Author Topic: Google Chrome launches today!! September 02 2008 (Read 7787 times)

leaf · « **on:** September 02, 2008, 01:59 »

Google chrome - googles answer to the web browser war is launching today.
[google blog]

digiology · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2008, 12:26 »

Looks interesting. I would like to try it but they are still working on a Mac version.

CofkoCof · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2008, 14:05 »

It's out. I'm using it already:
http://www.google.com/chrome

leaf · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2008, 14:56 »

me too now.. not sure what i think of it yet.

i miss my bookmarks allready though!!.. i like them on the left side!

I also miss searching in my bookmarks like in firefox

nativelight · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2008, 15:01 »

ugh...just another browser to have to test all of our apps on...more damned work that I detest!

leaf · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2008, 15:04 »

Quote from: nativelight on September 02, 2008, 15:01

ugh...just another browser to have to test all of our apps on...more damned work that I detest!

well since it is open source perhaps it will become more of a standard??

nativelight · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2008, 15:22 »

Quote from: leaf on September 02, 2008, 15:04

Quote from: nativelight on September 02, 2008, 15:01
ugh...just another browser to have to test all of our apps on...more damned work that I detest!

well since it is open source perhaps it will become more of a standard??

maybe, but until then every new feature or bug fix has to be tested on IE 7, Safari, Firefox and shortly IE 8...i really hate testing...if I could make my IT salary doing photography, I'd quit this job!

CofkoCof · « **Reply #7 on:** September 02, 2008, 16:40 »

Quote from: leaf on September 02, 2008, 14:56

me too now.. not sure what i think of it yet.

i miss my bookmarks allready though!!.. i like them on the left side!

I also miss searching in my bookmarks like in firefox

I have most of my bookmarks in the toolbar. I miss opening a whole folder of bookmarks by middle clicking it. Love that in FF.

I like the design and the fast tab switching/closing. Maybe it would be better if tabs were a bit lower, I don't always use keyboard shortucuts to manipulate them.

I'll stay on FF for now, extensions + the new ubiquity rock

Kngkyle · « **Reply #8 on:** September 02, 2008, 16:47 »

Firefox still looks better. But I haven't tried Chrome yet.

Lee Torrens · « **Reply #9 on:** September 02, 2008, 23:12 »

It's lighter, faster, makes better use of screen real estate and is more stable, and best of all, no memory leaks like Firefox.

On the downside, there's no 'reload all tabs' facility and it doesn't show pagerank.

It's a brilliant start, no doubt, but won't replace Firefox for me for a while yet.

melastmohican · « **Reply #10 on:** September 03, 2008, 00:07 »

It's beta, in other words a preview. When it hits 1.0 we can compare it to anything else out there.

Xalanx · « **Reply #11 on:** September 03, 2008, 01:28 »

It's light years distance from Opera. Which I'm using for good years now.

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #12 on:** September 03, 2008, 05:53 »

I love it, I am using it right now. This is my new favourite browser. Especially when I am using it on my laptop which does not have a big screen it makes a huge difference.
I tried opera, after hearing a lot of good stuff about it, but I never got used to it.

ErickN · « **Reply #13 on:** September 03, 2008, 08:28 »

It seems this beta version doesn't run java apps yet. I tried with the Alamy uploader and with 123RF java uploader, both display the same error message : "Aucun plugin disponible pour afficher ce contenu" = "no available plugin for this type of content"

Otherwise, I like its simple and uncluttered interface, with more real estate for the displayed content.

sharply_done · « **Reply #14 on:** September 03, 2008, 13:12 »

Heads up: By uploading images via Google Chrome you may be inadvertently giving your images away. The EULA explicitly states the following:

11. Content license from you

11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling Google to display, distribute and promote the Services and may be revoked for certain Services as defined in the Additional Terms of those Services.

11.2 You agree that this license includes a right for Google to make such Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom Google has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such Content in connection with the provision of those services.

11.3 You understand that Google, in performing the required technical steps to provide the Services to our users, may (a) transmit or distribute your Content over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such changes to your Content as are necessary to conform and adapt that Content to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. You agree that this license shall permit Google to take these actions.

11.4 You confirm and warrant to Google that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above license.

On the surface, this seems to me a bit underhanded of them.

cphoto · « **Reply #15 on:** September 03, 2008, 14:41 »

Quote from: melastmohican on September 03, 2008, 00:07

It's beta, in other words a preview. When it hits 1.0 we can compare it to anything else out there.

Yep, and it's more an alpha version than a Beta.
I installed it, opened 4 tabs, closed one tab, and it crashed

Also I noticed that the memory management seems pretty bad: if you go in windows task manager you'll notice that it creates many instances of "google chrome", but it does not seem to kill the processes properly when tabs are being closed.

vonkara · « **Reply #16 on:** September 03, 2008, 14:42 »

Quote from: sharply_done on September 03, 2008, 13:12

Heads up: By uploading images via Google Chrome you may be inadvertently giving your images away. The EULA explicitly states the following:

By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services.

International intellectual property robbery in short

They forgot to ask for people house keys

anonymous · « **Reply #17 on:** September 03, 2008, 14:55 »

Quote from: sharply_done on September 03, 2008, 13:12

Heads up: By uploading images via Google Chrome you may be inadvertently giving your images away. The EULA explicitly states the following:

11. Content license from you

By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services.

11.4 You confirm and warrant to Google that you have all the rights, power and authority necessary to grant the above license.

On the surface, this seems to me a bit underhanded of them.

...enuff to keep me away...

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #18 on:** September 06, 2008, 14:02 »

Terms of service are updated: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/09/update-to-google-chromes-terms-of.html

No "Intellctual property robbery" anymore

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Author Topic: Google Chrome launches today!! September 02 2008 (Read 7787 times)

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