Google Chrome

[Black Panther]

A hosts file leaves "page cannot be displayed" errors where the ad would have been. Messy and annoying, add-ons like AdBlock are much cleaner. I haven't noticed it slow down the browser either.

edexter

 

[bigmicka]

Annoying how it doesn't have it's own network options, it actually uses Internet Explorer's one.

For the average home user, yes that would being annoying.
For someone who administers a network of pc's it's a godsend. It means if by some chance a user gets the browser installed, it still uses your group policy on proxy servers. Any of the other browsers it just opens another hole, security wise.

Chrome itself i like. I like the interface, combined address and search bar is great. Good keyboard shortcuts. The download manager seems to work and for me anyway increased download speed. Podcasts from abc.net.au in IE 200k, in Chrome 600k.

People are right it is missing some add-ins, but I am sure the open source community will develop these soon enough.

mic

 

[Borgsta]

For the average home user, yes that would being annoying.
For someone who administers a network of pc's it's a godsend. It means if by some chance a user gets the browser installed, it still uses your group policy on proxy servers. Any of the other browsers it just opens another hole, security wise.

But somehow it doesn't handle the network options in the same way as IE.

Google chrome doesn't work at my work because of the proxies.

 

[dangereusement]

I like it. I feel that it runs faster than IE and Firefox. Truth be told, people always yapped on about how much faster Firefox was than IE but I never actually felt a difference, but when I tried Chrome, the change, in my opinion, was instantly recognisable.

As mentioned before, the OmniBar are awesome box is pretty mad. Obviously this browser is designed for speed and productivity.

However, I have realised that a couple of things with Facebook don't work for me, but then again, it's still in beta, right?

 

[Forrest Gimp]

I like the "incognito" option that let's you browse pr0n without it leaving any traces

 

[Strike Swiftly]

it seems quick and user friendly. so far so good. however i have found it wont allow me to flick through pics on facebook. thats the only fault i can find though.

 

[Ninty]

Yeah, same here re facebook... It's only the beta though, so shouldn't worry about that yet.

 

[RedWhiteBlack]

I keep getting the "This application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000005)" error message.

Any suggestions?

 

[likka]

Like the minimal interface and haven't encountered very many sites where I experience problems. Like process independence per tab and the tab encapsulating UI. Omnibar, or whatever it is called, seems very obvious now that I've used it... surprised other browsers haven't designed the UI this way.

Given my abhorrence of ads though it normally doesn't take me long to switch back to Firefox with AdBlock.

I had literally forgotten about flash and animated gif advertising I've been using AdBlock for so long... this will definitely stop me using Chrome on a regular basis until a similar feature is developed.

 

[Nardz]

But somehow it doesn't handle the network options in the same way as IE.

Google chrome doesn't work at my work because of the proxies.

ditto.

 

[hawkeye23]

I'm loving it so far. Downloaded it on Saturday, and it was quite slow to start with, but it really started kicking arse last night. Love it long time. Craps all over IE, but I haven't tried Firefox as a comparison.

 

[RoosterLad]

Well you have been missing out then. Firefox shits all over IE, and basically any other browser will look good next to it.

I haven't tried Chrome yet, was going to trial it but likka has put me off. No AdBlock? No thanks. I couldn't use a browser which was full of ads.

 

[TheGhostOfJohnBelushi]

Liking it so far. Certainly faster than FF. Will play around with it on my laptop before I go ahead an use it on my main PC. Will keep using FF, just due to the features that offers. Interested to see how GC goes. I can definitely see it rivaling FF in terms of popularity.

I never use IE and can't see why people do. It's horrid. I only use it for a program at work that is designed for IE (sigh).

 

[Golding]

I never use IE and can't see why people do. It's horrid. I only use it for a program at work that is designed for IE (sigh).

agreed. We have to use it at work. Its incredibly slow and if you open up a few tabs it craps itself.

 

[red+black]

Just load www.afl.com.au to see the difference.

First of all - WOW! How quick does it load

However, it does not matter which browser you use to view www.afl.com.au, the site is still a piece of shit

 

[red+black]

you guys realise that Ad-Block isn't the only thing that can block ads right? And firefox isn't the only browser that can do it?

I know you're a fan of Opera (not in a ghey way tho), but can Chrome block the myriad of ads that you see on sites such as www.theage.com.au?

 

[Borgsta]

I use host files so I don't see any ads regardless of the browser.

 

[Borgsta]

This is now turning into a very good browser with a lot of extensions inc. an https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/account/upgrades

Most popular extensions

 

[Ant_]

I use host files so I don't see any ads regardless of the browser.

We lost our DNS server at work for the last few days, (****ing French overlords) I've been configuring host files non stop so my servers can talk to each other.

This is now turning into a very good browser with a lot of extensions inc. an https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/account/upgrades

Most popular extensions

Sweet

 

[Alpha1]

I like Chrome plain and simple easy to use and is pretty fast, I use both Firefox and Chrome.