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A web browser that leaves you alone to enjoy the internet
Google Chrome is a fast, reliable browser with a clean interface
When we first reviewed Google Chrome in 2010 we hinted at "good things to come".
Google Chrome is now an excellent web browser. It's well designed, easy to use and most importantly of all, fast.
Opening up a new tab reveals a list of apps or your most visited sites, while there is also an option to view recently closed tabs and open them again. Google has done away with the toolbar, so the clean interface can focus on the web page it is displaying and any tabs that are open. No fuss, no excess of buttons, just you and the internet.
Settings are hidden away behind the spanner icon on the right. As is the norm with web browsers, favourites can be added to a list or a toolbar that runs below the address bar. As you'd expect from a company that made its fortune in search, the address bar doubles up as a search bar too.
Incognito mode, a fancy name for 'private browsing' is another useful feature. The best thing about Chrome is the integration of the Chrome Web Store. This has everything from email apps to games and social-networking tools. The standalone browser itself though is more than impressive. Annoyingly there's no native support for RSS feeds and an add-on needs to be installed to get this functionality.
Opening and closing tabs is fast, web pages load quickly and throughout our many hours of using Chrome we've never notice it stutter. Automatic updates are another feather in its cap, so nobody gets stuck on an outdated version.
In short, Google Chrome is a great web browser.
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What's all this bosh about ie/chrome/firefox etc? I open ie then I go to whatever site I choose. It works, I get there within seconds. Once I'm there ie is unnoticed. I do what I need to on the site so what diference does it make what browser I use? And don't tell me one is faster than the other because anything faster than my ie can only be measured in milliseconds. I see the same rubbish constantly in the AV debate. No matter what AV/Firewall you tell someone that you use, some turkey will slag it off. Go on, try it. Go on 10 chatrooms/forums and tell them an AV or Firewall you use and you will find someone to say it's garbage. People won't admit it but most of them probably like Google Chrome because it's a "pretty" name. I know someone who wouldn't let me use CCleaner to sort their problems out because I made the mistake of telling her CC stood for Crap Cleaner.
Posted by Peter Barczak, 03 Jul 2012
Chrome browser
All WAS OK with Chrome, until last week when the 'latest update' installed itself!!! Now, it seems that it will not recognize your profile, and repeatedly asks you to check your settings... Still doing it this week, despite several 'supposed fixes from google. Try going on their 'help' site and see just how many people are struggling with this 'simple' piece of software. Even its programmers can't sort the problem!!!! Was using chrome as found it better for my own personal tastes than IE, BUT... have now gone back to IE, because chrome is too clever for it's own good. several resets, one complete re-install, and it still plays up....
Posted by Hugh Jarsse, 10 Jul 2012