Just as Firefox has its set of "about:config" files that allow the user to configure the browser and its performance, Google Chrome has its share of configurable files. Chrome terms these files as "Easter Eggs". Here's a brief overview on the most popular Google Chrome Easter eggs.
about:crash - Once you type this in the address bar and press the [Enter] key, Google Chrome displays a sad smiley.
about:internets - There isn't muchthat one can do with the help of this Easter egg. It merely displays the famous Windows Pipes Screensaver.
about:hang - This Easter egg will notify you about the tab that's causing your browser to hang. You can isolate this and later close it.
about:dns - Using this you can prefetch the DNS records for 10 hostnames that are visited most frequently by you.
about:network - This Easter egg displays the links to all different objects present in the webpage in the omnibox.
about:memory - Google have played a bit of a prank with this Easter egg. It simply displays a comparison of the memory usage by all other opened browsers in comparison with Google Chrome.
about:plugins - This can be used to get more information on the plugins that are installed in Google Chrome. These include flash players and other useful extensions.
about:crash - Once you type this in the address bar and press the [Enter] key, Google Chrome displays a sad smiley.
about:internets - There isn't muchthat one can do with the help of this Easter egg. It merely displays the famous Windows Pipes Screensaver.
about:hang - This Easter egg will notify you about the tab that's causing your browser to hang. You can isolate this and later close it.
about:dns - Using this you can prefetch the DNS records for 10 hostnames that are visited most frequently by you.
about:network - This Easter egg displays the links to all different objects present in the webpage in the omnibox.
about:memory - Google have played a bit of a prank with this Easter egg. It simply displays a comparison of the memory usage by all other opened browsers in comparison with Google Chrome.
about:plugins - This can be used to get more information on the plugins that are installed in Google Chrome. These include flash players and other useful extensions.
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