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Dude, that Google Chrome browser is FAST!!! Post experiences
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Xerxes



Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Location: Down a certain (rabbit) hole, apparently

PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 12:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I�ve never actually knew that you could do that, type in an address and have it open a new tab. I am impatient, and I value speed more than anything else, so Chrome�s for me.

Has anyone noticed Chrome not working for certain sites? Firefox wouldn�t work with many online banking, shopping sites, as well as some webcam telephony (kinda like Skype, although I don�t use Skype enough to know if it does or does not work on Firefox).

Also, does anyone have a minimal configuration for Windows XP or Vista that they know where to pirate (torrent) or to buy? I need it to use with a Skype type interaction that seems not to work well in some slow internet speed countries.
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semi-fly



Joined: 07 Apr 2008

PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 3:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

How does it handle those pesky Korean sites that seem to work only with Internet Explorer? Is Chrome a viable alternative or are we still slaves to the Vole?
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alphakennyone



Joined: 01 Aug 2005
Location: city heights

PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 4:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm trying it out now and might be replacing firefox with it. Accessing my bank website was a chore - seems it was FF and not my computer.

One thing about Chrome I've noticed - Overall it's fast, but if I'm taking up a lot of bandwith (say, torrents) and I try to open up a website, it will give me some bogus claims of "web address not found" prompting a reload or two.

Also, I'm getting some weird results when I use the back button.

Guess it goes to show there's no such thing as the perfect browser.
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Rteacher



Joined: 23 May 2005
Location: Western MA, USA

PostPosted: Sat Jun 13, 2009 5:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've had it for a couple months, and - until about a week ago - I had all kinds of trouble trying to type and edit posts on this site.

It's still tricky trying to colorize text - it adds some extra code that I have to delete.

As far as speeding up this site during the real slow times - in your dreams!

However, I like it better than IE and Firefox, overall, and I anticipate the glitches to get fixed pretty soon.
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AmericanExile



Joined: 04 May 2009

PostPosted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 7:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I mostly like it, but you can't do everything with it you can with explorer at least not so far as I can tell. It simply may be I haven't found where to make the changes I want.
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pkang0202



Joined: 09 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My only gripe is that the TAB sort of sticks to the mouse. If I go up and click on a different tab, even after I let go of the mouse button, the tab is dragged along with my pointer to a new window.

I'm glad they fixed the text issue. Typing/erasing text in the first Google Chrome was a nightmare.
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PatrickBateman



Joined: 08 Jun 2009
Location: American Gardens Building, West 81st Street

PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 2:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Using it now.

Thanks Very Happy
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iotaphi821



Joined: 15 May 2009
Location: Currently North Carolina

PostPosted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Chrome has been ok for me. However, it does have a tendency to stick on me every now and again. A tab will just lock up, can't close it, cant open any links nothing.

Other than that, it's not too shabby.

I prefer opera though, oddly enough.
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losing_touch



Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Location: Ulsan - I think!

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, I am giving it a trial run. Firefox keeps messing up my bookmarks. For the most part, I really like it. It is pretty fast. There are a couple of quirks though. They are annoying ones too.

Of course, it can't handle a lot of Korean stuff. That is fine because I don't need it for that. I can use IE for that. It isn't that often that I need to check out Korean sites.

The biggest problem I have is with Lonely Planet's site Thorntree. The display is completely screwed up. Is it the same for you?

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/forum.jspa?forumID=51

I post there a lot, so this is a pain.
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diver



Joined: 16 Jun 2003

PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I liked it, but it wouldn't work with Korean sites that I use (Korail, my bank etc).
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