Chrome Looks Shiny

Google’s entry into the web browser market should liven things up; it will certainly give Microsoft and Mozilla something to think about. If you haven’t already tried it then I suggest that you give Google Chrome the once over.. It’s early days yet, and this is the Beta version so take the usual precautions of setting a new Restore Point, but so far it looks quite promising. My favourite feature so far is the integrated address window/search box, naturally it defaults to Google but you can change it to Yahoo, MSN, Ask or the search engine of your choice on the Options menu. It imports all of your bookmarks and quick links so installation is smooth and quick, though I’m not so happy at the way it also seems to know all of my passwords, I would have preferred it to ask before importing those. Other plus points include having the tabs on the outside of the page and the display is clean and uncluttered. Security should be good, for the moment at least and I really like the thumbnail display of recently visited pages when you open a new tab, but don’t take my word for it, try it for yourself, and watch out Firefox, there’s an eager new kid on the block…