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A shortcut to any website.
Whatever you type into the URL bar can be surrounded by www. & .com by pressing control + enter.
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How to do a reverse image search.
Hold S and right click an image to do reverse image search in Chrome.
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How to restore a closed browser.
ctrl + shift + T
Opens up the last tab you closed.
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A shortcut to highlighting a URL.
CTRL + L highlights the url/address bar in Chrome.
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How to access private Youtube videos and subscription-only sites.
If a YouTube video is marked as private I’m pretty sure you can gain access simply by deleting the “watch?” In the URL.
I didn’t include this before because I never personally tried it, but I’ve heard that if you remove the “?” In a New York Times online URL you can avoid having to buy a subscription or whatever they want you to pay for.
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The new “ctrl+Alt+delete.”
Don’t hit control+alt+delete, hit control+shift+escape to go directly to the task manager.
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How to stop a distracting GIF.
One weird trick is pressing ESC to halt animated GIFs that are distracting. Animators hate me.
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A shortcut to reenabling browser right-click.
Putting the following into a favorite/shortcut on the toolbar re-enables browser right click. Good for sites that disable it to stop you stealing pictures, or if their own right click context menu is buggy.
javascript:void(document.onconte...
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A simple way to clear your cache.
CTRL + SHIFT + R = Clear cache and then refresh page.
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How to make Google do a barrel roll.
Googling “do a barrel roll” results in a barrel roll on Google.
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A hidden game in Google images.
A lot of people probably already know this, but...
Go to Google. Type in Atari Breakout. Go to Images.Enjoy.
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How to make Google look off-balance.
Try searching “tilt” in the address bar in chrome...
Google engineers must have fun. :)
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A website that usually has discounts on everything.
Always check retailmenot.com for coupons before buying anything online.
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