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Google Chrome for Mac

admin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:28:12 +0000

Google has updated the Mac version of the Chrome browser to version 5.0.307.7. Google Chrome Beta for Mac 5.0.307.7 comes with the following new features: extensions, bookmark sync, bookmark manager, cookie manager and task manager.

Windows users have been able to take advantage of Chrome extensions ever since the final, stable version of Chrome 4.0 was released late this January. Extensions, as Product Manager with Google, Nick Baum explained at the time, are “little programs, created by developers, which add useful functionality to the browser and to the websites you visit.” Extensions are to Chrome what add-ons are to Firefox – hope that clears things up for you.

With the launch of Google Chrome Beta for Mac 5.0.307.7, Mac OS X users can now enjoy extensions just like Windows users have been for a month now. There are more than 2200 extensions in the Chrome extensions gallery for you to try out.

Another feature that Windows users have been enjoying for a while is bookmark sync. Now Mac OS X users can take advantage of this feature as well. Bookmark sync is meant for the Chrome user that frequently changes computers. For example the person that uses Chrome at the office, at home, and at his girlfriend’s house. Keeping all the bookmarks synchronized could prove to be a daunting task. But it is a piece of cake thanks to the bookmark sync feature.

To celebrate the release of Google Chrome Beta for Mac 5.0.307.7, a funny little poem has been posted by Software Engineer with Google Chrome, Mark Mentovai. Here it is:

The last time we put on a show
was just over two months ago.
We polished our Chrome
for Mac! It’s at home
on anyone’s MacBook or Pro.

It’s fast, and of course, we ensure
the browser will stay more secure.
But some wrote a letter–
they wanted it better!
So clearly it had to mature.

Today, we are happy to mention
on Mac, you can use that extension!
And bookmark sync too,
plus, there’s more for you
and if I still have your attention:

Google Chrome Addons Installation Guide

admin — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:56:26 +0000

For everyone who are going to install Google chrome browser for those pleasing addons/extensions but have no idea on how to integrate them on your chrome browser can check out this simple tutorial.

The latest Google chrome extensions are available for download but won’t work on 3.0 Google chrome browser. So, as a fix Google wants you to install the beta version of Google chrome browser which extends the support for addons.

Note: This installation steps are for windows/linux users only. The Mac Chrome browser doesn’t support Chrome addons.

Install Google Chrome Addons on Chrome Browser

First step is to check this page https://chrome.google.com/extensions, and see if the install button works on your chrome browser. If it doesn’t then your chrome browser doesn’t support addons. Hence, uninstall it by visiting the control panel –> Add/remove programs and remove ‘Google chrome’ or you can use free programs like ccleaner to delete the installed Google chrome browser.

Now, go to this page http://www.google.com/landing/chrome/beta/ and again download the Google chrome beta channel. The installation is fast and you will be able to add extensions.

Re-visit the Chrome extension page https://chrome.google.com/extensions – Now you will be able to install any Chrome addons without the need to restart the browser. Here are the screenshot.. add chrome addons How to Install Google Chrome Addons/Extension on Chrome

There are wide variety of addons available for Google chrome now! They are growing super fast and are already downloaded by thousands of people within a day..

So go ahead and install addons for your Google chrome! (I am liking it already) Also check out these http://blogote.com/2009/google-technology/awesome-google-chrome-experiments-for-chrome-browser.html to experience awesome Google chrome experiments.

Plugins to Block Ads in Google Chrome

admin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:45:30 +0000

In this post I will be talking about the best adblocking addons extensions for Google chrome. As you know, Google rolled out the new extension features that works just like Firefox and as similar to adblock+ for Firefox we have Adblock for Chrome browser too!

Some Chrome adblock addons are still in the development stage whereas others are already working flawlessly. So, without further ado let me review all the popular and the best adblock extensions to block ads on Chrome:

- AdThwart Adblocker for Chrome

What it does: Adthwart addon is an typical adblocking extension that reduces the number of ads seen on webpages by blocking them. Although the addon is still in it’s primitive state but has been already downloaded 35000 times.

Works? Sadly, the devilish icon laughs at you without blocking the ads.. Yes, it didn’t work for me! But the future updates include easylist that allows you to filter advertisements from online websites. So keep an eye on this upcoming adblocker.. Rating 2/5.

- Adsweep Adblock for Chrome

What it does: Adsweep was already an alternate way to block ads from webpages on Safari, opera and Chrome but now they have released an official addon to block ads on Google chrome. The only best adblock extension available for Chrome browser that is really working. Download Adsweep

Works? YES! But I can’t find an icon to disable it I am still playing with it though. It blocks most of the advertisements on the website and luckily it’s the only working Chrome adblocker. Oh yeah, it doesn’t block inline advertisements. Rating 3.5/5

Other adblockers extensions?

I checked the chrome extensions gallery which have some extensions like block Flash (doesn’t work), Facebook adblock and I believe more sophisticated addons for blocking ads are on there way for chrome browser. So stick around by subscribing to our feeds.

And, If you are looking for bookmarklets then check out this post which has the adblock+ for chrome bookmarklet. Add it to your chrome browser and block most of the adverts!

Open-Source and Free Browser from Google

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:39:27 +0000

Google recently dropped a free and open source web browser for all of us to play with. Chrome was a built from the ground up by Google to incorporate all the best attributes of everyone’s favorite Internet activities. Even though its still in Beta, its a smooth and well refined tool for browsing the Internet. Since I am a complete Firefox freak, I found myself comparing Chrome to Firefox and I must say that I liked it very much.

The Chrome browser itself was designed similar to the Google Homepage in that its very simple to use and extremely fast and responsive. Here’s a list of what I really dig about the Chrome browser:

One box for everything: In Google Chrome, you can get anywhere on the Web with one box. The address bar that sits at the top of the normal GoogleChrome window simplifies your Internet experience by doubling as a search box. You can also use it to bookmark websites and stay aware about the security of a website.
New Tab page: Every time you open a new tab, you’ll see a visual sampling of your most visited sites, most used search engines, and recently bookmarked pages and closed tabs
Application shortcuts: Use web apps without opening your browser. Application shortcuts can directly load your favorite online apps.
Dynamic tabs: You can drag tabs out of the browser to create new windows, gather multiple tabs into one window or arrange your tabs however you wish — quickly and easily.
Crash control: Every tab you’re using is run independently in the browser, so if one app crashes it won’t take anything else down.
Incognito mode: Don’t want pages you visit to show up in your web history? Choose incognito mode for private browsing.
Safe browsing: Google Chrome displays this warning if the web address listed in the certificate doesn’t match the address of the website Google Chrome is attempting to access.
Instant bookmarks: Want to bookmark a web page? Just click the star icon at the left edge of the address bar and you’re done.
Importing Settings: When you switch to Google Chrome, you can pick up where you left off with all the bookmarks and passwords from your existing browser.
Simpler downloads: When you download a file from a website, the downloads bar appears at the bottom of the tab where you can monitor the progress of your downloading file. The file button indicates the size of the download and the amount of time remaining until the completion of the download. An arrow appears in the tab to signify a download in progress.

What is ChromePlus ??

admin — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:41:59 +0000

Our reader Dainius has discovered a new tool/browser called “ChromePlus”. Basically, it’s a Google Chrome web browser with few additional features and without any Chrome background processes.

What additional features?
At this moment, it has the following:

Mouse gestures
Download Tools Support
IE tab
Super drag
Also, an ability to close tabs by double clicking on them.

From Firefox to Google Chrome Difficulties

admin — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:45:36 +0000

More and more friends tend to hold the idea that Chrome will be a winer in the future and it is a wise choice to swtich to Chrome from Firefox. But in my opinion, if you have accustomed to using Firefox, it is difficult to switch to Chrome. Here are 5 reasons why I won’t be switching from Firefox to Google Chrome as my default browser in the foreseeable future:

google-chrome-vs-mozilla-firefoxExtensions- I know this is “in the works” for Google Chrome, but I can’t ditch Firefox just yet. I have a must set of extensions for every install of Firefox I ever make. I used to keep an updated list of such extensions, but I haven’t updated in a while. Maybe I should do so. But, on every install, I need AdBlock Plus, FoxyProxy, FireFTP, Firebug, Web Developer, Tab Mix Plus, Weave, NoScript and Flashblock, just to name a few. Again, I understand it’s only a matter of time with Chrome before extensions appear, and they will sand-boxed too, increasing the stability and security of the browser. However, Chrome isn’t there yet, and as such, Firefox remains my browser.

Caching- Firefox is the only browser that I know of that gets caching right. If, for any reason, my browser crashes, and I was typing an email, when I pull the browser back up, not only are my tabs restored, but the data in the tabs as well, including each tab history, and the text in any form fields that I was editing (provided I’m keeping a history of everything, as is default on a new install). I can’t even begin to tell you how valuable this feature is. Yes, the whole browser crashes with Firefox, versus single tabs with Chrome, but when Firefox comes up, my data is in tact. When I restore the tab with Chrome, form fields and text boxes that were once populated are now blank.

Cross Platform- Even though I have Google Chrome installed on my Debian and Ubuntu machines, Google Chrome is still very much a Windows application. It just hasn’t reached prime time for Mac OS X or GNU/Linux. So, unless I’m ready and willing to take the rolls with the punches, I’m stuck on Windows. Yes, Google Chrome is getting more and more usable every day on GNU/Linux, but it’s still unstable and comes with bugs.

Portable Firefox- Being a college student, I’ve come to love Portableapps.com. I can take so many applications with me on a USB stick, plug them into a Windows machine at school, and off I go. Firefox is no exception. I can have all my extensions, plugins, settings, bookmarks and so forth with me on a single USB stick. This way, I don’t have to worry about installing Firefox should it not be installed, and I don’t have to prep it installing and configuring it the way I like. So, until Chrome becomes a portable app as well, which I don’t think should take long, Firefox is here to stay.

Speed- Firefox is still a fast browser, and 3.6 is looking to up the ante even more. Tracemonkey is comparable to speed with V8 in terms of JavaScript engines, and HTML/CSS rendering is also snappy. In fact, I noticed a great improvement from 3.0 to 3.5 in terms of speed. And when browsing the sites I do from day-to-day with Firefox and Chrome, I honestly can’t tell if one is faster than the other. Yes, from a cold boot, Firefox is a second slower. Maybe two. Other than that, IMO, it’s neck and neck, and as a result, I see no reason to switch browsers if speed is a factor.

Google Chrome Frame is sneaked into Internet Explorer

admin — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:54:18 +0000

Some days ago, Google released an IE plug-in named Chrome Frame designed to let Microsoft’s IE browser use the features and performance of Google’s own Chrome browser.

For IE users, installing Google Chrome Frame will allow them to seamlessly enjoy modern Web apps at blazing speeds, through the familiar interface of the version of IE that they are currently using. That is to say, It can let IE 6, 7, or 8 use Chrome to render Web pages and execute their JavaScript programs. To use it, people must install the open-source plug-in, currently in the developer preview stage, and Web developers must insert a line of code onto their Web sites that engages Chrome Frame when a person visits the site.

When Chrome Frame appears, the owner of IE—Microsoft becomes nervous and angry of course. Thus, when get the information about Chrome Frame, Microsoft scrambled to ruin Google’s party, and warned users not to download the plug-in for Google Chrome Frame makes IE less secure. As is said by Microsoft, this plug-in allegedly increases opportunities for malicious behaviour.

Now, as a response to Microsoft, Google defends the security of its new Chrome Frame plug-in and claims that the software actually makes IE safer and more secure.

So, you see, here is just a word-war between Google Chrome and Microsoft IE. They both want to defeat the opposite and gain more browser market share. But what will happen next?

Google Improves Chrome Performance Again in Speed

admin — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:53:11 +0000

With the latest Chrome Beta release, Google has announced some great improvements in both, usability and performance areas.

You can now rearrange web sites on New Tab page using drag and drop action, pin the ones you like or even hide specific site elements.

Omnibox was tweaked as well. Added icons should help users to distinguish between searches, bookmarks, suggested sites or the ones from history.

Other new features include: HTML 5 video tag and web workers support, theme support (as from Themes Gallery) and more.

As for speed, the following release is now more than 30% faster in both, V8 and SunSpider benchmarks. Also, due to various improvements in many areas, web pages should load even faster.

Written by Vygantas Lipskas on August 5, 2009

Google Chrome Increases its Speed

admin — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:06:13 +0000

With its latest Chrome release, Google claims that they have managed to increase JavaScript performance on heavy pages by another 30% which makes fast browser even faster.

Also, the following version now supports autofill, full screen mode (F11) and an useful feature to remove thumbnails from the new tab page. In addition, since the Chrome launch, they have fixed over 300 bugs which were causing crashes.

Bigger is better
Wrtten by Vygantas Lipskas on May 21, 2009

Silently Google Chrome Updates

admin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:14:52 +0000

Via Asa Dotzler blog.

Here is a great way to make sure that all of your software users are using the latest stable release, which usually fixes security issues and various bugs discovered: silent updates.

As he writes:

It looks like the folks at Google turned on the automatic (silent) update for Chrome beta users today. They should have all of their users on the latest version in just a few days

Written by Vygantas Lipskas on December 16, 2008