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christianboyle / chrome-extensions-jan-2013.mkd
Created January 21, 2013 19:03
I don't like having the bookmarks bar visible in Chrome. It takes up too much room and looks ugly. Chrome extensions, on the other hand, sit next to the omnibox and have their own icons (which show active/inactive states and secondary options). This seems far better to me, and I end up using them way more often than bookmarklets (which are only …

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