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    Google Chrome!

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by yoyo1299, Sep 4, 2008.

  1. yoyo1299

    yoyo1299 Notebook Evangelist

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    Best browser. Ever.

    It's amazing. I love it. Completely owns everything.

    I must say, Google is doing a good job of paving its way to making it's own "operating system"
     
    yoyo1299, Sep 4, 2008
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  2. Crimson Roses

    Crimson Roses Notebook Evangelist

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    I'm using it right now. I can't say if it's better than FF3 yet, but I'm liking it so far.
     
    Crimson Roses, Sep 4, 2008
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  3. Darbyjack

    Darbyjack Notebook Evangelist

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    It's good but...

    Doesn't prompt you when you press X... You could lose all those tabs accidentally (I have done several times already!)

    I wish it'd have the "save as" feature IE does for downloading files, instead of putting everything in the same directory.

    Other than that, yeah, it's cool.
     
    Darbyjack, Sep 4, 2008
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  4. Fittersman

    Fittersman Wanna trade?

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    well it still is in beta form so it will still get better (hopefully). Havent bothered to try it yet though
     
    Fittersman, Sep 4, 2008
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  5. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    FireFox is still #1 for me.
    Chrome will need to have a zillion plugins before it can truly compete.

    But for someone who rarely uses plugins, Chrome just might be better & no doubt quicker.

    The Touch pad bug(can't scroll up, only down) is too much for me to deal with at the moment. When they fix that, then I might use it more often.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Sep 4, 2008
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  6. alber

    alber Notebook Consultant

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    For me too. The 3rd version of FF is just so nice
     
    alber, Sep 4, 2008
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  7. makaveli72

    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    Whoa Whoa Whoa!!!!....easy there now. It's a good beta, but that's a strong statement there...I don't believe it's the best yet. There's a tad bit more add-ins/features to be added before it becomes best. Nevertheless, i'm really loving it so far.
     
    makaveli72, Sep 4, 2008
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  8. Vedya

    Vedya There Is No Substitute...

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    agreed.......

    to blue for my taste :p
     
    Vedya, Sep 4, 2008
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  9. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Google chrome will never leave the BETA stage to cover their behinds from heavy criticisms.

    Have a look at Google Earth lol
     
    flipfire, Sep 4, 2008
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  10. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    We'll in Google's defense, most of their Betas seem to out perform full version competitors. Gmail being the best example when it was beta.
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Sep 4, 2008
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  11. Cronus

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    I agree, a prompt, or an option for one, would be nice, but I have set it to open the tabs from the previous session when I open the program, so I don't lose them. Have you tried that?

    You can also set it to ask you where to save each file. I believe you must do the same for most browsers, or they will all go to the same directory.

    There aren't that many options yet, but your issues can all be resolved by a setting somewhere in the options.
     
    Cronus, Sep 4, 2008
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  12. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    Theres also Crtl+H, for History.

    And was this thread necessary? Already a couple of Chrome threads.
     
    McGrady, Sep 4, 2008
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  13. makaveli72

    makaveli72 Eat.My.Shorts

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    You can change that blue theme.... Click Here!
    Having a prompt is a life saver...and IMO the previous tabs session feature isn't as ideal.
    I guess there wasn't enough...this thread was moved from the Off Topic section! :rolleyes:
     
    makaveli72, Sep 4, 2008
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  14. jcm4

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    Woohoo, another Google Chrome topic.
     
    jcm4, Sep 5, 2008
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  15. jim_0068

    jim_0068 Notebook Consultant

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    LOL...when did it leave Beta? Everytime i open my Gmail i see the word Beta directly underneath
     
    jim_0068, Sep 5, 2008
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  16. Tyrien

    Tyrien Notebook Geek

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    It has both of those, you have to enable them in the options if you want though. Found under the wrench on the right hand side under that notorious X of yours.
     
    Tyrien, Sep 5, 2008
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  17. jcm4

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    It still is! :eek:
     
    jcm4, Sep 5, 2008
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  18. Hiker

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    I think it's more of a philosophy by Google of products never being totally complete. Regardless, it hasn't appeared to stop people from using their products.
     
    Hiker, Sep 5, 2008
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  19. deathstick

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    Heh, I tend to me a minimalist when it comes to browsers, so I am already enjoying over IE7 and FF3. Still, until it fixes some embarrassingly large bugs I won't be replacing either of the other two browsers soon.
    Huge issues for me:
    -No middle-click scroll
    -No scroll up using touchpads
    -Severely lag my computer
    -No RSS feed support
     
    deathstick, Sep 5, 2008
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  20. jcm4

    jcm4 Notebook Evangelist

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    Severe lag? I haven't experienced nor heard of that.
     
    jcm4, Sep 5, 2008
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  21. jim_0068

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    my post was meant in jest to the other poster who said gmail was not in beta anymore lol

    also i dont know why people are having so much trouble with chrome scrolling, i have no issues on my t40
     
    jim_0068, Sep 5, 2008
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  22. McGrady

    McGrady Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes. You must be on XP huh. I have that severe lag too.
     
    McGrady, Sep 5, 2008
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  23. CalebSchmerge

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    For me (Vista Ultimate 32bit) Chrome is the fastest browser I have ever used.
     
    CalebSchmerge, Sep 5, 2008
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  24. jcm4

    jcm4 Notebook Evangelist

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    Same here. It actually beats FF. That's what's so amazing.
     
    jcm4, Sep 6, 2008
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  25. Leon

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    Haha. Is Google Search still in beta too?!
     
    Leon, Sep 6, 2008
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  26. deathstick

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    Nope, Vista
     
    deathstick, Sep 6, 2008
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  27. AmazingGracePlayer

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    I can't use the scroll bar to scroll up, I can only scroll down with it. Anyone have this problem?
     
    AmazingGracePlayer, Sep 7, 2008
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  28. LIVEFRMNYC

    LIVEFRMNYC Blah Blah Blah!!!

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    That's my same reaction. I though it was out of beta with people where able to sign-up without an invite. And I also remember awhile ago when people were saying it's no longer in beta. Did they put Gmail back on beta :confused:

    Anyway who cares, gmail works flawless for me :D
     
    LIVEFRMNYC, Sep 7, 2008
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  29. chen

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    Wow, got to try the Google Chrome now
     
    chen, Sep 7, 2008
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