Chrome Browser

The Google's Chrome browser, according to its creators, is not intended to take market share, but to change the offer so people can have tools to use the current Web 2.0 made of online applications rather than simple text documents.

Why is Chrome different?

Chrome is a browser with a new design. The tabs correspond to Internet sessions, they are independent, behave like separate tools (actually you can detach a tag by drag and drop and create a separate software), have their own memory, and problems in one do not affect others. It is a quality that facilitates the use of multiple Web applications.

Chrome is even more than a browser, it is a strategy. Take an example. New computers equipped with Asus motherboard have the Express Gate feature, it is a smaller version of Linux that starts at the computer boot and displays instantanously a browser. One can thus read its mails immediately, without waiting for the loading of Vista or Linux. For many users, the browser is all they expect from a computer. It is easy to conceive that future lighweight netbooks will include only a browser as Chrome to run the most common Web applications with just the ability to store files .

Advantages and disadvantages of Chrome. Comparison of Chrome and other browsers.

Versions of the browser

Chrome final version 1.0 is available since December 12, 2008 for Windows.

Chrome 2 with Canvas.
Chrome 3, changing the theme.
Chrome 4, synchronization and Native Client.
Chrome 5, an HTML 5 browser.
Chrome 6. Removes http:// from the address bar while keeping it in copy/paste, a great idea!

Each new version increases performances:

Chrome 1: 100%
Chrome 2: 200%
Chrome 3: 300%
Chrome 4: 400%
Chrome 5 and 6: Faster again.

Actually as shows the chart on the Chrome blog, the version number is as a speed multiplier!

Using Chrome

Chrome and privacy. A new settings panel allow to choose excactly the level of privacy.
Chrome's performance vs. other browsers.
About Plugins. The command about: plugin provides a list of add-ons in Chrome. It is interesting to compare it with other browser.
Chrome FAQ.
Download.

Customization

Extension are now allowed in the public version yet, but you can write an extension for chrome on the development version.
Examples of extensions.
Chrome 3 themes. Customize your browser.
Youtube video demonstration. You will be surprised to see that the video changes the Youtube page itself. Enter "YouTube.com/GoogleChromeThemes" in the Chrome URL field.

Tools related to Chrome

Google develops an operating system too, the Google Chrome OS. It is designed for speed, simplicity and security.
Google Chrome Frame is a plugin for Internet Explorer that will turn it into a Chrome brower!