For too long mac users have been limited to choosing between Safari McRAMhog and Firefox Crashy McCrashesalot for their web browsing needs (because let's be honest here--no self-respecting mac user is going to let Internet Explorer anywhere near their mac), but Google has finally brought us salvation from shitty web browsing with the much anticipated release of its Google Chrome browser for mac. I've been using this shiny piece of work for about two days now and after trying all my usual browser-killing tricks--using 10 tabs at once, searching Hulu for a new show while playing Hulu in another tab, browsing Amazon while doing everything else, running my browser while running 10 other programs, and generally showing no respect for the idea of doing one thing at a time--my sweet little 1st generation macbook has only crashed a total of two times. Most browsing has been smooth and special and at this point I'm willing to accept that the two crashes I did have were either the result of my newly updated OS (finally got snow leopard) or are kinks that our benevolent Google overlords will work out over time.
So all in all, Google Chrome is the best new thing since the sexy Keurig machine (review coming soon) that my sister gave me for Christmas.
Rating: 81%
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does this wrok on apple computer (snfw)
I have to admit, I didn't know what google chrome was until right about now. My mom had it on her computer and I was afraid to click on it. But I will really look into it because for some reason, on Firefox, Google and only Google takes about a minute to load. I've been using yahoo!, for God's sake. Yahoo! I can't live like this. Well-played, Google chrome, you win.
Let's give credit where credit is due--Safari can crash with the best of 'em.
I've used Safari like twice. I wish I could take it off the bottom-screen bar on my work computer so I don't have to see its ugly logo but I don't know how to do that oh well.
Control + click, then select "remove from dock." I find it's good to keep Safari around, though, for those times when Firefox is crashing every time you try to get it to do a particular thing.
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