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Title: Google Chrome
Post by: Plexi Ken on September 03, 2008, 09:13:29 PM
Anyone else using Google's new browser?
I'm enjoying it, feels quick and the minimalism vibe suits me.
Even though it's beta, I've had no problems with it.

http://www.google.co.uk/chrome
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: _tom_ on September 03, 2008, 09:22:02 PM
I just tried it. It's really quick but I think it looks nasty. Also I really HATE the FF3 style "awesomebar" that every browser seems to have now. All it does is clutter my screen with websites I dont ever want. Thats why I stuck with FF2, maybe if Chrome will have an option to turn it off and use it like FF2 I'll make the change.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: noodleplugerine on September 03, 2008, 09:24:04 PM
Trying it now...
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: indysmith on September 03, 2008, 09:45:12 PM
I don't have Windows - but iGoogle is awesome and I'm surprised we don't hear more about it.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Kilby on September 03, 2008, 09:55:30 PM
Our company proxy classifies it as malware so I'm stuck with IE 6 as 7 & firefox fail on the I transt applications

I hear Chrome is excellent on java heavy sites, but the need to do something about that exploit real quick
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Crazy_Joe on September 03, 2008, 09:58:09 PM
It sounds good from what i've heard, but ti doesn't have a built in NES  :(
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: phlip on September 03, 2008, 09:58:31 PM
whatever you do don't post any music photos or anything else to the net using it or Google owns a royalty free right to use that material.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/03/google_chrome_eula_sucks/

Needless to say unless they change this it'll be added to our block list and disalowed apps list at work tomorrow.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: badgermark on September 03, 2008, 10:29:47 PM
Yeah the last thing I want is to give more of my personal information to Google. I hate their search engine and don't trust their Not Evil persona. If i was evil, i'd make sure to reassure people I wasn't at every juncture as well...

i liked this comic series though (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/02/google_chrome_comic_funnies/)
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Plexi Ken on September 03, 2008, 10:55:55 PM
whatever you do don't post any music photos or anything else to the net using it or Google owns a royalty free right to use that material.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/03/google_chrome_eula_sucks/

Needless to say unless they change this it'll be added to our block list and disalowed apps list at work tomorrow.

As pointed out in the link pretty much everyone tries that 'trick' in their EULAs. Adobe were (still are?) with their on-line services. Most EULAs are full of all kinds of craziness, some of which may not be legal.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: JDC on September 03, 2008, 11:38:05 PM
I tried it earlier, it has some nice features, from what I've read it's based off opera which would explain the speed

it seems a bit limited in some areas though, the lack of smooth scrolling is a bit annoying, I'm sticking with firefox and 20 or so plugins...
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: phlip on September 04, 2008, 07:39:35 AM


As pointed out in the link pretty much everyone tries that 'trick' in their EULAs. Adobe were (still are?) with their on-line services. Most EULAs are full of all kinds of craziness, some of which may not be legal.


Not everyone, certainly Adobe did with the online cut down photoshop they pushed last year, they changed it damn quick because of the uproar, hopefully Google will do the same as the browser itself seems fairly decent. It's a part of my job to evaluate EULA's and there's some real arse in most of them but not much like this. It just bugs me that companies so nig and pushing the whole, 'were not evil' bollocks can't even proof read a cut and paste job for something as legaly important (certainly in the states) as their EULA  :lol:
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Kilby on September 04, 2008, 07:52:56 AM
Chrome seems to based (atleast in part) on the Apple Safari browser acording to the security advisory

BTW the EULA has been updated so google no longer owns all your material
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: phlip on September 04, 2008, 09:47:40 AM
I was just about to post on the updated EULA beaten to it.

More here http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/04/google_retracts_lousy_chrome_eula_terms/
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Kilby on September 04, 2008, 10:00:34 AM
I was just about to post on the updated EULA beaten to it.

More here http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/04/google_retracts_lousy_chrome_eula_terms/

Like me you seem to spend too much time on el Reg
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: phlip on September 04, 2008, 10:20:01 AM
I was just about to post on the updated EULA beaten to it.

More here http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/04/google_retracts_lousy_chrome_eula_terms/

Like me you seem to spend too much time on el Reg

I work in IT and have an RSS reader open on a second screen most of the day.  :D
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Kilby on September 04, 2008, 10:24:19 AM
I was just about to post on the updated EULA beaten to it.

More here http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/04/google_retracts_lousy_chrome_eula_terms/

Like me you seem to spend too much time on el Reg

I work in IT and have an RSS reader open on a second screen most of the day.  :D

I work on networks :( and RSS readers fail through out customers proxy (as our corporate proxy is even worse)
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: phlip on September 04, 2008, 11:04:14 AM
I have the benefits of working at a University (I've done the industry thing for 14 years and it nearly killed me in the end, give me less money but better conditions anyday) Students have rights so we have to let everything through except whats blatantly illegal/porn. It' keeps firewall and proxy issues simple  :D
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: JDC on September 04, 2008, 07:28:53 PM
I was just about to post on the updated EULA beaten to it.

More here http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/04/google_retracts_lousy_chrome_eula_terms/

Like me you seem to spend too much time on el Reg

I work in IT and have an RSS reader open on a second screen most of the day.  :D

I work on networks :( and RSS readers fail through out customers proxy (as our corporate proxy is even worse)

I'm addicted to RSS, I like google's RSS reader best

at work they blocked the top 10 sites, including the BBC which is annoying!!!
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: noodleplugerine on September 04, 2008, 07:42:29 PM
Been using for 2 days now.

Can't get over the loss of Adsense and Mouse gestures... Going back to FF.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Transcend on September 07, 2008, 12:05:20 AM
Ive been using it for a couple of days now.

My only complaint is that it doesn't support some of the features on hotmail and it has problems with security certificates on non major websites.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Adam.M on September 15, 2008, 12:02:22 AM
Why have they bothered?!

We don't NEED any other browsers!

We have IE, Opera, Firefox/Mozilla and Safari, and thats plenty! and i have them all installed too...
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Transcend on September 15, 2008, 06:42:27 PM
Why have they bothered?!

We don't NEED any other browsers!

We have IE, Opera, Firefox/Mozilla and Safari, and thats plenty! and i have them all installed too...

Because this is faster witha  cleaner more attractive interface/layout.

I think you'll like it adam

will fit nicely with Office 2007 :P