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Google Chrome | new browser for Windows

Update:  have tried out the new browser, and running short of superlatives.  I can only suggest that everyone at least try it.  Fast, secure, and at the same time simple to use.  Maximum use of screen is acheived by eliminating things like the status bar, and by repositioning the tabs.

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10 thoughts on “Google Chrome | new browser for Windows”

  1. Fast, secure, and at the same time simple to use.

    The tool has been out one day. You have no clue if its secure or not.

    (and I’ve heard mixed feelings about ease of use)

  2. Thanks for the comment Tim.

    In any event, I studied the 37 page doc that preceded the introduction of the browser, plus all the Google blog posts on it. I am comfortable in the statement that it is secure, and more secure than IE. I base that on experience with my own pc and with my families, and the issues I have to resolve.

    Feel free to make your own opinion based on your own experience, and I will do the same.

    Ease of use is a personal thing. My personal opinion based on 10 hours usage now, is that it is more user friendly than all the other browsers. Again that is my interpretation of user friendly. That includes maximisation of screen real estate, such as elimination of the status bar, placement of the tab in the otherwise wasted top bar, elimination of the menu.

    Ps .. what is your opinion of the browser and what is your criteria for that opinion?

  3. I agree with you Colin. Have been using it instead of Firefox and will continue to do so. I love the speed of it, and I love the fact that a dead browser window doesn’t kill all the rest.

    Have only found one site it doesn’t work: the Typepad editor is broken.

  5. Security issues remain untested and there are several known vulnerabilities (http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1843). Since the principal technical attack vectors in the past have been 3rd party apps and ActiveX I’d guess that it is as safe as FF and newer versions of IE. Phishing and Social engineering will continue to be a problem with all browsers but both FF and Chrome appear to be taking a lead with anti-phishing safeguards.

    I’ve been really wow’d by the speed and the usability. It plays just like a browser should and feels like a natural extension of the PC.

    3rd party apps are currently not supported so don’t expect adblocking anytime soon.

    I will be watching this very closely but FF3 with ad-block and NoScriptwill continue to be my primary browsing choice.

    Also, don’t forget to read the fine print: http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/09/03/0247205&from=rss

  6. I’ll also invite you to look at your task manager and observe the amount of memory and CPU it uses. Notice the multiple instances of chrome.exe running from a single instance — time to upgrade that RAM!

  7. Multiple instances of chrome.exe are there, but I haven’t noticed any degradation in the performance of my machines. I’ve noticed quirks with it, but all in all I’ve really liked using chrome.

  8. I agree that chrome is nifty and nimble and quick… Except every once in a while it goes on some sort of indexing to the HD rampage which lasts several minutes and at that point Chrome (and the PC) slow down due to the disk load (CPU load during this is a few percent… but IO bound).

  9. @icontract [nishad] unfortunately no the addons from firefox won’t work. Chrome is based on the webkit engine, that same that powers Safari. It has been extensively re-worked and open-sourced from there. Personally still really awaiting the linux version 🙂

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