Google Chrome, a browsers so much the same but unlike the others

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# Posted on: 04-Sep-2008 12:49:50   

I have been experiencing internet browsing the last two days using Google's Chrome browser. This thing is really cool, FAST, simple.

It feels like FireFox (all short-cut keys work) yet somehow feels better and simpler simple_smile

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# Posted on: 05-Sep-2008 14:40:36   

It seem nice... but I can't live without my 44 Firefox extension simple_smile simple_smile simple_smile simple_smile

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# Posted on: 05-Sep-2008 15:21:28   

It gave me an all Dutch interface.... But I don't like Dutch program interfaces... and I couldn't change it.

There isn't an ad-block feature.

But above all: I don't trust google that much. As someone said on /.: "Would you use a browser produced by Doubleclick?". Google's crown jewels are the information about what people do on the internet. Sure, the browser is open source, but I don't like a browser which is one step away from giving out whatever I do to a company which will keep it around for how long no-one knows. The EULA shows this. They altered it, but trust me: they didn't 'accidently' kept that clause they now removed in there.

So I won't give up firefox 3.

44 extensions? frowning I have 3 or so, tab mix plus, adblock and delicious. simple_smile

Frans Bouma | Lead developer LLBLGen Pro
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# Posted on: 11-Sep-2008 09:29:59   

Otis wrote:

44 extensions? frowning I have 3 or so, tab mix plus, adblock and delicious. simple_smile

I like a powerful browser... sunglasses

Enabled Extensions: [49]

* Aardvark 2.96          (remove part of webpage)
* Add N Edit Cookies 0.2.1.3
* Add to Search Bar 1.7          (transform any searchbox in a search engine integrated in firefox)
* Bookmark Duplicate Detector 0.7.2
* British English Dictionary 1.19
* CLEO 4.0           (extension backup)
* Configuration Mania 1.09.2008081401
* CustomizeGoogle 0.75
* Dizionario italiano 3.1
* Download Statusbar 0.9.6.3
* DownloadHelper 3.2
* Drag & DropZones 1.1           (drag and search on various search engine)
* FEBE 6.0.1             (extension backup)
* Firebug 1.2.0          (web debugger / realtime website editor)
* Firefox Search Sidebar 1.1             (search the same thing on different search engine with one click)
* Flash Killer 1.0.4            (kill all the flash contents on current page)
* Flashblock 1.5.6           (enable/disable flash)
* FlashGot 1.1.1.1           (mass downloader)
* Grab and Drag 2.7.4           (scroll webpage by clicking anywhere on the page)
* IE Tab 1.5.20080823            (se webpag in IE inside firefox)
* Image Zoom 0.3.1
* Image-Show-Hide 0.2            (enable/disable image)
* JSView 2.0.5           (look at javascript source of the page)
* Link Alert 0.8.2.1             (show an icon indicating the type of link when hovering a link)
* Linkification 1.3.5            (convert normal text/url in clickable link)
* Menu Editor 1.2.6          (remove the unused command from firefox menu)
* MR Tech Toolkit            (formerly Local Install) 6.0.1
* NeedleSearch 3.5
* Nuke Anything Enhanced 0.68.1          (remove part of webpage)
* OpenBook 2.0.1.1
* Paste and Go 2 0.8             (copy and paste directly into new search)
* PDF Download 2.0.0.0
* PicLens 1.8.0.4280             (create interactive 3D gallery of images)
* QuickJava 0.4.2.1          (enable/disable Java and Javascript)
* repagination 2006.4.5          (append together the pages resulting from a search)
* Search Everywhere 0.2.1
* Search Marker 1.0.5
* Searchbar Autosizer 1.3.10
* Smart Middle Click 0.5.1.1
* Tab Mix Plus 0.3.6.1.080416            (essential, very good session manager)
* Tamper Data 10.1.0             (see and tamper the data gong in/outside of your browser)
* translator 1.0.4.4
* TryAgain 3.2.0             (try to reload a website in case of error)
* Unwrap Text 0.4.4
* UrlParams 2.2.0           (show post/get and url parameters of web request)
* View Dependencies 0.3.3.0
* Web Developer 1.1.6
* Who Is This Person? 1.1.1
* Zoom toolbar 0.8

Disabled Extensions: [10]

* Enhanced Bookmark Search 0.1.4.04.1
* FireFoxMenuButtons 2.0.1
* InFormEnter 0.5.5.3
* Locate in Bookmark Folders 0.2.5
* Preferential 0.8.2
* Remove It Permanently 1.0.6.4
* SourceEditor 0.2
* UnHide fields 0.2
* View Source Chart 2.5.03