10 Best Google Chrome Extensions For Web Developers

Web designing requires various task like searching, prototyping, content filling, testing etc all of which are time consuming. There are lots of free extensions provided by the Google chrome which will meet your demands and save lots of time.

Firefox is quite popular among the web professionals but with the passing years chrome has become popular and gives a tight competition to other browser. The main reason for people to select Google chrome is its speed and built in developer tools.

Google Chrome has a robust extension platform featuring lots of useful tools, which web designers can benefit from. Our list will offer time-saving solutions to many web development and designing issues which are frequently required. So today TGZ decided to share must have collection on “10 Best Google Chrome Extensions For Web Developers”. Check it!

Web Developer

            

The Web Developer extension adds a toolbar button to the browser with various web developer tools. This is the official port of the Web Developer extension for Firefox.

EditThisCookie

                                                           
                                                                  

EditThisCookie is a cookie manager. You can add, delete, edit, search, protect and block cookies.

Stylebot

In this extension you can see style of any website without seeing website’s CSS code.

                                                           

JavaScript Errors Notifier

                            Notifies JavaScript errors by icon in address bar or notification popup(optional).

PHP Console

                                                                 

PHP console shows you exactly where is the PHP errors. This extension execute PHP code remotely.

Lorem Ipsum Generator

 Lorem Ipsum Generator generates random “Lorem Ipsum” text that is what we want for filling up text in a particular website.

SEO for Chrome

SEO for Chrome provides SEO Stats and Tools that make your daily SEO tasks easier. The MOST popular Google Chrome SEO Plugin!

Stylesheet Reloader

This extension reloads all external stylesheets used on the current page using a configurable shortcut key combination.

Sight

This extension highlight the source code of the website. You can choose the theme, font and enable line numbers on the options page.

Window Resizer

With this extension  you can test your website’s screen resolution compatibility with standard or user-defined screen resolutions.

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Here's how performance reviews work at Google

   Google separates annual reviews and pay discussions so employees focus less    on the financial incentive.

Performance reviews are a critical part of managing any business, but they're often time-consuming and ineffective.

To help solve this problem, in the early 2000s, Google adopted an innovative internal grading system known as Objectives and Key Results, or OKRs.

Employees set a goal for themselves and outline a series of quantifiable results that will help them achieve that objective. Google's CEO does the same for the entire company.

OKRs are the first step in Google's performance-management process.

In his book, "Work Rules!," Google's senior vice president of People Operations Laszlo Bock summarizes the rest of the process with a few key components.

Measuring performance

Googlers are rated by their managers on a five-point scale, from "needs improvement" to "superb."

Soliciting peer feedback

Googlers and their managers select a group of peer reviewers that also includes employees who are junior to them.

The peer reviewers are asked to list one thing the person they're reviewing should do more of and one thing the employee could do differently to have a greater impact on the company.

Calibrating

Groups of managers meet and review all their employees' tentative ratings together. This process is designed to reduce managers' bias because they have to explain their decisions to each other.

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At the start of the meeting, managers are given a handout that lists potential biases, such as the recency effect, which refers to the tendency to disproportionately value an employees' latest behaviors.

Keeping those cognitive stumbling blocks in mind, they decide on employees' final ratings.

Separating annual reviews and pay discussions

At Google, annual reviews take place in November and pay discussions happen about a month later.

The hope is that employees want to improve for the sake of contributing more to the company - not because they're motivated by the prospect of a higher salary. Bock cites research that suggests employees perform better in the absence of external incentives like more money.

Ultimately, Bock says employees want to be evaluated because they want to grow and eventually become the best at their job. It's up to the employer to show them how to do that.

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13 Google tricks that will change how you search

"Google it" is a phrase now ingrained into our daily lives. With over 900 million people using Gmail and 11.9 billion monthly searches, Google's dominance in online search is unquestioned. Even though you probably use it everyday, here are 13 Google tricks that can provide some added convenience or entertainment.

1. Keep your timing in check

Ready. Set. Go! Type "set timer to 13 minutes and 13 seconds" and the clock immediately starts to wind down. This is a quick solution if you're waiting to make an important phone call or pick the kids up from school in a few minutes. The timer is especially useful if you don't have your smartphone handy to check the time or use the built-in stopwatch.

2. Seamlessly search your favorite sites

By using the "site:keyword" search, Google will only give results for that website. For example, simply enter the phrase "site:cnbc.com FIFA" and you will get only articles on the CNBC website that are about FIFA.

3. Check flight status

Is my flight on time? First I'll have to head to the airline's website, search for my origin city and destination city or plug in my flight number and then I'll be able to scroll for my flight status. Or … skip that entire process by typing my flight number into Google to see if there's yet another delay.

4. Decide what's for dinner

For those who are counting calories or just can't decide what to eat, Google can help you make an informed decision. Simply type in "hot dog vs. pizza," for instance, and the search engine will provide a complete nutritional breakdown.

5. Get instant weather forecasts

Similarly, you can get the weather forecast of any city just by typing the city followed by the word forecast. This feature makes it easy to prep for that last minute vacation, without the hassle of going to a weather site, searching the ZIP code and then selecting the specific time-range you're looking for, you can now find all the necessary forecast information in one simple step.

6. Play an old game, in a new way

Dying for a blast from the past? Type "Atari Breakout" into Google Images and your newest Internet distraction will suddenly appear.

7. Streamline your search

Narrow down your search results by isolating what you don't want to see. If you type a minus sign (-) before a word, Google will exclude it from the search completely. This makes weeding through your first page of search results much more comprehensive and accurate, the first time around.

8. Convert like a pro

Kilometers, miles, yards–you name it and Google will convert it. Plug in the metric you're looking to convert and Google will do all the calculations. Even readjust the data after your initial search.

9. See the screen a bit differently

While this tip isn't necessarily practical–it's definitely interesting. Tilt your screen by searching the word "tilt." This is one of many fun additions built in by Google engineers.

10. Monitor the sun

Expand your worldly view by checking on the exact times for sunrise and sunset–anywhere, at any time.

11. Calculate your tab

Quickly type "tip calculator" into Google and in seconds, calculating the exact tip for your meal, based upon a personalized percentage and the number of people dining. While there are apps that can provide a similar service, utilizing the search engine might just save an extra step (or extra 99 cents in the app store).

12. Search for specific images

Have you ever seen a picture of an enticing meal on Pinterest that frustratingly gives no link to a recipe? Or you found an amazing image floating around Facebook but need to give attribution to repost? By using Google's Reverse Image Search, users can drag the image into the search bar. This will locate the original source of the image, thus, providing any necessary information.

13. Flip a virtual coin

Toss difficult decisions out the window. Press the microphone icon (or type) on Google's search bar, and say "flip a coin" or "heads or tails." This feature lets Google flip a coin for you when you don't have one on hand.

Source:CNBC

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