Adjusting Browser Settings to Improve Performance and to Meet Needs

In Google Chrome, you can use add ons to customize your browser to optimise the experience to your needs. I use an add on called "Fastest Fox". When you highlight a word, you are given a definition for it by Wikipedia in a pop-up bubble. You are also presented with the option to search the highlighted word on Google, Wikipedia, Bing or DuckDuckGo.

Another function of this add on is that when you search Google, a box appears on the results page that gives you all the possible meanings of the word, this is shown below because it is hard to explain:

This box also lets you search the word on DuckDuckGo. On DuckDuckGo the word is given a page that displays disambiguation of the word, this is also shown below:

I can make the text size larger by using Ctrl and +, or I can make it smaller by using Ctrl and -. By using plugins, I have access to applications more easily. An example of this is a video down loader.

The video down loader plugin makes it easier to download media from websites. The video files it can download include:

• .mp4
• .3gp
• .flv
• .mov
• .avi
• .wmv
• .asf
• .swf
• .webm

The range of video files available to download makes the plugin versatile  and consequently very useful.