Web Performance, Branding, and Social Media
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30 Mar 2009I deleted Chrome 2.0 from my system on Friday for one very powerful reason: When it is installed, it makes itself the default browser.
Its performance gains and light weight were impressive. But its invasion of my system was uncalled for.
No matter which browser you set to be the default browser, Chrome 2.0 prevents that browser [...]
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7 Sep 2008Since the release of Google Chrome on September 2, I have been using it as my day-to-day browser. Spending up to 80% of my computer time in a browser means that this was decision which affected a huge portion of my online experience.
I can say that I put Chrome through its paces, on a wide-variety [...]
In: Software| Technology| Web Performance| WebPerformance.Org
2 Sep 2008Google Chrome is out. And from first impressions, it is stinking fast. However, i do have some gripes.
Comes with link underlining enabled. I hate this. It’s the first think I disable in Firefox and any browser that supports disabling underlining
Where’s the “get your hands dirty under the hood” option list? I love the Firefox about:config list. [...]
As a Web performance consultant, I view the release of Google Chrome with slightly different eyes than many. And one of the items that I look for is how the browser will affect performance, especially perceived performance on the end-user desktop.
One thing I have been able to determine is that the use of WebKit will [...]