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YOUR GUIDE TO CHROME
Table of Contents
Introducing Google Chrome
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What Is Google Chrome?
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Why Should I Use Google Chrome?
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It’s fast
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It’s simple
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It’s stable
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It’s shiny
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Chrome vs. Chromium
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1. Installing Google Chrome
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Windows
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Mac
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Ubuntu
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2. Using Google Chrome
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The Omnibar
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Tabs
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The Bookmark Bar & Manager
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The Wrench Icon
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Incognito Mode
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Google Cloud Print
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3. Getting Around
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Keyboard shortcuts
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Mouse Shortcuts
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Trackpad Shortcuts
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4. Customizing Google Chrome
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Extensions
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Diigo
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FlashBlock
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IE Tab (Windows Only)
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Awesome Screenshot
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ViewThru
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Ookong
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Web Apps
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Angry Birds
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Ofline Google Mail
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Numerics Calculator and Converter
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Aviary Advanced Suite
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SoundCloud
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Graphic.ly
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3DTin
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imo Instant Messenger
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Todo.ly
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Themes
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5. Google Chrome Hacks
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Starting Google Chrome In Incognito Mode
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Browse PDF Documents With A Different PDF Reader
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Accessing Experimental Features
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Alternatives to Google Chrome
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Mozilla Firefox
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Internet Explorer 9
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Safari
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Opera
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Conclusion
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Further Reading
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Introducing Google Chrome
The Internet exploded in the mid-2000s.
No, I don’t mean literally; that’d be messy. But the Internet did get a lot bigger extremely quickly. All sorts of interesting
websites started popping up - YouTube, Facebook, Twitter - and all of a sudden using our computer shifted away from
using applications installed on our computers towards using websites which allow us to share and collaborate. That’s
great, right?
There was just one problem. One big, slow, memory-guzzling problem: Internet Explorer 6, which as of 2006 had a
market share of over 80%. To many it was “The Internet”, because they simply didn’t know any better. Mozilla Firefox
had managed to get a signiicant foothold in the market, and was starting to show people that the Internet could be
better, but it was a slow process.
Over the years, Internet Explorer’s market share slowly fell, giving way to Mozilla Firefox. However, over time Mozilla
Firefox itself started to slow down, focusing more on add-ons and extensions rather than uninterrupted web browsing.
While it was still ininitely better than Internet Explorer, it was starting to lose its edge.
In 2008, Google released a
talking about something radically different: a new browser built from the
ground up with new technologies to work with the web applications which were becoming commonplace. When it was
irst released, Chrome was a big deal. It was a different beast to the other browsers: it focused on browsing - it got out
of your way and let you look at the webpage. If you didn’t know what you were looking for, it made it really easy for
you to explore while remaining as unobtrusive as possible.
We’re four years on now, and Chrome is better than ever. Other browsers have improved too, but Chrome is still argu-
ably the best web browser out there for… well… browsing!
What Is Google Chrome?
Google Chrome is a free, cross-platform Internet browser made by the search giant Google. It aims to be the best
browser in terms of simplicity and speed.
Why Should I Use Google Chrome?
It’s fast
Google Chrome is really fast. When it was irst released back in 2008 it made big waves - instead of waiting for 5 sec-
onds for your browser to start up, Chrome would do it in one and a half. That may not sound like a big deal, but that‘s
still just one-third of the time. It wasn‘t just starting up, either; creating new tabs, shifting them around – everything was
signiicantly snappier.
Nowadays, all of the latest browsers measure their startup performance in milliseconds, and according to the
(http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/chrome-17-irefox-10-ubuntu,3129.html) from Tom‘s Hardware,
it’s not always the fastest any more. However, while it may not win in the lab, Chrome often still feels faster, especially
when starting up with lots of tabs at once (such as when restoring the last browsing session, for example).
Of course, startup time isn’t the only measure of performance - the speed at which a browser can load webpages is
important too. Google Chrome excels here, too. It is still the fastest browser when it comes to JavaScript, which is
used to make webpages interactive. The faster a web browser is at handling JavaScript, the smoother your browsing
experience will feel; particularly on websites like Facebook or Gmail.
It’s simple
Google Chrome is great because of its simplicity, particularly in the user interface. The design philosophy goes a little
like this: “I want to look at websites, not a browser that loads websites. So, let’s get the interface out of the way, mak-
ing it really easy to look at those websites without taking up a lot of space and imposing on the content.”
To that end, Chrome gives you quick access to the things you need - the address bar, search and tabs - and hides
everything else in the menus. It’s all still easily accessible, but out of sight and out of mind until you actually need to
use it.
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