Google Chrome - Page 2

iMogal · 09-04-2008, 11:59 AM

I just don't get a warm fuzzy feeling with this Chrome from Google...
sure, it maybe a faster browser(in most cases), BUT... with articals about it like this one from ZDNets - Between the lines
and Informationweek artical on chrome... yea gotta start asking questions...

Google is built on ads...
I'm sure there is some sort of advertisement tracking system built into the browser to track what your doing...
This is just speculation of course...

maxidius · 09-04-2008, 08:20 PM

If you use Google Chrome, you can type directly the following in the URL address:

about:internets
about:memory
about:stats
about

lugins
about:cache
about:version
about:dns
about:network

See the resulting webpages. I tried something like about:idiot, about:moron, about:me, etc. but nothing comes up

Got these from other website.

PeterT · 09-04-2008, 08:37 PM

I just clicked on the "last post" link for this thread and got this:

It works fine in Firefox 3.

flex22 · 09-08-2008, 01:58 PM

i tried it at work bad news. it lock up a few times

so i uninstalled it.
we use a web base os to get on the company site. well it would not open my site.

now when i log on we go through ie7 and it ask what do you want to use to open this program all the time .

PeterT · 09-13-2008, 11:44 PM

I decided to uninstall it. Afterward, I found that it left a bunch of stuff in my user account (application settings) and in the registry and it also left a scheduled windows task (googleupdate.exe), which was still running. I am not happy with this thing. I want to find a way to clean it out. If not, I am going to revert back to an image of the C partition I have from the day before install. This left a bad taste in my mouth.

Shame on you Google.

polonyc2 · 02-04-2009, 10:14 AM

I finally decided to try Chrome...lots to like about it...the main thing being that it is FAST!...web pages open up lightning fast...nothing is faster then Chrome that's for sure...yes that includes Firefox 3.0

there are a few annoying things about Chrome though which really take some getting used to...no arrow in the address bar that shows a drop down box of previous URL's...sorry but I've become way too accustomed to that feature to have it be removed from my browser...no way of getting the arrow back...the only way to check previous URL links now is to go into the History page which shows via thumbnail the 9 most frequent sites you visit...also has a more detailed History listing there as well

I actually found myself getting used to that feature after some time but in the end just could not use this browser full time because of that...Chrome is also very lean and clutter free...no extensions yet...overall I like the potential of Chrome over Firefox

polonyc2 · 05-15-2009, 05:33 AM

Google's open-source Chrome browser has finally received proper support for Firefox-style extensions in the latest developer build.

the currently available developer build of Chrome– along with the nightly release of Chromium– supports true extensions which are able to modify both the functionality and the appearance of the browser.

Whereas previous support was limited to scripts wrapped in a specific container format, this build represents the first step towards true Firefox-style add ons for Google's browser. The support is already looking pretty slick– unlike Firefox, Chrome doesn't require a restart when a new extension is installed before it can be used

macguyinlondon · 07-23-2009, 10:16 PM

Firefox all the way.

Sir Skully · 07-24-2009, 12:45 AM

I have Opera on a RAM drive, is fast.......

centrino · 07-28-2009, 08:19 AM

Chrome is cool, but since i cant use chrome (i dont know why) i back to use firefox.

Chrome faster than other browsers but Firefox is the best browser right now bcause it has various add-ons.

**black27696** · 08-04-2009, 12:00 AM

Still with firefox for the addons. Plus, my personal machine being a macbook there still isn't a chrome for it.

Vheox · 08-04-2009, 02:07 AM

Chrome doesn't work very well in W7. The only things I like about Chrome are the initially load time, and home page. Other than that, FireFox: Mouse Gestures... Period.

09-04-2008, 11:59 AM	#16
iMogal Zoom Zoom... Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,189	Re: Google Chrome I just don't get a warm fuzzy feeling with this Chrome from Google... sure, it maybe a faster browser(in most cases), BUT... with articals about it like this one from ZDNets - Between the lines and Informationweek artical on chrome... yea gotta start asking questions... Google is built on ads... I'm sure there is some sort of advertisement tracking system built into the browser to track what your doing... This is just speculation of course... __________________ SilverStone LG-08 Asus P5E-VM HDMI Intel e2180 O/C'd 2.85Ghz (8x355) 2x2Gb G.Skill DDR2-1000 (5,5,4,14) (2:3 533Mhz) Maxotr 120 Gig SATA 8Mb HIS 3870 Iceq3 Turbo 850 Corsair HX620 Modular PSU Dell UltraSharp 2407FPW Monsoon MM-700 2.1 Speakers __________________
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09-04-2008, 08:20 PM	#17
maxidius Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 493	Re: Google Chrome If you use Google Chrome, you can type directly the following in the URL address: about:internets about:memory about:stats aboutlugins about:cache about:version about:dns about:network See the resulting webpages. I tried something like about:idiot, about:moron, about:me, etc. but nothing comes up Got these from other website. __________________ max --------- If you know you know, you don't say you know because you know no one will believe you know, being that they don't know, and can't believe anyone else know. If you don't know, you don't know you don't know, and there is no idea to say that you don't know.
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09-08-2008, 01:58 PM	#19
flex22 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,151	Re: Google Chrome i tried it at work bad news. it lock up a few times so i uninstalled it. we use a web base os to get on the company site. well it would not open my site. now when i log on we go through ie7 and it ask what do you want to use to open this program all the time . __________________ Motherboard ASUS P4P800 Deluxe 1016 Bios Processor 2.8 E Prescott Memory 2x512 xms corsair PC3200 samsung 80GB wd120JB l o/s XP PRO l X-Dreamer-case PC2 P4 1.8 o/s Win2K l 2x512 PC2700 l
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09-13-2008, 11:44 PM	#20
PeterT CUSL2...GA-EP45-UD3P...? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunny Florida, USA Posts: 2,645	Re: Google Chrome I decided to uninstall it. Afterward, I found that it left a bunch of stuff in my user account (application settings) and in the registry and it also left a scheduled windows task (googleupdate.exe), which was still running. I am not happy with this thing. I want to find a way to clean it out. If not, I am going to revert back to an image of the C partition I have from the day before install. This left a bad taste in my mouth. Shame on you Google. __________________ Proud Member: Team-CUSL2 - 'The Old School Crew' Asus Eee PC 1000HE, 1x2GB Corsair DDR2 667 GA-EP45-UD3P, Q9550, 4x2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, EVGA 9800GTX+ 512MB GA-EP45-DS3L, E7200, 4x2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800, Asus EAH4850 TOP 512MB P5B-D, E6600, 4x1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 1066, EVGA 8800GTS 512MB P4P800-D, P4 2.4C, 4x512MB Mushkin DDR 400, ATI AIW X800XT 256MB TUSL2C, P3-S 1.4, 2x256MB Corsair XMS150, ATI 9800PRO 128MB, TB Santa Cruz CUSL2, P3 1.0, 1x256MB & 2x128MB Corsair PC133, Asus V7700D 32MB, SB Live! * Please join ABXZone and participate *
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02-04-2009, 10:14 AM	#21
polonyc2 Helter Skelter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 8,200	I finally decided to try Chrome...lots to like about it...the main thing being that it is FAST!...web pages open up lightning fast...nothing is faster then Chrome that's for sure...yes that includes Firefox 3.0 there are a few annoying things about Chrome though which really take some getting used to...no arrow in the address bar that shows a drop down box of previous URL's...sorry but I've become way too accustomed to that feature to have it be removed from my browser...no way of getting the arrow back...the only way to check previous URL links now is to go into the History page which shows via thumbnail the 9 most frequent sites you visit...also has a more detailed History listing there as well I actually found myself getting used to that feature after some time but in the end just could not use this browser full time because of that...Chrome is also very lean and clutter free...no extensions yet...overall I like the potential of Chrome over Firefox __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** XFX GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB Intel E8400 * Noctua NH-U12P G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB WD6401AALS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX850W AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP2 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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05-15-2009, 05:33 AM	#22
polonyc2 Helter Skelter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 8,200	Google's open-source Chrome browser has finally received proper support for Firefox-style extensions in the latest developer build. the currently available developer build of Chrome– along with the nightly release of Chromium– supports true extensions which are able to modify both the functionality and the appearance of the browser. Whereas previous support was limited to scripts wrapped in a specific container format, this build represents the first step towards true Firefox-style add ons for Google's browser. The support is already looking pretty slick– unlike Firefox, Chrome doesn't require a restart when a new extension is installed before it can be used __________________ ASUS Maximus Formula (X38) *** XFX GTX 260 Black Edition Core 216 896MB Intel E8400 * Noctua NH-U12P G.Skill 4 GB (2 X 2 GB) DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 * Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB WD6401AALS Lian Li PC-A70B (black) * Corsair HX850W AuzenTech Auzen X-Fi Prelude 7.1 * Creative Inspire P5800 5.1 speakers Sony Optiarc AD-7240S-0B * Sony GDM-F520 21' CRT monitor (19.8' viewable) Vista Business 64-bit w/SP2 * standard 3.5" floppy drive Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 *** Microsoft Wired Keyboard 500 (Black)
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07-23-2009, 10:16 PM	#23
macguyinlondon Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 8	Re: Google Chrome Firefox all the way.
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07-24-2009, 12:45 AM	#24
Sir Skully ABX KNIGHT EXEMPLAR Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA-GA Posts: 28,233	Re: Google Chrome I have Opera on a RAM drive, is fast....... __________________ .....................................................................................................................
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07-28-2009, 08:19 AM	#25
centrino Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Indonesia Posts: 2	Re: Google Chrome Chrome is cool, but since i cant use chrome (i dont know why) i back to use firefox. Chrome faster than other browsers but Firefox is the best browser right now bcause it has various add-ons.
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08-04-2009, 12:00 AM	#26
black27696 Συντονιστής Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mount Pleasant, MI Posts: 31	Re: Google Chrome Still with firefox for the addons. Plus, my personal machine being a macbook there still isn't a chrome for it.
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08-04-2009, 02:07 AM	#27
Vheox Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,572	Re: Google Chrome Chrome doesn't work very well in W7. The only things I like about Chrome are the initially load time, and home page. Other than that, FireFox: Mouse Gestures... Period.
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