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PURPOSE OF GOOGLE CHROME
Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google that uses the WebKit layout engine. It was first released as a beta version for Microsoft Windows on September 2, 2008, and the public stable release was on December 11, 2008. The name is derived from the graphical user interface frame, or "chrome", of web browsers. As of July 2011, Chrome was the third most widely used browser with 22.14% worldwide usage share of web browsers, according to StatCounter.
In September 2008, Google released a large portion of Chrome's source code, including its V8 JavaScript engine, as an open source project entitled Chromium.This move enabled third-party developers to study the underlying source code and to help port the browser to the Mac OS X and Linux operating systems. Google also expressed hope that other browsers would adopt V8 to improve web application performance.The Google-authored portion of Chromium is released under the permissive BSD license, which allows portions to be incorporated into both open source and closed source software programs.Other portions of the source code are subject to a variety of open source licenses.Chromium implements a similar feature set as Chrome, but lacks built-in automatic updates, built-in PDF reader and Google branding, and most noticeably has a blue-colored logo in place of the multicolored Google logo.
Google Chrome (BETA) for Window:
Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier.
- One box for everything:
Type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages.
- Thumbnails of your top sites:
Access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab.
- Shortcuts for your apps:
Get desktop shortcuts to launch
your favorite web applications.
- New Tab Page:
Every time you open a new tab, you'll see a visual sampling of your most visited sites, most used search engines, and recently bookmarked pages and closed tabs.
- Application Shortcuts:
Use web apps without opening your browser. Application shortcuts can directly load your favorite online apps.
- Dynamic Tabs:
You can drag tabs out of the browser to create new windows, gather multiple tabs into one window or arrange your tabs however you wish -- quickly and easily.
- Cash Control:
Every tab you're using is run independently in the browser, so if one app crashes it won't take anything else down.
- Incognito Mode:
Don't want pages you visit to show up in your web history? Choose incognito mode for private browsing.
- Intelligent start page:
Although not completely original (Opera has got a similar approach to quick bookmarking), Chrome’s start page is a pleasant surprise. Besides the ubiquitous search bar, it gives you a list of most commonly visited Web pages to fire up quickly.
- Safe Browsing:
Google Chrome warns you if you're about to visit a suspected phishing, malware or otherwise unsafe website.
- Dragging tabs out and back in again:
You can drag a tab out of Chrome into a separate window, and you can drag a separate window back into tab bar, where it’ll be happily received by Chrome. Stuff like this turns geeks into converts, and Google’s dev team knows that.
- Instant Bookmarking:
Want to bookmark a web page? Just click the star icon at the left edge of the address bar and you're done.
- Importing Setting:
When you switch to Google Chrome, you can pick up where you left off with all the bookmarks and passwords from your existing browser.
- Simpler download:
No intrusive download manager; you see your download's status at the bottom of your current window.
HOW TO USE GOOGLE CHROME
1) Run the CHROME browser. When you run CHROME for the first time, you will be given the choice of making Chromeyour default browser. Click "yes", if you want Chrome as your default browser.
2) CHROME should automatically give you the option to import your Favorites, History, or other data from Internet Explorer. If you aren't prompted automatically, you can find the option under File > Import.
