Chrome Browser

I am testing out Google Chrome, I really like it.  Much more viewing area in the browser compared to other internet browsers. 

 The first thing I want to talk about is the homepage.

 Your homepage in Chrome is a collaboration of places you go most.

 

Basically it's a page with:

• The top nine websites you visit
• Search Engines you use
• Most recent bookmarks
• Any recently closed tabs

 

Nice feature lets you get to the places you visit most very easily. 

(This page is also your default page for new tabs)

(You can still have your homepage of your choice if you wish).

 

 

All aspects of this Browser are separated into their own processes.  What that means is that the browser window itself is one process and each individual tab is a separate process.  This feature gives you a more stable browser because if one tab fails the rest of the browser is unaffected.

 

Tabs in Chrome are looked at differently then other internet browsers.  In Chrome tabs are the base of the browser having them placed at the top, where other browsers place them below the search line.  Tabs in Chrome are very user friendly, you can rearrange them however you wish, drag a tab out into its own window if you chose or you can also drag a separate windowed tab back into a single window.

 

 

 

There far to many features to talk about here, I just listed some of the nicer points that I liked.  If you would like to see more you can visit their site at http://tools.google.com/chrome/intl/en/features.html?hl=en-US.

 

Or you can watch their 52 minute presentation on Google Chrome here.

 

Aurora Browser Concept

This is a new Concept Browser from Mozilla Labs. 

From what their videos show, it's a very promising idea.  

 (Just to be clear this is a concept - Not an actual program yet)

 

The basic concept is to allow users to interact and collaborate online together through the browser.     

1. Users can invite others to a website they are viewing and allow them to interact with the data.
2. They can bring more information to the webpage to share/discuss or even compare information from other sites.
3. The browser works in a 3d space separating different items by category, allowing the user to search in an interactive space.

I like the idea of allowing others to insert data from other websites right onto your page to compare with the data you are viewing.

 

Below is their complete video showing their concept.  Videos with commentary are listed on their site (http://adaptivepath.com/aurora/).