Anyone tried Google Chrome? ( web browser )

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  1. chillin

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    Google chrome is a web browser/. found it last night when i was searching random crap. seems pretty cool to me so far. just woundering if anyone else herd of it or uses it.
     
  2. Lightning

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    Yes, I am using it...it is actually pretty fast. I like it better than Firefox...it might take a while to get used to, but I really like it :).

    It has so many more options...though they don't have good add-ons yet.

    Oh, and btw, I'm not using it right now because this is my school laptop...but I do have it on all my home computers. It is my main browser.
     
  3. Charlie

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    Thought about trying it but never got around to it.. I've read that it's faster than Firefox. Is this true?
     
  4. und3ad

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    yea i have downloaded it...but not using it so far, used it once, its pretty nice but lacks the addons..which is why im using firefox mainly
     
  5. Tofurky

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    Chrome is nice, but the lack of Firefoxyness is quite frustrating.
    If you use ANYTHING now specific to the Firefox browser, switching will be disappointing.
     
  6. DeNo

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    actually i found it much slower
    if i have like 10 tabs up (which i do sometimes..) it starts to lag bad.
    where trusty ol mozilla will be humming along

    how the incognito mode is an.. *Ahem* nice touch
     
  7. Tofurky

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    Incognito mode? o.o
    Explica please?
     
  8. awwwrgazmz

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    I tried it, but its horrible. Firefox FTW.
    Chrome is simple, and faster.
    but Firefox is Firefox.
     
  9. und3ad

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    yes i do agree that the incognito mode is something different...to Tofurky: its when you set the browser so that it doesnt store any information when u go to sites so like it doesnt store your history, etc
     
  10. Hally

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    I'm using Chrome just for the fact that my computer runs it a lot smoother than Firefox.

    Firefox crashes all the time for me, it takes like 200k memory, with all the add-ons and crap.

    I have 6 tabs open on Chrome (Big pages, not tiny text ones), and it's only using 45k memory. I believe it temporarily saves the page to your hard drive instead of RAM. When you change tabs, there's lag of about half a second where the page "loads" back up. Probably a pain in the ass if you're restocking, but I don't play neo any more due to IP ban :)
     
  11. und3ad

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    yikes..sounds like my lame internet explorer xP
     
  12. Anfan

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    I stick with Firefox because to me, it's fast enough for my purpose, and I use Greasemonkey, but my sister switched to Chrome and it's pretty fast.

    The interface as far as being able to drag/drop tabs into/out of windows seems pretty cool and such, but since as of now it's been released so soon that there are very few programs compatible with it, I personally don't think I'm going to try using it until it's been further developed. (More add-ons, compatibility with programs, etc.)
     
  13. Lightning

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    Well, Google is still working on it so don't expect it to be perfect yet. I think it is pretty good right now so I'm happy with it :)

    I've found no problems with it whatsoever though...Hally, didn't see any of your problems *hmm*
     
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    Yeah, I was reluctant at first, but I love Chome, one little thing is the exit buttons and minimize buttons. I just like them better. Also incognito mode is a plus xD
     
  15. Lightning

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    Well, actually, I tried it on beta, but I didn't like it...then, I gave it another try, and now I <3 it.

    I was willing to take the "risk"...I suggest ya'll should, it's good :)
     
  16. DeNo

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    okay
    everyone here keeps on mentioning firefox addons
    like what?
    my ff is standard..
    what are the good ones?
    any recommendations?
     
  17. und3ad

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    well stuff like adblock, greasemonkey, themes, etc
     
  18. Lightning

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    Firefox has Macros, adblock, greasemonkey, just basically stuff that may be useful to cheaters also.
     
  19. DeNo

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    where can i get adblock?
    sounds useful.

    and how the hell doi apply themes >=[
     
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