Review – Google Chrome Arrives – Not Quite with a Bang But a Lot More Than a Whimper
Posted by: Barry Cleave in Freeware, News, tags: Browser, Freeware, Google, Google Chrome, Independant Review, IP Addresses, Open Source, Programs, Software, Utilities, Vista, Windows, Windows XPWhat’s This All About?
If you keep up to date with Tech news you will know there has been a lot written about the impending release of the “Google Browser” Google Chrome over the last couple of days. Well now the Beta version (another Google everlasting beta? 
) has been released to the world and ProReviewer has grabbed a copy to see what it does.
Why Would You Want It?
Google have done some clever pre-release marketing and in particular a comic strip talking about what \Google Chrome offers. It clearly takes on may of the great aspects of other browsers such as Firefox, Opera and Safari as well as making sure it has MS Internet Explorer * well in its sights. The particular aspects that appeal to me are the “sandboxing” of individual tabs (well it seems to be websites) so that if they crash or a script won’t complete it doesn’t crash or freeze the browser. A Task Manager for the browser to display information about the individual tabs and allow their termination. Other aspects related to search and history within the address bar or “Omnibar” reflect what the “opposition” is currently providing.
I have very gone through being slightly disappointed to indifferent to quite excited about Google Chrome over the last hour as I have experimented with its capabilities.I still realize that I am, at present, a “Dyed in the Wool” fan of Firefox 3 Portable and it will take a lot of development and add-ons (will there be any? 
) to make me consider Google Chrome as my browser of choice. However, if their is a portable version with the current functionality I would certainly add it to my Portable Apps toolbox.
Screenshot Tour
Rather than follow the normal ProReviewer review template this post will take the form of a (similar) series of screenshots with notes.
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Installation
Standard installer progress window
Installer Welcome and Customization:
About
More About What it Does in Detail:
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September 3rd, 2008 at 8:24 am - Edit
After reading about Google Chrome yesterday afternoon, I couldn’t wait to grab the beta. I searched for a download early tuesday morning but only found that exhaustingly long comic strip. I got bored half way through it. I got frustrated and forgot all about it until your review post reminded me about the release.
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September 4th, 2008 at 7:40 am - Edit
Hmm, for now I am with you, Firefox is my only browser, but it will be interesting to see what they do with Chrome, I may downloaded and try it out just to check it out.
Thanks Barry,
JR
September 5th, 2008 at 1:45 am - Edit
Google Chrome is really fast!
Now I can sort 200,000 records inside of Browser (Chrome) just in 1 sec. (Faster than Microsoft Excel):
http://www.ardentedge.com/ex_if.htm
October 11th, 2008 at 8:24 am - Edit
Chrome is just horrible talk about a heavy browser. I love the days of the first firefox where everything where the load times where amazing but even with firefox 3 having tons of code it still way amazing compared to Google Chrome. I