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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 12:05 AM
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it's super fast, but lacks plugins and picture zoom.
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 01:31 AM
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Seems to work pretty fast. It fails on the youtube videos though. I tried to play some videos in another thread and the message "Sorry this video is no longer available" came up. I tried the same link in FF and it works perfectly fine. Other than that, it seems to work fine.
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 01:59 AM
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^not the browsers fault, it's youtube. Sometimes embedded videos don't work and then you try them again and they do.
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Old Sep 3, 2008 | 07:15 AM
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 02:03 PM
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im using google chrome right now, its not bad but i still like Safari a lot better than chrome. i guess im biased because I've been using Safari for a while now and it's ten times better than FF and IE
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 02:05 PM
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How does Chrome handle color profiles?
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 02:13 PM
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OK, I've stopped using Chrome, it has major glitches...

I do a lot of html/script editing on multiple sites, and when you need to insert or type code in between existing text, it visually overwrites the text to your right. Stupid Stupid.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by BigLizard
im using google chrome right now, its not bad but i still like Safari a lot better than chrome. i guess im biased because I've been using Safari for a while now and it's ten times better than FF and IE
Check out the new IE 8.0 Beta...it's faster and more stable than Google Chrome...
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 02:20 PM
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just remember that chrome is just a beta version. Microsoft has been trying to get a handle on IE for years. Every single version has sucked since 95. I can't stand IE7 to be honest.
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 04:38 PM
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OK, I've stopped using Chrome, it has major glitches...

I do a lot of html/script editing on multiple sites, and when you need to insert or type code in between existing text, it visually overwrites the text to your right. Stupid Stupid.
Are you sure you didn't inadvertently hit the Insert button on your keyboard?
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by BigLizard
just remember that chrome is just a beta version.
Its the first beta version...
Gmail is actually still called "beta" even though its been 5 years
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Old Sep 4, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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i installed it on my MSI Wind Netbook. With its light memory footprint and all around quickness, i actually enjoy using it more than ff. It works way faster than my virgin FF on my netbook and it also runs better then the plugin infested firefox on my desktop.
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by AMGala
Are you sure you didn't inadvertently hit the Insert button on your keyboard?
Me editing javascript wasn't convincing enough about me being computer literate? lol.. Yes... at first this is what I jumped for, and then I realized the glitch, and I got frustrated.. But I do love Chrome for it's dynamic text boxes...you can expand one as you want...which is cool...

But I'm still back to FF3.
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 10:07 AM
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 10:13 AM
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^elaborate

(Or is his how you get your post count up? lol)
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 10:16 AM
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^ post count

...thats why i did it
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 09:45 AM
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ridiculously fast!
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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I am quite happy with it and am using it right now.

IMO
FF>chrome>opera>safari (for windows)>ie8
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 09:28 AM
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not as good a FF, but I would definetely use it over IE.

Chrome freezes up on me sometimes.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 11:28 AM
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Still won't scroll up with a touchpad.....Google search proves its a known bug...I can't use it until that's fixed..
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 12:00 PM
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Its new so they are probably still working out the bugs.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 12:13 PM
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I like it./
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 11:26 AM
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 11:51 AM
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I stopped using it due to the glitches, bitches.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 12:09 PM
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ha i stopped using it an hour after i dloaded it. half the shit doesn't work. shockwave/flash player always crashes. etc... w/e all i need is my firefox
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 12:59 PM
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Anyone know if it will be released for mobile devices?
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 12:59 PM
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Originally Posted by TeknoKing
Anyone know if it will be released for mobile devices?
Of course it will be on Andriod
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 01:01 PM
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Oh man, you rock, thanks. I need to read up about this stuff.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Malayalee King
what's funny is that chrome's browser share is still more than safari's on pcs even apple uses shady tactics to get people to install safari.
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Of course it will be on Andriod
Chrome currently isn't part of chrome but it will be at some point.
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 10:45 PM
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In the quickest Google Beta to Final period EVAR Chrome has exited Beta and is now ready for the masses except for Mac and Linux!!

chrome.google.com

So upgrade and report back how it's working for you
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 11:12 PM
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It's opera without the menu bar.

Pretty quick, though.

Gotta love the incognito window.
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Old Dec 11, 2008 | 11:47 PM
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I used for about a month. I went back and loaded Firefox again yesterday.
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Old May 25, 2009 | 02:10 AM
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Google Chrome 2.0 came out a few days ago and I've been playing with it and I like it. Nothing very different than the previous version except it adds support for autofill, full screen mode (f11) and they've made the javescript engine faster. It does seem faster than FF 3 so I've been using it lately and seem to keep coming back. I'm gonna try out Safari 4 again and see how they compare. You can get the new version at google.com/chrome and it's currently still PC only. but for you mac users just download Safari 4 it's very similar.
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Old May 25, 2009 | 07:00 AM
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Old May 5, 2010 | 11:39 PM
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Speed tests...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCgQD...layer_embedded
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Old May 6, 2010 | 12:43 AM
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I was gonna bump this myself. So yeah Google Chrome beta 5 is out it's about 30% faster than before!



As you can see Firefox is a joke, shit even the next version of IE is faster than Firefox now!



also Chrome has a builtin in translator for when you go to those russian porn sites, it will update Flash automatically for you, it will sync your bookmarks, and browser settings and themes between all your machines automatically, it has more support for HTML5 including drag and drop, also it's more secure than FF and it's UI is more response and less intrusive.
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Old May 6, 2010 | 08:26 AM
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I read all this stuff about how fast chrome is and how slow FF is, but the truth is that when I click my Acurazine bookmark in both browsers, the site opens faster with FF every time.
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Old May 6, 2010 | 04:14 PM
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Cool vid...but I dunno...I'm kinda sold on FF
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Old May 6, 2010 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by GIBSON6594
I read all this stuff about how fast chrome is and how slow FF is, but the truth is that when I click my Acurazine bookmark in both browsers, the site opens faster with FF every time.

I thought the deal was that FF takes longer to start but runs faster than chrome when browsing. I tried chrome for a while and went back to FF
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Old May 6, 2010 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Moog-Type-S
Cool vid...but I dunno...I'm kinda sold on FF

Me too. I just liked the vid.

The milliseconds difference is not that big of a deal to me. Plus I've grown quite accustomed to all the add-ons I use.
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