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Try Google Chrome
Feb 1st
Why would Google want to build a browser?
If you haven’t heard of Google Chrome yet then it’s about time you did. Let me guess, you’re either a set in your ways IE user or a Firefox lover? Well I used to be too, until I tried Google Chrome. Yes, there are other good browsers out there too but what sets Google Chrome apart from the rest?
- The ‘full-screen’ interface allows for smooth navigation
- Bookmark setting and organization is quick and ‘feels right’
- Home page previews your favorite websites (similar to Safari)
- Ability to view incognito – Private web browsing!
- Synchronize bookmarks with your Google account.
The look and feel by default works very well but if you need some extra dressing there are numerous themes available for Google Chrome as well. Now down to stuff developer stuff. Google Chrome was designed from scratch with the modern web browsing experience in mind. Say goodbye to the old single-threaded processing of bulky code. It uses process isolation similar to modern OSs’ but in a sense where each tab you open starts its own process. A bug or a crash in one tab usually means the rest of your tabs are unaffected. I must admit that I’ve experienced this first hand and was impressed, especially by the ‘sad tab’ representation. I can’t count how many times I was visiting a page in either IE or Firefox and the browser crashed and I lost all tab information. Many modern browsers have tab recovery which allows you to restore where you left off but that could dump you right back into an unstable state. Why not use a browser that doesn’t shut down all your tabs in the first place? That’s Google Chrome.
So why do I love it? It’s open source. It’s innovative. Instead of taking something good and making it better, Google is attempting to reinvent the wheel and deliver a seemless and lossless web browsing and navigation experience. I think that Google Chrome is going to give Firefox a run for its money as it catches on. On that note, Mashable just reported on how Chrome is growing while IE and Firefox slip. I expect to see more Google-like integration points in the future, possibly with YouTube, Gmail, Talk, Picasa, who knows. Bottom line, if you haven’t yet given Google Chrome a try, what are you waiting for? Download it! Better yet, if you’re a you a developer, join the web community who helps to make this product shine.
Free Online Training
Jan 30th
As you search about the web you may have an interest like I do in training youself on technology or business-like topics that interest you. That doesn’t necessarily mean I have all the time in the world to take online classes and watch training videos but knowing there are resources out there for the times that you are ready or can afford the time can be extremely useful. I found a handful of sites today that offer free content that I want to share with you.
1. http://www.gcflearnfree.org/default3d.aspx
GCFLearnFree.org creates and provide quality, innovative online learning to anyone who wants to improve the technology, literacy, and math skills necessary for them to be successful in both work and life. They believe there’s freedom in the ability to learn what you want, when you want, regardless of your circumstances. Check out this site!
2. http://www.e-learningcenter.com/free.htm
Take a FREE Online Training Course to find out what online e-learning is all about and how it works. They are currently offering several complete FREE courses.
These are not demos. Each course is a complete 2 to 6 hour online training course.
3. http://www.continuetolearn.uiowa.edu/skillsoftdemo/
Three Skillsoft demos including Windows XP, resource management, and time management.
4. http://www.cbtnuggets.com/webapp/videos
CBT Nuggets is well known to the IT crowd and has a ton of content, most of which for a fee but the link above lists some freebies.
The links above give you access to learning something new or perhaps enhance your current skills. Be on the lookout for any business realted topic you have an interest in, be it sales, communications, accounting, etc. The odds are that if you can’t find some type of training class that you should be able to find a blog or tutorial of some sort online. Best of luck and I hope these links can benefit someone.
