Google Chrome - Web Browser

[T.J.K.]

I just thought I would throw this out there.

It's the new browser from Google. So far I like it more than Firefox, and a ton better than IE 7 and especially 8.

http://www.google.com/chrome

It has some pretty neat features and seems to be glitch free so far.

[immts007]

Yeah, I'm really impressed so far. I'm running it in vmware fusion on my Mac. Clean, fast, understated. Google seems to understand that the browser doesn't need to draw attention to itself. I just needs to get out of the way and deliver the web.

Eager for the linux and os x releases.

[Harry Longshanks]

Review: http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/0....ap/index.html

[Smallville]

Thanks for the heads up on this, I've loaded it and using it now. We'll see if I keep it or not.

[pjsnyc]

Been testing it at work today to make sure our site renders properly (it does)...I love the fact that you can turn flash on/off in that little task manager. Very minimalistic and I hope it stays that way, though I don't like the zoom feature as is right now. Unlike IE, Firefox, and Opera, it only resizes text. I'm sure they'll change it when it gets to beta level 239302388924830

[Harry Longshanks]

though I don't like the zoom feature as is right now. Unlike IE, Firefox, and Opera, it only resizes text.

PJ-

That's exactly the reason I'm not using it right now. Not only won't it zoom pages as a whole, it won't "remember" text zoom. So if there is a website that uses small text, you have to resize text on every page. I do like how Chrome uses space though. Like putting the tabs at the top where every other browser wastes space on the "blue bar" where the browser name is.

[pjsnyc]

...I do like how Chrome uses space though. Like putting the tabs at the top where every other browser wastes space on the "blue bar" where the browser name is.

BINGO! I bet the next incarnations of browsers will follow suit on that one. Not a huge deal, but definitely nice to have that extra real estate

[Bourbon and Coke]

Might want to look over Section 11 of the EULA before committing to Chrome.

Users "give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and nonexclusive 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." It then defines services as "Google’s products, software, services and web sites."

Supposedly, the EULA is going to change, but until it does: bad browser.

[iacas]

Supposedly, the EULA is going to change, but until it does: bad browser.

Good stuff.

[pjsnyc]

Might want to look over Section 11 of the EULA before committing to Chrome.

There's no way that would ever fly (especially in a browser of all things!). Supposedly it was an 'error' and I'm glad they're 'rewording it'. Besides, there's no way EVERYONE will be switching to chrome in the first week. It's a great browser that loads fast and has plenty of potential.

[immts007]

Users "give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and nonexclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute

Wow. That is despicable. What ever happened to "Don't Be Evil"????

[Bourbon and Coke]

There's no way that would ever fly (especially in a browser of all things!). Supposedly it was an 'error' and I'm glad they're 'rewording it'. Besides, there's no way EVERYONE will be switching to chrome in the first week. It's a great browser that loads fast and has plenty of potential.

Like I said: it's going to change, they acknowledged it's a mistake.

Also, don't type :% into your address bar with Chrome. Betas are so much fun.

[Harry Longshanks]

Also, don't type :% into your address bar with Chrome.

Uhh, care to explain why before everyone reading this with Chrome tries it to see what will happen?

[Bourbon and Coke]

Insta-crash.

It's kind of an amusing message, but make sure you don't have anything important in your browser because you won't recover tabs the way you can if you close it normally.

[T.J.K.]

I read where they had like 3% of the market share in under a day.

I love the performance of this browser so far and that fact that it is webkit based makes it faster than the other browsers in my opinion. It's even a bit faster than Safari I think which is pretty dang fast.

[pjsnyc]

In case anyone's interested, looks like it has been fixed.

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google...nse-agreement/

11. Content license from you 11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services.