Essential Chrome extensions

Right now on my Chrome browser:

• Gmail Checker tells me how many unread emails I have;
• Chromed Bird tells me how many unread tweets I have. If there are also mentions or DMs it turns green;
• Awesome Screenshot takes screenshots of the whole page or just a selected area;
• Firebug Lite shows the hidden secrets of every webpage;
• Chromeshark has basic controls for the Grooveshark app
• Discotheque is an app by a friend generating a playlist of the videos you’ve seen on Youtube.

Have fun!

20 things I learned

Google set up a nice instance of crossmedia: it’s a website (level 1) holding a book (level 2) about where the web is going (level 3).

What’s a cookie? How do I protect myself on the web? And most importantly: What happens if a truck runs over my laptop?