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."

Click here for more screenshots

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

Suicide?

Huh.  Just noticed that someone found my blog by searching for "how to kill yourself" on NZ Google.  That's a bit disconcerting to say the least.  While I'm on the topic, another search query which brought something of a smile to my face, "love jimmy cowan" also directed a couple of people to my blog.

Goodnight Moon

I just downloaded Picasa. It seems pretty smart. Heck, I just installed it 10 minutes ago, and it has already found every single image on my computer. 8,765 images in 1,467 folders on 2 hard-drives. Here's one photo I found, it can't be that old. I remember the shirt but I don't remember the photo being taken.

captions anyone?

I remember the face but I can't recall the name, now I wonder how whatsername has been - Greenday.

Anyway, it's 12:44am. I've just been watching the first 45 minutes of The Good Shepherd, and it's pretty good so far. I think I'll fold the Church bulletins tomorrow, my fingers are well, you know, I can't think of a decent adjective.

Goodnight moon.

ahhh, what fond memories.

:)