30 in 30: Day 24 - Deleting and Managing Apps & Extensions

Day 24 in the 30 in 30 series is going to to be a follow-up from yesterday.  In Day 23, I talked about the difference between Apps & Extensions.  And usually when teachers get introduced to them and see everything that is available, they become a little install crazy.  If it is your first time at the Chrome Web Store, you are like a kid in a candy store without a budget.  "Look at all of these free tools....I'll take one of these, and one of these.  I'll try this and I'll try that.  Ohhhh.....and this, this, this and this."  Before you know it you have 16 Apps and 300 Extensions all on and running at the same time.  Trust me, we have all been there.  And after awhile I find that I'm only using 2-3 apps and a handful of extensions on a regular basis.  And if you have too many extensions on an running in the background, your Chrome experience becomes quite bogged down.  Some don't like to play together in the sandbox either.  So let's get rid of what we aren't using.  Apps can be removed by right clicking on the app in the launcher and choosing "Remove from Chrome".  Don't worry, you can always go back and re-install.  In order to disable/enable extensions, you will have to click on the triple dots in the upper right hand corner of Chrome and choosing More Tools --> Extensions.  From this window you can check/uncheck the extensions you want running in the background or even the ability to delete it.  And don't worry, you can always reinstall the extension in the future if you want it back.  Looking for the video on how to manage Apps & Extensions, click here.

If you are an Extension junkie like I am, you might want to consider installing the Extensity extension.  I know....install an extension to manage extensions?  Yes, seems redundant, but it is a great one for enabling and disabling within Chrome.  I highly suggest it.  Click Here for a link to the Extensity extension at the Chrome Web Store.