Google Chrome

[ViolentJ]

This is supposed to be released today for Windows users isn't it?

Sounds very promising from what I've read http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/

I wonder why the official site has been taken down though.

 

[JonnyK]

does look interesting yeah, apparently the beta will be available today!

 

[David]

sounds wicked, bit over my head though after page like 14

 

[Griff]

Firefox 1 with the Google logo on it basically.

 

[David]

oh come on thats b****cks griff...it's got loads of stuff in there way over firefox's head. Be fair

 

[Vish]

Waiting for them to put this back up, I have a feeling it'll work well.

 

[Griff]

oh come on thats b****cks griff...it's got loads of stuff in there way over firefox's head. Be fair

It was meant at tongue in cheek but...

* the same malware and phishing protection Firefox has
* a URL bar which resembles a cross between the Awesome Bar and IE8's URL bar
* IE7 and 8 have the thread separation/minimum privilege idea going on already
* the new tab page looks similar to Opera's Speed Dial
* the private browsing mode's been being batted around at Mozilla for ages and is implemented in IE8b2
* the rendering engine is the same one that powers Safari.

That's not to say I won't try it. It might be very good.

 

[Tom]

Sounds awesome.

Does it support gestures?

 

[Mark One]

oh come on thats b****cks griff...it's got loads of stuff in there way over firefox's head. Be fair

It was meant at tongue in cheek but...

* the same malware and phishing protection Firefox has
* a URL bar which resembles a cross between the Awesome Bar and IE8's URL bar
* IE7 and 8 have the thread separation/minimum privilege idea going on already
* the new tab page looks similar to Opera's Speed Dial
* the private browsing mode's been being batted around at Mozilla for ages and is implemented in IE8b2
* the rendering engine is the same one that powers Safari.

That's not to say I won't try it. It might be very good.

the man either talks b****cks really well, or seriously knows his stuff.

:rasp:

 

[dk]

It was meant at tongue in cheek but...

* the same malware and phishing protection Firefox has
* a URL bar which resembles a cross between the Awesome Bar and IE8's URL bar
* IE7 and 8 have the thread separation/minimum privilege idea going on already
* the new tab page looks similar to Opera's Speed Dial
* the private browsing mode's been being batted around at Mozilla for ages and is implemented in IE8b2
* the rendering engine is the same one that powers Safari.

That's not to say I won't try it. It might be very good.

the man either talks b****cks really well, or seriously knows his stuff.

:rasp:

says the same on the BBC website

have a read of this

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7593106.stm

 

[ViolentJ]

Download: http://www.google.com/chrome/index....e=en-GB-hpp&utm_medium=hpp&utm_campaign=en-GB

Trying it now, it's imported all my firefox bookmarks, usernames and passwords which is a good start.

 

[Final Maxim]

accept&install just fades and does nothing

 

[ViolentJ]

Changed the link, try that.

 

[Griff]

http://www.google.com/chrome/ Griff to the rescue.

 

[24Seven]

I like it so far, seems very fast!

 

[bully]

Yep me too, time will tell.

 

[Final Maxim]

dont like the bookmark bar accross the top, so removed it and now you cant get into bookmarks anywhere? :S

needs the file/view/bookmarks/tools at the top tbh

 

[young_lew]

hmmmm

don't trust Google tbh, but i'll try it..........

 

[BenWall]

dont trust google? how come?

 

[young_lew]

dont trust google? how come?

aren't they alleged to keep track of what pages you visit via Google, or something similar......

not maliciously but more to aim advertising at ya?

 

[BenWall]

lol tbf pretty much every user of the net uses google. I'm sure there not keeping track of you visiting some sites you shouldnt be

 

[ViolentJ]

This will sway you... Google chrome has the option to open an icognito window so your Mrs won't find your p**n history

You've gone incognito. Pages that you view in this window won't appear in your browser history or search history, and they won't leave other traces, like cookies, on your computer after you close the incognito window. Any files that you download or bookmarks that you create will be preserved, however.

 

[Adamhodg]

Just downloaded this, its very fast so far, only crap thing is its moved some of my favourites across but not all!
Thats my only complaint so far!

 

[The Boosh!]

is it better than firefox though? and is it worth switching

 

[ViolentJ]

Just give it a try. You'll either like it or you won't. Remember it's still beta though.

 

[Hixxey]

Using it now. For a Beta I think it's really good.
It loads instantly and pages also seem to load quicker.
Few little things I need to get used to such as bookmarks and scroll speed but other than that it's defiantly worth trying out.

 

[DeeKay86]

Installed it! Very cool!!!

Must say, extremely fast and a great beta!!

 

[Seedy172]

^^^ +1

 

[dutch182]

liking it so far:star:

 

[BenWall]

It's good from what I have used so far, but it's not going to pull me away from Firefox or Safari when on the Mac.

 

[David]

it's f**king rapid omg, loving the speed.

couple of things i like, love the drag and drop feature works really well. Runs very smoothly and the predicitve input it's good too.

Also if you go into task manager it's nice cause you can see each page runs as a seperate process. Although it seems to be using quite a bit of memory (which i'm not noticing cause my pc has 4gig) but 4 pages open, 120mb :/ might not be for everyone i think.

 

[David]

ANYONE know how to turn on nt authentication in chrome??

 

[sneeks]

Just installed this at work, very good so far.

 

[C.J]

It looks ok, runs quick. But IMO it's not as good as Firefox / IE.

Some sites I use just don't look the same in GoogleChrome either

 

[john.med]

my scrolling is weird. It scrolls down but not up again. Other than that, chrome seems nice and v.quick.

 

[Tom]

The way it deals with Gmail is really smart, allows it to be used as an app.

 

[john.med]

how so tom? What do i do to use gmail this way?

 

[Tom]

Press the paper icon next to the spanner while in gmail and click create application shortcuts

 

[-Leigh-]

So how do I access my favourites easily?

I was on Radio 1 website, I wanted to come here. In IE I just click the favourites tab and click cliosport. How do I do that in the chrome one?

 

[Tom]

Other bookmarks folder.