Google Chrome

[GoodGame]

I'm still IE for the security, and only use FF when IE fails me.

 

[Trajan12]

Okay, so nothing about it is outwardly offensive. Pages load pretty fast, but there's nothing special about it either. Google's team should just spend more time and more of that inventiveness they've become known for to add more features and trinkets to it in the coming time.

For now, nothing about it necessitates a change from FF3 or Opera.

But even at this stage, it still beats IE7.

 

[cubsfan6506]

I like the hidden mode.

 

[Shadylookin]

Any Idea what license it's released under?

I'm trying it out now. Already I like it in that it seems like it is ideal for web programming. I would miss some of the Firefox add-ons such as add-block but at least Chrome has a built in spell checker.

Firefox has a build in spell checker.

Not sure why google wants in on the browser wars, but if it's put up under an open source license i might try it.

 

[Ginger_Ale]

I tried it out. Being able to see how much each tab contributes to the memory used is nice, but not essential and definitely not a reason to switch away from Firefox. I'll keep my eye on it and see what people do with it.

My thought is that, since their project is open source, their changes will just be incorporated into existing browsers, leaving Google Chrome with a not-so-new-anymore product whose features aren't unique. I'm sure they already thought of that, however.

 

[jeps]

Lol. Chrome has an "Incognito Page" option. Can you say "porn button?"

Apparently I have "Private Browsing" on safari, just didnt know it until...right now.

 

[Aramazd]

Haven't used it yet, but it uses Webkit, which is a plus, as I can't stand Safari on Windows. And it sounds more secure than Safari.

Lol. Chrome has an "Incognito Page" option. Can you say "porn button?"

IE8 Beta 2 has it as well. I think browser developers are understanding the main use of the internet.

Any Idea what license it's released under?

Wikipedia says BSD. However, the rendering engine(Webkit) is LGPL, IIRC.

 

[Ginger_Ale]

Moderator Action: Threads merged.

 

[bob bobato]

Meh. I guess I'll try it when it goes alpha, but I really don't care either way. It's just another browser, and they all have problems to me( which is why I have so many installed on my PC, and just use whichever one I feel like at the moment. This whole IEvs. FF seems silly to me, all this devotion to a computer program).

 

[Aramazd]

Just downloaded it. It's fine, and the UI looks so much better than Safari.

 

[Quintillus]

real men go to the Opera

Although Opera is my favorite browser, if you're really into finding the best technology you'll at least give free new products from known companies a try .

So far I've liked what I've seen of it. Doesn't seem to have as many problems (technical or appearance-wise) as Safari for Windows, and seems quicker than IE or FF3. However it is a bit lacking on features - and I'm no features affectianado. But with stuff like modifying shortcuts missing, there's certainly things to be added.

I'm trying it out now. Already I like it in that it seems like it is ideal for web programming. I would miss some of the Firefox add-ons such as add-block but at least Chrome has a built in spell checker.

Oh no, a spell checker! Hadn't browsed any forums nor noticed that yet. Not a huge fan of them in web browsers myself - they're great when writing an essay but I type enough non-words on the Internet on purpose that they're a bit of an annoyance. Perhaps turning it off would be another good option to add.

At this point I think Opera is likely to remain my primary browser, but once a few more standard features are added in it has as good a chance as Firefox, IE, or Safari - until the next major release at least - of overtaking Opera based on initial impressions.

edit: You all know what I need by "affectianado", right? See, no need for a spell checker!

 

[Thunderfall]

I actually read the whole 39 pages comic about Google Chrome on my way home on the subway:

http://www.google.com/googlebooks/chrome/

Been using it for an hour and so far it's pretty nice. The rendering speed is indeed fast. The new tab showing frequently visited sites is a nice touch.

Anyone know if they have Google Toolbar for Chrome?

 

[jeps]

Anyone know if they have Google Toolbar for Chrome?

I though chrome WAS the google toolbar.

 

[QuoVadisNation]

I want to like Chrome, but the beta version lacks many of the features that I've come to expect out of browser. For starters, bookmarking random junk that you don't want pined underneath the url bar is too difficult. Second, there's no 'home page' button. For those two reasons, I just don't see myself using Chrome habitually.

The rendering is nice, but it's not enough to make me forget about IE and Firefox.

 

[MarineCorps]

Anyone know if they have Google Toolbar for Chrome?

I assume they will release one at the moment. However seeing as this is a Beta release I assume priority was given to basic functions working.

Ok so multiple search engine support is built in without the need for additional plugins for each search engine. I type animenewsnetwork and it gives me the option to search the site

 

[illram]

I am too reliant on adblock-plus for FF, it makes using other browsers kind of shocking.

Especially on my AT&T yahoo homepage which decided to plunk a gigantic ad on it a year ago.

 

[Grisu]

bah, installer doesn't work with environments that use a proxy that needs authentication

 

[Miles Teg]

Looks interesting, but Firefox runs fast enough for me, and there are extensions to emulate everything else mentioned here, and I had them installed before I even heard of Chrome.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I don't seen a screenshot. Anybody got one?

Thank.s

EDIT: Never mind, they just put on Wikipedia.

 

[El Koeno]

The Chromium source code is released under a BSD licence. Users of the Google Chrome executable code version must accept Google Chrome Terms of Service instead.[11] A Slashdot news item has drawn attention to a passage in the EULA reading

"By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any content which you submit, post or display on or through, the services."[12]

The passage in question is inherited from the general Google terms of service.[13] The Register summarizes the passage as "Your copyright goes up in smoke".[14]

What exactly does that passage mean? If I upload a picture of mine through chrome, do I lose copyright to it? That can't be, right?