Chrome+Browser

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 * GOOGLE CHROME Browser Information **

Google Chrome is a web browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. It is the basis of the Chromebook laptops

 []  []  [] Comic interpretation of Google Chrome: []  [] PC Mag Review [4/5] Google Chrome 3 (BE 10/25/09): []
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 * __SWOT Analysis __**

· improved speed, stability, and security · Clean, simple and efficient user interface. · Chrome is equipped to deal with **applications**, not just web pages (as the first web browsers were built to handle items from before, not the ones that exist now.) · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">When typing in the address bar, it gives suggestions for both search and web pages. · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.
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· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Saves you time: every time you open a new tab, you'll see a visual sampling of your most visited sites, most used search engines, and recently bookmarked pages and closed tabs. ===== · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Use web apps without opening your browser. Application shortcuts can directly load your favorite online apps. · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Every tab you're using is run independently in the browser, so if one app crashes it won't take anything else down. · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Google Chrome warns you if you're about to visit a suspected phishing, malware or otherwise unsafe website · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Instant bookmark feature: click the star icon at the left edge of the address bar and you're done. · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Google built “V8,” which is a more powerful JavaScript engine “to power the next generation of web applications.” ==== The minimalistic design allows more of each webpage to be displayed. Great for laptops, netbooks, and desktops with smaller screens. ====

See memory used by different browsers.
· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Need to install onto your computer · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Uses a bit more memory · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">People may remain loyal to old web browser such as Internet Explorer and Firefox · <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Google Chrome was only launched 9 months ago and most users use the beta version. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">*No RSS Reader (BE 10/25/09)
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· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Programmers and designers using Google Chrome will have “better web experience and less server loads.” · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Impatient students will be satisfied with the huge speed difference. · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students writing important emails or editing documents will not have to worry about the browser “crashing.” · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">It’s a good tool to give a presentation or watch a large video.
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· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students can use the special feature to open an incognito window when they don't want to save their browsing history. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">- Gives Google another opportunity to harness user information. Although it is nice to have alternatives to the main programs like explorer and firefox
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 * Privacy threat - Chrome can send back the keystrokes you type into its Address Bar, even if you don't hit Enter. It stores about 2% of your information including your IP address.

· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Web design classes can use this browser. · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Teachers can use this browser, and benefit from its efficiency. · Students can build a class/personal website, and make it look great in Google Chrome.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ideas for the classroom: **