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27-Jun-2009, 02:55 PM #1
Solved: Google Chrome
Just looking for opinions from techie folks.

Is there an advantage to going with the Google Chrome?
Disatvantage?

Just not sure if its worth the time and effort.

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27-Jun-2009, 03:00 PM #2
its fast
its easy
But it doesnt have the customization that firefox has.
If you use internet explorer just for basic web surfing,then chrome is a good choce.
It dont hurt to try it you can always remove it later
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27-Jun-2009, 03:01 PM #3
So it will be ANOTHER browser? Won't override my IE 8?
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27-Jun-2009, 03:10 PM #4
Correct
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You will like it.check this out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xlh8gSF_hhE
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27-Jun-2009, 03:12 PM #6
Trying it now....
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27-Jun-2009, 03:20 PM #7
Interesting.....
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27-Jun-2009, 03:26 PM #8
I would use it but it dont have the add ons i want,these are my fire fox add ons
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27-Jun-2009, 05:10 PM #9
And I'm not crazy about Fire Fox. Nothing specific, just not finding anything that really differentiates from IE.
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27-Jun-2009, 05:13 PM #10
How do you like the chrome?
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27-Jun-2009, 05:35 PM #11
Eh.... its okay. Not sure its enough of a difference to use on a regular basis.
I'll play with it a couple days and see.
I appreciate your in-put.
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27-Jun-2009, 05:40 PM #12
For whats its worth IE8 has improved security now.however alot of people do run into problems after installing,I had no problems with 3 installs of ie8
I think what is going on is if the machine already has problems an ie8 install can go bad
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27-Jun-2009, 05:56 PM #13
Or some folks say, "Ohhhhhhh, its NEW.... and install it on a system that can't handle it." I've done tech work for a while, and always laugh at people who install 3 or 4 virus protection programs, and then have more conflicts than ever before.
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27-Jun-2009, 06:09 PM #14
From my experience I can say that chrome is much faster than most browser such as firefox.
However, I dislike using Chrome as I cant customise the layout and relate it to my feel. Furthermore, Chrome provides no add-ons unlike firefox.
Some add-ons are; adblocker, greasemonkey, flagfox, bugmenot, flashgot etc etc.
You get the point
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27-Jun-2009, 06:55 PM #15
So it would seem that while its not a bad browser, and its quick... it's limitations make more for the casual user. Is that a fair assessment?
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