Visit http://www.google.com/chrome to download and start exploring. (For the moment, it’s available only for Windows users, but you can sign up on the download page to learn when the Mac and Linux versions are available.
So to start of with, I am about 90% sure I want Chrome to be my main browser on my PC. The 10% holding me back is the lack of bookmark synchronization with my Mac.
Granted that I don’t really use my PC much anymore anyway, this might not affect me.
Now Chrome is fast … really fast … I’ve been looking for javascript intensive web sites to test them on. Google Docs comes to mind as one such site, as well as Meebo where you can drag windows around. On my two and a half year old Dell, (which also happens to be dual core) the multi-process and compiled javascript is a distinct advantage.
If I was a a public terminal, opening the Incognito windows will be a distinct advantage. I’m sure there will be some way to force it to only open those windows.
I’m not quite sure what other featues people use on their browsers, but on Firefox, the only plugins I use are Foxmarks, Firebug and Google Notebook.
I’m sure there will be equivalents for them on Chrome. It’d rather not have to install a full blown Google Toolbar.
I’ve noticed some minor cosmetic rendering errors from time to time, but as this is in “beta”, I defnitely can understand it. Besides, I only saw it twice on all the pages I’ve seen so far.
On Facebook, when clicking the next button to view pictures, the link stops working after a few clicks. Using the arrow keys or clicking the picture allows an advance to the next picture. This was just confirmed by my friend Linda.
Some people mentioned the lack of the Home button. It is an option under Basics -> Homepage. You can customize what you would like as your “homepage”.
So far, Chrome has not crashed but from reading about the technology from the comic book, I blog here with confidence that when I open a tab mid way through blogging, I will not lose all of this. (Although Wordpress now auto saves, so that helps!)
A better bookmark organization window would be helpful.
I kinda like using “/” to do inline searches, although it is simply because I am used to it in Firefox.
I love how the default home page lists recently closed tabs, just in case I accidently closed a wrong tab.
All I need now is Foxmarks for Chrome and a Mac version!
Well, no offence Ho, but i think that firefox is defenitely a better choice. Atleast you don’t have to sign a EULA which goes like “By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services…”
u know what would be great. google chrome on firefox. they should join firefox and create the best web browser ever. speed of chrome, firefox addons , firefox stuff , google niceness.
it would be great.
google cum on!!
source:
google user for 8 years
I’m glad chrome is working out! I’ve been waiting for a good review to try it out. I use the morning coffee plug in which is somewhat like the speed dial feature chrome has, as well as greasemonkey.
Is the speed dial thing customizable? or is it just based on statistical use?
Can’t wait until they integrate firefox plugins into chrome. I see this happening really soon since both are open source. Wonder when the official release is? Google has a habit of having things in beta for so long.