Chrome login keyring
Posted: 2020-07-10 Filed under: network | Tags: google chrome, identification, password-store Leave a commentRecently I upgraded one of my computers to Slackware64 -current and installed Chrome 83.0.4103.106 (Official Build) using the SlackBuild in /extra. I am not signed in with my Google account in this browser and every time I start it I am presented with a message about authentication, which is annoying.
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Speeding up Chrome
Posted: 2020-03-07 Filed under: network | Tags: browsing, chromium, google chrome Leave a commentRecently, I’ve noticed that somehow browsing becomes more and more sluggish under Linux. I am using Chromium, from AlienBob. At the same time, using Chrome in Windows scrolls web-pages, such as Imgur or Reddit, much better. I finally googled a bit and it seems I found the solution.
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uBlock Origin
Posted: 2019-09-30 Filed under: misc | Tags: adblock, addons, block, chromium, firefox, google chrome, mozi, origin, uBlock 1 CommentI was never too happy with the different web browser Ad Blockers, but I was too busy to actively start searching for different options. There was a discussion on LQ about browsers, where uBlock Origin was discussed. So, I decided to give it a try.
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Old Chrome look
Posted: 2018-09-19 Filed under: desktop, network | Tags: google chrome, look, old style Leave a commentRecently, the look of Google Chrome has been redesigned. I do not really like it, as it takes more space than before, which matters on my 1366×768 laptop screen. Also, I do hate changes for the sake of the change itself. I googled a bit and came upon this solution.
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Chrome broken fonts
Posted: 2017-08-22 Filed under: desktop, network | Tags: chromium, font, google chrome, hinting, rendering Leave a commentI recently upgraded to Google Chrome 60.0.3112, using the script in Slackware 14.2 /extra. I immediatelly noticed a problem with fonts rendering, which affected not only web sites, but the browser itself. The same problem exists in Alien Bob’s Chromium package, version 60.3112.78.
Very annoying:
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