Google to launch browser to battle IE

[polonus]

Hi gdiloren,

I write this posting now using GChrome. Spelling corrector is Google’s, but I can search with scandoo.com installed, so have the green tags there for safe sites. The browser feels good with all Google goodies, but made for other users than Fx has in mind, more the “click and go” folks,

Damian

[Marc57]

For those who have it installed, are you able to move your bookmarks from another browser to it?

[system]

its did mine from Firefox-had a prompt asking me whether to or no
but the avast webshield doesn’t work with it
how can you get the webshield to work with the gooooooogle brower ??? :
Hi Kissman

[system]

The setup file installation asks you wether to import or not your fav from your default browser, you then can also add/delete them. Isn’t Chrome in sandboxes:no need for an AV here. :-X
I note a pop up screen and some slow surfing on changing domain. Click wait, it’s going to end up there…

[polonus]

Hi marc57,

That is done automattically when you install the beast (manually you can change this below where you see the wrench icon 5 down that is)- . Also go to options, then advanced options and change the cookies policy to - excluse third party cookies, for going back to default that option is below there, the browser has an inbuilt spell checker,

pol

[system]

the webshield will work
go to options in the browser
change proxy settings
under advanced in LAN
put in the http slot-localhost
and in the port -12080

[bob3160]

@drhayden1 post:26

the webshield will work
go to options in the browser
change proxy settings
under advanced in LAN
put in the http slot-localhost
and in the port -12080

It’s nice to know that you where able to follow my instructions… ;D ;D

[system]

Hope it works. Hard to tell if FF is really faster than chrome or vice-versa 8)

[bob3160]

@gdiloren post:28

Hope it works. Hard to tell if FF is really faster than chrome or vice-versa 8)

Speed wise, there isn’t any comparison. Chrome runs circles around Firefox in the speed department.

[Marc57]

@polonus post:25

Hi marc57,

That is done automattically when you install the beast (manually you can change this below where you see the wrench icon 5 down that is)- . Also go to options, then advanced options and change the cookies policy to - excluse third party cookies, for going back to default that option is below there, the browser has an inbuilt spell checker,

pol

Thanks polonus.

[Lisandro]

@marc57 post:22

For those who have it installed, are you able to move your bookmarks from another browser to it?

Yes, from Firefox.

@gdiloren post:20

So no need for Ashweb to scan it and slow things down! :

WebShield is working perfectly. No need to change anything into avast4.ini file.

[DavidR]

@gdiloren post:19

@DavidR post:18

Yes but is the web shield actually scanning the content, check the detailed view, last scanned and scanned total fields ?

If not you would need to edit the avast4.ini and add the OptinProcess line.

[WebScanner]
OptinProcess=executableFileName.exe

David, can you be more specific? What is exactly the text to copy/paste?

I though I had been quite specific but made some assumptions that the information would be enough for you.

Which is why I said"check the detailed view, last scanned and scanned total fields," if it is you obviously don’t have to do anything. Which appears to be the case, assuming you didn’t change the browser to use the proxy (which is effectively the same as editing the avast4.ini).

[system]

@drhayden1 post:26

the webshield will work
go to options in the browser
change proxy settings
under advanced in LAN
put in the http slot-localhost
and in the port -12080

Thanks David,
I did what quoted and I think it did the trick… 8)

[system]

which there was a customize toolbar function or something so you can have a home page button and such
maybe in future versions ??? :

[system]

guess they won’t

which there was a customize toolbar function or something so you can have a home page button and such

Chrome’s interface has some bold changes from the standard browser design. These new features enhance the Web experience, but they will require some adjustment on the part of users. For instance, Chrome does away with most menus and toolbar icons to give maximum screen space for the Web pages themselves. Also, Google has merged the address bar, where you type in Web addresses, with the search box, where you type in search terms. This unified feature is called the Omnibox.
http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/52190/First-Test-of-Chrome-Google’s-New-Browser;_ylt=Av2K.0NAR0iCy3vsBO.wRS67YWsA?tickers=goog,msft,aapl
gee-answered my own question :

[Mac]

@Tech post:14

But I must admit… it’s very very fast…

@bob3160 post:29

@gdiloren post:28

Hope it works. Hard to tell if FF is really faster than chrome or vice-versa 8)

Speed wise, there isn’t any comparison. Chrome runs circles around Firefox in the speed department.

Did anyone notice that its based on WebKit (Safari’s rendering engine) :P?

Edit: http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/09/01/google_planning_new_chrome_browser_based_on_webkit.html

The report says the new Chrome browser will combine Apple's Webkit, Google's Gears, and a new JavaScript virtual machine called V8, intended to dramatically speed up the performance of JavaScript code, particularly the code used in building significant web apps. The document outlines that Google's Chrome team selected Webkit for the same reason Android developers did: it's fast, simple, uses memory efficiently, and "it was easy for new browser developers to learn to make the code base work."

And im sure the fact that Google’s CEO is on Apple’s Board of directors didn’t hurt either

[system]

@drhayden1 post:34

which there was a customize toolbar function or something so you can have a home page button and such
maybe in future versions ??? :

There is an option to show Home button and it’s not even hidden. Options / Basics / Home page section

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/6996/73637305rv6.th.jpg

This browser rules. So fast, so reliable I’m loving it. Little quirks will be ironed out once this amazing browser goes gold.

[system]

@Tech post:3

Bye bye Firefox?

That’s always been my motto.

[system]

Those of you that love ad-sense
and are aware of Google’s purchase of OINGO
should BVVC about the privacy aspects of dealing with GOOGLE, G-Mail, etc.

[system]

Reading some early reviews on the net, it does seem to do quite a lot of things “automatically.” I like tweaking software as well as hardware, so, if Google thinks Firefox is way too far customizable for their intention, then, it simply means their needs and my needs don’t meet each other.