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Chrome: why should I like it
« on: March 09, 2011, 10:10:38 AM »
I want to like Chrome, I really do.  But I have a lot of tools in Firefox that I use and enjoy.  Someone convince me to switch.

I would need the following abilities in Chrome to switch:

1) Something comparable to the Web Developer Toolbar in FF
2) Colorzilla
3) Adblock Plus
4) Bookmark sync (I'm pretty sure Chrome does this)
5) Ability to create and run 'macros'... I currently use a plugin called iMacros in Firefox
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I'm sure there are others.
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Re: Chrome: why should I like it
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2011, 10:40:05 AM »
Quote from: ober on March 09, 2011, 10:10:38 AM
Someone convince me to switch.

because all the hip, bearded people at SXSWi is using it on their MacBook Pros and Airs?
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Re: Chrome: why should I like it
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2011, 10:52:10 AM »
i've been using Chrome now nearly exclusively at work for about a month now and at home ever since I got my new computer ( I didn't even install FF on it)

There is a Web Developer Extension you can install (chrome doesn't have toolbars) -- it works just like the toolbar in FF (with a cleaner interface) but also has a couple limitations (like apparently no hotkeys, such as  Ctrl+Shft+S to disable CSS).  A few other features are missing too - like "view generated source" BUT they can be found through Chrome's very nice firebug-like "Tools > Developer Tools" window which is really helpful and comes standard. 

Speaking off firebug, there is a firebug "lite" extension too but I haven't installed it because, again, the Developers Tools window is super powerful.

I'm not sure if there are comparable extensions for your other listed plugins, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are. I've had good luck adding extensions.  One of my favorites is Google's "Personal Block List" that lets you weed out spam-farms that show up in your search results. You can block sites like devcomments from showing up!

The reason I've been running it at work is because for somereason FF was crashing on a daily basis (on my <1 yr old macbook pro)  mostly because I had a dozen tabs open and run Pandora.  No problems in Chrome yet.   

Oh, and it "feels" snappier.   At least, for javascript heavy sites like gmail and facebook.
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Re: Chrome: why should I like it
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2011, 12:20:22 PM »
I do NOT understand bookmarks in Chrome.  I just don't friggin get it.  Please explain if you can.
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Re: Chrome: why should I like it
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2011, 12:27:18 PM »
Quote from: KnuckleBuckett on March 09, 2011, 12:20:22 PM
I do NOT understand bookmarks in Chrome.  I just don't friggin get it.  Please explain if you can.
You click the little star and tell it where to put it.  There are two locations: The bar or the bookmarks folder.  Both locations can contain folders of their own.
Quote from: ober on March 09, 2011, 10:10:38 AM
I want to like Chrome, I really do.  But I have a lot of tools in Firefox that I use and enjoy.  Someone convince me to switch.

I would need the following abilities in Chrome to switch:

1) Something comparable to the Web Developer Toolbar in FF
2) Colorzilla
3) Adblock Plus
4) Bookmark sync (I'm pretty sure Chrome does this)
5) Ability to create and run 'macros'... I currently use a plugin called iMacros in Firefox
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I'm sure there are others.
Please see all the other chrome vs FF topics in this board
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Re: Chrome: why should I like it
« Reply #5 on: March 09, 2011, 04:44:11 PM »
No linux support from a google product = BS
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Quote from: ober on September 18, 2012, 10:27:09 PM
hey ethic if you and i were both courting lily allen..... oh wait, which one of us has a relationship that lasted more than the bus ride home?

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Re: Chrome: why should I like it
« Reply #6 on: March 09, 2011, 04:53:10 PM »
Quote from: Steve on March 09, 2011, 04:44:11 PM
No linux support from a google product = BS
Whatcha talking about Willis?  Chrome is available on Linux.
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Re: Chrome: why should I like it
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2011, 06:35:48 PM »
Quote from: Mike on March 09, 2011, 04:53:10 PM
Quote from: Steve on March 09, 2011, 04:44:11 PM
No linux support from a google product = BS
Whatcha talking about Willis?  Chrome is available on Linux.

since when? The only chrome we used to have was an unofficial port that sucked donkey dicks

edit: son of a bitch there is, im gonna try it
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Quote from: ober on September 18, 2012, 10:27:09 PM
hey ethic if you and i were both courting lily allen..... oh wait, which one of us has a relationship that lasted more than the bus ride home?

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Re: Chrome: why should I like it
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2011, 04:07:52 AM »
Quote from: Mike on March 09, 2011, 04:53:10 PM
Quote from: Steve on March 09, 2011, 04:44:11 PM
No linux support from a google product = BS
Whatcha talking about Willis?  Chrome is available on Linux.

Yeah...I've been using it for ages
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Re: Chrome: why should I like it
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2011, 07:07:56 AM »
Tried it a few months ago, still on it.  A bit cleaner and snappier.  Sandboxing it great.  I'm sure you can handle those macros at this point...
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Re: Chrome: why should I like it
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2011, 07:22:58 AM »
How about an Undo Last Closed Tab extension?
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Chrome: why should I like it
« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2011, 07:38:01 AM »
I've got that. I forget what extension it is - tab manger I think
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govtcheez03:  i kind of look for it - i seek out stupidity and annoy it until it either gets better, gets banned, or goes away on its own

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Re: Chrome: why should I like it
« Reply #12 on: March 10, 2011, 08:59:36 AM »
Quote from: KnuckleBuckett on March 10, 2011, 07:22:58 AM
How about an Undo Last Closed Tab extension?
Ctrl-shift-t or Create a new tab, look at the list of recently closed tabs and select the one you want to reopen.
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Re: Chrome: why should I like it
« Reply #13 on: March 10, 2011, 09:19:16 AM »
Quote from: kermi3 on March 10, 2011, 07:07:56 AM
Sandboxing it great.  I'm sure you can handle those macros at this point...
What is sandboxing?
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Re: Chrome: why should I like it
« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2011, 09:28:59 AM »
An environment where certain things are off limits. Code is often sand-boxed to try and minimise any malicious intent - for example stopping web-scripts touching the file system, etc...
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