I tried this for a bit and really liked it a lot... only problem I noticed was with mouse wheel scrolling on my Intellimouse. It seemed to only scroll one line at a time and it scrolled the opposite direction of normal. All my other apps work fine. I submitted this to Google so hopefully they'll get it fixed. I'd be curious to know if others have a similar problem or maybe it's some type of compatibility issue.
Edit: Resolved the mouse issue by updating the driver. Only thing I can't figure out now is if there is a way to maximize the window (F11 in other browsers).
Google has the ability to log everything in the address bar with your IP address attached to it in Chrome. This is part of their suggestive service as you type searches and URL addresses.
The auto-suggest feature of Google's new Chrome browser does more than just help users get where they are going. It will also give Google a wealth of information on what people are doing on the Internet besides searching.
Provided that users leave Chrome's auto-suggest feature on and have Google as their default search provider, Google will have access to any keystrokes that are typed into the browser's Omnibox, even before a user hits enter.
What's more, Google has every intention of retaining some of that data even after it provides the promised suggestions. A Google representative told CNET News that the company plans to store about 2 percent of that data--and plans to store it along with the Internet Protocol address of the computer that typed it.
In theory, that means that if one were to type the address of a site--even if they decide not to hit enter--they could leave incriminating evidence on Google's servers.
Omnibox
Information typed into Google's Omnibox bar could end up on Google's server--provided Google is your default search engine and you have Chrome's auto suggest-feature turned on.
(Credit: CNET News)
That said, individuals have a clear way to use Chrome and avoid having this occur. Turning off the auto-suggest feature means that Google will neither get nor store this information. One can also select a search provider other than Google as their default to avoid having their search queries stored by Google. (Update 11:45 a.m. PDT: Switching to Chrome's Incognito mode also switches off the auto-suggest features, the Google representative said.)
Beyond the individual level, though, there is the question of what Google will be able to do with all this information in aggregate. Folks already concerned about how much data Google has from its Web search history may well have another reason to worry. That is in addition to separate concerns raised by the product's End User License Agreement (EULA).
Assuming Google finds a way to use this data to make its Web search even better, it could also make Microsoft's job of catch-up even harder than it already is.
As I wrote before, Chrome's threat to Microsoft goes far beyond Internet Explorer. It puts pressure on the Windows team to innovate faster and, apparently, could also make life even tougher for the Live Search folks.
It puts pressure on the Windows team to innovate faster
Any innovation would be nice.
I never used any Firefox plugins so I don't miss them, so far chrome feels slightly faster than Firefox and thus far has not crashed on me. So far so good.
I like it, minus a few extensions I lack with firefox (sage, mouse gestures, and chatzilla). The true test will be if I use the thing after firefox 3.1 is out.
Now that I've got the nasty annoying ads blocked (fuck you intellitxt), I'm quite happy. Now I wish I could just turn off flash.
It's not crashed out on me, though I did have issues trying to pay my comcast bill (fuck you and your nasty javascript comcast). And a few times it's kinda hung for a short time, but each of those was when dealing with a flash page. Hrm... coincidence?
Google Chrome = All your data belongs to Google!!!
Google was COOL in 1997/98...nowadays fukgle just sucks!
Okay, they play THE master card: The Open Source Card!
Resist!
So, essentially, since google is now popular, widely known and providing services other than just a search box... they're evil.
I know the controversies they've gotten themselves into, but just like most progressive people they do a lot with good intention, and don't always see the draw backs or backlash for... certain things before they plunge into it. "Oh hey let's get street teams out there so people really CAN see their houses on the interwebz!" Ideas and concepts are being put into concept by them to push boundaries and create new things, they're not trying to take over the world... or map out the front of your hoos for a home invasion.
Thems the breaks of beta. No program is perfect when it's first sent out for public testing, that's what public testing is for. xD "Hey here's our idea, this is what we've got so far, feedback?"
I'm personally not trying it until it's been patched/modified/fleshed-out a bit more, although I am rather intrigued, can't see where they go with it. =D
A separate process is allocated to each tab or plugin.[citation needed] This prevents tasks from interfering with each other, which is good for both security and stability; an attacker successfully gaining access to one application does not gain access to all, and failure in one application results in a Sad Tab screen of death, similar to the well-known Sad Mac. This strategy exacts a fixed per-process cost up front but results in less memory bloat overall as fragmentation is confined to each process and no longer results in further memory allocations.[citation needed]
Chrome features a process management utility called the Task Manager which allows the user to "see what sites are using the most memory, downloading the most bytes and abusing [their] CPU" (as well as the plugins which run in separate processes) and terminate them.[9]
Aside from the few random hiccups that stalled THE ENTIRE BROWSER (I thought processes were supposed to not do that?) it's been amazingly stable. And oh so fast...
Aside from the few random hiccups that stalled THE ENTIRE BROWSER (I thought processes were supposed to not do that?) it's been amazingly stable. And oh so fast...
haha, that's odd indeed seeing as it's suppose to be immune to such mortal weaknesses!
I've heard of a few dumps that it's made though, someone i know reported a crash less than 30 seconds after firing it up xD As well as the earlier reports in this thread about java doing funky things. (Again, Java processing was a big target of theirs in the creation of the browser)
All in all the feed back is kind of funny thus far. Really sounds like it has a lot of potential though.
I've just downloaded it, and will give it a try... unless it's absolutely amazing though, I don't see it replacing Opera for me.
Edit: Nevermind, the installer doesn't work in 64-bit Windows XP. Guess I won't be giving it a try after all. :P
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you could install privoxy http://www.privoxy.org/ as a local proxy.
this will block ads and do much more .. i added some filters myself to make pages look different ;)
the eula was a copy from other google projects and has been changed.
Edit: Resolved the mouse issue by updating the driver. Only thing I can't figure out now is if there is a way to maximize the window (F11 in other browsers).
Weird, i find the UI clean and simple...
Like most seems to think, the lack of addons is a bit of a problem. Luckily adblocking can be solved by other means.
I was actually surprised that it is working so good. Not a single crash or any other problem so far. I like it.
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Curse PremiumHere an article about it:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10031661-56.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.0
Google's Omnibox could be Pandora's box
The auto-suggest feature of Google's new Chrome browser does more than just help users get where they are going. It will also give Google a wealth of information on what people are doing on the Internet besides searching.
Provided that users leave Chrome's auto-suggest feature on and have Google as their default search provider, Google will have access to any keystrokes that are typed into the browser's Omnibox, even before a user hits enter.
What's more, Google has every intention of retaining some of that data even after it provides the promised suggestions. A Google representative told CNET News that the company plans to store about 2 percent of that data--and plans to store it along with the Internet Protocol address of the computer that typed it.
In theory, that means that if one were to type the address of a site--even if they decide not to hit enter--they could leave incriminating evidence on Google's servers.
Omnibox
Information typed into Google's Omnibox bar could end up on Google's server--provided Google is your default search engine and you have Chrome's auto suggest-feature turned on.
(Credit: CNET News)
That said, individuals have a clear way to use Chrome and avoid having this occur. Turning off the auto-suggest feature means that Google will neither get nor store this information. One can also select a search provider other than Google as their default to avoid having their search queries stored by Google. (Update 11:45 a.m. PDT: Switching to Chrome's Incognito mode also switches off the auto-suggest features, the Google representative said.)
Beyond the individual level, though, there is the question of what Google will be able to do with all this information in aggregate. Folks already concerned about how much data Google has from its Web search history may well have another reason to worry. That is in addition to separate concerns raised by the product's End User License Agreement (EULA).
Assuming Google finds a way to use this data to make its Web search even better, it could also make Microsoft's job of catch-up even harder than it already is.
As I wrote before, Chrome's threat to Microsoft goes far beyond Internet Explorer. It puts pressure on the Windows team to innovate faster and, apparently, could also make life even tougher for the Live Search folks.
Any innovation would be nice.
I never used any Firefox plugins so I don't miss them, so far chrome feels slightly faster than Firefox and thus far has not crashed on me. So far so good.
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Curse PremiumIt's not crashed out on me, though I did have issues trying to pay my comcast bill (fuck you and your nasty javascript comcast). And a few times it's kinda hung for a short time, but each of those was when dealing with a flash page. Hrm... coincidence?
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Curse PremiumTo be fair, I could care less if a browser is open source or not. I'd be using opera if the world was a better place.
Why not just uninstall flash altogether if you dislike it so much?
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14157
I can't say I'd be happy using Chrome with this though http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1843
So, essentially, since google is now popular, widely known and providing services other than just a search box... they're evil.
I know the controversies they've gotten themselves into, but just like most progressive people they do a lot with good intention, and don't always see the draw backs or backlash for... certain things before they plunge into it. "Oh hey let's get street teams out there so people really CAN see their houses on the interwebz!" Ideas and concepts are being put into concept by them to push boundaries and create new things, they're not trying to take over the world... or map out the front of your hoos for a home invasion.
Thems the breaks of beta. No program is perfect when it's first sent out for public testing, that's what public testing is for. xD "Hey here's our idea, this is what we've got so far, feedback?"
I'm personally not trying it until it's been patched/modified/fleshed-out a bit more, although I am rather intrigued, can't see where they go with it. =D
(sorry for the misquote)
The url says it all ^^ - I wonder though, which service does use those EULA terms O.o
You take me for a fool? I'd never have installed it in the first place. Chrome gave me no option.
I actually want to try this once it's stable O_o
The Task Manager also shows memory usage of Firefox and IE in it, as comparisons to Chrome, providing they're running :o
Aside from the few random hiccups that stalled THE ENTIRE BROWSER (I thought processes were supposed to not do that?) it's been amazingly stable. And oh so fast...
haha, that's odd indeed seeing as it's suppose to be immune to such mortal weaknesses!
I've heard of a few dumps that it's made though, someone i know reported a crash less than 30 seconds after firing it up xD As well as the earlier reports in this thread about java doing funky things. (Again, Java processing was a big target of theirs in the creation of the browser)
All in all the feed back is kind of funny thus far. Really sounds like it has a lot of potential though.
Edit: Nevermind, the installer doesn't work in 64-bit Windows XP. Guess I won't be giving it a try after all. :P
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What's keeping you from using Opera? I've been using it exclusively (other than for Windows Update) for the last five or six years.
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