07th Dec 2008
Google Chrome – A Real Alternative For Browsing
Thought it’s still a beta product, Google Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome) is already an excellent replacement for Internet Explorer and a real contender for Mozilla Firefox.
From it’s simple & clean install to it’s “google centric” minimalist interface, this browser is a pleasure to use. If you are familiar with any other google service (mail, etc.) then you’ll easily be using this browser with no learning curve.
Some of it’s highlights:
- Fast browsing
- Minimalist interface
- Small resource footprint
It’s interface is stylish in that when you open up a new blank tab it provides you with a interface showing your recently visited sites (with screenshots), bookmarks, and recently closed tabs.
Like other browsers, you can set a homepage or you can leave it blank to open up to the interface (showing the most visited, etc). In IE or Firefox, if you set the main page to a blank page you get just that…a blank page.
Google also allows for a seamless integration with “cloud services” where you can create a desktop shortcut, quicklaunch shortcut, or start menu shortcut to a web application (such as mapquest), creating a true 21st century desktop.
As with Firefox, if the browser crashes you can restore the previous session after restarting (such a handy feature that Microsoft is adding it in to IE 8).
There are downsides to Chrome that we have discovered: it’s not available for the Mac or Linux/Unix and Microsoft Silverlight will not function with it.
All in all Google Chrome is a welcome addition to the browser market. Coming from the other 400 pound gorilla, it adds another dimension to browsing and shows that Google is making it’s minimalist interface ”cloud service” computing model the future of desktop computing.
Thought it’s still a beta product, Google Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome) is already an excellent replacement for Internet Explorer and a real contender for Mozilla Firefox.
From it’s simple & clean install to it’s “google centric” minimalist interface, this browser is a pleasure to use. If you are familiar with any other google service (mail, etc.) then you’ll easily be using this browser with no learning curve.
Some of it’s highlights:
- Fast browsing
- Minimalist interface
- Small resource footprint
It’s interface is stylish in that when you open up a new blank tab it provides you with a interface showing your recently visited sites (with screenshots), bookmarks, and recently closed tabs.
Like other browsers, you can set a homepage or you can leave it blank to open up to the interface (showing the most visited, etc). In IE or Firefox, if you set the main page to a blank page you get just that…a blank page.
Google also allows for a seamless integration with “cloud services” where you can create a desktop shortcut, quicklaunch shortcut, or start menu shortcut to a web application (such as mapquest), creating a true 21st century desktop.
As with Firefox, if the browser crashes you can restore the previous session after restarting (such a handy feature that Microsoft is adding it in to IE 8).
There are downsides to Chrome that we have discovered: it’s not available for the Mac or Linux/Unix and Microsoft Silverlight will not function with it.
All in all Google Chrome is a welcome addition to the browser market. Coming from the other 400 pound gorilla, it adds another dimension to browsing and shows that Google is making it’s minimalist interface ”cloud service” computing model the future of desktop computing.
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