CHROME
32 29 May - 11 June 2019
Curb your tab addiction
With so much content on the internet,
your browser can quickly fill with a
multitude of tabs that you promise
yourself you’ll check ‘in a minute’ –
a minute that’s often spent opening
even more web pages.
Not only does this make for a
clut tered and distracting browser, but
it’s not much goodfor your computer’s
proc essing power either. So if you feel
you’re sufferi ng ta b addiction, we’ve got
a cure: tab manager Cluster (bit.ly/
cluster476), which offers unparall eled
control over every tab and Chrome
window you have open at any ti me.
Clicking the extension opens the
Window Manage r, which lists all your
tabs and andopen windows, each with
a ti ck box alongside, so you can delete
or save them, or gr oup them into
projects that can be restor ed at a later
date. You can also su spend tabs at will,
so they don’t hog your computer’s
resources and slow it down.
Have you ever read the small print on a website? Not just
glanced at the words ‘Terms of service’ or ‘Privacy
policy’, but actually read it? Or do you tend to scroll rig ht
down to the bottom and click Accept? We’re not blaming
you – it sometimes feels like you needa law degree just
to get past the first section. The trouble with skipping
these pagesis that you don’t alwaysknow what you’re
signing up for, or ho w a website may use your data.
Policy Highlights (bit.ly/policy476) is an amazing tool
that adds an unmiss able yellow highlight to important
words including ‘pay’, ‘consent’ and ‘required’. The sort
of words that might make you want to sit up and take
notice, particularly if you’re not sure how a company
intends to use (or abuse) your personal data or monitor
how you use the web. The browser tool works with
pagessuch as GDPR privacy and cookie polici es,
and Ts & Cs.
Take notes onevery
new tab
Quick Notes (bit.ly/notes476)
essentially takes Windows Sticky
Notes and transpla nts it to Chrome.
It also acts as a new-tab manager,
overriding your default homepage
and allowing you to add or edit
notes. These are automatically saved
and carrie d across to any new tab
you open, which is handy if you’re
forever forg etting why you started
browsing in the first place.
Clicking the plus icon at the
bottom of th e page creates a blank
‘note’ that can be custom ised with a
colourful (if limited) background
palette. Basic formatting is also
available – alongside changing the
font type andsize, you can realign
text, bolden or italicise your writing,
and addhyperlinks andimages.
Every ti me you open a new tab,
the lush locations in the background
image change,too.Copy mailtolinks with
one click
In Is sue 475 (bit.ly/webuser475), we
looked at waysto block the biggest
online nuisances, but there’s one irritant
we forgotto include: when clicking an
email address on a website opens your
default email client, and you then have
to copy the address, minus the ‘mai lto’
bit, and paste it into the email account
you actually wanted to use.
Unmailto (bit.ly/unmail476) finally
does away with this carousel of time-
wasting. With th is extension instal led,
hover over any ‘mai lto:email’ link on
a website and you’ll see a
small box pop up above the
link, letting you know you
can ‘Copy email’ or ‘Open
in Gmail’. Click either of th ese
to activate Unmailto.
However, if you’re happy
using the standard email
client, simply click the link
in the usualway.Best New Browser Tools
Highlight important words in privacy polici es