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Title: Google Chrome
Post by: Paradox on September 03, 2008, 01:57:08 am
Have you tried google chrome?

Will you when it comes out on linux?

Do you like it?

All these and more are questions that come to mind.

Here is my 2 bits
http://paradoxdgn.com/archives/233
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Plague Bringer on September 03, 2008, 02:37:40 am
Good God, this browser is mighty fast!
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Snake on September 03, 2008, 03:38:35 am
I'll pick the third option, but it seems really good, nice reviews!
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: mooseberry on September 03, 2008, 04:48:05 am
No poll option for lazy people.  :(
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Geni3 on September 03, 2008, 04:56:15 am
Lovin it! So fast :D. It even knew that i wanted to go to tremulous.net when i typed in "trem"!!!

I had a weird problem on the main forum page cause i couldn't scroll down, but that might be my crappy mouse. I'll test it some more
Edit: work's now, i guess it was just my mouse misbehaving
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: St. Anger on September 03, 2008, 05:05:38 am
Taking up a lot of memory for a browser that isn't exactly feature packed. Also it keeps freezing to where my YouTube video stops and I can't click anything on the browser.

Even though it's a beta just for the fact that it's google made I do expect better!!

(If it turns out this is just my own personal problem scratch everything I said)
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Geni3 on September 03, 2008, 05:14:00 am
I'll go check out youtube right now :P

Loads fine on mine. Are you using vista or xp? i got xp. Also only uses 1/4 of my cpu which isn't that much considering HOW much cpu i have in total.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: jit on September 03, 2008, 06:11:34 am
I'm really liking this new browser. I just downloaded it about 20 minutes ago and the speed and its resemblance to safari jumped out. I like the Task Manager seeing how much bandwidth and memory is being used by Chrome. I saw that Chrome pretty much uses more bandwidth than Firefox but is faster. I don't know how that works. I like how individual tabs can crash and leave the rest intact. I like the clean look and the sliding tabs are nice. The simplicity of the browser is also great.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: kozak6 on September 03, 2008, 06:12:16 am
I'm half tempted to try it.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: St. Anger on September 03, 2008, 06:19:34 am
I'll go check out youtube right now :P

Loads fine on mine. Are you using vista or xp? i got xp. Also only uses 1/4 of my cpu which isn't that much considering HOW much cpu i have in total.

I'm running XP and all the rest of my browsers work flawlessly (Opera,Firefox,IE7)
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: cactusfrog on September 03, 2008, 07:17:52 am
all try the final version when that comes out
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Snake on September 03, 2008, 11:38:10 am
A friend tested it and he said that he miss the plugins like the adblock :P
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Seffylight on September 03, 2008, 05:54:25 pm
Needs more features, then we'll talk.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Paradox on September 03, 2008, 10:06:00 pm
For a beta, its really quite mature. Far better than the Firefox betas were...
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Hendrich on September 04, 2008, 12:39:51 am
Thanks to its new line script and the fact that it was newly written by scratch using new technology (Unlike other browsers) this one pre-applies data fast, which is kick ass. I certainly love it, its fast, its awsome, makes my life easier. So far no malware, viruses or spyware, or crappy ads, I recommend it. :D

(Tested viruses with the latest version of  Notron Antivirus)
(Tested malware/spyware with Spybot and Aware Plus '08 )
(Getting tired of checking every file I download :P )
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Syntac on September 04, 2008, 01:34:15 am
I'm definitely going to use it, once the Mac version comes out.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Snake on September 04, 2008, 01:56:47 am
(Tested viruses with the latest version of  *Norton Antivirus)

Norton sucks.

...But it still is clean

http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/d6dfe1840503f4ed796d509663122a65

lol.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: fingered banana on September 04, 2008, 06:02:32 am
it works great but I can not live without my adblock
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: ampul on September 04, 2008, 04:21:35 pm
tried it today on a P4 1,8 Ghz, 768 MB ram. it went really fast.

all try the final version when that comes out

would you wait that long? using gmail (beta it still is) for about ... 4 years. good thing i didn't wait for the final version.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: gimhael on September 04, 2008, 04:52:34 pm
I tested it and I like the speed, but for 'real' surfing I still prefer firefox on linux, just to annoy all those guys who think they can install diallers on my PC. But it may become my preferred browser for the MSDN.  ;D

The "call everything a beta" strategy is just Googles way to avoid blame when it doesn't work properly, just like Vistas UAC is just there to put the blame on the end user when a virus or worm gets on the computer.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Taiyo.uk on September 04, 2008, 08:17:56 pm
This made me laugh: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7597699.stm
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Hendrich on September 04, 2008, 10:17:24 pm
The problem with Google Chrome is:

You can get viruses even more easily then IE6, it has NO protection, BEWARE! D:

The flash/Java/etc Player soemtimes doesn't seemed to be reconized by Chrome, but its pretty unlikely, but it happend to me.

The comic talking about it just tries to confuse the reader into thinking they want something uber-awsome made by scientists, which, isn't really the case, and the comic should be questioned on it's truthfullness. (Ok, not part of Chrome, but its related :P )

Tabs loads into another process, sssuuucckksss, something can go wrong, just think about it,

Thats a few of the problems, and yea, thats all I got on top of my head. :P

Quote
Norton sucks.

I have to agree with you, it does suck, but its the one I rather trust then others like Macfee or etc.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Paradox on September 05, 2008, 02:28:22 am
http://paradoxdgn.com/tag/chrome

Some cool tricks and shit.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: wannabe on September 10, 2008, 06:51:35 pm
For a beta, its really quite mature. Far better than the Firefox betas were...

first beta.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Lava Croft on September 10, 2008, 07:26:52 pm
It's a cute and nice browser for a beta, but it's not that big of a feat to create a cute and nice browser in beta that has about 25% (or less)of the functionality of a normal browser.
I am still using Chrome for my daily tasks though, just because I want to see it crap out more. (http://satgnu.net/upload/smilies/thud.gif)
So far it has been fairly stable!

[PS] Don't compare a beta browser from 2008 with the first FireFox betas, that's a bit unfair given all the years of extra knowledge that is spent on Chrome, not to mention all the cold, hard dough that Google can put behind a project like this.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: + OPTIMUS + on September 10, 2008, 08:48:08 pm
I am still using Chrome for my daily tasks though, just because I want to see it crap out more.
So far it has been fairly stable!

same with tremulous isN't it? :-D
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Lava Croft on September 10, 2008, 09:32:35 pm
http://teddziuba.com/2008/09/a-web-os-are-you-dense.html

Best Chrome-related article so far.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Kaleo on September 10, 2008, 11:00:23 pm
http://teddziuba.com/2008/09/a-web-os-are-you-dense.html

Best Chrome-related article so far.

Quote from: Ted Dziuba
The "Web Operating System" just highlights how much journalists don't know about computers.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: mooseberry on September 11, 2008, 02:49:21 am
It's pretty nice, and fast. But I feel like it's missing a lot of things.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: + OPTIMUS + on September 11, 2008, 05:15:18 am
I am still using TREMULOUS for my daily tasks though, just because I want to see it crap out more. So far it has been fairly stable!. <3
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Geni3 on September 11, 2008, 05:18:09 am
One complaint I have with Chrome so far, is that I can't click the third button and have the page scroll down at a smooth rate. Any tips on how to fix it, if anyone has noticed and been able to fix it?
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Plague Bringer on September 11, 2008, 12:09:18 pm
It's a feature, and it's just not there. I noticed that right away, considering I do that a lot. It is quite annoying.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: epsy on September 11, 2008, 06:02:58 pm
OS within OS within OS (http://www.ulteo.com/main/images/asfeatures/screenshots/general-large.jpg)
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: tyranis on September 12, 2008, 11:58:36 pm
Chrome was fast and had a pretty nice UI. However, it was like using firefox without all my precious extensions. Also, for some reason I was unable to scroll up using the middle mouse button in it.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: mooseberry on September 13, 2008, 03:38:05 am
Yeah, I can't scroll up using trackpad scroll.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Lava Croft on September 13, 2008, 09:27:52 am
http://www.osnews.com/story/20270/There_s_More_Than_a_Browser_War
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Lava Croft on September 16, 2008, 06:57:15 am
Linux and Mac ports: http://www.codeweavers.com/services/ports/chromium/
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: fingered banana on September 16, 2008, 10:00:09 am
I will wait for a native port
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Lava Croft on September 16, 2008, 10:44:30 am
You can keep waiting for quite a while then, since progres on the Mac and Linux ports seems to progressing rather slowly.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: fingered banana on September 16, 2008, 04:42:27 pm
Yes. I tried it on windows. I saw what it looks like. End of the story.
I am happy with firefox so I can wait forever
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Paradox on September 16, 2008, 08:04:20 pm
In 1980, i saw XEROXParc's GUI presentation. I am happy with DOS so i can wait forever.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Syntac on September 16, 2008, 09:09:32 pm
Ooh, a Mac version!

[EDIT] Epic fail. I think I'll wait until Google releases an official version.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Lava Croft on September 16, 2008, 09:21:14 pm
[EDIT] Epic fail. I think I'll wait until Google releases an official version.
Huzzah, at least one of you fell for it.

Oh well, at least CodeWeavers got us HTTPS in Wine now.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: fingered banana on September 16, 2008, 09:44:17 pm
In 1980, i saw XEROXParc's GUI presentation. I am happy with DOS so i can wait forever.
Do you play trem on DOS?
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Paradox on September 17, 2008, 12:15:25 am
In 1980, i saw XEROXParc's GUI presentation. I am happy with DOS so i can wait forever.
Do you play trem on DOS?
Your miss my analogy completely. fail
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: mooseberry on September 17, 2008, 01:13:13 am
Also chrome atm does not have an option to remember info entered in boxes such as email login?
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: + OPTIMUS + on September 17, 2008, 07:52:41 am
Also chrome atm does not have an option to remember info entered in boxes such as email login?

i want an even more dumb browser, what can't remember anything so my girlfriend can'T fall into misunderstandings when spying me.  :police:
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: fingered banana on September 17, 2008, 09:40:04 am
In 1980, i saw XEROXParc's GUI presentation. I am happy with DOS so i can wait forever.
Do you play trem on DOS?
Your miss my analogy completely. fail
I did not miss it but your analogy failed for several reasons ;)
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Plague Bringer on September 25, 2008, 01:38:18 am
Six hours into a download, two minutes left, I get pissed off at some outside occurrence, and out of frustration, close Chrome. There goes six fucking hours.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Bissig on September 25, 2008, 02:01:47 am
It doesn't have a download manager?
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: mooseberry on September 25, 2008, 03:26:38 am
I can't download anything at all in Chrome.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Seffylight on September 25, 2008, 04:05:52 am
I downloaded Chrome to use it to download Opera.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: mooseberry on September 25, 2008, 06:14:31 am
(http://www.principledpolicy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/irony.jpg)
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Lava Croft on September 25, 2008, 10:53:00 am
It doesn't have a download manager?
It does.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Paradox on September 25, 2008, 09:54:34 pm
C-c J ftw

Its DL manager is better than firefox's
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: gimhael on September 25, 2008, 10:47:12 pm
Just fyi, there exists now a chromium-based browser without the "google phone home" features of chrome: Iron (http://www.srware.net/software_srware_iron_download.php). I haven't tried it myself, it's also Windows-only.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Tremulant on October 01, 2008, 01:48:05 am
Frankly i don't see the appeal, it's yet another browser, only this one's coded primarily for windows, with not real attempts to make it portable, with no concerns for memory management, with a big silly blue interface, if it weren't a google product would anyone care enough to try it?

Hey, look, a webkit based browser, but this one's even less functional, i bet it's awesome http://code.google.com/p/arora/

paradox, epic phail wrt that analogy...
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Lava Croft on October 01, 2008, 05:46:05 pm
I think Tremulant does not comprehend the main features of Chrome.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Tremulant on October 01, 2008, 05:54:08 pm
process per tab and super fast js execution? yes, i do comprehend it but i don't find other browsers unstable or too slow, i guess i'm doing something wrong.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Lava Croft on October 01, 2008, 07:32:49 pm
I guess you are the only person in the world who did not have his whole browser crash with one page screwing up!

Congratulations.

[PS] Compare the Chrome default theme with the FireFox default theme and then come back and still call the Chrome default theme 'big'.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Tremulant on October 01, 2008, 08:21:18 pm
it's big blue and fugly, in the same way windows XP was fisher price-ish, not necessarily lots of real estate eaten by the browser chrome.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Lava Croft on October 02, 2008, 03:54:04 pm
Fugly is subjective, and calling it big when the theme from your preferred browser has an even bigger GUI is a bit weird, to say the least.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: mooseberry on October 02, 2008, 05:42:38 pm
Wait till they release a full version of Chrome, (that was a beta right?) than we'll see what you think. But I do have to admit the interface is not perfect. I don't know if there is a browser with a better one, but room for improvement nonetheless.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Seffylight on October 02, 2008, 06:24:37 pm
I don't know if there is a browser with a better one, but room for improvement nonetheless.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/Sephylight/betterbrowser.jpg)
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: mooseberry on October 02, 2008, 06:43:02 pm
True, that's nice. I sort of meant I don't really have an opinion on there being a browser with a nicer interface, poor choice of words on my part.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Lava Croft on October 02, 2008, 08:11:04 pm
That is not Opera's default theme.

You fail.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Seffylight on October 04, 2008, 12:04:00 pm
That is not Opera's default theme.

You fail.
It's not. It's only the best theme for any browser ever.

inb4someonepostslynx
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Lava Croft on October 04, 2008, 01:07:12 pm
Oh well, if you lack an argument that fits the discussion, just throw in a random argument!
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Seffylight on October 05, 2008, 01:23:40 am
Oh well, if you lack an argument that fits the discussion, just throw in a random argument!

Absolutely. :)
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: kevlarman on October 05, 2008, 02:10:56 am
I guess you are the only person in the world who did not have his whole browser crash with one page screwing up!

Congratulations.

[PS] Compare the Chrome default theme with the FireFox default theme and then come back and still call the Chrome default theme 'big'.
i guess you never tried to type :% in the url bar ;D (it's fixed now)
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: whitebear on October 05, 2008, 05:27:05 pm
Have anyone even bothered to read the license agreement? I haven't but we had discussion at the bar and one guy had read it and discovered that the google gets all copyrights if you upload some texts you write with it. It wasn't really clear how but you should check it out if you are using Chrome.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: kevlarman on October 05, 2008, 06:24:12 pm
Have anyone even bothered to read the license agreement? I haven't but we had discussion at the bar and one guy had read it and discovered that the google gets all copyrights if you upload some texts you write with it. It wasn't really clear how but you should check it out if you are using Chrome.
that section got removed (but if you really care, just download and compile the source, you'll only be bound by the (l)gpl and the 2321084369157419 different permissive licenses used)
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: gimhael on October 05, 2008, 09:45:16 pm
If you don't want to compile it yourself, you can download a Chrome clone without unique user ids and the other creepy things that Google may have hidden in Chrome: Iron (http://www.srware.net/software_srware_iron_download.php).
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Lava Croft on October 06, 2008, 02:03:26 pm
Google collecting information about your search queries is fine, but once they start collecting data on your browsing habits, people get all riled up.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: gimhael on October 06, 2008, 02:35:11 pm
I have absolutely no problem when Google collects statistical data about the searches I do, but when the tie this to my unique user id this is a no-go for me. I know that most websites try the same with cookies, but I have at least some control over the cookies I accept or reject. Maybe I'm just too paranoid.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Lava Croft on October 06, 2008, 02:41:02 pm
Google being a no-go for collecting data, while just about every company collects your data about just about everything you do, is just a case of double morale.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: gimhael on October 06, 2008, 02:52:12 pm
I never said that I'm less paranoid with other companies.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Lava Croft on October 06, 2008, 03:02:37 pm
The thing is, your paranoia server no purpose, since data is already being collected, all the time, for years already. Paranoia about such things is merely fashionable, and certainly questionable.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: gimhael on October 06, 2008, 04:04:04 pm
Yes, and homes are broken into all the time too. No point in locking you door. Just accept the inevitable.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Lava Croft on October 06, 2008, 04:40:47 pm
I don't lock my door. Ever.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Syntac on October 06, 2008, 08:19:27 pm
Wow, that was a pointless seven-post randomness spree.

Make that eight posts.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: techhead on October 07, 2008, 03:07:01 am
Locks on doors do not keep criminals out of houses.
Most houses have ground-floor windows and most criminals have access to bricks.

Locks (or the assumption thereof) keep honest people away from temptation.

Also, Nine!

Doesn't help that I use a Mac, PPC nonetheless, so I probably won't have much user experience with Chrome to add to this discussion.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Paradox on October 07, 2008, 05:51:01 pm
A famous parable:
"Locks keep honest people honest"

Anything can be broken into. You just need more C4.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: + OPTIMUS + on October 07, 2008, 07:51:35 pm
A famous parable:
"Locks keep honest people honest"

Anything can be broken into. You just need more C4.

You just need more C64 and the peace on earch shortly becomes reality.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Syntac on October 07, 2008, 10:00:12 pm
Wow, guys. Wow.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Metal on November 15, 2008, 03:11:28 am
I don't see a point in dling it without a ABP like on Firefox.
Title: Re: Google Chrome
Post by: Paradox on November 15, 2008, 05:40:20 am
I dont see the point in necroing like a buttfucker.