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Goolge chrome introduces extensions and Bookmark sync

Long awaited extensions and bookmark sync features of Google Chrome came out of beta yesterday. All the Chrome users will get the update through their current browser. If you are looking to update your Google chrome to support extensions, go to About Google Chrome under settings, and click update to new version.

The bookmark sync is a simplified version of Google’s browser sync (earlier released for Firefox). It works on your Gmail account, and you can set time interval of the bookmark updates.Google also has published a video explaining the new bookmark sync feature here.

Google Chrome extensions

But the major upgrade is the support for extensions lack of which was one of main reason for many still sticking with Firefox.With the introduction of extensions the growth in share of Google Chrome is expected to skyrocket. As Google was working with developers on extensions even before the official stable release support , most of the popular extensions of Firefox are now available for Google chrome here.

You can read the Google’s official release on Google Blog.

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How to obtain older versions of Sun Java – JDK or J2SDK or J2SE

Many have asked me how to obtain the older versions of Sun’s Java Development kits and runtimes. Here is the archive of all the older versions of Sun’s Java installations and runtimes.

Sun Java – Older JDK,J2SDK,J2SE Archive link

One might wonder why these older versions are needed, most developers use older versions of JDK , J2SDK for sake of compatibility with respect to servers. For instance any IBM WAS server running version 6 will need J2SDK 1.4.2 update 9 . And most Development teams all over the world are still using J2SE 1.5 versions of JDK and JRE.
The above link has download links for

JDK/JRE – 6 6 Update 16 6 Update 15 6 Update 14 6 Update 13 6 Update 12 6 Update 11 6 Update 10 6 Update 7 6 Update 6 6 Update 5 6 Update 4 6 Update 3 6 Update 2 6 Update 1 6

JDK/JRE – 5.0 5.0 Update 21 5.0 Update 20 5.0 Update 19 5.0 Update 18 5.0 Update 17 5.0 Update 16 5.0 Update 15 5.0 Update 14 5.0 Update 13 5.0 Update 12 5.0 Update 11 5.0 Update 10 5.0 Update 9 5.0 Update 8 5.0 Update 7 5.0 Update 6 5.0 Update 5 5.0 Update 4 5.0 Update 3 5.0 Update 2 5.0 Update 1 5.0

J2SDK/J2RE – 1.4 1.4.2_191.4.2_181.4.2_171.4.2_161.4.2_151.4.2_141.4.2_131.4.2_121.4.2_111.4.2_101.4.2_091.4.2_081.4.2_071.4.2_061.4.2_051.4.2_041.4.2_031.4.2_021.4.2_011.4.2 (Initial)1.4.1_07 + documentation1.4.1_061.4.1_051.4.1_041.4.1_031.4.1_021.4.1_011.4.1 (Initial)1.4.0_04 + documentation1.4.0_031.4.0_021.4.0_011.4.0 (Initial)

J2SDK – 1.3 1.3.1_251.3.1_241.3.1_231.3.1_221.3.1_211.3.1_20 + Documentation1.3.1_191.3.1_181.3.1_171.3.1_161.3.1_151.3.1_141.3.1_131.3.1_121.3.1_111.3.1_101.3.1_091.3.1_081.3.1_071.3.1_061.3.1_051.3.1_041.3.1_031.3.1_021.3.1_01a1.3.1_011.3.1 (Initial)1.3.0_05 + documentation1.3.0_041.3.0_031.3.0_021.3.0_011.3.0 (Initial)
J2RE – 1.3 1.3.1_251.3.1_241.3.1_231.3.1_221.3.1_211.3.1_20 + Documentation1.3.1_191.3.1_181.3.1_171.3.1_161.3.1_151.3.1_141.3.1_131.3.1_121.3.1_111.3.1_101.3.1_091.3.1_081.3.1_071.3.1_061.3.1_051.3.1_041.3.1_031.3.1_021.3.1_01a1.3.1_011.3.1 (Initial)1.3.0_051.3.0_041.3.0_031.3.0_021.3.0_011.3.0 (Initial)
J2SDK – 1.2 1.2.2_17/_017 + documentation1.2.2_16/_0161.2.2_15/_0151.2.2_14/_0141.2.2_13/_0131.2.2_0121.2.2_0111.2.2_0101.2.2_0091.2.2_0081.2.2_0071.2.2_0061.2.2_0051.2.2_0041.2.1_004
J2RE – 1.2

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Google introduces Broswer Size tool for web developers

Google Labs which is a part time project at Google, produces many long lasting products and sometimes just for fun materials. The latest addition to their long list of innovative tools is Browser Size, A tool which allows web developers and website owners, how many customers get the intended content without scrolling. For instance if you place a ad or a button in the bottom of the page, 30% of your users may never see the Ad/Button if they dont scroll.

It is basically a graph based on the Screen resolution of the web users collected by Google itself, in practical sense the tool may not show actual % for your site, rather it shows the Global Average. But still a nice tool to try and play with your websites.