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New Internet Browser: Google Chrome

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Billek
Posts: 5665 - Karma: 98
This even beats my streamlined firefox setup right from the start.
http://www.google.com/chrome
Sep 2 2008 5:54PM
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RudyGarmisch
Posts: 25443 - Karma: 13,844
Looks like a kids toy, but its got potential.
Sep 2 2008 5:57PM
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Billek
Posts: 5665 - Karma: 98
I just love the light feel it has. Theres the bloated internet explorer, which leaves all the rest. I think that if this builds up a good community like firefox, there will be some nice applications.
Sep 2 2008 6:05PM
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Snowcase
Posts: 11456 - Karma: 634
I'm going to stick with firefox.
Sep 2 2008 6:05PM
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swanton
Posts: 455 - Karma: 11
I'm using it right now. It's quite fast. And the setup is very small, so you get a big screen. I dunno if I like it better than firefox though.
Sep 2 2008 6:06PM
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Billek
Posts: 5665 - Karma: 98
I am going to stick with firefox until I can find a spelchekur for google. I miss the little red underlines that point my silly typos.
Sep 2 2008 6:08PM
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prontocuts.com
Posts: 5244 - Karma: 42
No mac support, thats almost gayer then mac its self
Sep 2 2008 6:14PM
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hotdog.garbage
Posts: 1854 - Karma: 10
looks like opera
Sep 2 2008 6:42PM
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Reptar.
Posts: 1509 - Karma: 34
well i guess i'm stuck with firefox because its not working...
Sep 2 2008 6:53PM
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mmmmm...Pie
Posts: 673 - Karma: 15
Wish I could try it, but theres no Linux support. And I'm sure as hell not booting up vista just to check this out.
Sep 2 2008 7:00PM
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QC_mat
Posts: 206 - Karma: 9
No mac support...
Sep 2 2008 7:05PM
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ThaLetterM.
Posts: 8609 - Karma: 1,613
im on it right now..huge screen compared to firefox, and NS doesnt lag like it does in firefox. WIN!
Sep 2 2008 7:10PM
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.KYLE.
Posts: 1891 - Karma: 59
its amazing, i just need an ad blocker....
Sep 2 2008 7:17PM
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clrumivier4life
Posts: 2429 - Karma: 9
Just installed it. Its really fast.
Sep 2 2008 7:20PM
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toominator
Posts: 4792 - Karma: 120
its only in beta so im sure support for linux and mac will come..

I wonder how much info its gonna be sending back to google about browsing habits
Sep 2 2008 7:38PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
im set with firefox 3 right now, when the final edition comes out ill give it a go
Sep 2 2008 7:55PM
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andrew.
Posts: 2349 - Karma: 165
so far so good, but the scrolling is weird on my laptop. it jumps really fast and scrolls to the bottom of the page really fast. other than that i like it better than firefox.
Sep 2 2008 8:32PM
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Mezmerize19
Posts: 6475 - Karma: 18
same, I trust google cause i know they know what their doing but im gonna wait till everything is set in stone with this one
Sep 2 2008 8:35PM
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skijunkiedtm
Posts: 9229 - Karma: 61
i tried. alot of random pages didnt work so i switched back. and i mean normal ones like to reply to this thread or when i did a google search.
Sep 2 2008 8:40PM
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VT_scratch
Posts: 8796 - Karma: 6,290
works like a charm. im using it over fire fox
Sep 2 2008 8:43PM
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Uncle_Remus
Posts: 1880 - Karma: 368
its working for me so far so good
Sep 2 2008 8:50PM
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First.Aid
Posts: 556 - Karma: 10
I really like it, very ergonomic and lightweight
Sep 2 2008 9:06PM
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swanton
Posts: 455 - Karma: 11
Click the page in the top right corner, then click open incognito window. From there you can browse and none of the history will be saved, basicly in the window nothing will be remembered. Your incognito window will be fresh whenever you open it. So that's a wicked feature. Especially if you look at pron.
Sep 2 2008 9:14PM
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Blurst
Posts: 13577 - Karma: 10,169
its actually amazing i love itits super fast compared to explorer
Sep 2 2008 9:19PM
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Codfish.
Posts: 529 - Karma: 22
downloading it right now
Sep 2 2008 9:23PM
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4frnt_or_die
Posts: 780 - Karma: 3
dude you can do this with firefox too you only have to go to options and you go in the privacy tab
Sep 2 2008 9:28PM
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TeamJones
Posts: 629 - Karma: 12
I've been using it for a couple hours. I have been using Firefox, so that's what I'm basing this off of:

pros:
Small and compact, so huge screen.
The new tab page. It's pretty much perfect. Top visited sites, most recent bookmarks, AND recently closed tabs.
Runs each tab separate. I haven't had it crash yet, but at least when it does it won't kill all the tabs.
Application shortcuts. GMail right on my desktop, with a nifty icon to go with it.
Dynamic tabs.

Cons:
No spell checker.
No auto check for GMail (an add-on I have for FF)
Bookmarks are a bit harder to access, you have to see the whole bar to go through them.
Sep 2 2008 9:30PM
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Karcher
Posts: 3788 - Karma: 1,934
just got it. and i have to say its pretty cool. definitely worth it. loads in the same time as firefox, but in a different way it seems. cool
Sep 2 2008 9:35PM
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VT_scratch
Posts: 8796 - Karma: 6,290
the spell check works for me. like right now while im posting if i spell htis wrong, yup its underlined red.

im lovin it so far. really fast. ns is not choppy anymore like on firefox for me. shits ballin
Sep 2 2008 9:35PM
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.KYLE.
Posts: 1891 - Karma: 59
Bingo

i really miss ad block plus too
Sep 2 2008 9:41PM
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TeamJones
Posts: 629 - Karma: 12
Played around a bit... It's only working for me on some sites. This is one of the sites its not working on.
Sep 2 2008 9:49PM
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ryan.c
Posts: 6592 - Karma: 14
well im using it right now n its working pretty well. its got the spell checker on it, n a lot of other cool features. and agreed with other posts, its fast
Sep 2 2008 9:54PM
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Phill.
Posts: 1149 - Karma: 37
just got it..... way faster than FF..... i cant figure out how to customize tho????? like y cant i get a search bar??? i have an adress bar but??
Sep 2 2008 9:55PM
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TeamJones
Posts: 629 - Karma: 12
Address bar is search bar. Right click in it and you can pull search engine options up.
Sep 2 2008 9:56PM
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ryan.c
Posts: 6592 - Karma: 14
the address bar is also the search bar. wen u type somthin in you can click search via google for it, or if its like a site you've been to it'l finish the url, or go to a link off that main page
Sep 2 2008 9:58PM
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TeamJones
Posts: 629 - Karma: 12
Oh shit, type in music and then search for a band. I'm still trying to figure out if what I did worked or if it was already there.
Sep 2 2008 10:04PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
kiddy opera
Sep 2 2008 10:14PM
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Billek
Posts: 5665 - Karma: 98
Nice to see I found something useful.  I am going to look up a spellchecker, but that still doesn't mean I will ever delete Firefox.
Sep 2 2008 10:41PM
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Ryno
Posts: 31125 - Karma: 336
My spellchecker with firefox never worked but its back working with chrome which is sweet.

NS PM's dont resize properly with chrome...anyone else having that issue?
Sep 2 2008 11:15PM
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QC_mat
Posts: 206 - Karma: 9
Tried it on my friend's pc, it's really dope hope it gets on mac soon
Sep 2 2008 11:18PM
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Alex_thedroog
Posts: 3433 - Karma: 2
I like it so far..the incognito thing is pretty sweet too

but I just need some features from firefox transferred over and its a winner
Sep 2 2008 11:32PM
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k-rob
Posts: 14217 - Karma: 2,891
as far as technicality for people who actually know how to use the internet to it's full potential, firefox will always be the best. google chrome seems a lot like safari, built for people who know nothing about computers, so easy a dog could become an expert at browsing.
i'll stick with what's best.
Sep 2 2008 11:35PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
still waiting for mac support
Sep 2 2008 11:39PM
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Pippin
Posts: 4846 - Karma: 661
i am not a fan of the look of it so far...and yea it has a long way to go until it catches to FF...but its a bit more user friendly, that being sad i will test drive it...but for the long run as of right now im with the fox
Sep 2 2008 11:49PM
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Pippin
Posts: 4846 - Karma: 661
dude ingognito mode such a great idea
Sep 2 2008 11:51PM
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popNfresh44
Posts: 3757 - Karma: 44
it will be pretty hard to move away from firefox...maybe i'll give it a try later.
Sep 3 2008 12:48AM
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Pippin
Posts: 4846 - Karma: 661
worth the watch...looks like their going for a real simple feel of code for it:


Sep 3 2008 12:50AM
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C0RN
Posts: 365 - Karma: 113
im using it now on my laptop but whenever i scroll down it goes super fast and it wont let me scroll up
Sep 3 2008 12:59AM
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B-VUR
Posts: 1237 - Karma: 167
Maybe you watch too many nudy videos.
Sep 3 2008 1:03AM
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ISkiSwitch
Posts: 3157 - Karma: 22
I'll try it once they find a black theme to match the rest of my computer.
Sep 3 2008 2:06PM
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ben802
Posts: 565 - Karma: 16
need mac support
Sep 3 2008 2:11PM
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