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Internet Exploder, Firefox, Safari, Opera... and now CHROME? New tomorrow...from Google...

By Fred Light

Services for Real Estate Pros with | Nashua Video Tours

September 01, 2008 03:14 PM

Since we definitely don't have enough browser choices, now comes CHROME, a new browser available beginning tomorrow from Google.

More battles between Google and Microsoft, the browser will be packed with security, speed and stability features to rival Microsoft’s long-standing dominant browser, Internet Explorer.

It's open source (like Firefox). Being open source, Chrome combines technology from Apple’s WebKit and Mozilla Firefox. Like Firefox and Internet Explorer 8, each tab within Chrome acts as a separate entity. Running their own individual processes, each tab can be closed separately and is ‘sandboxed’, meaning that information on the user’s computer is protected. A unique feature is that each tab has it’s own controls so that you can click, drag and tear it away to be a new window.

Designed to be better for displaying rich interactive web pages with smoother drag and drop actions within websites. With stronger Javascript technology, complex with pages will be displayed more efficiently and the browser should be able to continue working with unchanged performance all day.

The URL entry field, where you type website addresses into, is called ‘Omnibox’ and feeds suggestions based on your browsing history and Google Suggest technology

Competition is a good thing... so we'll see!

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Patrick Lambert

ALLY Real Estate - Waikoloa, HI

Hawaii Real Estate Expert

First I have heard of this Chrome. I will have to check it out.

Sep 01, 2008 03:20 PM

Roy A. Peterson

Domicile Analysis of Texas - El Paso, TX

P.R.E.I.

Hi Fred, thanks for sharing this new chrome browser with us, actually I like Firefox and Opera they're my favorites.

~Newbie

Sep 01, 2008 04:33 PM

Missy Caulk

Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI

Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate

Thanks for the heads up ! I use FF for everything but MLS, zipforms, etc. I will get a mac when those issues are resolved. Brought it up to our MLS vendor and he said it is climbing the list for enhancements. Why does RE programs have to be so slow in getting it. I know about fusion so just waiting. This sounds like it will be a good thing.

Sep 01, 2008 11:39 PM

Missy Caulk

Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI

Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate

That cartoon is amazing and gives a good grasp to the concept, hope folks click on to go see it.

Sep 01, 2008 11:49 PM

Michael Setunsky

Woodbridge, VA

Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

I've been using FireFox for the last year or so and pretty happy with it. Although, I have found some websites are not optimized for FireFox. In those cases I go back to IE. It will be interesting to see if Chrome catches on.

Sep 02, 2008 02:05 AM

Scott Hoen

Carson City, NV

Carson City Clerk Recorder / Public Administrator

I downloaded it and am using it -- fast, simple -- we will see.

Sep 02, 2008 10:08 AM

Kent Simpson

Realty One Group Mountain Desert - Tucson, AZ

Real Estate Is About People

I'm looking forward to playing with it--but won't get rid of FireFox just yet. (It is a crime to have to use IE for MLS & Zipforms though)

Sep 02, 2008 05:01 PM

Joe Boylan

SpringsHomes - Colorado Springs, CO

Hi Fred,

Got it last night. It looks interesting. Very clean, simple etc...Can't really use it for everything just yet but I'm sure it will get there.

Sep 03, 2008 01:40 AM

Roberta Murphy

San Diego Previews Real Estate - Carlsbad, CA

Carlsbad Real Estate and Homes

Fred: CHROME will be available for the MAC soon. Drumming my fingers....

Sep 03, 2008 02:13 AM

Rick Trowe

Cerium Learning - Tulsa, OK

Go With Trowe

here's a not to informed question from the peanut gallery: Do browsers really make that much of a difference?

Sep 04, 2008 01:47 AM

Missy Caulk

Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI

Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate

I wanted to check back in with you, Fred. I downloaded chrome, and used it all one day. I honestly like FF much better, what is your opinion?

Sep 09, 2008 11:49 PM

Fred Light

| Nashua Video Tours - Nashua, NH

Real Estate Video Tours for MA and NH

Missy: I use a Mac, so we've been 'cut out' of Chrome for the time being, although they are releasing a Mac version soon.

I actually use Safari, Firefox, Opera and sometimes Flock for different things, different reasons. I'm an equal opportunity employer, but Safari has been my main browser for many years.

Sep 10, 2008 12:09 AM

Russell Lewis

Realty Austin, Austin Texas Real Estate - Austin, TX

Broker,CLHMS,GRI

Chrome is incredible but i recently went over to Apple for a macbook and though I have a small learning curve I am enjoying it!

Sep 10, 2008 04:27 AM

Missy Caulk

Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI

Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate

Thanks !

Sep 10, 2008 10:04 AM

Bob & Carolin Benjamin

Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ

East Phoenix Arizona Homes

Hard to keep adding new browsers -- we use Firefox and IE -- which ever works best.

Sep 10, 2008 07:44 PM

Sharon Alters

ONE Sotheby's International Realty 904-673-2308 - Fleming Island, FL

Realtor - Homes for Sale Fleming Island FL

I bought my Mac a year and a half ago and refer to my PC side as going over to "the dark side." I only do it for real estate apps that aren't available for Mac yet. I keep asking, though. Definitely propeller heads designing at Microsoft! What are the advantages of opera and flock?

Sep 15, 2008 02:30 PM

Fred Light

| Nashua Video Tours - Nashua, NH

Real Estate Video Tours for MA and NH

Sharon: No advantage.. just different browsers. They're all a bit different and render web pages somewhat differently. I design websites, so I need to check it on a variety of browsers.

The days, most browsers are compliant and are almost identical in how they render web pages. The only one that has never met web standards and has never been compliant and is STILL not is W$%$@#% Internet Exploder (hence the name). Microsoft does what they want their own way and hope that everyone follow.... It's more than annoying. But what can you do?

Sep 15, 2008 02:55 PM

John Mosier

Realty ONE Group Mountain Desert - Prescott, AZ

Prescott's Patriot Agent 928 533-8142

I have been using Google Chrome for over a year now and I like it. In my day-to-day work I typically run IE, Firefox and Chrome, each with multiple tabs open. I only run IE when I have to. I run the others when I can. I think Chrome will eventually win this battle. Google will win because of all the web-based apps and their integration will be unbeatable.

Jun 26, 2012 11:15 PM

Bryan Beckstead, KOmKards, Care-Connect-Communicate, on auto pilot, 24/7.

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Chrome has a really bad habit of not sizing the screen size when you go from site to site, they are suppose to be working on it,

Bryan

Apr 09, 2013 10:01 AM

Matt Kombrink

One Source Realty - Geneva, IL

Your #1 Source For Real Estate

Fred, interesting post, felt like I was in the wayback machine reading it. I remember when Chrome was released and it was full of bugs. I can tell you now in 2013 that this has been my browser of choice for a couple years now. Love it!

Aug 28, 2013 12:42 AM