Freeware: Google Chrome

I'm quite excited when Google release their own internet browser, namely Chrome, on early September this year, so, I probably among the earliest downloader of this new browser. Quite keen to use it since it is from Google, a well-known internet search specialist.

Now, I've been using it for about 1.5 months so I would like to share my experiences of using it. Interface wise, it is quite neat, it maximizes the browsing area by just displaying only necessary items, like the tabs and web address, very minimal menu, and no status bar at all. Status will just appear when it is necessary at the left bottom of the browsing screen. 

Loading Chrome considered quite fast compare to Internet Explorer and Firefox, probably because it is still very new, small, and not 'heavy' yet with additional features which usually comes with every updates.

Each tab or browsing screen is an independent application, so if one tab crash, it will not bring down the whole browser, so no more hard feeling of losing your work on the other tabs. That's why you be able to drag the tab and make it run on its own.

Initially, no java runtime included that made me a bit upset because some website I usually visit needs java to run part of it. But later it can be downloaded, so no more upset on this issue.

Then, here comes its setback. Playing an online video is not a smooth sailing, it will make Chrome become less responsive and lagging, quite strange and shameful remembering that Google owns YouTube, the popular video sharing portal.

Overall, Google Chrome is a nice product. It's still beta anyway... so still can be apologized for not perfect as a product. What I understand from some articles that I read about it, it was developed with Web 2.0 technology in mind to support the fast growing Web 2.0 adaptation by web-based application developer. So, I believe Chrome will be one of the major player in internet browser application in the near future.

But, for the time being, I still loyal to Firefox since it is already quite matured internet browser now and will launch its version 3 soon.