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...
German Government Against ...
German Government Against Chrome
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...
Google: Lack of Mac Chrome...
Google: Lack of Mac Chrome ‘embarrassing’
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)..
Secret Functions in Google...
Secret Functions in Google Chrome
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...
First Security Flaw in Chr...
First Security Flaw in Chrome
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...
Google Chrome Speed Test...
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