Google Chrome, Google’s Browser Project

mimo2005 · 09-01-2008, 06:23 PM

Google announcing the launch date to be tomorrow, Tuesday.

source
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/...n-browser.html

**Rhort** · 09-02-2008, 03:22 AM

Anyone got an actual download link for this yet? The official link is just bouncing back to the Google main page at the moment

Garryson01 · 09-02-2008, 05:06 AM

They put it up then took it down again quickly. Hopefully it will be up at some point today if not tomorrow.

ebackhus · 09-02-2008, 09:04 AM

I'm quite Lovin' my FireFox 2. Doubt I'd switch.

WDSnav · 09-02-2008, 10:47 AM

Looking forward to this, I hate IE because its slow and has problems. I hate firefox because its tab system doesn't work like IE7s. I hope that this browser will be the solution my problems.

mimo2005 · 09-02-2008, 01:10 PM

it s Available here :
http://www.google.com/chrome

Have a good download :)

More info:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9858

**carsey** · 09-02-2008, 01:14 PM

IE tab system is stolen from firefox, as most of the newer IE features that were in the firefox many years ago.

I wonder what sneaky tricks this google browser will have hidden in it. Google already track what you search thru their engine so their browser will probly track what sites you go on and everything.

**sobeit** · 09-02-2008, 01:50 PM

be sure to read the terms of use...

see this article http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10...html?tag=mncol

Personally I do not plan to use it. I do not trust google and their doubleclick division. Its nothing but adware.

mimo2005 · 09-02-2008, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sobeit

be sure to read the terms of use...

see this article http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10...html?tag=mncol

Personally I do not plan to use it. I do not trust google and their doubleclick division. Its nothing but adware.

Firefox Privacy Policy:
As with most Internet web browsers, Firefox sends certain information to the websites that you visit.
Like most web browsers, Firefox sends information to the websites you visit, including (1) Non-Personal Information of the type that web browsers typically make available, such as the type of browser you are using, your language preference, the referring site, and the date and time of your visit; and (2) Potentially Personal Information such as your IP address. This information may be logged on the websites you visit. What information is logged and how that information is used depends on the policies of each of the websites you visit.

Source:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/legal/p...irefox-en.html

Microsoft Internet Explorer

We may collect information about your interaction with Microsoft sites and services. For example, we may use website analytics tools on our site to retrieve information from your browser, including the site you came from, the search engine(s) and the keywords you used to find our site, the pages you view within our site, your browser add-ons, and your browser's width and height. We may also use technologies, such as cookies and web beacons (described below), to collect information about the pages you view, the links you click and other actions you take on our sites and services. Additionally, we collect certain standard information that your browser sends to every website you visit, such as your IP address, browser type and language, access times and referring Web site addresses. We also deliver advertisements (see the Display of Advertising section below) and provide Web site analytics tools on non-Microsoft sites and services, and we may collect information about page views on these third party sites as well.

Link:
http://www.microsoft.com/info/privac...notice.mspx#E6

To sobeit: Your browser is doing the same right now...Nothing new .

Excellent feature in Chrome, you don't need tool bar or even go to google.com for a search :
I found the new feature : Address bar is acting as google tool search and Address bar , is a very neat feature, is there any other web browser that has the same feature??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRqmfCFU_AI

**carsey** · 09-02-2008, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mimo2005

Firefox Privacy Policy:
As with most Internet web browsers, Firefox sends certain information to the websites that you visit.
Like most web browsers, Firefox sends information to the websites you visit, including (1) Non-Personal Information of the type that web browsers typically make available, such as the type of browser you are using, your language preference, the referring site, and the date and time of your visit; and (2) Potentially Personal Information such as your IP address. This information may be logged on the websites you visit. What information is logged and how that information is used depends on the policies of each of the websites you visit.

That information can be very easily collected from any website you visit.

These include:

What OS you are running
The screen resolution
Color depth
Language
Browser type and Version
IP
Visit Duration
What pages were visited

Lots more.........

Its fairly amazing what you can collect off someone visiting your site.

mimo2005 · 09-02-2008, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carsey

That information can be very easily collected from any website you visit.

These include:

What OS you are running
The screen resolution
Color depth
Language
Browser type and Version
IP
Visit Duration
What pages were visited

Lots more.........

Its fairly amazing what you can collect off someone visiting your site.

For marketing purpose or Investigation purposes , they can recollect those infos and know exactly who is the exact person behind the machine !

**Jack.Sparrow** · 09-02-2008, 06:05 PM

This is being posted via Chrome

Feels very compact, but the lack of the menu bar scares me a bit :S dunno why, never use it in FF. (it's got a built in spell checker as I've just found out).

Loads times are slower than FF IMO,

Might explore it for a bit more but I think I'll be sticking with FF.

*Disregard the menu bar comment, I found it

*

**Fox** · 09-02-2008, 06:12 PM

I tried it earlier today. I would say it would be a decent browser (assuming somebody ports adblock plus to it) for integrated apps and for grandparents. It's absolutely not a replacement for firefox - at least, not yet, and not for everyday use.

It also had a very strange look & feel. Scrolling was way off, and the rendering seems like it could use some work.

mimo2005 · 09-02-2008, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fox

I tried it earlier today. I would say it would be a decent browser (assuming somebody ports adblock plus to it) for integrated apps and for grandparents. It's absolutely not a replacement for firefox - at least, not yet, and not for everyday use.

It also had a very strange look & feel. Scrolling was way off, and the rendering seems like it could use some work.

On my laptop with Xp pro :
FF is faster than Chrome

On my laptop with Vista premium:
FF and chrome are equal , and both faster than IExplorer.

I am sure the product has still a long way to go.

**birdjaguar** · 09-02-2008, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WDSnav

Looking forward to this, I hate IE because its slow and has problems. I hate firefox because its tab system doesn't work like IE7s. I hope that this browser will be the solution my problems.

Quote:

Originally Posted by carsey

IE tab system is stolen from firefox, as most of the newer IE features that were in the firefox many years ago.

I wonder what sneaky tricks this google browser will have hidden in it. Google already track what you search thru their engine so their browser will probly track what sites you go on and everything.

IIRC Opera had tabs before either. And they work great.

mimo2005 · 09-02-2008, 11:39 PM

I don't want auto-update service running 24/7
C:\Documents and Settings[username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Update

solution:
Start > Run > msconfig > Startup Tab > Uncheck Google Update

This is interesting ....

Google Chrome SunSpider benchmark results
http://kourge.net/node/122

**Rhort** · 09-03-2008, 02:59 AM

Downloaded it and installed it. Like the look and feel, but no content blocker built in, so won't be using it. Sticking with Opera.

**Der Rabe** · 09-03-2008, 05:42 AM

Looks pretty simplistic but I think I will stick with my tweeked firefox

Garryson01 · 09-03-2008, 06:15 AM

downloaded it, used it for a couple of hours but have decided it is not as good as FF.

I know its only a beta but it did not log me straight into tsf (unlike FF), it did not log me into spiceworks automatically (network monitoring software we use here based on a server) and most importantly it would not open the java applet we have to put our login details into to gain access to the Internet. All in all, a bit dissapointed and I certainly believe it won't stop Mozilla from catching up with IE.

By the way: I recently installed IE8 beta, still nowhere near as good as FF!!!

**K-B** · 09-03-2008, 06:58 PM

Downloaded it on the computer at work, I'm lovin' it! No more Firefox for me, except I'm disappointed that there's no Linux version so that means I'm stuck with Firefox at home.

I used to be a huge firefox fan, but I was very disappointed with FF3. Especially at work, our computers aren't particularly state-of-the-art, and FF3 was a major slowdown.

I like open spaces, sleek and clean layouts. That's just what Chrome is. I love it I love it I love it. Did I mention that I love it?

09-01-2008, 06:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Google Chrome, Google’s Browser Project Google announcing the launch date to be tomorrow, Tuesday. source http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/...n-browser.html __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

09-02-2008, 03:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
Rhort Waster Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 3,199 OS: XP SP1	Re: Google Chrome, Google’s Browser Project Anyone got an actual download link for this yet? The official link is just bouncing back to the Google main page at the moment

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Garryson01 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hinckley, UK Posts: 355 OS: XP SP 2, Vista SP1	Re: Google Chrome, Google’s Browser Project They put it up then took it down again quickly. Hopefully it will be up at some point today if not tomorrow. __________________ Russell Bates Network Administrator, ATI Garryson, Ibstock, Leicestershire

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,255 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Google Chrome, Google’s Browser Project I'm quite Lovin' my FireFox 2. Doubt I'd switch. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

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WDSnav Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 183 OS: Windows XP Home Edition SP3, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows 7 Build 6956	Re: Google Chrome, Google’s Browser Project Looking forward to this, I hate IE because its slow and has problems. I hate firefox because its tab system doesn't work like IE7s. I hope that this browser will be the solution my problems.

09-02-2008, 01:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Re: Google Chrome, Google’s Browser Project it s Available here : http://www.google.com/chrome Have a good download :) More info: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=9858 __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

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sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: Google Chrome, Google’s Browser Project be sure to read the terms of use... see this article http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10...html?tag=mncol Personally I do not plan to use it. I do not trust google and their doubleclick division. Its nothing but adware. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age Last edited by sobeit; 09-02-2008 at 01:52 PM.

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mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	Re: Google Chrome, Google’s Browser Project I don't want auto-update service running 24/7 C:\Documents and Settings[username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Update solution: Start > Run > msconfig > Startup Tab > Uncheck Google Update This is interesting .... Google Chrome SunSpider benchmark results http://kourge.net/node/122 __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo" Last edited by mimo2005; 09-02-2008 at 11:51 PM.

09-03-2008, 02:59 AM	#17 (permalink)
Rhort Waster Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 3,199 OS: XP SP1	Re: Google Chrome, Google’s Browser Project Downloaded it and installed it. Like the look and feel, but no content blocker built in, so won't be using it. Sticking with Opera.

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Der Rabe Watching from the shadows Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Currently In Michigan Posts: 1,140 OS: XP Sp3, Vista sp1, 2003 sp2	Re: Google Chrome, Google’s Browser Project Looks pretty simplistic but I think I will stick with my tweeked firefox

09-03-2008, 06:15 AM	#19 (permalink)
Garryson01 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Hinckley, UK Posts: 355 OS: XP SP 2, Vista SP1	Re: Google Chrome, Google’s Browser Project downloaded it, used it for a couple of hours but have decided it is not as good as FF. I know its only a beta but it did not log me straight into tsf (unlike FF), it did not log me into spiceworks automatically (network monitoring software we use here based on a server) and most importantly it would not open the java applet we have to put our login details into to gain access to the Internet. All in all, a bit dissapointed and I certainly believe it won't stop Mozilla from catching up with IE. By the way: I recently installed IE8 beta, still nowhere near as good as FF!!! __________________ Russell Bates Network Administrator, ATI Garryson, Ibstock, Leicestershire

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K-B Moderator, Linux Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NY Posts: 2,877 OS: Vista, Ubuntu My System	Re: Google Chrome, Google’s Browser Project Downloaded it on the computer at work, I'm lovin' it! No more Firefox for me, except I'm disappointed that there's no Linux version so that means I'm stuck with Firefox at home. I used to be a huge firefox fan, but I was very disappointed with FF3. Especially at work, our computers aren't particularly state-of-the-art, and FF3 was a major slowdown. I like open spaces, sleek and clean layouts. That's just what Chrome is. I love it I love it I love it. Did I mention that I love it? __________________