The hottest thing in Internet browsers: Google Chrome
Google recently released a beta version of its new web browser appropriately named Chrome.  Similar to Google Search, Chrome contains a minimalist, clean and simple user interface.  It appears as though Google took the best elements of both Firefox and Internet Explorer and incorporated them in Chrome.  The download manager is similar to that of Firefox and it uses the status bar at the top of the browser for the password saving feature similar to Internet Explorer.  I really like what they call the “One box for everything” feature.  They have combined the search, history and address bar into one box which makes finding web sites nice and easy.  I really like the new tab page that contains thumbnails of the web sites that have been viewed most often.  I was not impressed by the pop up blocker implementation.  If a pop up window is blocked a bar shows up at the bottom of the page that becomes a draggable window if you choose to allow the pop up window.  I must say I was most impressed by the speed at which web pages load in Chrome, in particular the web site I browse most often: GMail.  You can read about all the great features of Chrome at http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/features.html?hl=en.  I encourage all Internet users to download Chrome and try it out for themselves.
Tags: browser, chrome, google, internet, software, web, windows
September 10th, 2008 at 12:08 am
Here is a link to some very useful google chrome keyboard shortcuts. http://www.webupon.com/Browsers/10-Google-Chrome-Keyboard-Shortcuts.247049
September 15th, 2008 at 11:55 am
I encourage all users of chrome to not check their bank statements or other sensitive information with it due to google’s license and the fact that it indexes your surfing data, its in beta, and most likely makes those passwords ready available. =)
September 16th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
there are so many advantages and features with Chrome, such as it’s speed, for example; now if only they would take care it’s flighty cookie management…
September 26th, 2008 at 9:48 am
As a couple of us found out the hard way around here at OSC, Chrome does not do a good job at handling AJAX calls. For instance, if the page you have opened has a timer counting down, Chrome will freeze that timer. Or if you want to delete a post or comment on facebook, it fails and nothing happens. Or if you’re Jim and you are trying to fix CSS stuff for the project you’re working on and suddenly nothing works, you spend 3 hours trying to figure what went wrong to only realize that Chrome is a concept of great potential not yet fully achieved. My advice to everyone: Do not ditch your favorite web browser just yet.
September 26th, 2008 at 10:04 am
I fell into the trap of spending hours debugging code that was a bug in the Chrome browser. I agree Chrome has some issues, but I am confident Google will deliver a polished browser in time.
October 3rd, 2008 at 1:04 am
The main thing that you will notice when using Google Chrome Browser is its speed; how fast and smooth it loads almost every website and web application. And while I am not sure I will be replacing my trusty old Firefox with the new elegant google chrome anytime soon, I have to give it to google for introducing such an innovation and making it an open source.