Work takes my programmers time, so anytime I think I can do something rather quickly, I’d try and make an effort. Since I’ve made Google Chrome my default browser, I thought I’d sink my teeth into some Chrome Extensions work – I attempted something similar with Mozilla Firefox, but found the whole development process to be clunky. Having a look over the API documentation, with Chrome you can build something up rather rapidly with no browser restarts. Sometimes, you don’t even need to reload the extension!
The problem
So, I went about thinking about what it is I do all the time that I could simplify. My immediate thought was posting links and pictures to Twitter. It’s something I regularly do, and so something I’d make easier. The process is rather complicated:
- Copy the link.
- Go to http://j.mp.
- Paste the link, hit Shorten.
- Click the Copy button.
- Go to Twitter (it’s usually open on another tab).
- Type in my message, paste the link.
Of course, if I used something like TweetDeck, the process is rather easier, copy the link, go to TweetDeck, paste the link. But, why not just do it in the browser?
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