Archives Tag: Google Chrome
The Chrome Video Codec Change
Last week, Google announced that their Chrome browser will no longer support the H.264 codec. The primary reason being that this codec is only freely available for next couple of years. After that, it will be a licensed codec — there’s no longetivity with that strategy. Google has taken the hard, but better route and [...]
Full StoryThe New Google Chrome Webstore
The Google Chrome team has officially launched the Google Chrome Webstore. Head on over and take a look! http://chrome.google.com/webstore And then here is what it looks like inside the actual browser. Incoming search terms:www googlechromewebstoregooglechromewebstoregoogle webstorechrome webstorewww googlechrome comhttps://chrome google com/webstorevvvvnew chrome webstoregooglechromewebstore comwebstore googlewww googlechromewebtore com
Full StoryFlash Integrated into Chrome
There is a battle online right now for Flash vs HTML5 and which will succeed. Google has announced that Chrome will natively include Flash, where before it’s been a 3rd-party download — for pretty much the rest of the web [and its browsers]. Should Google be fighting Apple on Flash vs HTML5? Incoming search terms:flash [...]
Full StoryGoogle Chrome Webpage Auto-Translation
I just noticed a killer feature as I was using Chrome just now. Automatic webpage translation. When I went to a webpage that was in French, it offered to automatically translate it into English for me. This is awesome! UPDATE: Google has an official post on this product release. Incoming search terms:google webpage translatorgoogle translate [...]
Full StoryAmazing Google Chrome Extensions
Don’t expect this very often, a short post with just a link, but here’s an exception I felt was worth sharing. Webdesignledger.com put together a list some great Chrome extensions, ranging from measure it to firebug lite to resolution test. Incoming search terms:amazing chrome extensionsamazing chrome extensionamazing cool chrome extensionsamazing google chrome addonsamazing google chrome [...]
Full StoryGoogle Chrome to Support Greasemonkey
This is a huge win for Chrome users like myself. Greasemonkey is an awesome platform within a platform, that supports userscripts. I’ve been a huge fan of Google Chrome on Windows, as it’s been the fastest browser I’ve ever used. I did a comparison of Chrome vs Internet Explorer, and Chrome definitely won. The idea [...]
Full StoryIntroduction Video for Google Chrome
This is a cool little introduction video for Google Chrome. Not all of the pieces make sense to me, like the security portion, but it’s still pretty cool. Thx Pete! Incoming search terms:google chrome introduction videogoogle chrome introductionintroduction to google chromeintro to google chromegoogle chrome introgoogle chrome intro videoChrome introduction videochrome intro videogoogle intro videoIntroduction [...]
Full StoryGet the Full Experience of Google Chrome
So here is something special that the YouTube and Google Chrome have worked on together. It’s very similar to how advertising works on Hulu.com, but let’s take a look. Now, don’t watch the video outside of the actual page, so I”m just giving you the link: http://www.youtube.com/googlechromethemes. Go to the page and watch the video. [...]
Full StoryGoogle Chrome Themes
Have you been wanting to style your Google Chrome browser just a bit more than the default theme? Just out these official themes offered by Google that will let you instantly theme your browser. And yes, I say instantly because I mean instantly. Click “Apply Theme” and it will automatically load the theme without forcing [...]
Full StoryTop 10 Google Greasemonkey Scripts
Greasemonkey, if you’re unaware of it, is an application that sits on top of Firefox and let’s you add your own functionality to websites. There are hundreds and thousands of great scripts out there that you can apply to various sites, but today I want to highlight the best [and most installed] scripts for Google [...]
Full StoryGoogle Chrome vs. Internet Explorer 8
So I’ve been writing a lot about how Internet Explorer 8 is making Microsoft look worse and worse, saying that they need to spend more time on actually making a better product. Let’s go head to head and see how they line up. Right-click options? IE8 looks a lot like Chrome, with a few other [...]
Full StoryMicrosoft Struggling to Stay Alive
Microsoft is simply acting in desparation now to keep Internet Explorer alive. Chrome? Pfft, forget Chrome! Microsoft thinks that Chrome is “tarnished … so get rid of it or get lost”! Here is Microsoft’s latest marketing push for Internet Explorer. Incoming search terms:microsoft struggling?
Full StoryEverything Microsoft is Doing Wrong
Google Chrome was launched with some minor success just nine months ago, in September 2008. Initially, it was only available for Windows users. Disappointing for Mac and Linux users? Sure. End of the world? No. Google Chrome for Mac is now available, but still fairly buggy. When Firefox was announced, was Microsoft scared that they [...]
Full StoryGoogle Chrome for Mac and Linux
Google Chrome finally released a version for Mac and Linux. http://dev.chromium.org/getting-involved/dev-channel Scroll down to For Mac or For Linux, and bam! Here is what it looks like. Incoming search terms:chrome macgoogle quick search box macmac linux
Full StoryGoogle Pushes More Money to Chrome
Google is pushing full force to get Chrome adopted by the world. In a recent blog post, Google talks about how they are now running Google Chrome ads through their television advertising network on AdWords. So why is Google trying to push Chrome so far? It’s two-sided, in my opinion. Google obviously wants part of [...]
Full StoryChrome for Mac Latest Updates
Here are some of the latest updates for Google Chrome for Mac. Week of Mar 29 – Apr 4 Middle-click, command-click, and “open link in new tab” should now all correctly open a new tab without tab bar wonkiness. Starting to work on getting code coverage numbers Added a bit of hysteresis to start dragging [...]
Full StoryChrome Next Steps: Extension API
Chrome is an amazing browser and I’m very thankful that Google released it. It has helped set the standard much higher for browsers and for what is to come in future releases of all browsers. The primary component about Chrome that I love is how fast the JavaScript engine is. It’s amazingly fast. But one [...]
Full StoryGoogle Chrome Extensions
Google’s Chrome browser is still prepping for extensions. It really should have launched with extensions in the first place, along with a Mac and Linux version, but hey, life isn’t perfect and neither is Google. Here are some excerpts about how to use extensions within Chrome. Create a folder somewhere on your computer to contain [...]
Full StoryFlock is a Joke.
Flock is a browser that tried to take off. They tried to do something that no one else was doing, nor should they be doing. Flock has tried time and time again to gain market share in the social networking space. Flock is built on Firefox, or at least it was. TechCrunch reports that Flock [...]
Full StoryGoogle Chrome vs. Apple Safari [Beta4]
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Google Chrome was launched in September of 2008. To date, Google Chrome is still not yet available for OS X or Linux version of the browser. Google continues to tell everyone “we are working on it,” yet still offers no product for these two operating systems. Apple wanted to take advantage of Google’s sluggish OS [...]
Full StoryGoogle Chrome Fixes and Beta Version Update
Google Chrome’s Beta and Stable channels have been updated to 1.0.154.48. The change in 1.0.154.46 to fix HotMail caused a problem for users in Incognito mode trying to access sites which depend on the User-Agent header. This header identifies the type of browser making the request and should be part of every request, even in [...]
Full StoryGoogle Toolbar Marketing in Gmail
Gmail has helped revolutionize what e-mail is and how it operates. Through Gmail, Google has changed the way people experience and interact with e-mail, and for that, I am thankful. But one thing that still bugs me is the way their product marketing managers do not communicate. The Google Toolbar is a great toolbar, one [...]
Full StoryGoogle Chrome Privacy
Matt Cutts, a Google extradinaire, wrote up an article talking about Chrome‘s privacy settings. How private is your data? …and is Google becoming “big brother” by collecting your data? This is all explained by Matt in his article. Here’s a short excerpt by Matt in his article. I like that you can manage Chrome’s communications [...]
Full StoryGoogle Welcomes Code Contributions
The first comment on the post is actually a great question. “Is this the first outside contributor that has been granted commit privileges?” by Ryan. Chrome is, I believe, the first product of Google which is accepting an external committer. [full doc on becoming a committer] Google has chosen Pawel Hajdan Jr. as the first [...]
Full StoryGoogle Chrome Leaves Beta
In a shocking announcement today, Google Chrome is leaving its “beta” status and is being announced as a stable public release. I say shocking because it’s very rare for any one of Google’s products to leave the beta phase these days. Google Chrome is an amazing browser which is ultra-light weight and very easy to [...]
Full StoryGoogle Chrome: Going Over the Basics
Here is an article from Google, discussing some of the basics about Google Chrome. A glossary of all the terms you may find in Google Chrome. It’s a good refresher course for those that want to learn more about the the nitty gritty of Google Chrome. Incoming search terms:google chrome basicsbasics of Google Chromeinspect element [...]
Full StoryGoogle is…Not Google?
Redirects are very common with websites. Especially those that are concerned with search engines. If you type in http://ginside.com, it will redirect to http://www.ginside.com, because that’s how I have it setup — everything points to www. But apparently, Google is no exception, even to its own browser, with this rule. Good job Google Incoming search [...]
Full StoryGoogle Chrome – I’m Impressed
Google launched its browse, Google Chrome, on September 1st, 2008. It’s been 24 days, a little over 3 weeks, since then. So what have we learned about the browser? Here are some thoughts of what I’ve had. I have to admit, I have not been using it full-full time, all the time, but off and [...]
Full StoryGoogle Chrome for Mac “Soon”
Scott Knaster, on the Official Google Mac Blog, laid out all the details as to why all of [us] Mac users were stranded yesterday after Google Chrome was launched [only for Windows]. I can’t explain it any better than Scott can, so I’m going to only highlight a few points I feel are important to [...]
Full StoryGoing for a Spin with Google Chrome
So after a day of using Google Chrome, I have to admit that I’m really happy with it. A lot of people are moaning and groaning that it’s “not the next IE killer.” Okay, so what? So what if it’s not an IE killer? Does that mean you should turn people away from using a [...]
Full StoryGoogle is Already Marketing Google Chrome
Google is…wow..man they’re efficient at getting products out the door and marketed. After doing a few searches, we can clearly see that Google wants to get the good word out about Google Chrome. But alas, even searching from a Mac, Google AdWords will still show up — so AdWords cannot yet decipher between operating systems [...]
Full StoryGoogle Chrome Gallery
Here is a gallery of screen shots of Google Chrome, the New Google Browser. Incoming search terms:google chrome gallery
Full StoryFirst Look at Google Chrome
Google Chrome is now available! Here are some first looks at it (only available for Windows XP/Vista) Get your download now! Incoming search terms:first google chrome look
Full StoryThe New Google Browser
Google announced today that they will be launching their own browser as of tomorrow (Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008). The browser name? Google Chrome. So what will make the Google Chrome browser better than Firefox, Safari, or Internet Explorer Opera? “On the surface, we designed a browser window that is streamlined and simple.” “We also built [...]
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