![]() I love how it goes into effect automatically, no configuration is required once it’s activated. According to the description, it can save up to 80% of your computer browser memory. It’s absolutely fantastic: If you haven’t used a browser tab in awhile, it automatically suspends or “caches” it so it’s no longer using so much computer memory. Tab Suspender is one of the new extensions Ben introduced me to. So far uBlock Origin seems to be just as effective as the alternatives… and I’m hoping I’ll notice the memory utilization improvements as well. In the past I’ve tried AdBlock, AdBlock Pro, and Adblock Plus. According to that reddit thread, there are big differences in the memory utilization of ad blocker extensions. I love to use ad blocker browser extensions, especially when sharing YouTube videos with students, since I have no desire to subject them (or myself) to advertisements when we’re trying to watch something together. UBlock Origin is a new extension for me, which I discovered tonight thanks to this reddit thread. Here are my seven current “indispensable” Google extensions, along with a short description of how I use each one / why I think it’s great. ![]() This past week at the Inspiring Digital Age Teaching & Learning Conference in Keystone, Colorado, I had an opportunity to hear Ben Wilkoff ( lead a fantastic session titled, “Chromebooks for Learning: The Missing Guidebook.” The way Ben had participants simultaneously contributing to a shared Google Document, captured in this six second Vine video, was just one of the fantastic ingredients of this session.īen shared several new Chrome extensions in the session which I’m absolutely loving, so I’m including them in my current list (linked below) of “indispensable Chrome extensions.” By “indispensable” I mean that I’m keeping these extensions running all the time, while others are toggled off until I actually want to use them. ![]() Unlike mobile apps, if you have many extensions enabled, you can end up slowing down the operating speed of your web browser significantly. Like mobile apps, however, it’s easy to give a large number of extensions a try and end up with many more installed than you actually use or need. Browser extensions extend the functionality of a web browser. One of the main reasons to run Chrome or FireFox on your laptop or desktop computer is support of browser extensions.
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