Tag: HIDE

Google Chrome extensions can be truly handy, but there's at least one feature power users have been clamoring for since the beginning: the ability to hide an extension's browser action button. Good news, Chrome Geeks: the Canary build now lets you hide extension buttons. Just right-click the icon you want to disappear and select hide button, and it's gone. If you should happen to get removal ...

It's never a bad idea to clean up history files on your devices -- especially your smartphone. As Lifehacker points out, you might have friends constantly wanting to check out your sexy new Android phone, and they don't need to know how many Hotel Mario videos you've been watching on YouTube. Enter HistoryEraser, which cleans more than just your browsing tracks. This handy little app can also ...

As the new Hotmail continues to roll out -- it's now in use by more than 100 million people and headed to all remaining users soon! -- I don't doubt that many of you who hated the old version might want give Hotmail a second look. With loads of new features, improved performance, and no more text promotions in your message footers, Hotmail is now a strong alternative to GMail -- even for seasoned ...

Still havingdifficulty coping with the skeletons in your closet? Maybe you need a thicker door -- like the one Ex-blocker can bolt on to your web browser! Head over to their site and enter detailed about your exes -- you can add up to five, which should be plenty. Enter the required details, and Ex-blocker generates you a customized plugin which helps fade them into the background, away from ...

Avoiding distractions on while working your computer can be tricky business. Fortunately, there are plenty of great, free apps out there to help you get things done! CinemaDrape, for example, is a great way to turn off the "background noise" so you can focus on one particular app or area of your screen. You can download an installable version of CinemaDrape or grab the portable remix and run ...

Yesterday, extension support landed in the stable version of Google Chrome. Today it looks as though the Chrome team is looking at ways to enhance the current extensions interface. One common gripe about some Chrome extensions is the creation of unnecessary buttons. In recent snapshot builds of Chromium, an tweak has been made that will allow us to hide unwanted items. Between the Omnibar and ...

WatchCat is a free Windows utility that lets you hide running programs from view. It basically minimizes selected programs and removes their entries from the Windows taskbar and Alt+Tab menu. It won't close them; it won't save you any RAM, but it will clear up some screen real estate while you let a program run in the background. At first this might not seem that useful. But ask yourself, do you ...

We're not going to delve into exactly why you've got windows open on your computer that you don't want your boss, children, or spouse looking at. But Window Hidie can help you keep your running programs out of view. This tiny (52KB) utility displays a list of running applications. Select any button and then click the hide button and the application will disappear from view. You won't be able to ...