Google’s new browser
Google released its new web browser "Chrome" today--a project that has been in the making for more than a year. Chrome is designed to be fast and simple to use. Apparently, another design goal was to assure that Google would have control over how well its web-based applications perform, by creating a browser that runs today's complex web applications and future web applications with ease. I don't really have a deep understanding of the technology behind Chrome, for that you'll have to rely on the comic book developed by comic artist and writer Scott McCloud to introduce the general public to Chrome's inner workings.
I downloaded Chrome and started using it in seconds--not minutes. The last time I downloaded a new version of Internet Explorer, it got lost and I had to reboot and download it all over again. Then I had to reboot again. So, I'm off to a good start. It was really simple to import my bookmarks, and explanations for some of the features I hadn't experienced in a browser before were pretty straightforward, although some of the video links were broken (that's why it's beta!).
After browsing for a bit, each time I opened a new tab, it was populated with my most recent searches and bookmarks.. One really neat feature was the dynamic tabs. You just click and drag a tab if you want to view the site in its own window. There is also an option to open an incognito tab, and none of the history, cookies, or downloads from that session will be recorded. When you download a file, the file seems to float to the bottom of the page, where you can then drag it wherever you want, instead of searching all over the place for your downloaded file. Another feature treats some web applications like computer applications. For example, Gmail can be launched from a desktop shortcut in its own window, without the address bar and other tools it does not need.
Download it, give it a try.
