Google Chrome

You're confusing me with some average Joe, of course. Typical and predictable mistake, happens all the time. If I broke out a RealID card with Joe Average on it, what would you say then? :)

I've been a member of the EFF, the AFL-CIO, and several other notable organizations that fight for personal privacy for decades, doesn't matter. There's only so far people's beliefs are going to carry them in this day and age, and preaching about such things doesn't alter the fact that there is no such thing as anonymity online, there never has been, there never will be. If you're connected, you can be found, period.

Anyone that thinks otherwise... well... they'll figure it out soon enough. The RealID card was, of course, a joke, but I have to explain things because most don't get it.

As for the "kids" remark, I'm old enough to be able to say it, although the Wife did cut off a lot of my gray hair earlier today. It's a free country, I'll say what I want. ;) The only folks that seem to get irritated by it are those with big chips on their shoulders anyway, what do I care.
 
Just say NO to Chrome. It stores passwords in clear text (as of 0.2.149.27)
 
Thuleman said:
Just say NO to Chrome. It stores passwords in clear text (as of 0.2.149.27)
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Mmmhm. That made me uninstall. If you leave your computer on and don't log off, anyone can simply open Chrome and look at your logins and passwords as clear as day in plain text.
 
Just my 2 cents but I think this is a good browser. Its quick and has alot of web page space. Some of the basic functionality we come to expect from browsers isn't there; click and scroll & full screen display for a few. I will continue to test drive the browser with FireFox as my main and an interested to see how the non-test versions come out.
 
Sean said:
So does Firefox, unless you master password it.
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Wow.. you're right.

That's crazy :confused:

If I had any friends I would imagine most of them would run Firefox, and I imagine I would be able to just nab their passwords by asking if I can surf the web for a bit from their computer..
 
Tylerdurdened said:
Wow.. you're right.

That's crazy :confused:

If I had any friends I would imagine most of them would run Firefox, and I imagine I would be able to just nab their passwords by asking if I can surf the web for a bit from their computer..
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The right thing to do would be to inform them of this and tell them they should set a master password.
 
I like Chrome, but there are a few features that are missing, that FF3 has, that I can't live w/o. I'll be sticking with FF for the time being.

They are:

Page scrolling, by holding down the mouse wheel.
I want to be able to better customize the bookmark bar by dragging my bookmark folder to a certain spot.
Mouse wheel clicking on the -> after you type in a link, to open it in a new tab.
I like tabs below the address bar.
I like, and use all the time, the customizable mini search window.
 
I'm completely happy with Firefox. there is NO need to switch. It would have to be a completely evolutionary break threw in web browsing to get me to think about using anything else.
 
n3g471v3 d3c1b3l said:
I'm completely happy with Firefox. there is NO need to switch. It would have to be a completely evolutionary break threw in web browsing to get me to think about using anything else.
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I 100% agree with you. The best solid/secure browser is firefox. This is also because of it's extensions. I have no scripted which stops so many ad java and other none essential scripted or even bad ones from any site can do. Also the show IP and all other features. Firefox is way better the IE mainly because is open source.
So google still has a long way. Look how long mozilla has been out? I say firefox is the most widely configure browser as well.
 
It's been a long process getting firefox accepted, and now it has happened. Companies are building their applications to be compatible and, except for Microsoft sites, FF can be used pretty much anywhere and use any apps/plug ins. I don't see myself switching.
 
it has tons of potential. it is definitely faster than FF. here is what i want from firefox:

1. move the tabs below the address bar
2. click mousewheel to set an anchor, and move mouse up and down to scroll page.
3. 'home' button should be mousewheel-clickable to open up a new tab home page.
4. am i missing something but there is no BOOKMARKS bar?? i didnt import from firefox, and the only bookmarks bar i have is that top row on the home page. i prefer to have one click bookmark access from all pages!
5. 1click button to check status of downloads
6. saving text size preference for each webpage like firefox does
 
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Archonius said:
it has tons of potential. it is definitely faster than FF. here is what i want from firefox:

1. move the tabs below the address bar
2. click mousewheel to set an anchor, and move mouse up and down to scroll page.
3. 'home' button should be mousewheel-clickable to open up a new tab home page.
4. am i missing something but there is no BOOKMARKS bar?? i didnt import from firefox, and the only bookmarks bar i have is that top row on the home page. i prefer to have one click bookmark access from all pages!
5. 1click button to check status of downloads
6. saving text size preference for each webpage like firefox does
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3. Agreed. There's no way to open a homepage in a new tab with a single click in Chrome.

4. The bookmark bar = ctrl + b ;)
 
What do you guys mean when you say it's faster? Can you really tell the difference in its page rendering speed? Isn't the bottleneck the speed at which the server can transmit the data and not the browser's ability to interpret that data?

I've been using IE, FF3, and Chrome for the past few days and honestly I cannot tell the difference in speed. Even on the most complicated flash and java infested pages, my CPU usage never rises above 20%. This leads me to question if browser speed is even relevant.
 
ScretHate said:
What do you guys mean when you say it's faster? Can you really tell the difference in its page rendering speed? Isn't the bottleneck the speed at which the server can transmit the data and not the browser's ability to interpret that data?

I've been using IE, FF3, and Chrome for the past few days and honestly I cannot tell the difference in speed. Even on the most complicated flash and java infested pages, my CPU usage never rises above 20%. This leads me to question if browser speed is even relevant.
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It's speed definitely noticeable though.

I really notice it at work. My workstation at work is a real old P4 2.66Ghz 533 system and Chrome really works well on it, but FF and IE certainly take longer to render the pages on that system. Also, our frame is pretty slow.. 115kpbs is all.

At home on my E8400, I can still notice Chrome rendering the pages instantly, compared to the slight delay of FF3 and IE7.
 
ScretHate said:
What do you guys mean when you say it's faster? Can you really tell the difference in its page rendering speed? Isn't the bottleneck the speed at which the server can transmit the data and not the browser's ability to interpret that data?

I've been using IE, FF3, and Chrome for the past few days and honestly I cannot tell the difference in speed. Even on the most complicated flash and java infested pages, my CPU usage never rises above 20%. This leads me to question if browser speed is even relevant.
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Agreed, unless you actually run those Java tests, there really isnt a difference under normal usage. My FF3 w/ FasterFox is pretty nippy.
 
GN85 said:
3. Agreed. There's no way to open a homepage in a new tab with a single click in Chrome.

4. The bookmark bar = ctrl + b ;)
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technically you can click the little plus sign to the right of the tabs to open a new tab home page. but of course the more tabs you have open, the further right this button is. i prefer it to be in the SAME position all the time.
 
n3g471v3 d3c1b3l said:
I'm completely happy with Firefox. there is NO need to switch. It would have to be a completely evolutionary break threw in web browsing to get me to think about using anything else.
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Firefox is nice but there are so many more things Mozilla could have done to make it so much better in V3.

With the amount of money and resources Google has to dump into this project, I give it a year before people will be saying "whats FF?". I am not denying that some people will be using FF in a year but I have a feeling that FF will become a bystander in the browser wars shortly.

IMO W3C is a 115lb woman vs a 500lb gorilla. They can yell and scream all they want but if MS doesn't want to do it they don't have to as it has been for the past. I give MS credit for starting to follow it but they don't always follow it to the T they bend to rules and there is nothing W3C can do about it.
 
ScretHate said:
What do you guys mean when you say it's faster? Can you really tell the difference in its page rendering speed? Isn't the bottleneck the speed at which the server can transmit the data and not the browser's ability to interpret that data?

I've been using IE, FF3, and Chrome for the past few days and honestly I cannot tell the difference in speed. Even on the most complicated flash and java infested pages, my CPU usage never rises above 20%. This leads me to question if browser speed is even relevant.
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Out of Webkit, Gecko and Presto, Webkit renders pages way faster than the others (especially on slower machines). This is why Safari and Chrome render pages faster than Firefox and Opera.

As for JS engines, Safari's SquirrelFish, Firefox's Tracemonkey , Chrome's V8 and Opera's Futhark are all faster than the others depending on the situation. Each have sore spots, some more than others.

As for DOM implementations, Safari and Chrome's webcore that they get from Webkit is usually faster than other browsers'. But, it comes at a price of loss functionality like not being able to lookup native getters because properties are attributes instead of functions like in other browsers.

As for standards support, Chrome has the same support as Safari (minus some bugs specific to Chrome). This is pretty cool and will be a lot better when you can easily use the latest webkit builds (the one's that have all the goodies and pass acid3) with Chrome. However, Firefox and Opera have better DOM and JS support overall compared to Chrome/Safari (Acid3 situations aside).

The only cool thing about Chrome's JS engine right now is that it doesn't choke when recursively parsing lots of + operations like SquirrelFish does.

As for UI, Chrome's is minimal and quite clean, but it's missing too much functionality. It, like Safari, has crappy UI performance though (especially scrolling). Same with Firefox (although Firefox is better). Opera still has the best and most performant UI.

With that said, Chrome is cool, but it has to be a lot better to even touch Firefox and Opera.
 
I actually like Chrome over the others.... It has the new feel that I like so much lol. I went from FF to Opera and now this. I like it because it is much quicker to open and often faster opening pages.

The most important thing though is that all the tabs are independent of each other.
 
I finally got around to trying chrome out, and i'm impressed.

BTW, It is UBER fast compared to FF3. It will be my new browser, until I find some other flaws.

EDIT: Ok..one small thing thats bugging me. Pushing down on the mouse wheel does nothing. Generally I can push and hold it down, moving it up or down and scrolling. Doesn't work in Chrome. :(
 
I am using chrome also, and i have to say i love its features. Only thing is bugging me is in some forums when i reply, it does not refresh back to the post. I have to actually refresh the page. Something minor, but loving it so far
 
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