Why is everyone over with the new Google Chrome (beta) Browser? Is it that it’s a new thing to play with? Perhaps, and yes I am over with it too right now. Over my Plurk timeline, I see updates from my friends saying that they are enjoying and impressed with the performance of Google Chrome, espcially the speed. I, too, am impressed with it with its sleek design and currently greatful to use it.I have downloaded Chrome since it went live for public download. I also referred some friends to try it out. Majority says that they are playing nice with Google Chrome but few says they’re much comfortable with Firefox. “I will wait Google Chrome to release its verson 1. Will wait until they fix some bugs during the beta version.” as one of my friends asserted. Fine, then.
So far, so good as this point. Having read the Google Book Comic for Chrome, they showcased what new features we will enjoy with Google Chrome. Google Chrome is currently available for download to all Windows XP and Vista users; Mac and Linux users will have to wait for now. For sure Google will hand them to you as well the soonest time possible, I suppose.
Another feature that I am intrigued with is that it is multi-threaded. Maybe it’s the reason why it performs faster compared wih Firefox. As it is an open-source browser labelled as Project Chromium, codes in Google Chrome are all open-source which includes the Google’s V8 Javascript Engine. As it is a group effort leaded by Google to deliver faster, safer, and reliable browser for the web users, developers are invited to join the Project Chromium and help the web move forward. And, just like the regular browser, Chrome also allows you to manage web history and bookmarks. Downloading is simple; no complicated downloader involved and has nice downloading animation. All downloads can be viewed in a separate webpage by hitting Ctrl+J (Ctrl+H for history).
Oh, if you want to get go into stealth mode, try to which to Incognito Mode. This allows you to browse anonymously without tracking your history and cache. If you’re currently using Chrome, try pressing Ctrl+Shift+N to activate it.
Hoping to hear your experiences with playing Google Chrome, will really appreciate it. Thank you!
Ni hao! Welcome to my personal website. I'm Jerome Locson from Zamboanga City. I am currently finishing my Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at Ateneo de Zamboanga Univ. Also, I am working as an IT consultant and web developer. I also blog for b5media Tech Channel, Office Tweaks.
Frank Lloyd Teh
September 4th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
For me the best feature of chrome is incognito mode…. It would be useful for internet cafee…
One thing…. I hope this would include customized themes like firefox… hmmm … it is OPEN SOURCE…. haha
Jerome Locson
September 4th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Thanks Floyd for sharing. Indeed Incognito mode is really useful. Well, if you wan to start developing customized themes, you can join Project Chromium…
gchrome fan
September 5th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
How does incognito mode work in gchrome exactly? I am a fan for sure, I love how simple and effective it is..still learning the functions though.
Frank Lloyd Teh
September 8th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
in incognito mode gchrome will automatically delete every trace of you using gchrome (ie cookies, history, download list…) after you exit incognito mode.
it does not prevent other programs and websites from saving your data…
Jerome Locson
September 8th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Thanks Floyd for answering that.
For more information about Incognito, please check this link - http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=95464&hl=en
Thanks!