[Publib] What's the point of Google's new Web browser, Chrome?

[Rob Amend]

That's interesting. I haven't had any new problems with it except with video
through our local newspaper. The Weather Channel actually works *better* on
Chrome than with Firefox. So far, it has been loading pages seemingly twice
as fast as Firefox. I wonder what variables are involved in Chrome's
effectiveness.

Rob Amend
Reference Librarian
rob.amend at gmail.com
blog.reftechrob.com


On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 11:00 PM, Valerie Doyle
<librarylady1954 at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> I decided to give Chrome a try since I love GOOGLE.  So far, almost nothing
> works with it.  Hotmail can be coaxed to function, but they don't have
> Flashplayer for Chrome that I can find so most of my sites such as The
> Weather Chanel don't work.
>
> I'll be curious to see how long it takes, but meanwhile, I may have to make
> it optional instead of my main browser.  It definitely is NOT fast.
>
> Valerie
> ----------------------------------------
> > Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 15:50:25 -0400
> > From: robert.g.sullivan at gmail.com
> > To: crippel at ckls.org
> > Subject: Re: [Publib] What's the point of Google's new Web browser,
> Chrome?
> > CC: publib at webjunction.org
> >
> >> You may have heard that Google recently released the beta version of a
> new
> >> Web browser called Chrome.
> >>
> >> Is this just another browser or does it have a point that differentiates
> it
> >> from other browsers?
> >
> > When you're Google, everything you do matters. :-)
> >
> > Their comic book:
> >
> >
> >
> > had some interesting technical explanations if you're into that sort
> > of thing, but what struck me was how similar it sounded to Google
> > Mail.
> >
> > What they're saying is, if you could start from scratch knowing what
> > you do about the Internet and didn't have to worry about an installed
> > base, how would you design a browser?  Google Mail has pretty much the
> > same philosophy.
> >
> > I haven't tested it enough to decide if I like the way it works, but
> > it's definitely fast.  It will be interesting to see if it offers any
> > advantages when you are using a Google account and their other
> > services.  (IMHO every Web designer should have a Google account for
> > access to their tools, even if you don't use their mail.)
> >
> > --
> > Bob Sullivan
> > Schenectady Digital History Archive
> >
> > Schenectady County (NY) Public Library
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Publib mailing list
> > Publib at webjunction.org
> > http://lists.webjunction.org/mailman/listinfo/publib
> >
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Stay up to date on your PC, the Web, and your mobile phone with Windows
> Live.
> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093185mrt/direct/01/
>
> _______________________________________________
> Publib mailing list
> Publib at webjunction.org
> http://lists.webjunction.org/mailman/listinfo/publib
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.webjunction.org/wjlists/publib/attachments/20080910/af0a83f8/attachment-0001.htm