Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Enable User Scripts in Google Chrome [How To]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/MoJAngY6VOE/enable-user-scripts-in-google-chrome

Windows only: The latest beta version of Google Chrome adds support for user scripts, but if you want to enable them you'll need to follow a couple of quick steps.

The first step is to download and run the Google Chrome Channel Changer tool, which will subscribe you to updates from either the Beta or Dev channels—you get more features but potentially a less stable browser. For user scripts just choose the Beta channel, go to Help -> About and click the Upgrade button, and you'll get the latest beta version.


Next you'll want to open up your favorite file manager and browse down to the following path for your Windows version:

Windows XP: %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
Windows Vista: %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default

Create a new directory called "User Scripts" inside the Default folder. This is where you will need to save the Greasemonkey scripts.
The last step is to modify the Google Chrome shortcut—or any Chrome "application" shortcuts—to include the --enable-user-scripts switch after the executable path.

Now you can start using Greasemonkey scripts in Google Chrome—although keep in mind that not all of them work, since Chrome hasn't implemented all of the features yet. Once you've saved a Greasemonkey script into the User Scripts folder, simply refresh the page and it should work (or not).

User Scripts [Chromium Developer Documentation]


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Posted by Augustine at 8:24 AM

Better Gmail for Google Chrome [Lifehacker Code]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/VHLvDQ4taWs/better-gmail-for-google-chrome

Windows only: Better Gmail for Google Chrome is a compilation of user scripts designed to enhance your Gmail experience—and to make it easy, we've tested and bundled them together in one easy download.



Better Gmail for Chrome is inspired by the well-known and grown-up Better Gmail extension for Firefox. Like the original, we've packaged up a bunch of scripts that we've either tested successfully or modified to make them work correctly—since Chrome doesn't have full Greasemonkey support we had to make a few modifications to some of them.

Better Gmail for Chrome

Updated: 03/23/2009
License: All user scripts are copyright their original authors and maintain their original license as specified by their original author.
Installation: Installing Better Gmail for Chrome requires first using our guide to enabling user scripts in Chrome. Once you have completed those steps, you can download the Better Gmail for Chrome zip file.

Open up the zip file containing the user scripts, and copy the ones you want to enable into the appropriate User Scripts folder for your version of Windows:

Windows XP: %userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chro! me\User Data\Default
Windows Vista: %userprofile%\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default


Refresh Gmail, and you are done. If you are having issues getting it to work, make sure that you follow the steps to enable user scripts.

Features:

Add Row Highlights-Highlight message rows as you roll over them:

Attachment icons—Adds attachment filetype icons:

Show Message Details-Display the full details of the top messages in a conversation:

Folders4Gmail-Lists labels in a folder-like hierarchy:

Hide Spam Count-Hides Gmail's Spam message count:
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Credits: Better Gmail is a compilation of user ! scripts written by several Greasemonkey scripters. The full list of Better Gmail user scripts and their authors is as follows:

Release History:



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Posted by Augustine at 8:24 AM

Create a Quick Infused Olive Oil Before Dinner [DIY]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/OoRzJECW05k/create-a-quick-infused-olive-oil-before-dinner


If you're looking to impress the folks, the significant other, or your friends with a fancy-pants dinner, you only need a few hours to whip up a quick-infused olive oil that seriously boosts your offerings.

Photo by fdecomite.

Search around the web for recipes to infuse olive oil with herbs, citrus peel, garlic, or other flavors, and you'll typically be looking at a mash-bottle-wait-and-wait affair. An Atlantic magazine food blogger, however, suggests that mashing up your flavors in a bowl a few hours before serving, then adding just enough olive oil to use, pays off well:

Coarsely chop herbs, zest and/or garlic, and place in mortar or an unbreakable bowl with a with a pinch of salt; pound to a coarse mash with a pestle or a rounded rock.

Stir and mash the flavorings with the pestle as you slowly drizzle in the oil. Set aside to infuse one hour before using; if too strong, add more oil to taste.

Hit the Atlantic link for a few flavoring ideas, and note the commenter's simple tip for speeding up the process even further with a microwave. What kind of olive oil could you imagine making for your own hoity-toity dinner ordeal? Spill the inspiration in the comments.

Making Your Own Flavored Oils [The Atlantic Food Channel]



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Posted by Augustine at 8:24 AM

JetBytes Transfers Files Directly via the Web [File Transfer]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/lki_sajfSIk/jetbytes-transfers-files-directly-via-the-web

JetBytes is a web based file-transfer service that skips the whole remote storage model and shares files directly between users.

The interface is dead simple. You go to the website and use the browse dialogue to select a file from your computer. JetBytes generates a random URL for your transaction. You then share the URL with the person you'd like to send the file to.

As long as you keep your browser open your friend can use that URL to download the file from you—once you navigate away from the JetBytes page even if the transfer is under way it will close the connection. When they load the URL they'll be given a save dialogue for the file you're transferring and from there the only limitation is the speed of your two connections. JetBytes does nothing more than route the file transfer through their web server, allowing you to share large files easily others even if one or both of you are behind restrictive firewalls.

There is no restriction on the size or type of the files. JetBytes is a free service and requires no registration or personal information.



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Posted by Augustine at 8:24 AM

Conference.io Sets Up Upload-Friendly Chat Quickly [Collaboration]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/vYBfFt-JtSQ/conferenceio-sets-up-upload+friendly-chat-quickly

Quick, simple file-sharing service Drop.io enabled real-time chat streams on file drops earlier this month. As of this morning, they've made it far more simple to bring a bunch of friends or co-workers into a (very, very) Campfire-styled web chat room with conference.io. Two clicks to create a room, email the link, and you can review uploads, call in by phone, and, coming soon, log in through a third-party chat app.



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Posted by Augustine at 8:23 AM

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