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Have you ever downloaded something from the Interwebs only to have trouble figuring out where it went? Most of the time, browsers will save to a location of their choosing by default without asking for your input. How rude! I cannot tell you how many times over the years I have forgotten to toggle this setting to force whichever browser I’m using at the time to ASK me where to s … [Read more...] about Change the Download Location in Google Chrome

I have mentioned many times in other articles how much I loathe standard anything: ringtones, images, backgrounds and so on - and on! My Google Chrome background is no exception to this rule. I march to the beat of my own drum, like so many of you do, and I need things to look and sound in a way that matches my style or mood. Google - as usual - has made it simple to change … [Read more...] about How to Change Your Google Chrome Background

Autofill is a godsend to many of us… yet can also be a serious privacy concern for others. Whatever your preferences are, they are yours alone and you are not “wrong” for making choices the way you do. I am not here to tell you whether you should or shouldn’t save your addresses and payment information to Chrome. This article is only going to help you understand how to add, edit … [Read more...] about How to Enable and Disable Autofill in Google Chrome

I have used pretty much every browser out there, but Google Chrome is the one I use on a daily basis. It is just - easier. I have my Gmail and Docs tied to it, and use those constantly throughout every day. I have Chrome downloaded on my Android phone, as well, and have everything synced between the two. There is not much I do not love about Chrome… except the default f … [Read more...] about How to Change the Font in Google Chrome

If you print from the Google Chrome web browser often, you may want to have an easily accessible print icon available so you can quickly print. By default, Chrome makes you select the Menu, then "Print" to bring up the print dialog. You can save a step each time you print by making a print bookmark with these steps. … [Read more...] about How to Add Print Button to Bookmarks Bar in Google Chrome

Sometimes you might need to quickly restart Chrome without losing the tabs you have open. Fortunately, you can do this fast with a little bit of magic they built into the browser. … [Read more...] about Quickly Restart Chrome Without Losing Open Tabs

If you use Google for just about everything, you probably used the password saving feature that Chrome offers as well. This is not such a good idea since if your computer is ever compromised, the hacker, they could easily get their hands on all of your saved passwords. There are various password managers you can use to keep your passwords safe. For example, I've used … [Read more...] about How to Transfer Saved Passwords in Google Chrome

Turn Hardware Acceleration Mode on or off for Google Chrome with these options. … [Read more...] about How to Turn Hardware Acceleration Off or On in Google Chrome

Google Chrome now warns users if they are visiting a page that is not protected via HTTPS as "Not Secure". If you don't like this behavior, you can disable it with the following steps. … [Read more...] about Chrome: Enable/Disable “Not Secure” Warning