Top 10 Useful Add-Ons & Extensions for your Google Chrome 2014

Everyone knows Google. Almost Everyone uses Google Chrome, but did you know that are lots of extensions and add-ons, & Pugins out there that could enhance your user experience? Well, here’s a list of Top 10 Useful Google Chrome Add-ons, Plugins for your enjoyment!

Before I you head straight into the extensions, here are some things you should do prior to installing extensions:

•  DO download your extensions from the Google PlayStore

•  DO check the permissions they request from your account. Be aware that there are 3rd party add-ons out there that breach your browser’s security. Most extensions require your approval prior to installation, so do check for anything suspicious before installation.

• DO read any terms and conditions it may have as they may differ from other extensions.

Now, before you get all scared, these are necessary precautions for ANY extensions for ANY browser. It’s just a quick reminder. 

Here is a list of top 10 Google Chrome Plugins and Addons that help in various aspects.

1. Google Chrome Backup

This particular plugin helps you to create profile, wherein you can store your favorite bookmarks, web browser history and much more. You can restore, backup, delete or create shortcut to your Google Chrome profiles.

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2. Last Pass

This particular addon helps you to manage all your passwords in Google Chrome browser. It also helps you to fill up forms online.

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3. Goo.gl URL Shortener

This plugin assists you in shortening any website URL with the URL shortening service of Google – Goo.gl. Once the URL is compressed, it is then copied to the clipboard automatically. Therefore, you can distribute and communicate the shortened URL to your friends in Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Blogger, MySpace, Delicious, Gmail and Google Reader easily.

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4. Offline Gmail

This particular addon helps you to access your Google Mail account during situations wherein there is no internet connection available at your end. You can read emails that had been downloaded already and also compose new emails in the interface of the browser. Whenever you go online, you can send them and receive new ones automatically.

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5. AdBlock

This plugin helps to hide advertisements that are present on the webpage that you visit. It is actually a javascript that delineates the CSS rules according to the website you are viewing to put out of sight page elements that tend to illustrate the advertisements.

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6. Portable Chrome

The name itself suggests the use of this plugin. You have to unzip the small file to your USB Flash drive and then run ChromeLoader.exe. Your profile details and Chrome settings will be save in your thumb drive.

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7. XChrome

This plugin works as a theme manager for Chrome. It allows you to install any Google Chrome skin within seconds. It also permits you to know various details about the skin before you install it.

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8. Google Dictionary

With the help of this addon you can learn the definition of a phrase or word. You have to just double click on a particular phrase or word to know its definition.

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9. Google Talk

This plugin permits you to stay connected with your family and friends in GTalk without having to login separately into your Gmail account. It actually adds a GTalk icon to the launcher which pops up whenever you open it.

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10. Session Saver

This handy plugin helps you to manage, save and reload several web sessions in Google Chrome.

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Some Security Tips By World's Most Wanted Hacker Kevin Mitnick | Cyber News

Kevin Mitnick came by his security expertise the hard way. In the 1990s, his electronic penetration of some of the biggest companies in the world made him a notorious tech boogieman, and ultimately landed him five years in prison.

Now free and clear, Mitnick has reinvented himself as a computer security consultant and writer. He travels the world teaching organizations how to secure their information in a world of corporate spies and younger versions of himself. He took a break from his jet-setting to share some practical security tips. Clip them and stick them on your parents' refrigerator or your IT administrator's white board.

Here is Top 10 list of steps you should take to protect your information and your computing resources from the bad boys and girls of cyberspace:

• Back up everything! You are not invulnerable. Catastrophic data loss can happen to you -- one worm or Trojan is all it takes.    
• Choose passwords that are reasonably hard to guess -- don't just append a few numbers to a no-brainer. Always change default passwords.
• Use an antivirus product like AVG or Norton, and set it to update daily.
• Update your OS religiously and be vigilant in applying all security patches released by the software manufacturer.
• Avoid hacker-bait apps like Internet Explorer and disable automatic scripting on your e-mail client.
• Use encryption software like PGP (pretty good privacy) when sending sensitive e-mail. You can also use it to protect your entire hard drive.
•  Install a spyware detection app -- or even several. Programs that can be set to run frequently, like SpyCop, are ideal.
• Use a personal firewall. Configure it to prevent other computers, networks and sites from connecting to you, and specify which programs are allowed to connect to the net automatically.
• Disable any system services you're not using, especially apps that could give others remote access to your computer (like Remote Desktop, RealVNC and NetBIOS).
• Secure your wireless networks. At home, enable WPA (Wi-Fi protected access) with a password of at least 20 characters. Configure your laptop to connect in Infrastructure mode only, and don't add networks unless they use WPA.

Today, Mitnick has been able to move past his role as a black hat hacker and become a productive member of society. He served five years, about 8 months of it in solitary confinement, and is now a computer security consultant, author and speaker.