Revving Chrome for a Cause

Google's launched this great initiative/Chrome extension called "Chrome for a Cause," where for every tab opened (up to 250 tabs/day) Google will contribute towards charity. You can download the extension here:

http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/p/cause/

Now let's say you're in the mood to speedily log 250 tabs open, but your Ctrl+T muscles are sore. Several code solutions have popped up, including a full-on Chrome extension which automates the process.

My question: why can't this run in Javascript?

My response: Chrome for a Cause Fastest bookmarklet

Here's the code:
javascript:i=260;function addTab(){if(--i==0){clearInterval(j)}x=window.open('');x.close()}j=setInterval('addTab()',1000);void(0);

Just let it run for ~5 minutes, and you're done. You've helped provide a year's supply of clean drinking water for someone on earth.

Browser Bonanza

I've noticed that a lot of my posts on here are simply reminders for myself, but really, does that matter at all?

First off, I'm trying to compile a list of my personal favorite Firefox add-ons, so I can simply come to this post on a new download of FF and install everything. I did a post on add-ons and stuff a while back, but in the 1.5 years (!) since that post my focus in add-ons has moved. Here is my new list.

• Adblock Plus (and EasyList USA subscription)
• Download Statusbar
• Firebug
• FireFTP
• ReloadEvery
• AutoPager
• Pixlr Grabber
• Resurrect Pages

Onwards, to bookmarks and bookmarklets. Things to have in a bookmarks bar:

• jQuerify* (source)
• pixlr
• Note in Reader* (for Google Reader)
• meebo
• mibbit
• whipplehill flash*
• Show Hidden FB Content* (I made a Facebook page for this!)
• Hide long FB Posts*
• Grooveshark

*denotes bookmarklet.


Finally, Chrome 5 is here, so get it, right now.

YouTube's New Userpages: Crashing!

I need as many people as possible to check this.

1. Make sure you're not doing anything else in your browser (besides viewing this, of course).

2. Go to a user page on YouTube of someone who has the new YouTube layout and has a lot of videos. I know this happens on the vlogbrothers channel.

3. Scroll down in the user's list of uploaded videos, and click something from a while ago.

4. Watch in horror as your browser crashes.

5. If step 4 didn't happen to you, then you're lucky (or using Chrome, where Flash can't crash the browser). But in every browser I've used, YouTube's new flash program has caused an epic browser fail.

YouTube, you're going to force this crap onto us? Really?