Fixing an Irritating Nuisance in Chrome Web Browser

Usually I don’t use Google’s Chrome Web browser, even though I have to accept it’s very fast and easy on the eyes, due to its minimalistic design.  It’s also on a constant upgrade mode to ensure stability and security to its growing number of users.  After Flock Social Web browser was sent out to pasture, I switched to Mozilla Firefox, and that is my current default browser.  It makes me feel at ease using it.

Having said that, let me address my recent problem with Chrome.  After updating the browser to version 15.0.874.106 last week, I started getting a yellow pop window on top of my screen which read, “An additional plug-in is required to display some elements on this page.  (Install plug-in).”  No problem, I clicked the corresponding link to install the missing link, but darn, the pesky window kept popping up while opening other sites.  This annoying window was driving me crazy and distracted me from my blogging endeavors.  I became so desperate, I came to a point of deciding to erase Chrome completely from my system. Then I had this great idea.  Go to Google and search for problems with Chrome Plug-ins.

I found a forum which tackled this specific problem.  Others just like me were going around in circles trying to get rid of the yellow window and its missing plug-ins.  They offered a solution to the problem.  It was an interference caused by a feature of Skype called Click to Call.

If you’re having this problem, please follow this quick fix.  Click the Wrench icon located on the upper right hand corner of Google Chrome.  Then click Tools—Extensions.  Proceed to disable Skype Click to Call option by unchecking the Enable box.  When you do this, the letters fade to a grayish color indicating that the option is no longer active and your problem is fixed.

Yep, that took care of the problem and my Chrome Web browser is behaving appropriately once more.  It’s now on the back burner to be used, just in case something happens to my faithful Firefox.  In technology, nobody knows when a Black Swan emerges unexpectedly creating wreak havoc.

And that’s how I fixed my irritating problem in Chrome Web browser.  No big deal, but nevertheless interesting.  Good Day.

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Music to My Ears

If you have been following my blogging activities, you know that I write daily—usually three posts per day.  One of them  is a witty joke, the second is a photograph of the day and the third one is a miscellaneous comment on just about anything.

When I’m tickling the computer keyboard, I like to listen to music.  I can’t think without music.  It goes way back when I was a kid and I don’t know why.  Music is a natural fertilizer to my brain.  Normally I listen to classic orchestral music streaming it from Beethoven Radio or WCPE Radio.  I feel they have the best classical music broadcasting on the Internet and the quality of sound is almost like listening to a CD.  For popular music, I downstream music from Finetune where I created a personal playlist with approximately 200 favorite songs.

After buying a decent Planatronics headset, I enjoyed my music harnessing my head with the musical accessory.  The stereo was exceptional; that is… until  I received an e-mail from a company called SRS Labs.  They were offering a plug-in called SRS Audio Sandbox for the PC for $20.00.

After reading their offer, I fell for it and headed for my credit card.  In less than five minutes I had downloaded and installed the plug-in and was $20.00 poorer.  Sacrificing twenty bucks for good music isn’t too bad, but I’m sure my wife will move her head sideways, if you know what I mean.

Even though I have two small Harman/Kardon speakers (3″ x 4.5″), the quality of music made a quantum leap when I connected them to the plug-in.  Literally, I couldn’t believe my ears.   As you know, describing with words the beauty of a sense—like hearing— is almost impossible.

Basically, the SRS Audio Sandbox is a software plug-in compatible with all media players. With this application, you can enjoy music, movies and games the way artists intended them to sound on your music player.  I know this sounds like a cheap ad, but it’s true.

At this moment I’m listening to Andrea Bocelli’s “Time to Say Goodbye”, and his voice seems to emerge from every corner of my small office.  I’m using the option 5.1 Surround that uses the music technology known as Circle Surround II. It’s amazing how the quality of the sounds is enhanced with this relatively inexpensive software.

For users who want even more customization, this products lets you personalize your audio through the use of advanced controls, to provide deep rich bass, restore the clarity to vocal and high frequency sounds, provide 3D enhancement for stereo and mono content, and a lot more.

Blogging, taking photographs, and listening to high quality music make my retirement years better and better.  They’re indeed Golden Years.  Good Day.

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