Category Archive for 'Features'

The Spinning Glow Worm

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

One of my favourite features of Chrome is something very minor, and something I doubt I’d have noticed had it not been pointed out to me. As is quite common throughout computing, Chrome has a ‘Loading’ animation. In Chrome, I call it the Spinning Glow Worm, and it’s in the tab, next to the page [...]

Using Two Google Accounts at the Same Time

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

One of the innovative new features of Google Chrome is the Incognito Window. Any browsing done in an incognito window will leave no trace once the window is closed. No cookies, no cache, no download lists, no browsing history. To open an Incognito Window, press Ctrl + Shift + N. Alternatively, click the ‘Control the [...]

Change Chrome New Tab Quick Search

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Opening a new tab in Chrome is quite a different experience to what happens in Firefox or Internet Explorer. Chrome brings up a useful page with your most commonly visited sites, recently closed tabs, recent bookmarks, and several different search options. Being Australian, I like to use Google’s Australia webpage. It loads faster, and can [...]

Transition from Firefox to Chrome

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

I’ve used Firefox for a long time. I switched from Internet Explorer as soon as I realised I could, and there was no looking back. Over the years I’ve gotten used to Firefox and it’s features, extensions and limitations. I’ve tried a few other browsers as well. Opera has often been highly praised, and whenever [...]