Google Chrome

'Chrome' is the term used by developers to indicate how much pretty stuff surrounds the data one is presenting." - ZenTiger

I'm looking forward to the release of Google's new browser Google Chrome. The beta-testing download should be available at 11am according to my calculations, from here or here.

I find it hard to comprehend a browser any better than Firefox 3, however I expect that Chrome may win my devotion before to long. As a web-developer, I'm hoping/trusting that Chrome renders HTML just as Firefox would. I hardly think that Google would let us down there.

Zen makes another very interesting and important point, "I suspect this heralds a bigger push to host rich server based applications within browsers, as Google see this as a way to undercut Microsoft's huge control over the desktop. Chrome will not just be about browsing - it will try to be an operating system (OS) within the OS, or at the least, a rich application environment."

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And the word from the Google blog,

"Under the hood, we were able to build the foundation of a browser that runs today's complex web applications much better. By keeping each tab in an isolated "sandbox", we were able to prevent one tab from crashing another and provide improved protection from rogue sites. We improved speed and responsiveness across the board. We also built a more powerful JavaScript engine, V8, to power the next generation of web applications that aren't even possible in today's browsers."

Here's Google's nice little online comic book explaining all about Google Chrome and how it works...

Google Chrome heralds the dawn of Web 3.0

Look at the Stars, see how they Shine for you

...and everything that you do, and they were all yellow - Yellow by Coldplay. What a song, watch the music video here.

I had a shot at adding a blog post rating system to my blog a while ago, but was shot down in flames - just met too many complications. I hit Google again tonight, and came across this beauty at...

Not only is it a single copy & paste of a simple bit of javascript, but you don't even have to register! Coupled with this, the stars look really pretty. It also appears to be a highly intuitive piece of code,

The widget works with a personalization algorithm, which tries to compute a unique Personalized Relevancy Score for each reader, and for every item that is viewed. If the widget has enough data, the reader will see a message indicating how relevant this post may be. The algorithm is mostly based on a reader's rating history so... the more ratings that are cast, the more content can be personalized for each reader... more info here.

Just as cool, they go on to say "We don't stick our logo or any 'powered by outbrain' stuff through the widget." This is extremely unusual for free web applets, but also extremely cool. Get it. If you need a hand, drop a comment :D

For the Love of my Country

My new blog.
Andy Moore's web-development blog: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash...
http://fortheloveofmycountry.blogspot.com
Named after the song "For the love of my Country", from the album Chrono, by Poor Old Lu.