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Power up Google Chrome with Extensions

Google has taken extensions to its Chrome browser and turned them into an entire software platform.

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Seamus Byrne is CNET's Editor for Australia and Asia. At other times he'll be found messing with apps, watching TV, building LEGO, and rolling dice. Preferably all at the same time.
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Watch this: Power up Google Chrome with Extensions

We're on a roll with Google features this week, so I might as well point out the basics on making your Google Chrome browser even smarter with Extensions.

For starters, you should really give the Google Chrome browser a try if you haven't already. It's always good to have more than one web browser installed on your computer in case a website is acting strangely in one browser, as things might sometimes work themselves out if you swap to a different one.

Like Firefox Add-ons, Google Chrome has Extensions, but Google is aiming to turn Extensions into a total application platform.

There are lots of simple extensions available like screenshot tools and bookmark managers. But there are also full-fledged applications on offer, and even games available -- yes, even Angry Birds.

Just go to Chrome Preferences, then Extensions, and Get More Extensions, and you're in the right place.