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What do You Want for the Holidays?

Chris — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:46:05 +0000

What do You Want for the Holidays? is a post from Chris Pirillo

If you could choose any one Geeky gift this holiday season, what would it be? Money is no object. Let’s just close our eyes, and pretend that someone out there has very deep pockets, and wants to buy us each the gift of our dreams. How do you narrow down your list? Do you know what you’d want? Is it possible to choose just one thing?

For me, I honestly couldn’t choose. There are a lot of Geeky things I want. Many of them are expensive, which is why I don’t already own them! Even if I were rich, I still couldn’t afford to keep myself happy with all of the gadgets, gizmos, devices and toys that are out there for sale. Places like ThinkGeek taunt me with all of the cool stuff they have. How could I ever decide?!

It seems a lot of you are getting into the holiday spirit. I came across several posts on our sites today revolving around Thanksgiving and even Christmas. It put me in such a holiday mood that I turned on some Christmas music earlier, and let it play over my live stream. I listened to it and hummed along as I caught up on everything going on in our community.

Our downloads center is hopping right now with new and updated products. Check back daily for the best new deals we can find!

How to Improve Internet Explorer

Chris — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:22:24 +0000

How to Improve Internet Explorer is a post from Chris Pirillo

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Back in the day, I used to love Internet Explorer. It was awesome… up until version 4 and above. A lot of people out there still use IE, and will continue to do so. You can install a new plugin that Google has released – and have your install of Internet Explorer kick serious browser butt once again.

Installing the new Google Chrome Frame plugin will allow you to still run Internet Explorer. But, instead of using the IE rendering engine (the way that HTML and objects are rendered) this plugin will supplant it with Google’s engine. This is so much faster, and will make web pages look even better.

You don’t need Google Chrome’s web browser installed. You can simply load this plugin, and everything will run faster and better from within Internet Explorer – including javascript! You can also start using open web technologies – like the HTML5 canvas tag – right away, even technologies that aren’t yet supported in Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8!!

So if you have friends and family who insist on using Internet Explorer, go ahead and install this plugin for them. They’ll never know you did it, and they’ll be raving about how much faster and better their IE is running!

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Walk Loud and Carry a Soft Stick

Chris — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:47:57 +0000

Walk Loud and Carry a Soft Stick is a post from Chris Pirillo

Okay, so maybe that’s not how the speech went when Vice-President Roosevelt delivered it. But I like to grab your attention! Saying a popular quote completely wrong is sure to accomplish that.

What does the real quote walk softly and carry a big stick mean to you? I’ve talked to others about this before, and the answers actually vary slightly. That’s one of the things I love about our community. Even when we agree on something, we still have differences in exactly what we’re thinking and saying. One of the best parts of my day is always reading what you guys are up to, what you’re thinking and feeling about things going on in the world. If you’re not making time to read the content others are pushing out, you are definitely missing out.

Could all of Life’s Conveniences be Killing Us?

Chris — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:19:42 +0000

Could all of Life’s Conveniences be Killing Us? is a post from Chris Pirillo

Reading this blog post on Geeks earlier stopped me dead in my tracks. I saw myself in what the author wrote, as I’m sure many of you will. He talks of how we have so many gadgets and gizmos to make our lives easier… and then wonders if it’s in fact making things more difficult:

People around the world are moving so fast, trying to do so much, that humanity as a whole is slowly choking itself with its own progress. We’re trying to cram so much into a day, so much into our minds that we don’t know how to do anything else. What we need to learn how to do, more than anything else, is to slow down. If you’re worried about progress, think about this, the best way to gain a clear perspective is to back away and let everything focus. People are supposed to smell the flowers that they plant. Just take some time to enjoy what mankind has done, rather than waste your time coming up with the next best thing that no one will take the time to enjoy.
All the ‘conveniences’ that we use and abuse only serve to get you to the next minute faster. Every inch of the way is packed with time savers that allow you to use more time savers. Just slow down, take a breath, get to know people, go to new places. Enjoy life before it passes you by, just to get to the next generation.

Wow. I’ve been pondering something very similar to this in my own life lately. That is why you’ve seen me out of the office more – trying to take time to relax and have fun. We tend to get so caught up in the daily grind of life that we often forget to live.

When is the last time you took a day completely “off”? I don’t just mean off of work… I mean OFF. OF. EVERYTHING. When did you put away all of your gadgets, your phone, your laptop and even your iPod and just chilled out? Can you even remember when it was, or what you might have done?

If you can’t bear to part with your computer, maybe you can take time out from working yourself into the ground, and enjoy what others are hard at work doing. They are writing excellent articles, like the one mentioned here, every day. They are sharing their thoughts with the world, and I sincerely hope you will consider doing the same. There’s something to be said for being able to write out what’s in your mind and heart, and it takes a very special type of person to be able to do so. The next time you’re stressing over the little things, and everything yet to do on your list, why not just let it all go and write? We’d love to have you join us on Geeks or Lockergnome.

How Do You Enlarge Web Site Fonts for Printing?

Chris — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:19:41 +0000

How Do You Enlarge Web Site Fonts for Printing? is a post from Chris Pirillo

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Yes, I’m addicted to fonts. I’ve admitted it for years. I like looking at cool fonts, and enjoy finding new ones. Someone from the PCPitStop community recently asked how he can enlarge fonts on a web page, to make it easier for him to read. You don’t need a new printer, don’t worry! The answer lies within your browser itself!

My recommendation for a browser is Firefox, Safari or even Chrome. No matter what browser you’re using, you should be able to change the font sizes on the page before you read it or even print it. You can check the associated help file in order to learn how to change these settings.

In Firefox, you can change your font sizes by simply holding down your CTRL button, and clicking the + button/sign as many times as needed to increase your font size on the page.
In Internet Explorer, click on View, and then hover your mouse over Text Size. Choose large or larger in order to increase the font to something you can easily read.
If you use Opera, you can click on View and then hover the mouse over Zoom at the bottom of the View menu. From there, you can increase the percentage to make the text manageable for your needs.
With Safari, you will again go to the View menu. Once there, click on “Make Text Larger”, and adjust the percentages accordingly.

Hopefully this answers the question properly. Thankfully, all browsers have ways that you can easily change your settings on everything from font size to the colors that display… in order to maximize the browsing experience for everyone. Don’t let bad eyesight keep you from enjoying everything the web has to offer!

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Google Chrome for Mac OS X

Chris — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:03:25 +0000

Google Chrome for Mac OS X is a post from Chris Pirillo

Apparently, Google Chrome Will Have Extensions by May. That’s great news for those of you on Windows – even if you’re not running Google Chrome as your default browser, it’s only getting more powerful (and a viable alternative to either Firefox or Internet Explorer).

However, Google Chrome has yet to ship for Mac OS X. There’s half-assed efforts that allow you to run Chrome through a virtual machine, but there’s no way I’d ever do that with any browser (nor would I recommend that course of action).

There’s a sign up page for the first Chrome beta, but look how long it took Google to port Picasa to Mac OS X? Some people have pointed me to Stainless, but I find its UI less-than-impressive. Not to say that Google Chrome for Windows would win any awards, but… the feature set is rather tough to beat.

Until then, I suppose I’ll stick with WebKit nightlies (in the hopes that they’ll adopt a few of the smarter features from Chrome at some point in the future). I asked my Twitter followers what they thought, and the responses were certainly mixed:

roehmholdt: I’ve been asking that question since day one of Chrome.

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:25:31 +0000 2009

kalisurfer: we don’t need another sticking browser from google. we already have firefox

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:25:37 +0000 2009

chrisgrayson: Google Chrome… without a version for the Mac, I had forgotten it existed.

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:26:30 +0000 2009

dkemper: Ah, er, OS X version? Aah, er, shortly. Yes, very soon.

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:27:04 +0000 2009

MarkBancks: Maybe OS X will be one of the new extensions ….

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:27:15 +0000 2009

chrisutley: Who cares, Chris? Do we really need another browser? Everybody get behind #Firefox and crush IE once and for all.

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:27:55 +0000 2009

Fazi14: on the google website they are working on a Mac OS X version.

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:28:04 +0000 2009

Xtel: Do you know if there will be one for delicious?

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:28:07 +0000 2009

BenWillis: I totally agree, a large portion of the early adoption crowd are mac users, what is google thinking!

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:28:35 +0000 2009

jackwilson: RT @chrispirillo: “Google Chrome Will Have Extensions by May.” And when the hell are we going to see a version for Mac OS X?

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:29:25 +0000 2009

djbruce: google is already so mac friendly. why would they want to push out safari?

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:29:59 +0000 2009

walkinpp: Yeah, I think they need a Mac Version and Linux would be good too

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:30:11 +0000 2009

Outsanity: In 2021

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:31:36 +0000 2009

jacobovillegas: RT “Google Chrome Will Have Extensions by May.” And when the hell are we going to see a version for Mac OS X?

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:32:21 +0000 2009

r0b: I’d like to know when as well. I refuse to run Chrome in VMWare Unity Mode.

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:33:41 +0000 2009

pepetideo: you can use the crossover google chrome version for mac… It is not very fast but it works ok

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:33:47 +0000 2009

ScottEO: a year later than everyone else for OS X. The usual

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:36:14 +0000 2009

jkneen: what is this Mac OSX thing? ;)

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:37:11 +0000 2009

jakeludington: you have Google Chrome for OS X, it’s called Safari ;)

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:37:12 +0000 2009

ghigliotty: amen! I love it on the pc but work on a mac. Come on googalinos .

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:37:18 +0000 2009

clcradio: I am thinking, if Chrome has extensions, no reason why the browser couldn’t be worked in OSX – sounds crazy, I know.

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:38:03 +0000 2009

MacTheMan: “Google Chrome Will Have Extensions by May.” And when the hell are we going to see a version for Mac OS X? (via @chrispirillo)

about 2 hours ago

Fri Feb 06 00:39:22 +0000 2009

trapline91: There working on bringing it to mac….http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/mac.html

about an hour ago

Fri Feb 06 00:44:21 +0000 2009

robpickering: Agree with @chrisutley, yawn. Don’t care if they never make it.

about an hour ago

Fri Feb 06 00:52:22 +0000 2009

Mat_Lane: I know it’s getting past a joke. I want Chrome now! It will deffo be my main browser when its here for Mac

about an hour ago

Fri Feb 06 00:53:00 +0000 2009

ekas93: LOL

about 51 minutes ago

Fri Feb 06 01:51:13 +0000 2009

pajamasceo: Yeah really. We need Chrome for the Mac pronto. Are you listening Google?

about 23 minutes ago

Fri Feb 06 02:18:53 +0000 2009

Are you using Google Chrome – or am I the only one who really wants to see it running on Mac OS X?

How Does Your Web Browser Handle JavaScript?

Chris — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:21:21 +0000

How Does Your Web Browser Handle JavaScript? is a post from Chris Pirillo

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Google Chrome has been officially in beta for about a month now. Many of you are using it for your default browser already at this point. I wrote about Google Chrome this month for my CPU Magazine article. I want to discuss one of those points with all of you now.

As you visit websites, you may seem to be slowed down due to the amount of script that is running on the page. It’s all potentially tied into JavaScript performance. This is going to get interesting in a couple of months. Google has said they will be using the V8 JavaScript engine. This, of course, is now a part of WebKit. Just last week, WebKit came out and said they have SquirrelFish Extreme, which is a register-based, direct-threaded, high-level bytecode engine, with a sliding register window calling convention. It lazily generates bytecodes from a syntax tree, using a simple one-pass compiler with built-in copy propagation. This increases JavaScript performance even more, even compared to V8.

We’re about to enter a browser war, specifically in the area of JavaScript performance. Google releases a beta browser, with a good JavaScript engine. Let’s face it, a lot of your favorite sites are probably running JavaScript right now. And, Chrome is handling it much more efficiently. Here we have a Beta browser who is running a better JavaScript engine than what any of the current leading browsers have. This is raising the bar in a very big way for everyone else.

I went searching the web to help me find something that can help me download the nightly build of the WebKit. I found NightShift for use on Mac OS X. NightShift automatically downloads and updates WebKit, the Safari HTML rendering engine, to the latest nightly version for Safari. No user intervention is required, everything is fully automated. The developer has a few other cool tools, as well.

For Windows users, check out Chrome Plugins. This site is full of Plugins, Themes, Add-ons and information for the Google Chrome Web Browser! This isn’t an “official” Chrome blog, but the people who are working officially on Chrome are a part of this community, as well. You can learn pretty much everything you need to know about Chrome, and then some!

What are your thoughts? Where do you think browsers are heading?

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The Community Speaks out About Google Chrome

Chris — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:23:35 +0000

The Community Speaks out About Google Chrome is a post from Chris Pirillo

I recently recorded a video talking about Google’s new Web Browser, Google Chrome. I was excited about it then, and I still am. Google Chrome has set the bar higher for all other browsers, and we won’t allow others to lower it. I’ve received a lot of feedback about Chrome since my video aired. I wanted to share what three people had to say.

From NamelessFragger

I learned about this browser two days ago, only because someone posted a forum thread about it. I read the comic, and was totally thrilled. I then found out that the browser was released the same day.
I normally use Opera 9.52, which is generally regarded as fast. However, if Opera is light speed, then Chrome is ludicrous speed! (Of course, that could have something to do with the fact that my traditional Opera usage has hundreds of tabs open at once, whereas I think I’ve had only ten or twenty Chrome tabs open simultaneously.)
What I also like is how Chrome handles tabs. All too often, I’ve had Opera brought down entirely by one bad tab. While I haven’t had any bad tabs in Chrome yet, the knowledge that I’ll probably be able to close just that one tab while not bringing everything else down is reassuring.
I also like the fairly minimalist interface. It leaves a lot of room for whatever Web page I’m looking at. Oh, and Chrome can play embedded WMV videos without much hassle. IE and Firefox can too, but for some reason, Opera never does so out of the box. (However, I never bothered switching since I liked the rest of Opera too much…until now.)
All in all, it’s just been an amazing experience, and this browser is only in beta phase still!

From Jake

First of all, what you said in the first Chrome video about it being developed on Webkit and being fast is dead on. This thing speeds along. I barely have any add-ons on Firefox, and Chrome just goes 2 or 3 times faster. From screenshots that I saw, I thought the UI was going to look ugly, like a matte blue color and looking like a blueprint page or something. That’s not the case. Sure I don’t really enjoy the light blue color scheme, but it’s not overbearing and it’s easy on the eyes. Having the tabs at the top really streamlines the look in my opinion, as it leaves more room for the actual page. The shortcut to hide the bookmark bar really leaves a lot of room for viewing the actual page. The incognito mode is a nice little gem too. It read my Firefox bookmarks like a charm, and had to do barely any setup.
There are some drawbacks that I saw. My biggest concern is viewing picture links. I searched for a picture in Google images search and went to view full size, and it downloaded the picture to my default downloading location. I could not get the picture to appear in the browser. Instead, it made a bubble in the bottom-left corner that basically opened the picture in the Windows picture viewer. I don’t know anything about coding really, and the options are extremely vague. I couldn’t find any solution to this problem. Another feature that I used sometimes in Firefox (that I found lacking in Chrome) was a style sheet option to show no style, but obviously that’s a very minor gripe and can easily be forgotten.
Other than that, I can’t really say I have any problems with the browser yet. I’d like to see more themes and add-ons. Seems like the browser is off to a great start and hopefully it will get some add-on developers and themes.

From Scott

I saw one of your new videos yesterday about the release of Google Chrome. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised to hear that; I never saw it coming. I’m a fan of Google software, so I was naturally excited to hear that they were releasing a Web browser. I’ve been using Mozilla Firefox as my default browser now for over a couple of years, and have never found anything better for me. You name it — Safari, IE, Maxthon, Flock (which may be my next favorite), K-Meleon, Avant, Slim, Opera, Slim — I’ve tried about everything out there pretty extensively. I keep a lot of browsers installed to launch up every now and then.
First, I’ll discuss some of the things I like about Google Chrome. I find Chrome’s launch time to be noticeably faster than Firefox, which is nice (but is probably because I run FF with lots of plug-ins/extensions/themes that it must load up). Chrome’s page load times are very impressive; it’s a bit faster than FF, and perhaps even a hair faster than Safari (which, yes, I’ve found to be consistently faster than FF, even on Windows Vista). I like the “Incognito” browsing feature; I’m not sure I would use that too often, but nonetheless, a cool feature. Another thing I liked in Chrome was the way the “Find” function was designed. They did a good job with that.
Now, for the “bad stuff.” The GUI is, well . . . interesting, but I’m not a fan yet (e.g. I don’t particularly like the tabbed browsing system positioned above the navigation area as opposed to below). It might just be me, but overall, the Chrome GUI reminds me way too much of IE–yes, of course that’s a bad thing. I don’t care for the font system in Chrome, either. Compared to Safari (which I particularly like) and Firefox, it just seems bland and underdeveloped. Chrome seems to be on par with Safari or IE in terms of customization/tweaking; there isn’t a whole lot available to the user. A couple of other things I was really disappointed to see in Chrome’s GUI: The downloads are manage in a new tab? I don’t care for that at all. That just seems inefficient to me. No “Home” button? I hate when browsers don’t include simple, often-used functions *cough*Safari*cough* like the “Home” button. So far, I don’t think it’s possible to change things like that in Chrome. No spell checker in Chrome, either? Wow . . . . lame. ‘Nough said. There’s also some weird functionality things about Chrome that I don’t like (e.g., you cannot open previous pages in a new tab via click the “Back” or “Forward” button in conjunction with Ctrl).
In the end, Google Chrome was somewhat of a disappointment to me (granted, I’m still giving it a shot over the next several days). Yes, I realize that this is just a beta, but from my experience, betas just don’t improve enough to make a difference by the time they are released in their final form. I use Firefox over other browsers for a few simple reasons: It has a proven, sophisticated security system; it’s more customizable than any browser, bar nun, which means you can make it look/work exactly how you’d like it to; it’s intuitive and simple, yet it’s full of useful features that make sense to both average and power users; above all else, it just works. Mozilla’s got it right.

What are Your Google Chrome Web Browser Tips and Tricks?

Chris — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:38:38 +0000

What are Your Google Chrome Web Browser Tips and Tricks? is a post from Chris Pirillo

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Now that you can download Google Chrome, are you going to switch? Granted, this is an early version of the browser, based on very solid pieces of technology. Is it enough, in your limited time playing with it? I’ve been trying to dive deeper and discover features that may not seem to be available on the surface for other power users like myself. I think Google has found a perfect balance between “power” users, and “casual” users. There are certain things about Chrome that are intuitive, but there’s also some things that aren’t as smooth as they could be… yet.

I’ve been running Chrome on both Windows XP and Windows Vista for a few hours now. I’m sincerely impressed under both circumstances. The feedback I’m seeing all over the place is very positive. It is fast. The features are excellent. It just works… and works well. So if you’re a power user like me, you’ll like the following tips I’ve come up with for you.

If you go to the Omni bar (the address bar) and type in about:memory, you’ll get a browser tab that shows a summary of all the processes running in the browser… along with running a comparison with any other browsers you may be running at the same time. This will tell you how well it’s working on your system. There are several different shortcut easter eggs hidden in Chrome.

about:version
about:plugins
about:cache
about:memory
about:stats
about:histograms
about:dns
about:network
about:crash
about:hang
about:internets
about:whenwillthisbeavailableformacosx?!

If you want to get to the task manager, right click somewhere in the title bar of the window, and go to task manager. (or click Shift+ESC while the browser is open) You’ll see the open tabs you have at the time, as well as if you have any plugins that are running (such as Flash app or ShockWave app). If you have a runaway app, you can select it and end its process. They’ve separated that, to keep you from having to shut down your entire browser.
You know I like to click on just about everything I see inside a Web browser. Let’s say I’m on FriendFeed, and see that someone has made a FF Room. Maybe I want to surf that room, but I don’t want anything I see or do to be tracked. I can open an “Incognito” window. Then, everything I do in that browser instance is going to be private.
If you do a search for something (like Chris), you can see recent pages in “History”, containing your word(s). It not only saves text of your history, it also saves thumbnails of each page you’ve visited.
There are many awesome keyboard shortcuts for Chrome. This includes shortcuts for everything from opening a new tab, to opening a file on your computer from within Chrome.

Needless to say, Chrome is certainly worth downloading. I think that it will be most difficult to convince FireFox users to switch, because they are used to the Plugins and Extensions. Just download Chrome and try it. Go to websites you normally do, and see how much faster they load for you. That will make the decision for you.

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Do You Think Google Chrome is Just Another Web Browser?

Chris — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:17:33 +0000

Do You Think Google Chrome is Just Another Web Browser? is a post from Chris Pirillo

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In a few short hours from the time this was recorded, we all had our hands on Google Chrome. I feel this is a game changer in the way the World Wide Web works. I made up a list of five reasons that Chrome will soon become your default browser. You know Google, from Docs to AdSense to Earth. Google is here, and it’s a strong presence on the Web. Let’s look at the reasons I came up with:

Google is focused on user experience. The experience is having a browser that does what you want it to do… browse the Web. Many developers don’t even think about that. I’m sure you have Google in your browser already, whether it’s a toolbar or your home page. Google has already shown us how they are focused on the users… YOU. Read the comic book documentation. It outlines for you why it’s pinpointing user experience, and what that means for you.
It’s open source. You can take the code if you wanted to, and build your own browser. Take it and make it your own. The fact that it is open source is very telling. Google knows it is not in their best interest to lock the code away in proprietary measures. Chrome is open source because they are trying to make the Web better for everyone.
Speed. Google has based Chrome on WebKit, which is optimized for speed. Google’s also developed a JavaScript engine to further enhance your browsing speed experience. You know how sometimes your entire browser will freeze occasionally, because of one site? With Chrome, that doesn’t happen, due to the way the JavaScript runs. Each tab is run as a separate process, instead of the browser as a whole.
It will be cross platform soon. It is being released for Windows first, but will be available for OS X and Linux soon.
Security. This is a big one. Google thought about the security model, all the way down to stop any kind of Phishing attacks within the browser. It’s constantly going to be updated with the latest Phishing information. Google Chrome also helps you to only log onto secure SSL connections whenever possible, and will warn you if the site you’re connected to is not secure.

Those are the five reasons I feel you need to pay attention to Google Chrome. Even if you think you aren’t ready to switch your browser, why not give it a try? You never know what you’re missing until you check it out.

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Will Google Chrome Change the Web World?

Chris — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:12:35 +0000

Will Google Chrome Change the Web World? is a post from Chris Pirillo

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Yes, I remember Netscape, and I never liked it. I also remember when Safari was made. Fast forward to today… and we now have Google Chrome. This is going to be Google’s Web browser offering to the World.

In Google Chrome, you can get anywhere on the Web with one box. The address bar that sits at the top of the normal Google Chrome window simplifies your Internet experience by doubling as a search box. You can also use it to bookmark websites and stay aware about the security of a website.

As of the time of this recording on September 2nd, 2008, it hasn’t been officially released. Google had released documentation earlier in the day today, and people were taken aback, wondering if it was real. Google posted a comic book type of explanation about Chrome. If every “read me” file would be done in this fashion, people would actually read them. I read the entire thing! The main drawback so far is that it’s only available for Windows at this point, and not OS X or Linux.

Google Chrome is based on WebKit. Why is that important? Not only do pages look good, but they load fast. Google has gone in and optimized the way pages run, and load, and are managed. You know how you may have a few browser windows open, and one of them freezes… causing your whole browser to ‘crash’ or freeze? Google has taken care of that problem with Chrome.

You’re going to appreciate what Google has done, and why this will be a much better Web browser for you. If what they claim in the promotional information is remotely true, this is a complete reinvention of the Web browser as we know it. You’ll find out what forethought went into how the security model worked, how the page management and rendering worked, and how all a Web browser can handle all the new technologies there are. Google has potentially moved the entire industry forward by releasing Google Chrome.

My only hope and wish is that the User Interface is not a Google UI. As far as the Web is concerned, they’ve done a great job. However, they have fallen short with the UI in their applications. I have yet to try it myself, as I use OS X. However, I will be having Ponzi run this on her Windows machine, and get her feedback on it. Ponzi is very picky about things like her browser, so she’ll be brutally honest… good or bad.

What are your thoughts? Are you using Google Chrome yet? If so, what do you think so far? If you’re not… what are you waiting for?!

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chris@lockergnome.com (Chris Pirillo) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:30:00 GMT

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chris@lockergnome.com (Chris Pirillo) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:56:13 GMT

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