics in bulk to save you some time. It's free and totally fast to boot - what more can you ask for?

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Download of The Day: FoxyTunes

GeekSugar — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:10:27 PST

Oh, how I hate tabbing back and forth from Firefox to iTunes. It just takes so much time! If you're a geek, you know our goal is to make things easier for ourselves, not to control + tab our life away. Thankfully, we have FoxyTunes, to allow us to control our music player - right from the convenience of our browser.

To learn how FoxyTunes works,

read more. FoxyTunes works with your music player to put the controls in view, giving you the ability to skip, go back, pause and play right on Firefox. And now with the new feature "FoxyTunes Planet," Foxy will pump you full of info, videos, photos, top stories and show similar artists to the artist you are currently playing. And don't think FoxyTunes is just for the Apple fans out there, either. Foxy has a big list of apps it supports for your listening pleasure. Have a cool download you'd like to share with the class? Join our Download of the Day group and let us in on your little secret!

Is It Wrong To Look At Your Partner’s Web History?

GeekSugar — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 14:34:57 PST

My boyfriend recently came into the living room and interrupted one of my wild crossword puzzle tangents asking me a much dreaded question: Do you still read your ex’s blog?
While the answer is yes, (who doesn’t? or wouldn’t?) I felt trapped. I hadn’t told any of our leaky-lipped friends I’d been keeping up on my ex’s new job and relationship via his painfully descriptive blog so visions of a hidden camera system and night goggles filled my head.

How had my boyfriend learned of my online sleuthing? He’d trolled through the browser history in search of a wet-suit manufacturer he’d found a week before and in his quest, "checked out" my recent page history. So, is it wrong or right?