Google Chrome Browser Guide

How to get Chrome working on a Mac

admin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:21:39 +0000

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

Matt also talked about a Chrome lookalike extension for Firefox… not sure why anyone would use that as it’s still Firefox in disguise but none the less it shows the success of Google Chrome and the massive potential it has at theis early stage.

The one thing Matt mentions that not many people including myself noticed, is the fact when you CTRL + V stuff from your clipboard it preserves formatting. HOWEVER, CTRL + Shift + V only pastes text. Pretty handy stuff

German Government Against Chrome

admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:27:24 +0000

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 Zeitung.”

So basically, the German government fear Google is gathering too much information about it’s people German government being over cautious and protective or Google in the wrong with it’s lax privacy policies and mass data collection?

Google: Lack of Mac Chrome ‘embarrassing’

admin — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:45:36 +0000

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 Chrome

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:28:15 +0000

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 they’re using.

about:stats

Google say this page is ’secret’ - not anymore

about:histograms

Too much maths for my liking…

about:dns

Gives some dns record details

about:network

Gives you information on network status and performance.

about:crash

Type this in to chrome and you get a sad face in a folder.

about:hang

We get a ‘don’t clog the tubes’ message if we enter about:hang.

about:internets

about:internets gives us a ‘The tubes are clogged!’ message

First Security Flaw in Chrome

admin — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:51:00 +0000

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 out this file (don’t worry, nothing in it, just a demo). It was compiled by security expert Aviv Raff.

Apparently it was a known bug in WebKit (the framework behind Chrome). Safari patched up this issue months ago, but Google were using an old WebKit version to work with Chrome and hence the problem.

Google Chrome Speed Test

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:44:34 +0000

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

10 Features of Google Chrome

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 01:00:55 +0000

This video is an excellent summary of the main features in Google Chrome. It list 10 features;

One box for everything
New Tab Page
Application Shortcuts
Dynamic Tabs
Crash Control
Incognito mode
Secure Browsing
Instant bookmarks
Importing Settings
Simpler Downloads

Story Behind Google Chrome

admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:56:02 +0000

This video gives you a great insight in to the level of thinking behind Google Chrome and the reasons why Google felt they needed a product like it…

Download Google Chrome

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:50:47 +0000

Google Chrome is now officially available for public BETA download.

You can download it here.

Chrome First Impressions

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:35:38 +0000

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 your PC.
on start up, it shows your most visited pages in a thumbnail fashion - very handy
on start up, it displays a bookmarks toolbar which is a great use of space.

So overall, Chrome looks really impressive yet simple - a typical Google product. What do you guys think?!

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