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Re: Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?

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Markdown Here [1]

It lets me write stuff on Gmail/Inbox or a number of a other sites in Markdown.

Then I hit Control + Option + M (on OS X) and bam, it coverts the Markdown to neat HTML.

It's really great for writing technical emails with code snippets and stuff. You even get syntax highlighting for those code snippets, too.

[1] http://markdown-here.com/

Re: Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?

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Momentum | https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/momentum/laookkfkn... This displays a beautiful photograph on your "New Tab" page instead of a list of your most visited sites, which if you're anything like me is procrastination central. It serves as a reminder for me to slow down, stay focussed, and not obsessively check news, Hacker News, etc... (yep, it's not exactly working at the moment ;-) It also allows yo…

I also find Earth View from Google Maps as a fun extension too. It sets your new tab to a random location on Google Maps and you can open up the location in the Maps for more in depth looks. Earth View from Google Maps | https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/earth-view-from-go...

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Re: Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?

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- Hacker news special https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hn-special-an-addi...

- New tab GRE, A new word and it's meaning shows up every time I open a new tab, looks cool too. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/new-tab-gre/bkddfb...

- Plays a random song every time I click on it, its fun https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/random-song/epeedg...

- Remove element, helps me read peacefully https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/click-to-remove-el...

Re: Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?

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* Authy - Authy: Two-Factor Authentication from your PC ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gaedmjdfmmahhbjefc... ) * EditThisCookie - EditThisCookie is a cookie manager. You can add, delete, edit, search, protect and block cookies! ( http://www.editthiscookie.com/ ) * Faviconize Google - Adds favicons to each link offered by Google search results ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/fijobgpmmkilncagcl…

I replaced Hover Zoom with Hover Free some time ago, after the original started betraying my trust, I enable Hover Free even on incognito mode https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hover-free/hcmnngg... My other favorite extensions: Vimium, Privacy Badger, Session Manager

Re: Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?

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Streamkeys[1]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/streamkeys/ekpipjo... AdBlock(not ABP): https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock/gighmmpiob... And Clearly: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clearly/iooicodkii... Because I just can't imagine my browser without them :) [1]: http://streamkeys.com/

Just curious, why specifically AdBlock and not ABP?

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Re: Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?

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Streamkeys[1]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/streamkeys/ekpipjo... AdBlock(not ABP): https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock/gighmmpiob... And Clearly: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clearly/iooicodkii... Because I just can't imagine my browser without them :) [1]: http://streamkeys.com/

Just curious, why specifically AdBlock and not ABP?

Adblock Plus has completely sold out due to their ''acceptable ads'' policy which whitelists 300+ ad feeds including most native ad networks (taboola, outbrain) and even some banner display ads now - basically, anybody who will pay them a little ransom. How can you claim to be an adblock client when you purposefully don't block the majority of ads?!

Adblock is a category of apps not a single company. There are plenty of alternatives to support. As mentioned, uBlock is excellent. I hope they don't pursue the same commercial path as they become more popular.

Re: Ask HN: What are the most useful Chrome extensions?

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µBlock: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/%C2%B5block/cjpalh...

LiveReload: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/livereload/jnihajb...

StartHQ: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/starthq/ilcpdgfepi... - this is something I've been working on for a while, let's you launch web apps quickly and search inside them, like Spotlight on the Mac but for web apps

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