HashMaps in Chrome with OffiDocs

DESCRIPTION

HashMaps lets you search for places and directions straight from the address bar.

HOW TO USE: Once installed, in the address box, type in #, and press either Space or Tab.

That's it! Now look for places or directions.

NEW: You can save commonly used addresses like 'Home' or 'Work', which would allow you to search something like "home to McGill University".

To save: Click on the Extension icon next to the address bar, and put in addresses.

Or, go to chrome://extensions, find HashMaps, and click on the Options button.

Note that you don't need to do this if you've already saved your Home/Work addresses in your Google Account.

TO SEARCH FOR PLACES: Simply type in the name of the place, and press Enter.

Example: "McGill University".

Screencast: https://www.

youtube.

com/watch?v=zGTYNvsGLgU TO SEARCH FOR DIRECTIONS: Type in the origin and the destination separated by a 'to', and press Enter.

Example: "Montreal to New York".

Screencast: https://www.

youtube.

com/watch?v=VPGPeumO-d4 MOTIVATION: While travelling in India, I often want to look up directions and places on Google Maps.

But given that internet speeds are still somewhat iffy, the process is a pain.

To look up directions, I have to first load maps.

google.

com, then enter locations, and then search.

That extra step of loading the landing page significantly slows things down.

But that's not why I wrote HashMaps.

Given Chrome's excellent address bar - Omnibox - I now no longer have to go to google.

com to search for something; I can just search from the address bar (this is of course also true for Firefox, but it sometimes craps out when it sees a colon: it thinks you're supplying a port).

The process feels much more natural.

That was the idea behind this extension.

I use Google Maps on a regular basis, and the extra step of going to maps.

google.

com seemed unnecessary.

I should be able to search for directions using my address bar, just like I use it for searching for other things.

That, and I'm lazy.

ICON CREDITS: http://www.

flaticon.

com/authors/freepik WHAT'S NEW: - Saving Home/Work addresses! - New, snazzier icon, courtesy: Freepik - Suggestions! Start typing and see suggested locations.

Don't worry, your search history isn't saved at all: all suggestions are created dynamically when you type by smartly interacting with the Google Maps API.

Additional Information:

- Offered by shivankaul.com
- Average rating : 5 stars (loved it)
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