Google Chrome 5 -- check it out

[dyn]

I am tired of download sites always offering 2 versions behind actual release. Here is latest v5, and if you are weird, v4 also.

http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/B ... rome.shtml
http://google-chrome.softpedia.com/ - global page
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/downloads/list - latest dev builds


Chrome is right now safest and fastest browser. Yes, bold claim, but nothing beats V8 engine which is compiling JavaScript into pure assembler (like .exe) and security-wise nothing beats separate processes and sandbox design. Then no browser except Chrome offers multiple processes which are then delegated by OS to different cores, really utilizing multi-core CPUs.

Of course that's not all, there are other improvements over normal broswers, like DNS pre-fetching (also when you mouse-over some link) and many design innovations.

[dyn]

Many extensions, can be installed/uninstalled without restart:
https://chrome.google.com/extensions

Themes:
https://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/en/themes/
https://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/en ... oogle.html

[CROSs]

lol i starte w/FF went to Opera and just downloaded Chrome the other night. It is fast! Nice to know it's safe too!

[CROSs]

I am liking Chrome over all, especially since I got Speed dial and Flash block! The only small thing I miss from Opera is the password/login management it has. You could go on to login page that you had saved the login info for and hit Opera's key icon, it would feel in the blanks and hit enter for you. not so w/Chrome.

CROSs

[dyn]

Chrome only browser left standing after day one of Pwn2Own
http://arstechnica.com/security/news/20 ... ontest.ars

A recent contest at CanSecWest, an event that brings together some of the most skilled experts in the security community, has demonstrated that the three most popular browser are susceptible to security bugs despite the vigilance and engineering prowess of their creators. Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer were all exploited during the Pwn2Own competition that took place at the conference. Google's Chrome browser, however, was the only one left standing—a victory that security researchers attribute to its innovative sandbox feature.

The contest awards security researchers with hardware and cash prizes for finding efficient ways to trick browsers into executing arbitrary code. During the first day of the competition, the contestants are required to do this in default browser installations without plugins such as Flash or Java, which are commonly used as vectors for attacks. Researchers typically prepare for the event far in advance by finding zero-day exploits ahead of time.

Early this month, prior champion Charlie Miller told reporters that he would be attempting to exploit a Safari vulnerability on Mac OS X. Safari, he said, would be the first to succumb to the contestants. As he promised, Safari went down first: he was able to execute his prepared hack in only a matter of seconds. Another security expert known only as Nils took longer, but was able to successfully exploit all three of the most popular browsers.

Chrome sets browser security standard, says expert
Dino Dai Zovi urges browser makers to follow Google's lead
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/ ... onomyId=17

[dyn]

Updated links @ first post, 5.0.335.1 was released recently. Before updating exit Chrome and run installer. It will update it silently without any user input.

http://google-chrome.softpedia.com/

[craij]

i use chrome too but why you pushing chrome so hard? you on google's payroll?

[dyn]

Because of things like speed and security, multi-process operation (think multi-core), stability, innovative design and many other great ideas. Plus it's open source. I wouldn't say one thread on this forum is pushing it hard, but i hope some people may find this info useful and switch to Chrome, or at least try it out.

[Gumby]

...that and dyn hates big corporates, i'm sure microsoft is at the top of his list lol. I'm gonna see what the hype is about and download it now

[Gumby]

wow. five minutes into this and I can already tell I'm ditching explorer for chrome.

I have an older pc. it was hot when I first got it, but now not so much.

Its a P4 3.6GHZ (prescott series whatever that means) with HT. the task monitor shows 2 processors like the dual cores at my shop. the board is 800mhz i think and i have 4gb of 533mhz ram (although im told I can only use 3gb, and thats what xp reports anyway) It's five years old.

For those with newer pc's, you cant imagine what a drain it is to just view the home page of myspace or run the navigation apps on facebook. Or even load yahoo email with the bells and whistles on. painfully slow. and the longer you're on the slower it gets. My pc was mad in a time when sites like yahoo and the others weren't crammed with flash and java. Now a days I've started dreading going online.

With chrome it's practically an instant load. I almost can't believe the difference. and now i can finally take advantage of my high speed connection which up to now was only being utilized in quake and downloads.

And here's a cool plus: I had my explorer super customized to my work and personal needs with cool little toolbars and embedded sub-tool bars and chrome copied them perfectly and displays them for me as it did in ie. now theres no reason to ever go back

[CROSs]

On top of all the pluses, it's most secure atm. I am learning to live w/it's password management.

CROSs

[craij]

wow. five minutes into this and I can already tell I'm ditching explorer for chrome.

Someone's homemade browsing applet would be a better choice than IE, hehe. It's pure junk. Chrome is great and I'm glad there is an alternative to FireFox. But, Google IS big corporation. No more trustworthy than the next guy... maybe I'm just p'noid.

[SD]

Hmm I'm giving Chrome a whirl. It's pretty snappy, looks a little basic but apart from that.......
Where is the drop down for the www bar? Like in FF and IE there is a drop down button do display your most frequently visited sites and then you just click..... is there one in Chrome? I can't seem to find it. If it's not a feature you can have in Chrome then I'm going to miss it.

[SD]

Scrap that. There isn't one. Thats a bit gay imho. Can't possibly survive without that. Back to FF.

Seriously, it's something I'm so used to using and would hugely miss so I'm not likely to stick with Chrome.

[Gumby]

Scrap that. There isn't one. Thats a bit gay imho. Can't possibly survive without that. Back to FF.

Seriously, it's something I'm so used to using and would hugely miss so I'm not likely to stick with Chrome.

click the + symbol in the upper left hand corner, to the right of the current sites name to open a new tab. Better than the drop down feature, it shows you the last several sites you visited and you can view them as a list or thumbnails which is very cool. It also lists your most recently "closed" sites.

side note, i absolutely love the real time spell checker. I do a lot of work on line including ebay and it makes life great to know that every post, email, message and sales description went out with no errors

[SD]

i knew someone was going to say that. . . . No no no i dont want to open a new tab. I can do that in ff. I want my upside down triangle. Like every other browser in the freakin universe has. And till google put one there for me and the bajillion others that are moaning about this very issue i along with said bajillion others will not be chroming it large.

[SD]

and the real time spell checker is annoying. Its like having some smart ass looking over your shoulder while you type. And how come this irritation has taken over my computer? Its spell checking in all my browsers not just chrome. Bastards. Off with it.

[dyn]

Spell checker is very useful, but if you really must turn it off then you can do it by right-click and select 'Spell-checker options...' where you can set languages or turn it off.

Address bar shows sites you visited when you start typing, it also shows them faster than FF. Alternatively you can press CTRL+H or boomark/visit chrome://history/ or click on the left arrow (top-left) and hold it, it will show recently visited sites with option to see full history.

There are many interesting extensions, from ad blocking to speed dial and so on:
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/

[dyn]

wow. five minutes into this and I can already tell I'm ditching explorer for chrome.

I have an older pc. it was hot when I first got it, but now not so much.

Its a P4 3.6GHZ (prescott series whatever that means) with HT. the task monitor shows 2 processors like the dual cores at my shop. the board is 800mhz i think and i have 4gb of 533mhz ram (although im told I can only use 3gb, and thats what xp reports anyway) It's five years old.

For those with newer pc's, you cant imagine what a drain it is to just view the home page of myspace or run the navigation apps on facebook. Or even load yahoo email with the bells and whistles on. painfully slow. and the longer you're on the slower it gets. My pc was mad in a time when sites like yahoo and the others weren't crammed with flash and java. Now a days I've started dreading going online.

With chrome it's practically an instant load. I almost can't believe the difference. and now i can finally take advantage of my high speed connection which up to now was only being utilized in quake and downloads.

And here's a cool plus: I had my explorer super customized to my work and personal needs with cool little toolbars and embedded sub-tool bars and chrome copied them perfectly and displays them for me as it did in ie. now theres no reason to ever go back

Yes! It's extremely fast, it seems like JS-heavy sites are no problem for it even on older PCs. It's because of V8 compiler, which is translating JS to machine code, just like compilers when producing executable files. There are other improvements as well.

I tested it on XP1800+ with some heavy sites and it ran very fast. Only thing is, you need at least XP to install it. Chrome won't work on 2000 by default, but there are some hacks to enable it there as well. Not really an issue, since XP (or stripped down XP) will work on older PCs as well, like Pentium with 128 MB RAM. For 9x/ME - only Opera will work there, both FF and Chrome refuse to install.

[SD]

Well my post about the spell checker was maybe a bit harsh, it doesnt really bug me. What bugs me is its spell checking in all my browsers not just Chrome.
The whole thing with the drop down is about ease of use for me. I know its not hard work to use the keyboard and believe me I'm far from lazy but I'm just too used to having that button. I don't see why Google couldn't just add it in. That way those (and there are LOADS) that want to use it can, and those that don't want to don't have to. They could at least enable it as a checkbox option in the settings or something.
I know this seems very minor and perhaps it is, I know it's only one button, but to me it's one button that makes a HUGE difference. Sorry to all those that love it, it just feels too awkward to me.
I'm not saying it's 100% shit, it IS fast and it looks ok but that's about where it stops for me.

[AG]

i'm more concerned about the potentially massive amount of statistics google is generating from chrome usage.

[SD]

i'm more concerned about the potentially massive amount of statistics google is generating from chrome usage.

Ha Ha! It made me wonder too, try googling chrome criticism or similar too.
It also makes me "go lol" that this spell checker thingy doesn't recognise the word google or googling! Oh look at all these wriggly red lines under my words!

[AG]

a great thing about chrome is that maybe mozilla will get off their asses and start making firefox usable again.

[SD]

What's not usable about ff? I'm not pro ff or anything but I use it and don't really think theres much wrong with it. Keep in mind I don't tweak browsers or anything, I just want them to go to urls and ff does that for me

[AG]

What's not usable about ff? I'm not pro ff or anything but I use it and don't really think theres much wrong with it. Keep in mind I don't tweak browsers or anything, I just want them to go to urls and ff does that for me

it's a good browser and i use it for a lot of stuff, it's just gotten pretty bloated and slow.