While we already have a perfectly good Web browser like Firefox, Opera, IE, or Safari, do we still need another Web browser? Yes, if we want something simpler, a little faster, and less prone to crashing… that’s what Google Inc.’s new Chrome want to offer.
As we know, Mozilla’s Firefox 3 and Apple Inc.’s Safari 3 browsers have their loyal users but aren’t as widely used as IE. So, last week released Chrome from Google, the search engine giant might be a Web browser that competes directly with market leader IE7, from Microsoft Corp.
I tested Chrome for a few days and yes I can feel it does offer a few innovations and hits the mark on speed, stability and simplicity. So far I thought Firefox is the fastest browser, but Chrome beat it during browsing the net with multiple pages open simultaneously.
Chrome certainly has the plainest user interface of any browser I’ve used, including IE, Firefox, Safari and Opera. Don’t try to find out where they put menu bar, status bar, or even an option to organize bookmarks cause its really not exist in this beta version. That features might be to be added later when official release.
Like feature in Safari and the beta version of IE8, those who want to keep their browsing habits private can use the Incognito window. It allows us to visit sites without leaving traces of our browsing history on our machine.
One more thing I like is the way Chrome simplifies the file download process. It’s the first browser I’ve seen that downloads documents without opening a separate window. It creates an unobtrusive downloads bar and file icon at the bottom of the browser. After dowload complete, we can click the icon to open the file.
The sad thing is Chrome currently runs only on Windows XP and Vista PCs. So, I can’t test it on my Linux Ubuntu. By the way, Google plans to make it available for Mac and Linux machines in the future.
Those who want to know further and try this clever browsing concepts and experience the speedy browsing, can visit http://www.google.com/chrome. Download, install it and have a fun with Google Chrome.
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