{"id":301,"date":"2008-09-04T17:21:33","date_gmt":"2008-09-04T17:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parkesy.wordpress.com\/2008\/09\/04\/google-chrome-one-interesting-bit-ok-two-maybe-three\/"},"modified":"2009-01-26T21:03:43","modified_gmt":"2009-01-26T21:03:43","slug":"google-chrome-one-interesting-bit-ok-two-maybe-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andyparkes.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/2008\/09\/04\/google-chrome-one-interesting-bit-ok-two-maybe-three\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Chrome – One interesting bit, ok two, maybe three"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the Internet is in full blown hype mode I usually don\u2019t even bother to blog about it. But this I thought I\u2019d make an exception on this one<\/p>\n

However, I haven\u2019t even downloaded Chrome yet! (I have seen it in action though \u2013 some people can\u2019t wait!)<\/p>\n

However, a few things caught my eye<\/p>\n

Application shortcuts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Didn\u2019t fully appreciate this when I first read about it but the Gmail blog explains it well<\/a><\/p>\n

If you use Gmail or Google reader (or whatever) you can create an application shortcut. The idea is that when the browser opens the page it gets rid of the all the interface elements that remind you that your working in a browser (tabs, address bar, etc) so that it looks like a regular \u201cdesktop\u201d application<\/p>\n

V8 Javascript VM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read about it here<\/a> but in a nutshell Google have started from scratch with the javascript virtual machine. If it\u2019s as fast as they claim it will make vast improvements to the more complex web apps (have you got any friends on Facebook with a million apps installed? Fed up of waiting for that page to load?)<\/p>\n

Google Gears (or just Gears as it\u2019s now known)<\/strong><\/p>\n

When I first read about Google gears I didn\u2019t pay it any serious attention. My initial thoughts were \u201coffline access? if I was that bothered about offline access to my RSS feeds I\u2019d use a desktop app!\u201d<\/p>\n

I know realise i was missing the point. As well as doing lots of caching to help speed things up it\u2019s also a local database engine. The web developer can shift some of the database load to the client and help prevent lots of trips back to the server (vastly simplified I know!)<\/p>\n

MySpace are using it<\/a>, as are WordPress<\/a> and obviously Google apps like Google Reader are using it<\/p>\n

The thing here though is that it\u2019s built into the browser. Previously you had to download as an add-in for your preferred browser and I never got around to it. Have you?<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s my point?<\/p>\n

Well I don\u2019t really have one. As I said these features jumped out at me. They are pretty unique to Chrome. Things like tabs in separate processes, sandboxes, incognito mode, crash control and the like are appearing in the \u201cother browsers\u201d already<\/p>\n

That said if you put all three of these features together and then use some of Google\u2019s apps it could make for an interesting experience<\/p>\n

I\u2019m a pretty heavy user of Google reader, regular user of Gmail and occasional user of Google docs<\/p>\n

I could still keep my preferred browser (if I wanted to) and install chrome then setup application shortcuts and use chrome just for using my google apps<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll get speed increases, offline access and it will behave in a similar way to a desktop program so they is a chance I wont even notice I\u2019m using a browser!<\/p>\n

Anyway just thinking out loud<\/p>\n

I wont be installing it on my main machines just yet due to it\u2019s brand new beta status, security flaw and questionable EULA<\/a><\/p>\n

My poor old laptop is looking like a candidate though<\/p>\n

If you want another opinion on Chrome, Vlad obviously has one (which is definitely worth a read) so take a look here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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