I don’t always agree, or love everything Google comes out with, but Gmail, Google Maps, Google Documents and Google Chrome are my favourite, most-used products.
Why use Google Chrome at all?
I use it on my Mac and on my PC, in addition to Firefox on my PC,.
I don’t use Safari, nor do I use Internet Explorer — they just don’t work for me.
It’s a great, quick browser that is fast and comes with very cool extensions, particularly their Dictionary extension.
Check out Google Chrome here.
What’s the Dictionary Extension?
It’s very simple. So simple, it’s stupid.
Just double-click on any word you are unsure of, and get an INSTANT definition in a pop-up bubble.
Ingenious. Now I can quickly look up words I am not quite sure of, without having to pop them into an online dictionary.
Of course, you cannot check words in text that you are typing (like in WordPress), but you wouldn’t type words you didn’t understand anyway, right?
Download that Dictionary Extension here.
How do you find support? Is Chrome well-supported around the web, because if not, that would suck! I've been considering to switch to Chrome, from Opera, because it seems more lightweight. Of course I also want mouse gestures, but a quick google search seems to suggest it's possible to add them.
It is pretty well supported unless you go to government websites, and they tell you to use IE (not even Firefox!)
I use it for quick surfing. For heavy surfing I use Firefox.
Admittedly I downloaded Google Chrome after learning that it had designer themes (hello Kate Spade!), but I love it for other reasons now, too. 🙂
I like Chrome, but found many websites I visited don't support it so stopped. I didn't know about the dictionary but found it much faster.
I'm a huge fan of Chrome! I love how fast it is, and how it updates automatically. I also really love the extensions! The Dictionary one that you mentioned is one of my favourites, by far. I also really like LastPass for storing passwords, the Gmail checker Plus extension for keeping an eye on incoming mail, and the Evernote extension for clipping photos and web pages easily.
It's nice to hear from someone else who loves Chrome like I do!
I use Google Chrome. I haven't taken advantage of the extensions but I use the browser exclusively on my computers. I like the speed compared to IE and Firefox – unfortunately, I have had to use IE a few times when a website just won't work properly with Chrome. Actually, I'm not sure if that's the coding or my computer. Hmm.
Heck yea I do! Chrome rocks! Have you tried ripping tabs off of pages and moving them to other pages? What about ripping a tab off and docking it on the top/bottom/left/right of your monitor?
i use google chrome on my mac. its great, i never thought i'd switch over from firefox because i had so many addons and scripts running on it so that it felt like my own personalized internet. but Google Chrome is so fast, when i first used it i knew i had to switch.
i have noticed that sometimes random youtube videos just won't play, no matter how many times i reload the page, and i'll have to open them in another browser. does this happen to you?
I usually love all things Google – except Google Chrome. Not sure why I couldn't fall in love with it but after a couple weeks I went back to using Firefox.
Google reader, calender, documents, maps and gmail are still my favorites though!
I like Google Chrome for very quick browsing. Firefox is my Go-To for password security and banking, but Chrome is just so awesome
My hubby tells me it's not a good idea security-wise. I haven't really asked for more info but I know that he's very much against Google in general because of their crazy security issues. Like if you use GMail, you agree to their policy of revealing the content of your emails to the government or whoever asks for it. Plus, Google agreed to block communist websites in China while other corporations such as Yahoo didn't get involved in the China issue.
That’s a good point. I use Firefox for secure things, and Chrome for genral browsing…e