As a Firefox lover, i have to admit, Google Chrome is looking pretty slick and i could well be moving from Firefox to Chrome.
There’s a few things i like right away;
No crap at the top of the window/page - just the bare minimum, increasing vertical page real estate.
You can search google from within the url address bar - very handy
‘Incognito mode’ which basically allows you to browse under cover, leaving no traces of what sites you visit - very handy if multiple users are on...
Posted by admin on 09 16th, 2008
How to get Chrome working ...
Matt Cutts Reports;
CrossOver ported the open-source Chromium browser over to Mac and Linux using Wine. Bear in mind that this is more of a proof-of-concept and not the official version, but you can still download the binaries and play with it.
Interesting… it’s a bit of a long work around just to get Chrome working, but if you’re determined to get it running at least there is a way...
Posted by admin on 09 9th, 2008
German Government Against ...
Blogoscoped.com report that the German government have issued a warning to citizens using Google Chrome. Here’s a quote from German news Tagesschau (translated);
“The Federal Office for Information Security warned internet users of the new browser Chrome. The application by the company Google should not be used for surfing the internet, as a spokesperson for the office told the Berliner...
Posted by admin on 09 8th, 2008
Google: Lack of Mac Chrome...
Sergey Brin (Google co-founder) has described the lack of a Mac Version for their newly released Chrome browser as ‘embarrassing’.
He also said the release date for Mac support will be ‘months away’. No doubt apple fans aren’t gonna be happy with that Check out the video here for more details… (around 4mins 30secs for the juicy stuff)..
Posted by admin on 09 4th, 2008
Secret Functions in Google...
Here’s some shortcuts you can use in Google Chrome to get all sorts of weird and wacky information;
about:version
Tells you what version of chrome you’re using
about:plugins
Gives you information about any installed plugins you’re using.
about:cache
Shows you what files are cached and their locations.
about:memory
Shows you how many tasks you’re running and how much memory...
Posted by admin on 09 4th, 2008
First Security Flaw in Chr...
It was bound to come along sooner rather than later and readwriteweb.com reports on how Google Chrome’s download feature can be exploited by hackers.
The flaw has got to do with Chrome’s lax downloading policy. When a user downloads a file and clicks the tab below (below) to open it, it is opened straight away without any prompts or warning.
For a demo of what i’m talking about check...
Posted by admin on 09 3rd, 2008
Google Chrome Speed Test...
Cnet published an article about how Google Chrome is kicking ass on the speed front, proving they’ve delivered what they’ve promised - a super fast browser.
It’s still very early days, but Chrome looks like the real deal. All it needs now are the extensions to match Firefox
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