Comments on: Google Chrome – A New Chapter in Browser History?

By: Teng

Teng — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:46:16 +0000

A virus crashed my Firefox and I was too lazy to fix it, so I switched to Chrome. It’s nice, I guess. I don’t like how it sets up the History page. Delete the whole day or just leave it their for others… What a friggin choice. But other than that, its fast and simple.

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The Mark Pack - The Essentials On My Computer - Part One | MakeUseOf.com — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 21:01:49 +0000

[...] Exploder now did you?!) Although I have to say I have been flirting with the idea of going over to Google Chrome for a while now but I am put off by the things it lacks and especially its lack of privacy. [...]

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Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:02:03 +0000

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Stainless - Google Chrome’s Mac Twin [Mac Only] | MakeUseOf.com — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:01:14 +0000

[...] Stainless is a multi-process OS X browser inspired by Google Chrome. If you haven’t heard of Chrome – well, it is only the most popular, latest addition from Google to the existing line of internet [...]

By: Geordi

Geordi — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 18:51:12 +0000

The only bad things I can say are the sometimes saving a song from a url or the fact that when you open a new tab, you get the screen with mostly visited sites.
I don’t really like that.

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7 Useful Hacks To Improve Your Google Chrome Experience | MakeUseOf.com — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 00:03:53 +0000

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How to Run The Google Chrome Browser on Mac or Linux | MakeUseOf.com — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:14:29 +0000

[...] folks over at Code Weavers have come out with a way to run the Windows version of Google’s Chrome on non-Windows computers. They’ve used Wine to make it run on the other OS’s and [...]

By: 3 Steps to Regain Your Privacy in Google Chrome | MakeUseOf.com

3 Steps to Regain Your Privacy in Google Chrome | MakeUseOf.com — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:01:07 +0000

[...] I have mentioned in my previous article about Chrome, every installation of Chrome receives a unique ID number, which is submitted to Google, for [...]

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By: MUO Polls: Google Chrome vs. Firefox | MakeUseOf.com

MUO Polls: Google Chrome vs. Firefox | MakeUseOf.com — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:41:09 +0000

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By: Google Chrome - my verdict » Better Than Therapy - by Mark O’Neill

Google Chrome - my verdict » Better Than Therapy - by Mark O’Neill — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:48:40 +0000

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By: Amos

Amos — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:32:04 +0000

This release is still buggy – especially with Facebook applications which do not seem to work – although no error flag appears – for now i will continue with Firefox.

By: Speedmaster

Speedmaster — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:13:49 +0000

That was a great summary, thanks.

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Friday Links #15 | Blue Onion Software * — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:22:40 +0000

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By: crimson

crimson — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:03:30 +0000

Well… I’m test driving Chrome right now and I have this… tiny huge problem. I’m using the Portable edition of Chrome, I downloaded it because I have no administrative privileges on my PC and wanted to be sure I don’t need to interfere with installing problems.

I use computers with no admin privileges almost every time, at school and at home (my dad is the admin and he hates it when i bother him with apps and stuff which I don’t really need). When installing Firefox I had no trouble at all, but Chrome needs the admin password to install the Adobe plugin.

Otherwise, I like it, but I see no need for it except showing it off at school in Computer Science class )) Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1 is enough for me right now.

By: Z A Lot

Z A Lot — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:45:21 +0000

Only for Windows XP and Vista? Pffff…

By: Vali Zairov

Vali Zairov — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 07:20:09 +0000

This is a story how current Firefox beats new Chrome
http://lifehacker.com/5044518/enable-chromes-best-features-in-firefox

Enjoy

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:57:27 +0000

Yeah! YAY! for google! Its about time google came out with a browser, I knew it was going to be only matter of time. But for right now, I am going to stick with Firefox 3, Just because it has all the stuff I need and want. But Google will get there new browser all sorted out

Good for google!

By: suresh

suresh — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:05:06 +0000

It is a very detailed review and your cartoons are very impressive.
I tried crome it experience is good.

By: Jer

Jer — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:33:14 +0000

Why would anyone use anything from google?? Maybe if the guaranteed privacy….but until then, not on this guy’s machine! Firefox looks better every day!!

By: g

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:11:11 +0000

I test drove Chrome yesterday. It definitely has it’s plusses. I didnt’ really notice much speed difference in loading various web pages. On of my favorite (besides the great MUO) web pages is Inhabitat. Inhabitat also is a very slow page loader for FF3. Guess what? It’s also slow to load in Chrome (I didn’t really notice any difference).

Chrome definitely boots faster than ff3 from a new start. But Chrome also doesn’t have to pre-load all of my favorite addons which is a necessity for me – addons that is.

Chrome, imho is a really great start and I think it has a bright future ahead of it. I may even use it full time some day. For now, I’ll stick with FF3.

Thanks MUO for your critique. Always appreciated.

By: Star-chan

Star-chan — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:52:46 +0000

I noticed that the shockwave plugin in chrome crashes a lot. I go into this shockwave run chatroom and it crashed every 2 minutes, I had to reload (all the tabs)

so much for individual processes. Doesn’t look like that counts.

By: JBB

JBB — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:11:19 +0000

The privacy issue is what turned me off. I just uninstalled it. Note that there’s a bunch of checkboxes for explaining why you uninstalled. “It’s too slow”, “It’s too buggy”, but not a checkbox about the privacy concerns.

I used “other” and explained my concerns. I submitted the form. Nowhere does the form ask for contact info, and apparently they don’t need to. The next page said:

“Thank you

Thank you for your report. We’ll investigate and follow up with you if we need further information, or if we have more specific information to share.”

Uh, without my contact info? Oh, of course, you already know who I am. Why am I not surprised. “Don’t be evil.” Google, where evil is happily being redefined to allow their whims.

By: Altzan

Altzan — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:06:51 +0000

I love the Google Gears option.
The entire browser is pretty fast.
Some bugs are expected, and privacy isn’t a a huge issue: keep a different browser for private browsing like Opera or Firefox.
In fact don’t switch, use each browser for whatever you need it for.
I personally approve of Chrome. I hope it improves with more functions and stability.

By: Mark O'Neill

Mark O'Neill — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:05:38 +0000

Check out a portable version of Chrome! – http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fstadt-bremerhaven.de%2F2008%2F09%2F03%2Fportable-chrome-021510%2F&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&sl=de&tl=en

By: Mark O'Neill

Mark O'Neill — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:32:06 +0000

I have to admit, for a first release, it’s quite impressive – and fast. The real test will come when they introduce support for extensions and then we will see how fast the browser goes.

I am inclined to keep Chrome as a basic, no frills browser for quickly checking things on the net and having Firefox as my main default browser.

By: Charnita Fance

Charnita Fance — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:51:07 +0000

LOL at Brandon. I tried Chrome & have been using it regularly ever since. I really like it a lot. I know it’s far from perfect & has bugs, but that’s to be expected for a first Beta release……. No addons, I’ll live. I of course have to go back to Firefox every now & then for a few things but all-in-all I think Chrome is a hit (not miss).

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:26:17 +0000

Whoa! You mean they might actually show me ads that I actually may want to see? Those bastards!

They built a browser that can compile JavaScript so that it runs faster and is better for large scale JavaScript applications? It must be some diabolical plan.

It has no extensions and some bugs in v0.1 Beta? OMG, lets throw it out, I will never use a browser that is not perfect on day one.

And worst of all, you have 5 so-so temporary problems against 11 great features, the all of the critics are right, why would I ever switch to a browser that has more benefits than detriments.