Plug-ins can open vulnerabilities in even relatively secure browsers like Chrome. Even coders, like Jeff Atwood, can fall victim. Here's how to reign in plug-ins like Java, or disable them entirely, ...

Google Chrome is most famous for its array of simple to install extensions. However, extensions aren't the only add-ons for Chrome. Like other browsers, Chrome supports a range of plug-ins. Browser ...

VLC Media Player makes it easy to stream most video and audio files directly from your Google Chrome browser. This type of seamless integration can be useful for educating your employees or catching ...

Chrome doesn't rely much on plug-ins, but when you load up Chrome for the first time, it's already packed with five of them. How-To Geek explains what the heck they actually do. If you've ever popped ...

Once upon a time I was working with a Windows user concerned about security. My first suggestion was to block Flash from running automatically in his Chrome browser. As documented on my ...

How to install and use InVID, a plugin to debunk fake news and verify videos and images Your email has been sent Image: Lightspring/Shutterstock Must-read security ...

Most browsers today are speedier, safer and more capable than their early iterations. These browsers offer a simplified way of downloading and installing any extension just by navigating to the ...

Google Chrome is now the most popular browser (it finally overtook Internet Explorer in April), and with good reason. It's a powerful, reliable platform with a lot of scope for expansion using ...

Changing Web usage is hard. Google has granted a few extra months of leeway to those who rely on a handful of popular plug-ins, such as Silverlight, to extend what their browser can do. Stephen ...

Plug-ins based on the NPAPI architecture will be blocked by default in Chrome starting early next year as Google moves toward completely removing support for them in the browser. “NPAPI’s 90s-era ...