Sunday, January 31, 2010

Switching to Google Chrome

I've never been much of one to comment on technology here on this blog, but necessity has become the mother of invention and in my case change. Years ago, I switched to the Mozilla based Firefox Web browser. It was a streamlined browser that did everything I wanted and nothing I didn't. As versions progressed, it slowly started becoming the behemoth that MS Internet Explorer had. Continually chewing through memory and system resources, it became a constant source of frustration. About a year ago, I was first introduced to Google's new browser "Chrome". I tried it, but was not yet willing to make the switch. Today, after Firefox ate up all my memory and locked up my machine for the third time, I had enough. I fired up Google Chrome and it was smooth sailing for the rest of the weekend. I imported my bookmarks and went right to work. Even the resource hungry Yahoo mail website didn't seem to phase it. The best part is that there is also a portable version that can be installed on a USB flash drive. I can take my browser, bookmarks, passwords, and browsing history with me anywhere in my pocket or on my keychain. Just plug it into the nearest USB port in an internet cafe and you have everything you need at your fingertips. It saves alot of time especially when these places charge by the minute to use a PC and internet connection. Look below for download links to try it for yourself. I don't make a penny on either one, and both are free to download. Enjoy!!


Check out the Portable Version Here

1 comment:

  1. I use Chrome for a number of things, mostly when I want to browse with a light-weight browser. I didn't know it ran on the portable apps platform.

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