As I was catching up on my weekend Tweets, I came across one that mentioned the launch of the new Google Chrome web browser. I am already a fan of most things Google, so I clicked on the link in the Tweet and started downloading.
The download ran seamlessly and Chrome was up and running within a couple minutes. I immediately noticed how uncluttered and streamlined the page layout is, and compared to the multiple toolbars I have installed in Firefox and Internet Explorer, it was refreshing. That said, I have some of those toolbars for a reason, and I never realized how much I look at a website’s Google Page Rank until the Google Toolbar was no longer there. I’m sure Chrome is going to have the option to add toolbars in future releases, but meanwhile I find them hard to do without.
Google Chrome does actually seem to navigate quicker around some web pages (and with the slow DSL speed at my house, this is greatly appreciated), and their tab feature has some unique qualities that I like as well. For instance, when you open a new tab the following appears: hyperlinked screen shots of your nine most visited pages, recently bookmarked pages, and box where you can search your browsing history.
Since the browser is so new, there are some websites that are not fully functional in Chrome - which is not surprising since there are still some websites that are not fully functional in Firefox too. I am sure that once Google Chrome usage starts to increase, more features and updates will be released with features we didn’t know we even wanted but will instantly love (if my previous experience with Google is anything to go by).
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