Feel free to use this as a springboard for your projects and leave me a comment so I can follow your progress. I’m also not adverse to anyone helping me make this extension better. So feel free to fork it, fix it, or just comment on it. You can find the source on GitHub.

I’m not done with this thing yet. I have a few more features to add and more code to cleanup still.

I hope you like it!

This is done by using the API found at: http://therealurl.appspot.com/. I know this is the second time I have switched backends. This new backend is even faster and supports every single url shortening service I have tried. If you find a service it does not support, please let me know and I will add it.

New features:
Version 1.5.1 now allows options to take effect without reloading the page. It also supports changing the link’s text to reflect the title of the expanded URL.

Coming Soon:
The next release will finally have the long awaited rollover feature!

You can install the extension from here: Chrome URL Extension – chrome.google.com/extensions. If you already have version 0.9.3 or newer installed you should be automatically upgraded.

Enjoy!

This is done by using the API found at: http://www.untiny.com

New features:
Version 1.2.1 now supports an improved on/off button. Turning off URL Expander will re-shorten all links back to their original form. This version also supports caching of expanded URLs. This should reduce the network traffic used and speed up sites like twitter where a refresh would cause the same queries to be made over and over again. You can control how many URLs are cached in the options.

You can install the extension from here: Chrome URL Extension – chrome.google.com/extensions. If you already have version 0.9.3 or newer installed you should be automatically upgraded.

Enjoy!

The following shortening services are supported:
.tk, 1u.ro, 1url.com, 2pl.us, 2tu.us, 3.ly, a.gd, a.gg, a.nf, a2a.me, abe5.com, adjix.com, alturl.com, atu.ca, awe.sm, b23.ru, bacn.me, bit.ly, bkite.com, blippr.com, blippr.com, bloat.me, bt.io, budurl.com, buk.me, burnurl.com, c.shamekh.ws, cd4.me, chilp.it, chs.mx, clck.ru, cli.gs, clickthru.ca, cort.as, cuthut.com, cuturl.com, decenturl.com, df9.net, doiop.com, dwarfurl.com, easyurl.net, eepurl.com, eezurl.com, ewerl.com, fa.by, fav.me, ff.im, fff.to, fhurl.com, flic.kr, flq.us, fly2.ws, fuseurl.com, fwd4.me, gl.am, go.9nl.com, go2.me, golmao.com, goo.gl, goshrink.com, gri.ms, gurl.es, hellotxt.com, hex.io, href.in, htxt.it, hugeurl.com, hurl.ws, icanhaz.com, icio.us, idek.net, is.gd, it2.in, ito.mx, j.mp, jijr.com, kissa.be, kl.am, korta.nu, l9k.net, liip.to, liltext.com, lin.cr, linkbee.com, liurl.cn, ln-s.net, ln-s.ru, lnkurl.com, loopt.us, lru.jp, lt.tl, lurl.no, memurl.com, migre.me, minilien.com, miniurl.com, minurl.fr, moourl.com, myurl.in, ncane.com, netnet.me, nn.nf, o-x.fr, ofl.me, omf.gd, ow.ly, oxyz.info, p8g.tw, parv.us, pic.gd, ping.fm, piurl.com, plurl.me, pnt.me, poll.fm, pop.ly, poprl.com, post.ly, posted.at, ptiturl.com, qurlyq.com, rb6.me, readthis.ca, redirects.ca, redirx.com, relyt.us, retwt.me, ri.ms, rickroll.it, rly.cc, rsmonkey.com, rubyurl.com, rurl.org, s3nt.com, s7y.us, short.ie, short.to, shortna.me, shoturl.us, shrinkster.com, shrinkurl.us, shrtl.com, shw.me, simurl.net, simurl.org, simurl.us, sn.im, sn.vc, snipr.com, snipurl.com, snurl.com, sp2.ro, spedr.com, starturl.com, stickurl.com, sturly.com, su.pr, takemyfile.com, tcrn.ch, thrdl.es, tighturl.com, tiny.cc, tiny.pl, tinyarro.ws, tinytw.it, tinyurl.com, tl.gd, tnw.to, to.ly, togoto.us, tr.im, tr.my, trcb.me, tumblr.com, tw0.us, tw1.us, tw2.us, tw5.us, tw6.us, tw8.us, tw9.us, twa.lk, twi.gy, twit.ac, twitthis.com, twiturl.de, twitzap.com, twtr.us, twurl.nl, u.mavrev.com, u.nu, ub0.cc, updating.me, ur1.ca, url.co.uk, url.ie, url.inc-x.eu, url4.eu, urlborg.com, urlbrief.com, urlcut.com, urlhawk.com, urlkiss.com, urlpire.com, urlvi.be, urlx.ie, uservoice.com, ustre.am, virl.com, vl.am, wa9.la, wapurl.co.uk, wipi.es, wkrg.com, wp.me, x.hypem.com, x.se, xeeurl.com, xr.com, xrl.in, xrl.us, xurl.jp, xzb.cc, yatuc.com, ye-s.com, yep.it, yfrog.com, zi.pe, zz.gd

This is done by using the API found at http://www.longurlplease.com.

New features:
Version 1.0 now supports a on/off button that can be found to the right of your address bar. As my testing is limited to only myself. Please let me know if you find any bugs with this new feature.

Upcoming features:
Rollover expanding – This will allow you a different method of expanding links. Rather then expanding them on page load or update, this feature will only temporarily expand links you hover your cursor over.

You can install the extension from here: Chrome URL Extension – chrome.google.com/extensions. If you already have version 0.9.3 installed you should be automatically upgraded.

Enjoy!

Special thanks to my friend @hazard_2gnt for designing the new icon!

You can download Chrome URL Expander here.

First I tried using the OpenSUSE network install (mini iso) media, but it would not allow me to use the SUSE Enterprise Server network installation source. Eventually, I came up with a working solution. I figured I post it here for anyone else who needs it. Please note these instructions assume you are using linux.

1. Copy the SUSE Enterprise DVD contents to a ftp, http, or other location. You can use a a few methods to do this. The easiest way to do this is to have a pre-existing SUSE Server. YAST has an option to create a Installation Server. Follow the wizard and it is self explanatory.
2. Next mount the install media somewhere and create a temp folder to use for the creation of the new iso.

   mkdir /tmp/minicd
   cd /tmp/minicd

3. Now we are going to copy over the files needed for the mini iso.

   cp -a /mnt/SLES_DVD/boot/i386/loader/* .

4. Finally create the iso.

   cd /tmp
   mkisofs -o minicd.iso -b isolinux.bin -c boot.cat -no-emul-boot -boot-load-size 4 -boot-info-table ./minicd

5. Burn the ISO and boot it.
6. At the GRUB Prompt use the following options to boot. (Assuming you setup your server to use HTTP)

   install=http://ServerIP/path/to/installer

   You could also edit the isolinux.cfg to always use this option if you require multiple installs.

   # net install
   label Network Install
   kernel linux
   append initrd=initrd splash=silent showopts install=http://ServerIP/path/to/installer

There you have it. I hope this helps out anyone else who finds themselves in my situation.

This is a minor release of the Chrome URL Expander extension for Google Chrome. This release cleans up the code making the install smaller. It also removes the JQuery plugin provided by Ben Alman. It replaces that plugin with a much smaller one of my own writing that does only what I need and not all the other great stuff Ben’s does. This extension still uses longerurlplease.com for it’s URL lengthening services. If you have already installed the extension from Chrome URL Extension – chrome.google.com/extensions then you will not need to do anything, your extension should update automatically.

URL’s that can be expanded include:
bit.ly, cli.gs, digg.com, fb.me, is.gd, j.mp, kl.am, su.pr, tinyurl.com, goo.gl, 307.to, adjix.com, b23.ru, bacn.me, bloat.me, budurl.com, clipurl.us, cort.as, dwarfurl.com, ff.im, fff.to, href.in, idek.net, korta.nu, lin.cr, livesi.de, ln-s.net, loopt.us, lost.in, memurl.com, merky.de, migre.me, moourl.com, nanourl.se, om.ly, ow.ly, peaurl.com, ping.fm, piurl.com, plurl.me, pnt.me, poprl.com, post.ly, rde.me, reallytinyurl.com, redir.ec, retwt.me, rubyurl.com, short.ie, short.to, smallr.com, sn.im, sn.vc, snipr.com, snipurl.com, snurl.com, tiny.cc, tinysong.com, tinyurl.com, togoto.us, tr.im, tra.kz, trg.li, twurl.cc, twurl.nl, u.mavrev.com, u.nu, ur1.ca, url.az, url.ie, urlx.ie, w34.us, xrl.us, yep.it, zi.ma, zurl.ws, chilp.it, notlong.com, qlnk.net, trim.li, and url4.eu

I will be posting rollover expansion support and a on/off button very soon. I will also be releasing this extension under the MIT License.

I hope you enjoy it! If you find any bugs or have any extensions, let me know.

This is done by using the API found at http://www.longurlplease.com and the jquery longurl plugin by Ben Alman .

Version 0.9 now has options!

You can now control the number of characters displayed when the link is updated as well as control if you want to update the link text, the link target, or both. See screenshot for more details.

More features to follow, including rollover expanding and a on/off button.

You can install the extension from here: Chrome URL Extension – chrome.google.com/extensions

If you installed version 0.9.1 from my previous post. Please uninstall it before installing it from the link above. This will allow google to update the extension for you in the future.

bit.ly, cli.gs, digg.com, fb.me, is.gd, j.mp, kl.am, su.pr, tinyurl.com, goo.gl, 307.to, adjix.com, b23.ru, bacn.me, bloat.me, budurl.com, clipurl.us, cort.as, dwarfurl.com, ff.im, fff.to, href.in, idek.net, korta.nu, lin.cr, livesi.de, ln-s.net, loopt.us, lost.in, memurl.com, merky.de, migre.me, moourl.com, nanourl.se, om.ly, ow.ly, peaurl.com, ping.fm, piurl.com, plurl.me, pnt.me, poprl.com, post.ly, rde.me, reallytinyurl.com, redir.ec, retwt.me, rubyurl.com, short.ie, short.to, smallr.com, sn.im, sn.vc, snipr.com, snipurl.com, snurl.com, tiny.cc, tinysong.com, tinyurl.com, togoto.us, tr.im, tra.kz, trg.li, twurl.cc, twurl.nl, u.mavrev.com, u.nu, ur1.ca, url.az, url.ie, urlx.ie, w34.us, xrl.us, yep.it, zi.ma, zurl.ws, chilp.it, notlong.com, qlnk.net, trim.li, and url4.eu

Beyond the new services, version 0.9 also has options. You can control how the link is displayed as well as toggle if the displayed link or target should be changed. This means you can just have the link target updated, just update the link text, or update both.

You can install the extension from here: Chrome URL Extension – chrome.google.com/extensions

If you don’t want to wait for google to aprove the latest version of my extension. You can download it here. However the file linked will not auto-update. Once google updates their page you can simply uninstall Chrome URL Expander and reinstall it from the google link above.

Enter tableCorners.

This is a very simple jQuery plugin that does just that. It will take a regular table, set the cell spacing to 0 and then round the top and bottom corner cells properly to emulate a collapsed rounded table. It supports thead, tbody, and tfoot and plain old tables. It requires nothing more to use then the following.

$("#tableID").tableCorners();

Beyond those default basics, it also supports the following options (defaults listed):

$("#tableID").tableCorners({
  collapse: true,
  thead: true,
  tbody: true,
  tfoot: false,
  radius: '4px'
});

It will take a table from this:

Table without tableCorners

to this:

Table with tableCorners applied.

Here is the source:

/*
 Copyright (c) 2010 Don Magee
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
 obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
 files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
 restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
 copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
 Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
 conditions:
 
 The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
 included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 
 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
 EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
 OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
 NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
 HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
 WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
 FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
 OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 */
 
(function($){
    $.fn.tableCorners = function(options) {
 
        var defaults = {
            collapse: true,
            thead: true,
            tbody: true,
            tfoot: false,
            radius: '4px'
        };
        var options = $.extend(defaults, options);
 
        return this.each(function() {
            obj = $(this);
            $(this).css('-moz-border-radius', options.radius);
            $(this).css('-webkit-border-radius', options.radius);
            if(options.collapse)
            {
                obj.attr('cellspacing', '0');
            }
            if(options.thead)
            {
                $(obj).find('thead tr:first th:first').css('-moz-border-radius-topleft', options.radius);
                $(obj).find('thead tr:first th:first').css('-webkit-border-top-left-radius', options.radius);
                $(obj).find('thead tr:first th:last').css('-moz-border-radius-topright', options.radius);
                $(obj).find('thead tr:first th:last').css('-webkit-border-top-right-radius', options.radius);
            }
            if(options.tbody)
            {
                if(!options.thead)
                {
                    $(obj).find('tbody tr:first td:first').css('-moz-border-radius-topleft', options.radius);
                    $(obj).find('tbody tr:first td:first').css('-webkit-border-top-left-radius', options.radius);
                    $(obj).find('tbody tr:first td:last').css('-moz-border-radius-topright', options.radius);
                    $(obj).find('tbody tr:first td:last').css('-webkit-border-top-right-radius', options.radius);
                }
                if(!options.tfooter)
                {
                    $(obj).find('tbody tr:last td:first').css('-moz-border-radius-bottomleft', options.radius);
                    $(obj).find('tbody tr:last td:first').css('-webkit-border-bottom-left-radius', options.radius);
                    $(obj).find('tbody tr:last td:last').css('-moz-border-radius-bottomright', options.radius);
                    $(obj).find('tbody tr:last td:last').css('-webkit-border-bottom-right-radius', options.radius);
                }
            }
            if(options.tfoot)
            {
                $(obj).find('tfoot tr:last td:first').css('-moz-border-radius-bottomleft', options.radius);
                $(obj).find('tfoot tr:last td:first').css('-webkit-border-bottom-left-radius', options.radius);
                $(obj).find('tfoot tr:last td:last').css('-moz-border-radius-bottomright', options.radius);
                $(obj).find('tfoot tr:last td:last').css('-webkit-border-bottom-right-radius', options.radius);
            }
            if(!options.tbody && !options.thead && !options.tfoot)
            {
                $(obj).find('tr:first td:first').css('-moz-border-radius-topleft', options.radius);
                $(obj).find('tr:first td:first').css('-webkit-border-top-left-radius', options.radius);
                $(obj).find('tr:first td:last').css('-moz-border-radius-topright', options.radius);
                $(obj).find('tr:first td:last').css('-webkit-border-top-right-radius', options.radius);
                $(obj).find('tr:last td:first').css('-moz-border-radius-bottomleft', options.radius);
                $(obj).find('tr:last td:first').css('-webkit-border-bottom-left-radius', options.radius);
                $(obj).find('tr:last td:last').css('-moz-border-radius-bottomright', options.radius);
                $(obj).find('tr:last td:last').css('-webkit-border-bottom-right-radius', options.radius);
            }
        });
    };
})(jQuery);

jquery.tableCorners

Please remember that this script only rounds corners in browsers that support -webkit-border-radius and -moz-border-radius (read this as no IE support). However, the script will fail gracefully and the page will work in IE just fine (except for no rounded corners).