Google's Chrome Browser
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Topic: Google's Chrome Browser
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Subject: Google's Chrome Browser
Date Posted: September 09 2008 at 11:04
Has anyone touched the bleeding edge? I'm waiting for the bugs to get shaken out. 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: September 09 2008 at 11:07
Nah, Firefox works just fine for me, no incentive to try something new at this time. Haven't heard that Chrome has any new features that I can get excited about, and indeed I'm not sure if they have an equivalent to Adblock (correct me if I'm wrong) - that would be a non-starter right there. |
Slartibartfast wrote:Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: September 09 2008 at 11:13
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^ yeah right ... Google make their money from advertising, I don't think they would ever build a browser which blocks ads.
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: September 09 2008 at 11:18
Ask any alchemist, Fire(fox) > Chrome. 
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Posted By: cobb2
Date Posted: September 09 2008 at 11:26
| Actually, the original EULA had this in it- what you are talking about above. I agree to let google use all anything everything about my web browsing habits blah, blah blah. Well, not exactly that wording, but just as harsh. There was a minor uproar over this, so it was removed. I installed it after the beta was released on Tuesday. I like the interface- straight forward and to the point. Not my main browser though- I use Opera because of the email client built into it. Google Chrome is built to run web apps better, with it's V8 java engine. But it is still mainly a collection of other open source engines- borrows a lot from firefox and safari. I keep as many browsers as I can for testing out web design. Needless to say the only one so far that doesn't obey the W3C standards is IE. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: September 09 2008 at 11:45
Well, I can't surf any other way, although I don't seem to mind the little ads in the gmail interface - guess I just block those out mentally.  |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: September 09 2008 at 11:50
Firefox 3.1 will be released later this year ... it also comes with a new javascript engine which should run web apps much faster. Good for my website, which uses javascript extensively.  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: mr70s
Date Posted: September 09 2008 at 14:58
| Is this the chrome plated browser of destiny ? |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: September 09 2008 at 20:29
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The one cool thing about it is that it runs each tab as an independent application of the other tabs, so if one tab crashes you don't lose your whole window like you do with Firefox. But that's a pretty minor feature and I don't crash Firefox very often, so it's not really a big deal.
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Posted By: cobb2
Date Posted: September 09 2008 at 23:15
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Another excellent feature is that as you type an address into the address bar it will use google's comprehensive database to auto fill the address with a list of likely sites- not just the sites you have visited, as the rest of the browsers do. This is a good thing. The thing I like the most about it is that there is no clutter in the toolbar section- lean, mean and straight to the point. After all, a browser should be just the least intrusive window to the web. This may turn a lot of people off, but for me, it's a winner. I don't want to see gadgets poking me in the face and taking up space, when all I want to do with a browser is visit web sites. |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: September 25 2008 at 20:23
| I like it a lot and considering my computer is getting worse and worse at running things (I think this computer is almost 7/8 years old) the running tabs separately things does wonders for my computer, considering that my lack of high tech seems to make things crash a lot. |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: October 20 2008 at 02:11
I would if I could find one. Alchemists are far and few between here in St. Louis.
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Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: October 20 2008 at 02:13
I see what you are saying but the only time that I have had my Firefox crash is when I lose DSL. Which is at least one time during a session. I need to upgrade to a more reliable ISP.
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: July 09 2010 at 09:00
| I just installed Chrome to see if it uses less resources than Firefox, which is getting almost unsable on my old computer. Well, it doesn't (mostly it uses the same amount of memory more or less), but it does appear to move a little faster so I'd be willing to give it a longer try if I can use dome sort of ad-blocker... My question is, does it have such an option? |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: July 09 2010 at 09:09
| Yes Chrome supports Adblock. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: July 09 2010 at 09:15
I could find no way to search and install addons, can you help me Pat? Thank you. 
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 09 2010 at 09:16
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Been using Chrome for years and love it! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: July 09 2010 at 09:21
Go to the little wrench in the top right corner, should be an option "Extensions". From there you can browse and find adblock.
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: July 09 2010 at 09:32
| It works, thanks Pat. I'm now looking for my favourite addons and apparently most of them have Chrome equivalents. Cool. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 09 2010 at 09:34
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I have yet to use Chrome except experimentally. I'm still pretty happy with Firefox and IE. Something about Chrome when I first tried it made me go "eh? do I really need another browser?" So, any Chrome fans want to go into detail on what features they like about it and if I should switch? I'm open minded. I think once you become comfortable with one you aren't inclined to switch unless an alternative does something that makes you go wow. You know as far as freebie media players go, I'm pretty much settled on Windows Media Player and the Zune one as I have a Zune player. I know we have a thread already dedicated to that subject. But to stay off topic for a moment. I've tried Winamp and Realplayer, but they never caught on. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: July 09 2010 at 09:37
| Chrome feels more "lightweight" to me, which was what attracted me to Firefox way back when. Just a lot snappier - the main reason I installed it though, was it has an interface extension with my Moto Droid - I can pull up a google map or a web page, hit a button, and it will show up on my phone. |