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Saturday, November 28, 2009

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Tip for opening new tab with Chrome’s omnibox

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 07:58 AM PST

I came across this tip on opening a new tab from Chrome’s Omnibox thanks to Peter Kasting from Chrome Blog. It is quite useful when you are typing in a website address and want it opened in a new tab.

The Omnibox in Chrome browser is a mix of both the address bar and the search bar. This means when I enter some text into the Omnibox and press enter it shows up results of the text from Google search.

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Open new tabs with Omnibox

Lets say you open the Chrome browser and the homepage loads up. I want to search for information on Gtalk.
So I start typing ‘How to install Gtalk’ in the address bar and press Alt + Enter which opens a new tab with search results for installing Gtalk.
This way using Alt + Enter while typing text on Omnibox, I can open multiple tabs which are relevant without needing to open a new one and then enter the text.

Below is the demo on how browsing is easier and quicker by opening new tab with Alt + Enter with Omnibox. Every new tab is opened with by pressing Alt + Enter.

I hope you found this tip as useful as I found it to be and this tip is not just Chrome specific it also works the same way with Internet Explorer, Firefox. Unfortunately it does not work with Opera browser.

Do let me know what you think of it through your comments.

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Build your own personal Knowledge Base

Posted: 28 Nov 2009 04:58 AM PST

Knowledge Base is usually a database which stores information on a specific subject. Usually it is used for technical trouble shooting steps and the updating is done by an individual or an assigned team of experts. Microsoft has a knowledge base and usually the articles stored in a knowledge base has separate KB ids.

Alex Personal Knowledge Base is a free software which allows you to create your own personal Knowledge Base on your computer.

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Knowledge Base and Wiki

The first question you might think of is why use Knowledge Base when you already have easy to use Wikis on the internet. The reason is simple. Knowledge Base has traditionally known to document trouble-shooting steps rather than all information.
Lets say for instance you are creating a software. When faced with bugs or errors you can note down the various reasons why things went wrong and you actually have a troubleshooting guide.
A lot of companies prefer knowledge base instead of wikis as knowledge base is more defined and controlled rather than online wikis.

Alex Knowledge Base software

Installing the Knowledge Base software is quite easy. It is installed on your computer and can be exported to another computer with the export option.

One of the main examples of Knowledge Base being helpful is Microsoft’ Knowledge Base. If you search for trouble shooting steps on Microsoft website, you will get to see their kb articles. Alex Knowledge Base is not really meant for companies but for personal projects. It could also be used as a pilot Knowledge Base before moving on to a bigger and more sophisticated software.

Download: Alex Knowledge Base