There is a relatively easy way to find out memory usage of Chrome within your browser. In order to view this, follow the steps below:
Step 1
Go to a New Tab in Chrome
Step 2
Type the following in the URL bar and hit enter: about:memory
You will see the following window:
Here you can see cool things like:
- How much memory each running browser is taking on your machine (this includes that IE browser that you need for software that absolutely needs it).
- How much memory each Chrome tab is taking
- How much memory each plugin and extension is taking.
It also differentiates between physical and virtual memory
Now isn’t that awesome? 
Step 3 (optional)
I actually added this “page” as a bookmark in Chrome to put on my bookmarks bar, so that I can see the memory usage via a single click.
Note
You can also get to this page by going to the Chrome Task Manager (hit Shift-Escape while in Chrome) and clicking the funky looking “stats for nerds” link at the bottom of the resulting window.
Comment below if you like and want more of these quick tips! Until then, I’m outta here!
]]>Now, when I had my iPad as my primary tablet, I used Flipboard ALL the time. It was amazing and one of the premiere products out there that supported subscribing to various topics as well as twitter accounts. That was one of the major reasons why I bought the iPad funnily enough. It looked so damn cool going through my Facebook and Twitter listings like a magazine.
Come forward to the Asus Transformer, there was no Flipboard, and I almost panicked when I found there would be no android version of this application.
The major difference between Feedly and Flipboard is that Feedly is a RSS Reader that integrates seamlessly with your Google Reader subscriptions. Flipboard on the other hand does funky stuff with your twitter and Facebook feeds.
Anyway, enough about Flipboard.. all about Feedly from here.
Feedly is first and foremost a news aggregator based on RSS feeds. Its optimised for Honeycomb and while it comes pre-configured with lots of fantastic content, its even better when personalised with Google Reader integration. Presenting your RSS feeds in a clean magazine like format, Feedly looks and behaves beautifully. Feedly comes with customised layouts for different types of devices (including mobile, tablet and web) and looks great in landscape more on my Transformer.
The developers have taken the user experience seriously and designed the interface to be intuitive and familiar. The panels transition to and from the background seamlessly with very little lag, and the rendering engine that sets up and displays the content is almost on par with Flipboard.
Integration with products such as Instapaper and Read It Later is excellent as well as the ability to discover and add additional feeds directly from within the application.
While Feedly is available on both Chrome and Firefox, I’ve never really used the PC equivalent. Frankly, it was easier to subscribe to the RSS feeds I needed via Outlook than to go through Feedly. However, on the tablet, this application has made reading the RSS feeds a new experience and one that comes with my highest recommendations.
Combined with the fact that its free from the Android and Amazon market, its one of those applications that can only get better with time.
Bring on Twitter and Facebook integration, and I’m happy to leave the iPad to the wife!
You can get Feedly for Android here:
I’ve played this game on the PC and IPhone before and the android version looks good! 
Hurry and get your free copy below. Otherwise, its still a cheap deal at just shy of three dollars after today.
Good news! One of the premier keyboards for Android just hit version 3.0. The beta version just got released and is available from the Swype website.
This version comes with major new features including:
- Tap Correction – allows the user to go from “swyping” and back easily.
- The pop up word choices window has now been replaced (finally!) with a much more user friendly horizontal list above the keyboard.
- Its now Honeycomb friendly, with a version specifically for WXGA screens.
As this is Beta software, you need to install it from their website directly (complete details are at http://beta.swype.com/), and bear in mind the warnings on the website before you proceed to install beta software on your device 
I know I’ve been procastinating.. I know this site is still getting visitors.. so I thought I may as well get down to doing some updates!
I just did a site re-design with a new look and feel (barring the damn logo!! argh.. i need to do a new one again crap..), and now collating some nice little topics to write about. If there is anything in particular you want to see, leave a comment, and provided its not illegal or naughty, I just may spiel about it.
Oh yeah, I’m going to be a lot more informal about things now too.. Am getting too old to remain well mannered and non-cranky.
Dee
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This was a pleasant surprise for me for sure. In addition to allowing users to remotely deploy applications directly from the website, Google has now included functionality to do a device compatibility check against registered devices.
I have an Asus Transformer Tablet in addition to my Samsung Galaxy phone registered and going into any application, you can now see which device the application will work on.
The market shows all applications regardless of device compatibility, so usually the only time you used to know if an application will work would be when you try and install it. Now, this message would save the users some time as well as looking very cool indeed!
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After owning an iPhone for over a year, I’ve finally decided to replace it with a new phone. I had a choice between an iPhone 4 or an Android based device. Having an iPad helped in the decision to not purchase yet another Apple device. I wanted something different to play with.
Transitioning from the iPhone to the Android device was hard actually. I found out that to get the best out of your device, you need to know a LOT of things :). Everyday users will most likely use the phone as a phone and not much more. For myself, the actual phone functionality is secondary.
Only a few years ago, the first thing one does when they get a new phone is to set up the ringtones, messaging etc. The first thing I did when i got the new Samsung was to “root” (jailbreak for iphoners) the phone and set up my email and work apps. I didn’t even realise that the time on the phone was all wrong until the next day.
If you look at my current home screen attached, the phone icon isn’t even on the main screen.
The Samsung is not perfect, but I’m growing to like it a lot. Wifi tethering out of the box, the level of customisation as well as the ease of developing widgets/apps for it is something I’m looking forward to exploring for the rest of the year.
After finally setting up my homescreen just the way i like it, now am looking forward to putting the latest version of Android OS on it (2.2) – it should be out (via legitimate means) in the next day or so.
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Yup, took the plunge and got myself an iPad 3G 32gig. Already jailbroke it. Expect some iPad and iPhone posts coming through soon.
Because I travel frequently, I wanted to have a device that can work well with my iPhone and can replace the need for having a netbook as well as a paperback stored in my hand luggage.
The iPad has finally delivered an on the go solution that allows me to connect to my work machine whenever i need to, carry a range of electronic books and media with me for the plane/hotel and being able to browse on a larger screen (than the iPhone).
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The main search page for Google has always tried to have a minimalistic design. However, recently, Google seems to have taken a page out of Bing’s playbook and now offers a way for users to customise the background of their Google main search page.
In order to make best use of this, you need to be logged into your Gmail/Google account.
Once logged in, there is an option on the bottom left hand corner of the screen to “Change Background Image”.
This allows the user to change the background with a picture from their Picasa Web Albums, or uploaded from their computer or from a public gallery.
In order to use your own pictures, the minimum image size is 800×600. The image is scaled as the window is resized.
The results are still displayed against a white background. It is a bit flaky and doesn’t “feel” like Google. But hey, if anyone wants to, here is it :)
Up till now, Google Doc’s has been a free service that gives the user an ability to create, maintain and store various documents online. It had functionality to allow the user to upload and read Microsoft Office documents as well.
Microsoft has now struck back by releasing free online versions of its Office Suite and giving the users an alternative to Google Docs.
Called Office Web Apps, this suite is a cut down version of the desktop applications and allows for document viewing, sharing and light editing.
The consumer version of the tools are free and store the documents on Live SkyDrive. The corporate versions can get self hosted versions of the applications using Sharepoint.
Being online applications means that the applications will work regardless of the operating system and have been tested in Windows, Mac’s and Linux based machines through various internet browsers.
If you have Office 2010 installed, then Office Web Apps takes advantage of offline and online editing and can present a richer experience for users.
Office Web Apps are also supported via mobile browsers and allows the user to view documents saved onto their Live SkyDrive account directly on their mobiles.
Read below on how to use Office Web Apps.
Using Office Web Apps
In order to use this facility, you can sign up to your Windows Live account, or navigate to http://office.live.com.
Once you have signed on, you will be presented with a new “live” page similar to below:
The page will list all recent documents created using Office Web Apps as well as giving an option on the right to create a new document.
The interface is uncluttered and is user friendly. Hovering over an existing document displays a menu that allows for additional options:
These menus allow the user to share a document, view version history, download a local copy, etc.
When creating a new document, the first thing Web Apps asks for is a file name
Because this is a web application, the speed at which the application opens is dependent on your internet connection. It can take a bit of time to open the applications themselves.
Word
Any existing user of Microsoft Word will be familiar with the lighter online version of the application. It has a subset of functionality, but enough common functionality to be a good alternative at a pinch.
Opening up the document locally directly from this interface won’t work unless you are running Office 2010. Note: 2007 does not meet the requirements.
Excel
Again, a familiar interface to anyone who has used a spreadsheet before.
The one thing I couldn’t locate in here was a charting option. Which is a big omission. Maybe I wasn’t looking hard enough, but given the limited functionality, I couldn’t seem to see it anywhere.
PowerPoint
This allows you to create quick presentation slides or brochures. A lightweight again compared to the full version, but it comes with a variety of themes that can make a good looking presentation quickly and easily.
Because this can be graphically heavy, it can get cumbersome to work with online.
OneNote
OneNote is Office’s version of a catch all information store for storing ideas, plans, etc. It can contain multiple “notebooks” that can have pages that can hold all manner of information.
The online version is similar to the full version and while it hasn’t got the place notes and clips everywhere, it has enough to allow the user to jot quick notes down and store in an organised manner.
Conclusion
Working with the online version can present a bit of an issue if you have been using the full versions and are used to having functionality that suddenly is not there.
However, the subset of functions available are usually enough to use on demand.
I don’t believe this suite will replace the desktop versions (I don’t believe that is the aim). But if required, this can be a good half way house.
To enable full integration, you will need to use Office 2010 which supports opening documents from the web.
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