Google Chrome, New Browser

[Cristatus]

Originally posted by: zoiks

Originally posted by: Cristatus

Originally posted by: Arkaign
Am I the only one who isn't all over google's knob? I don't really care for their search engine, Gmail is a PITA, and I freaking *hate* their software, especially google desktop. It seems to want to install from everywhere, it's like spyware, just gooping up PCs and slowing them down. Bleh.

I'm not either, especially since it doesn't support Ubuntu, and the other Linux distros.



(C)

What doesn't support Ubuntu. I have Google Desktop on my Ubuntu box.

I mean Chrome, not the rest of their software suite. In fact, I don't really care for much of Google's products, just their search engine.

(C)

 

[RichardE]

Have FF and Chrome open, both on this thread, same page, only thing each has open. No add ons for either (new FF3 install) FF3 is using 73, 856KB at this moment, and Chrome is using 37 340. That is an insane difference.

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: Cristatus

Originally posted by: zoiks

Originally posted by: Cristatus

Originally posted by: Arkaign
Am I the only one who isn't all over google's knob? I don't really care for their search engine, Gmail is a PITA, and I freaking *hate* their software, especially google desktop. It seems to want to install from everywhere, it's like spyware, just gooping up PCs and slowing them down. Bleh.

I'm not either, especially since it doesn't support Ubuntu, and the other Linux distros.



(C)

What doesn't support Ubuntu. I have Google Desktop on my Ubuntu box.

I mean Chrome, not the rest of their software suite. In fact, I don't really care for much of Google's products, just their search engine.

(C)

They said chrome will be supported on Linux too, maybe not right now but eventually

 

[aceO07]

Originally posted by: RichardE
Have FF and Chrome open, both on this thread, same page, only thing each has open. No add ons for either (new FF3 install) FF3 is using 73, 856KB at this moment, and Chrome is using 37 340. That is an insane difference.

I just opened FF3 (windows xp) and it restored my previous 3 tabs, one of which is anandtech. It only took 54MB according to task manager. I also have a few addons in ff3.

 

[RichardE]

I wonder if Google is monitoring the internet usage more efficiently through the browser in order to get better target ads.

 

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: aceO07

Originally posted by: RichardE
Have FF and Chrome open, both on this thread, same page, only thing each has open. No add ons for either (new FF3 install) FF3 is using 73, 856KB at this moment, and Chrome is using 37 340. That is an insane difference.

I just opened FF3 (windows xp) and it restored my previous 3 tabs, one of which is anandtech. It only took 54MB according to task manager. I also have a few addons in ff3.

Really? Thats odd, I just checked again and it is still sitting at the same numbers roughly.

 

[NFS4]

Heh, even the download box/animations are pretty cool

 

[aceO07]

I also opened the same 3 tabs from FF3 in Chrome, and Chrome somehow had 5 processes open. 18MB, 29MB, 28MB, 8MB, 13MB for a total of 88MB used for 3 tabs.

edit: I'm using portable FF3 3.0.1.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: tboo
So far I like it. It seems to run a hell of a lot fast than IE7

It's kind of choking for me on https sites

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: JS80
Fast. I'm hooked.

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: JS80
Fast. I'm hooked.

:thumbsup:

 

[sswingle]

I don't understand the process usage. No matter how many tabs I open, I have 4 processes open.

 

[Kalmah]

Originally posted by: sswingle
I found another large downside. When you open lots of tabs, each tab gets smaller and smaller, to the point where you have no idea what each tab is. Without hovering your mouse over it.

Maybe it should make your computer screen get wider and wider instead.. probably will ad this in final release.

 

[MaxDepth]

Originally posted by: Kalmah

Originally posted by: sswingle
I found another large downside. When you open lots of tabs, each tab gets smaller and smaller, to the point where you have no idea what each tab is. Without hovering your mouse over it.

Maybe it should make your computer screen get wider and wider instead.. probably will ad this in final release.

Maybe they should try to view just a little less porn?

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: RichardE

Originally posted by: aceO07

Originally posted by: RichardE
Have FF and Chrome open, both on this thread, same page, only thing each has open. No add ons for either (new FF3 install) FF3 is using 73, 856KB at this moment, and Chrome is using 37 340. That is an insane difference.

I just opened FF3 (windows xp) and it restored my previous 3 tabs, one of which is anandtech. It only took 54MB according to task manager. I also have a few addons in ff3.

Really? Thats odd, I just checked again and it is still sitting at the same numbers roughly.

Did you not close and re-open FF? That was another purpose of the separate process tabs. No wasted memory usage over prolonged periods of time with the browser open.

I can't wait for Chrome on Linux. FF crashed for me all the time on OpenSuse 10.2 (though, admittedly, it hasn't been updated in a long time...maybe I'll do that).

 

[Vehemence]

I think after a few months, once Google starts adding more features in, Chrome is gonna kick ass.

 

[newb111]

Looks like a good start. Here are my thoughts so far:

Good speed, both startup and rendering.
I like the ability to drag the tab to a new window.

Wants:
Sidebar, close all tabs button, status bar.
They need to add an x button to the most visited tabs to allow you to customize the new tab page.
Adblock!
Having a lot of tabs open in one window is impossible. They shrink to a tiny size.

 

[Tifababy]

Anyone find a way to make a new tab active? When reading forums, I like to middle click on a thread to open a new tab and then close it to get back to the main page. When I middle click in chrome, the new tab is in the background.

 

[calyco]

Posting from it right now and so far I like the speed, definitely missing adblock and flashblock though. I dont really like the blue tab bar which does not match my XP theme but its just a minor annoyance.

 

[tboo]

Anybody know where the home button is?

 

[Shooks]

Originally posted by: tboo
Anybody know where the home button is?

Go into options, it's on the main page, Show home button on the toolbar

 

[kyzen]

I accidentally clicked and dragged a tab (meant to close it), and the tab disappeared... but kept a slot where a tab should be; it didn't automatically move the other tabs back into place. The Chrome task managed also indicated that the tab was still open; I just couldn't find it. Anywhere.

Clearly a bit buggy, but still awesome.

 

[calyco]

Originally posted by: tboo
Anybody know where the home button is?

options>basics>show home button on the toolbar

 

[alexvorn2]

I'm using it right now and I'm happy with it today.

 

[pontifex]

hehe, kaspersky thinks its a virus...