Yes I use them all, some every day, others when needed. Each has it's purpose. Some are disabled until I need them. One extension is currently being evaluated for it's possible usefulness. It was added yesterday before I posted. so the number is unchanged.
26 on Chrome (including apps). AdBlock Antisocial Auto Replay for Youtube Chrome yt downloader Chrome Ipass Clock Converter Currency converter DNT Eyecare FVD Speed Dial Ghostery Google Analytics Opt-out HTTPS Everywhere Keep my Opt-outs Outlook.com notifier Print selection ProxTube RPN Calculator RSS Subscription ext. SafeGmail Sticky notes The Camelizer Tiny RPN WMP Extension for html5 WOT I am not sure I need all of them, though
I'd drop Antisocial (DoNotTrackMe/Ghostery would block those from what I see at Chrome Web Store), DNT (Do you mean DoNotTrackMe by Abine? If yes, then keep it.), Google Analytics Opt-out (Ghostery/DoNotTrackMe blocks it already, doesn't it?), Keep My Opt-Outs (Both DoNotTrackMe and Ghostery should cover all of that.). You could decide whether or not to use both DoNotTrackMe and Ghostery, but even though there's overlap, last time I checked they always block something the other doesn't. So...
Have you tried enabling it in the browser's own settings? It's under chrome://flags. It says it's experimental, but I haven't had trouble with it. As for mine, I only use a few like ABP, ChromeIPass, and DNTM. I was using HTTPS Everywhere but it kept showing error messages, apparently conflicting with something else (probably DNTM).
Nope, in fact i didnt know Chrome had a Smooth Scrolling feature . . . I have used Chrome since its Public Beta (Sept 200 and since i found the Smooth Scrolling extension i haven't really paid attention to it. Im gonna try it.
DNT is this one: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/do-not-track/ckdcpbflcbeillmamogkpmdhnbeggfja I Keep it or drop it?
Drop it. Useless, considering that Google Chrome allows the user to set the Do Not Track header in the browser settings, right next where you can enable/disable Safebrowsing. Open the following link chrome://settings, in Google Chrome, which will open Chrome settings, then go to the bottom and choose to show the advanced settings, go up and find the setting Send a 'Do Not Track' request with your browsing traffic. Enable it. It will be one less extension wasting resources.
Thanks, but the DNT setting on Chrome was already on. I dropped that DNT and installed DNT by Abine. Should I drop it as well?
Why do people use something other than Firefox? How can people browse whithout extensions? A mystery to me...
if i were ever to do any online transactions of any kind.(which i dont).I would use a browser with no extensions at all.
Wynaut? Attack surface, buggy addons, resource usage (ABP uses ~60mb of RAM in Chrome). There, mystery solved.
Using Firefox and using 8 extensions - Noscript - Ghostery - Speed Dial - Free Download Manager - Forecastfox - Download Youtube Videos - LiveClick (for managing my Live Bookmarks / RSS feeds) - Garmin Communicator (disabled, gets only enabled when connecting to Garmin when checking updates for my GPS)
On my computer firefox is just as fast as dragon. I stick with firefox for the great extensions and custom features. As for chrome being more secure, Thats a debatable subject.