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Windows 8 Metro Tab Page for Google Chrome

Awesome New Tab Page, as the name suggests the extension adds a new tab page to Google Chrome. Today most you may have seen a Metro featured desktop. The new Tile based desktop has changed the interface of Windows completely. The extension is a result of Windows 8 Metro UI - inspired new tab page that is fully customizable with apps, widgets, bookmarks, and so on.



Awesome New Tab Page will allow you to experience the Metro Design in Chrome browser. By adding this extension to your Chrome browser your default browser gets changed to a more dynamic Interface.

The extension is extensible with widgets,initially it had a non-stock widget, The Weather Widget.

If you are interested in creating Extension friendly widgets you can get started here.

When you are ready to publish your Widget to Chrome Web Store, be sure to mention that it is a widget for Awesome New Tab Page. Be sure to include the text "Awesome New Tab Page".

You can get widgets for your New Tab page here @ ChromeWebStore/awesomenewtabpage

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Using Aero Flip 3D Ctrl Windows logo key Tab

1. Press Ctrl+Windows logo key +Tab.
2. Press Tab to move through the windows. (You can also press Right Arrow or Down Arrow to move forward one window, or press Left Arrow or Up Arrow to move backward one window.)
3. Click a window in the stack to display that window, or click outside the stack to close Flip 3D without switching windows. You can also rotate the wheel on your mouse to quickly move through the open windows.

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When to Use Protect Tab vs Lock Tab in Firefox

One of the best extensions for Firefox is Tab Mix Plus because of the enhancements to the tab browsing that can’t be found elsewhere. There is also another extension called tab browser extensions that provides similar functionality.

There are two options that provide similar but possibly confusing functionality. You can see in the screenshot below the Protect Tab and Lock Tab on the menu.

Here’s when you should use each feature:

Protect Tab

• If you want to make sure that a tab cannot be closed. This is useful to make certain you don’t accidentally close a tab.

Lock Tab

• A lock tab cannot navigate to a new URL. This means that it is “locked” on the current URL. If you have this tab selected and you click a bookmark link, history, or a link on the page, the link will open in a new tab.

You can also combine the two on a single tab. For instance, I both lock and protect my Google Reader tab, which I always keep as the first tab so I can quickly switch back to it.

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