Google Chrome Boasts Faster Loading Speeds
Posted on September 27, 2008
Filed Under Search Engine Traffic, Software, Technology and Web 2.0
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I was very skeptical about downloading a new web browser once after reading the announcement that Google Chrome was released for use. I already have Internet Explorer, which I do not use by choice, Safari that I accidently installed with ITunes and my all time favorite Firefox.
However I was tempted to test out Google Chrome out of sheer curiosity and due the rave reviews from some of my colleagues who revealed that it was so much faster at loading web pages, even on a DSL connection!
So I have been testing it out and behold, web pages do load so must faster. I just hope things stay that way in the future. However unlike Firefox there is an absence of plugins to provide added functionality so this may be the reason why at present web pages load faster. It will be interesting to study whether the loading speed will be compromised once plugins are made available.
I like the catchy titles on the Google Chrome Options
Basics
- Set your home page
- Make Google Chrome your default browser
Minor Tweaks
- Set download file location
- Save passwords
Under The Hood
- Proxy settings
- Cookie settings
Conclusion
Overall Google Chrome is nothing to get excited about unless you want a no frills browser for speed and efficiency but I won’t be giving up my Firefox browser any time soon. As for Mac users Google Chrome currently only supports XP and Vista operating systems so they are losing out on a huge sector of end users unlike Safari browser which caters for both Windows and Mac users.
It’s still early days so maybe with future developments you never know if Google will make Chrome accessible to Mac users. I wonder if Google will contact large computer dealers to get Google Chrome preloaded onto their new computer systems just as Microsoft have with Internet Explorer. Of course Microsoft have the edge because Internet Explorer is a part of the Windows operating system to begin with so there is absolutely no competition there.
However, I can forsee the reluctance of people to download yet another browser taking up system resources if they cannot get much use out of it. I have Google Chrome on my desktop and seldom use it due the the fact that Firefox has just what I need in a browser.
If you’re curious about Google Chrome download it here for free.
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I love, love, Love Firefox, but last week after it did it’s thing…the automatic updating, I haven’t been able to get into Gmail, and videos other than YouTube just sit there ‘loading’. I already had Flock 1.something, but it was always crashing. Finally had to uninstall Flock and reinstall the Flock 2.0 and all is ‘well’, but still miss my beloved FF. I thought of doing the upgrade to FF 3 but the previous version isn’t in my add/remove programs, and when selecting all of the files they ‘refuse’ to leave.
Chrome would total 4 browsers!
So, just like probably some others you just have to pick and choose which browser for what task.
Nice article.
Hi Sue,
I know what you mean when you say you’re not keen on yet another browser.
I have long since uninstalled Google Chrome as it was sitting on my Desktop.
Not happy with some of the FireFox upgrades but it is still my No.1 choice for a browser!
-Nancy