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September 2, 2008 8:20:06 AM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
Hi! A happy (maybe not for Mozilla or M$) post:

The long rumored Google Chrome Browser (Beta) release is supposed to be today (read it in several posts/blogs on the net)!

Attached a vid of it...hope it works! I don't know if I'll give up my FF3 so quickly, and in general I'm really wary of Betas, but this looks interesting.

One thing is certain: Google's going to be collecting a heck of a lot of data on folks and their browsing habits, and as we all know,
"Information is power."

And on another happy note, a gift to my friends here at WC: 10 super fun add ons to Google Earth!

http://www.pcworld.com/article/150409/10_amazing_google_earth_addons.html

(sorry, the WWW thing wouldn't work and neither would the smiley!)








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Reply #1 September 2, 2008 10:13:16 AM
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This makes me cry

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Reply #2 September 2, 2008 10:30:28 AM
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Here's what I saw at TechCrunch:



Anyway, Dr J0622, your external link points here:



Google's going to be collecting a heck of a lot of data on folks and their browsing habits

That's what Google has been doing for years. It knows how to make good web apps and desktop apps because it knows the user and enables the user to do what he/she wants to do, because Google knows what the user wants to do.
I think Chrome is quite different from normal browsers. I'm not letting go off Firefox quickly either, but the way Chrome has been designed, it sounds like it will run web apps [not websites] better than Firefox, seeing it allows each tab to run it's own process and when a tab's not responding because of Javascript problems, you'll easily be able to quit it and carry on.

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Reply #3 September 2, 2008 11:13:18 AM
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Yup, just what the world needed, another browser.

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Reply #4 September 2, 2008 11:16:51 AM
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Pix: When I posted, the video worked (I tested it).

I was sort of amazed folks didn't respond to the post for so long... Anyhow, I'm thinking that this "Browser" is going to turn Google into a portal  (like aol). If I'm wrong, I'll be glad! I think that the more open code stuff out there, the better the web becomes. Betcha FF3 is gonna end up using parts of Google's technology.

Yeah, I agree with what you wrote about the data harvesting. Big Bro ends up knowing all anyway.

Glad you saw my post. Like your comments and learn from them!

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Reply #5 September 2, 2008 11:25:32 AM
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Philly...Hi! Maybe we don't need another browser, but without the competition, where would we be?

Lotsa products makes the producers work harder for your buck (at least in theory ).

Please keep the post going. Anyone out there get a better peek at it?

Doc

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Reply #6 September 2, 2008 11:36:52 AM
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So far every Google app I've tried is a complete waste of time, although their services are great.

 

We'll see.

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Reply #7 September 2, 2008 11:56:27 AM
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OK, did some research....

So, Google itself announced the browser through a classic comic.

Happy, doc?

 

 

 

 

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Reply #8 September 2, 2008 12:03:05 PM
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Pix: I'm always happy to hear from you!

What about the other link...re Google Earth? Any thoughts anyone?

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Reply #9 September 2, 2008 12:10:43 PM
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Wow...Might just have to try this out...

 

Is it Gecko based?

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Reply #10 September 2, 2008 12:19:18 PM
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Which?

I've put the Hurricane tracker on my Google Earth and it's very good!

Don't know if it's Gecko based....maybe Geico based? 

 

 

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Reply #11 September 2, 2008 12:19:28 PM
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I don't know why the "quote" function doesn't work

Winlover41, it's not Gecko-based. I think it's WebKit based.

Here's Wikipedia's words:

Google Chrome is an open source web browser developed by Google. It is named after the graphical user interface frame, or "chrome", of web browsers. Google Chrome builds on components from other open source software, including WebKit and Mozilla, and is aimed at improving stability, speed and security with a simple and efficient user interface.[1]

Also, my Reply # 7 had a few images that didn't appear at all but heres' where I got them: Official Google Chrome Screenshots

 

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Reply #12 September 2, 2008 12:48:09 PM
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Pix....I'd love to see a skin using that start button Google is using in the second "o":

Neat button!

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Reply #13 September 2, 2008 1:03:14 PM
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Pix....I'd love to see a skin using that start button Google is using in the second "o":

Haha...another skin idea! Maybe someone who can make WB skins might be able to make a completely Google-ish OS skin  The whole browser UI is very cool, all blue and Aero-ish [Without the M$ transparency].

Kind of reminds me of Windows Live Mail's desktop app

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Reply #14 September 2, 2008 1:07:56 PM
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Quoting andrew_,
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This makes me cry

Why?  It's using WebKit so if stuff renders fine on any site you create in a WebKit based browser already you're fine.

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Reply #15 September 2, 2008 1:47:46 PM
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I wonder when 11 AM/PM PDT will arrive. I'm in a compleletly different time zone. Can't believe I'll have to cut down on sleep for a browser I've never used before, compared to the delayed result of Firefox 3

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Reply #16 September 2, 2008 3:33:23 PM
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Here's the download link http://www.google.com/chrome

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Reply #17 September 2, 2008 3:46:13 PM
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Yeah, I already started another thread on it. Saw it on Lifehacker.com , and I couldn't find this post....

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Reply #18 September 2, 2008 4:39:10 PM
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Sorry about the bad link in previous post.

 

You might want to read thw fine print of what you agree to when you use the browser.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10030522-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

 

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Reply #19 September 2, 2008 5:02:07 PM
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Ugly, unskinnable , un-usable.

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Reply #20 September 2, 2008 5:03:32 PM
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I like this new broswer by google. It would make a cool WB6 skin!

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Reply #21 September 2, 2008 5:05:02 PM
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Quoting vStyler,
reply 20
Ugly, unskinnable , un-usable.

 

It's in beta so ofcoure it's not going to be very pretty or usable and definately not skinnable, yet anyways. Give it some time.  

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Reply #22 September 2, 2008 5:07:19 PM
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Very interesting, Ken. I've tried it out, and it is VERY intuitive, and while fast, it is not that much faster than FF3.

What I do like is the small RAM footprint even with multiple tabs. I am still nervous about the info thing. Also...

If those suckers steal any of your ships, the old Abbot and Costello routine comes to mind: "Slowly I turn, step by step..."

and Bugs Bunny's: "Myehhhh.....You realize, of course, this means war!"

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Reply #23 September 2, 2008 5:58:45 PM
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the old Abbot and Costello routine comes to mind: "Slowly I turn, step by step..."

 

That's "The 3 Stooges" 

 

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Reply #24 September 2, 2008 6:31:27 PM
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It's in beta so ofcoure it's not going to be very pretty or usable and definately not skinnable, yet anyways. Give it some time.

On the GUI side I would agree but, most of the their own hype was on how usable and stable the it is. Yes, it's stable but, far from usable IMO. Not to mention it intermittently crashes when I close the last remaining tab.

As for the claims to low memory footprint I'm not seeing that. If their goal is towards web based apps than they shouldn't promote it as a browser because so far it's failed.

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Reply #25 September 2, 2008 8:26:14 PM
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That's "The 3 Stooges"

Sorry, but no. It was Abbot and Costello with a guy in a "wife beater" and suspenders in front of a brownstone. I have a good memory (so far).

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