The survey also showed the popularity of the Google Chrome app around the world. Google Chrome app is the second most used app in the US. This depicts the massive shift from desktop to mobile.

The survey claims that mobile app revenues surged by 70% in just one year over the period between 2013 and 2014. More than 64% of the Americans now have smartphones.

However, the project Spartan passed the famous SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark by getting the second position. As expected, Google Chrome got the first position. SunSpider test is the best benchmark test to check the speed of any web application because it checks for the JavaScript commands and most of the modern web apps and software run javascript.

Spartan failed the test for HTML5, the key factor in testing the performance of any browser. IE is far better than Spartan in HTML5, but surprisingly, FireFox wins in graphics rendering and content spacing test.

Microsoft will have to work a lot on its new browser, otherwise this would be another embarrassment for the Redmond giant.

Developer Tal Ater observed a strange phenomenon related to the microphone permission policies of Chrome that enables the malicious sites to listen to the user’s offline activities. Such malicious websites can generate pop-ups hidden in the background that will keep listening to the user. Tal Ater revealed that a pop-up window still remains open even if he closes all the tabs of Chrome.

 The root-cause of the problem lies in the settings related to microphone in Google Chrome. Once the user enables the microphone for certain HTTPS-enabled website, the rule is applied to all the linked pages of the website. If a pop-up is integrated with the website, then it will also use a microphone to listen to the user. This activity doesn’t disturb the tasks of the computer, but it spies on the user. You will not have any idea about this hidden activity since everything is going on in the background. You will have to disable microphone as the only way of defense.

Google engineers have analyzed the problems in detail when the problem was first identified in September last year. They emphasized the fact that there is no immediate threat to the users of Chrome since they have to enable the microphone for speech recognition websites.

Beyond the influence of Chrome, the use of browsers like Hangouts causes significant destruction that doesn’t require reauthorization of microphone. In these cases, your microphone might be enabled forever until you disable it after noticing. Plethora of Apps has approached the market that requires threatening permissions for the users.

The bug of turning microphone on for malicious sites has become destructive with the innovation of apps that don’t ask for enabling the microphone in every new session. Keeping a close eye on the use of your microphone may be a good idea to avoid any hacker to listen to your offline activities.

The bug reported by Tal Ater was considered for the award of Chromium. The problem was eventually resolved by the engineers of Chrome. However, the fix of the problem couldn’t make to the user’s computer yet.

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Before attempting to increase the speed of an internet connection, it helps to download a speed tester that can give an indication of how fast the connection is in general. With this reading, testing can be done for increases and decreases in speed. A speed tester can also indicate if a connection speed is already at its maximum for the highspeed internet connection type and provider.

Tip 1:  Take Care Of Your Router

First of all, the wireless router and the condition of a wireless network can have a big impact on a person’s internet connection speed. Certain routers have better performance and range than others, so it is important to do some research when choosing which router to buy.

The range of the wireless router, as well as any obstacles such as walls or doors can have an effect on a router’s connection, so it should not be too far away, or have too many solid objects to pass through. It is important to make sure that a router is clearly transmitting its signal, so it should not be near devices that emit signals such as wireless phones.

The security of a wireless network can have a big impact upon internet connection speed as well. If unauthorized users are tapping into a network, it will slow it down, so simply having a network securely protected from outside sources is essential to faster connection speeds.

Tip 2:  Keep Your Computer Cache Cleared

The second tip is to keep clearing the computer’s cache. Keeping the computer clean is a good way to increase internet speed. Every time a website is visited, the computer’s RAM and hard drive will save certain images that allow it to load the pages quicker the next time the site is visited.

This cache system is meant to help increase internet loading time. However, as more and more websites are visited, the cache can begin to slow down the computer. Therefore, either clearing a cache altogether, or eliminating files related to sites that are no longer visited can help web users obtain faster internet speeds.

Tip 3:  Get Rid of Resource Sucking Applications

Certain applications can be a factor in slow internet speeds as well. The third tip is to keep an eye on these programs. Often, software will automatically update in the background, without a user being immediately informed. By keeping an eye on what certain programs are doing, users can keep track of automatic updates, and by either choosing to wait for the program to update, or commanding the program to hold off on updating until later, faster connection speeds can be achieved.

Furthermore, many applications will run quietly in the background without the user knowing. Peer to peer software, for example, will often continue uploading and downloading files even when the program has been exited. Many applications have hidden processes that can slow down the performance of a computer. Being sure that these programs are completely disabled while using the internet can be another excellent way to increase speed.

Tip 4:  Chose The Right Browser (Like Chrome)

Another tip concerns which web browser is being used. The web browser is a major factor in how quickly a person’s internet connection speed is. Different web browsing programs have differing strengths and weaknesses. Some are geared towards quick browsing, while others specialize in the integration of programs such as social networking or media software.

No matter what web browser is chosen, though, it won’t matter if it isn’t kept up to date, as newer browsers will load pages quicker than older ones. In order to maximize the efficiency of a web browser it is important to check for updates often. Updated software will not increase the speed of the internet connection itself, but does increase the speed at which pages can be viewed.

I personally recommend you use Google Chrome.  It is by far the fastest, most efficient web browser available.  Some people will say that Firefox is the best.  However, I’m afraid that most of that camp probably hasn’t tried Google Chrome.  I can open and close Chrome 5 times before Firefox loads once on my computer.

I’m just saying…

Tip 5:  Chose The Right Internet Provider

The last tip for obtaining higher internet speeds is to simply go with a new internet provider. A person with dial up internet can only achieve a certain amount of speed. Upgrading to a better type of internet service can help, but the provider can be just as much of a factor.

The further away a connection is from the source of its provider, the slower the connection will be. Looking around for not only the best deals, but also for the best location is of major importance in increasing the speed of an internet connection. Before abandoning a provider all together, though, it can sometimes help to get in touch with customer support to see if there is any possible way to increase the connection speed without having to drop them.

Often times, small interferences can go unnoticed, and as a provider is in a competitive business, they should be more than happy to lend some sort of help to those in need.

Have more tips that we missed?

So what about you?  Are there other tips that you’ve found that improve the internet speed and and efficiency of your computer?

Share your tips in the comments below.

I’m so perplexed right now that my head is spinning!

Microsoft released the latest version of Internet Explorer – IE9 – but there are so many stipulations, and so much drama, associated with it that I’m baffled… quite frankly, baffled.

Internet Explorer 9 will not work on Windows XP machines.

Doesn’t Microsoft know that nearly 40% of all PC’s are still running XP?

Doesn’t Microsoft know that Firefox 4 has been burying it in download numbers during the first 24 hours of release.

Doesn’t Microsoft realize that both Google Chrome and Firefox are compatible on Windows XP and above?

Doesn’t Microsoft know that both Google Chrome and Firefox are also available on Macs?

Again, I just don’t get it…

What’s the strategy with releasing a web browser that is only compatible on Windows Vista and 7 machines, and neglecting nearly half of the PC market?

The level and proportionate explosion of “FAIL” at Microsoft is unprecedented and someone – perhaps the shareholders – should fire all existing officers at the company for letting this madness continue.

In that book, Gates described a paperless society in which computer systems would be managing all of the menial tasks that people “used” to do by hand.

I’m starting think that, as ironic as it may be, Google is leading the way in bringing Bill Gates’ vision into reality.

Google just released their Chrome beta 10 browser and it is lickity split fast!

With a new speed boost that we previewed in December, Chrome’s JavaScript engine V8 runs compute-intensive JavaScript applications even more quickly than before. In fact, this beta release sports a whopping 66% improvement on the V8 benchmark suite over our current stable release.

Another interesting feature that the new Chrome browser brings to the table is synced passwords.

This means, you can sync your passwords for sites that require logins across multiple computers simply by logging into the Chrome browser.

Here’s a graph that Google provided with their announcement of Chrome beta 10:

For the first time ever, Mozilla’s Firefox has overtaken Microsoft’s Internet Explorer as the #1 web browser in Europe.

According to StatCounter, a web analytics firm, Firefox dominated with a 38.11% web browser market share while Internet Explorer came in second place with a 37.52% market share.

“This is the first time that IE has been dethroned from the No. 1 spot in a major territory,” said Aodhan Cullen, StatCounter CEO. “This appears to be happening because Google’s Chrome is stealing share from Internet Explorer while Firefox is mainly maintaining its existing share.”

So really, the cause of the fall of Internet Explorer is Chrome, Google’s web browser. Which tells me that in due time, Chrome may even overtake Firefox to become the #1 web browser.

In the United States, Internet Explorer still holds the #1 web browser position.

Thoughts?

via TheStreet

Last month, Google allowed people to request a free netbook (called the Cr-48) running their Chrome OS. Google wants to get feedback from users on the new Chrome OS, and figured that getting free ones out to users would be the best thing.

On a side note – I requested several of these and haven’t received any yet (sucks to be me…).

Anyway, now that the Cr-48 has been in people’s hands for about a month now, people have already figured out how to load other operating systems onto it.

For example, you can read here how people have successfully installed Windows OS onto the Cr-48.

And below, you’ll see a video of someone who successfully installed Mac OS 10 Snow Leopard:

via Geek.com

Finally, a true cloud computer is on its way in the Chrome OS netbook.

Google has an ambitious goal indeed – offer a web based OS alternative to Windows OS and Mac OS.

The Chrome OS is said to boot up in 6 seconds flat from an off status. And you can simply close the netbook and the computer shuts down. Open the netbook and pow – the OS is back online and ready to go.

Google believes that the cloud is the future of personal computer usage.

Instead of having local drivers and local storage on a computer, Chrome’s OS wants to push everything to the cloud (to the web).

Instead of buying software that has to install on your hard drive and resides locally in your files, Chrome OS will provide apps that can purchased (or for free) from their own Chrome Apps store.

The release date of the Chrome OS netbook is expected to be at the end of this month (December), and I’ve already received an invitation from Google to request / text beta Chrome OS netbooks.

Here’s a recent video of Google CEO Eric Schmidt talking about the relevance of the Chrome OS netbook:

via eWeek

Various news outlets and tech blogs are reporting to have received invites to a Google news event this coming Tuesday, December 7th in San Francisco where Google is expected to present their much anticipated Chrome operating system.

A Chrome OS netbook will more than likely be the device used to present the new operating system.

Promoted as an OS designed for fast boot up and fast access to the web, the Chrome OS is going directly for the market that is fed up with the Microsoft Windows OS.

The email invite received by the media outlets reads, “On December 7, we will host an event in San Francisco where we plan to share some exciting news about Chrome.”

Of course there will be plenty of images and videos hitting the web on Tuesday, so stay tuned for more information.

Perhaps Google has been timing the release of the Chrome OS netbook for now so that it’s just in time for the Christmas holiday, and perhaps can take some attention away from other devices such as the Apple iPad.

Thoughts?

As a blogger, I obviously spend a lot of time in front of my computer. Doing things like writing new articles, tweeking websites and other web projects, and providing consulting to others has caused me to use multiple browsers.

I use multiple browsers primarily because I want to see that the CSS styles I change are loading properly in the different browsers.

So this morning, my eyes were opened to a scary reality.

I realized I know use 6 different browsers and 2 different operating systems.

My list of browsers:

• Chrome – which I use about 70% of the time simply because it’s super fast.
• Firefox – I use about 25% of the time, primarily for checking Google Pagerank, SEO variables, and mostly for the Firebug addon (a must have for site design and hacking)
• Safari – falls in the 5% of the time somewhere and I use primarily to check how changes look
• Internet Explorer – again, within the 5% piece of the pie and I use for things like access wireless routers (wireless networks) and also to see how site changes look in IE.  To my unending confusion, Internet Explorer is the most used browser in the world, yet every time I open it I’m painfully reminded of why I absolutely can’t stand IE.
• Opera – I actually just started using Opera on my desktop not too long ago, and again I primarily check website changes and configuration. After all, Opera does now have 150 million users worldwide.
• RockMelt – now RockMelt is something I just got an invite to install last week. It is basically a mashup of Google Chrome and Facebook… no lie! The only problem I have with RockMelt so far is when I have the sidebars (Facebook widgets) enabled, the style sheet doesn’t adapt and my text box in my WordPress blog overruns onto the sidebars – something that is very frustrating.

My list of operating systems:

• Windows XP – I use Windows XP most of the time primarily because I do not have a MAC.
• Mac OS X – even though I don’t personally own a Mac, I use a lot of Mac’s throughout the week. I do IT, live streaming, and editing (Final Cut Pro is amazing…) work at my church and help other people out on their Mac’s, so I get a lot of exposure to Mac OS X. What I love more than anything is when adding Fusion or Parallels to a Mac which in essence converts you Mac into a PC – ironic huh?
• Linux – the Linux version I use, and have ever used is Ubuntu. I use Ubuntu mostly on my laptop and primarily just to try to learn more about the Linus environment.

So there is it… pretty scary huh?

I know, I just realized it this morning myself.

6 browsers and 3 operating systems – welcome to my world.

How about you?

Tell me about your world of browsers and operating systems.

Is their one particular platform that you use all the time?

Do you split your time between other platforms?

Anxious to read your responses.

If you’re tired of being inundated with websites that want you to connect via Facebook, or you feel like you’re being asked to “Become A Fan” of too many websites, then you now have an option to actually turn off all Facebook connect elements within a website.

Google engineer Brian Kennish has figured out a way to actually disconnect all Facebook elements from a website if you are using the Google Chrome browser.

You can try out the “Facebook disconnect” plugin for Google Chrome here.

Wow – do I sense a bit of jealousy coming from Google?

via TechCrunch

Chrome Web Store – Google Chrome’s Official Web Apps Marketplace

An open marketplace for web apps

Google has announced the Chrome Web Store today at the Google I/O event in San Francisco. If you visit the Chrome Web Store page online you’ll actually find a spot where a video presentation will be uploaded after the Chrome I/O event is finished.

Google has stated that the Chrome Web Store will be open later this year and it will be a place where people can discover new and amazing web applications for their web browser. The Chrome Web Store will also be a place where developers will now have a marketplace upon which to gain exposure for their new applications, and potentially reach millions of users.

Chrome Web Store FAQ

Does this only work in Google Chrome?

Because web apps listed in the Chrome Web Store are regular web applications, built with standard web tools, they can be used by anyone using a modern browser that supports these web technologies. Users accessing the Chrome Web Store through Google Chrome will have the ability to create convenient shortcuts for easily accessing their apps.

Are applications in the Chrome Web Store different from other web apps?

No. Web apps listed in the Chrome Web Store are regular web applications that are built with standard web tools and technologies. The same web applications will run in other modern browsers that support these technologies.

What’s the advantage of “installing” an app from Chrome Web Store?

When Google Chrome users “install” a web application from the store, a convenient shortcut is added for quickly accessing the app. Installed web apps can also request advanced HTML5 permissions. For more information, read the preliminary documentation about installable web applications in Chrome.

How will I add my web application to the store?

We will invite developers to start adding their web apps later this year before the Chrome Web Store opens. To find out how to prepare your web app for the store, read our preliminary documentation and join our developer discussion group.

When is the Chrome Web Store opening?

The Chrome Web Store will be available for users and developers later this year. Subscribe to our developer discussion groupand the Chromium blog for updates.

The Chrome Web Store & The Future of Web Applications

Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt has said multiple times before that the future of the web is made up of 2 things specifically:

1) The future web will be mobile

2) The future web will consist of web apps

The Chrome Web Store is right in line with Google’s vision of a future web that runs almost exclusively on fast, powerful web apps with a high degree of utility – meaning, web apps that are useful and productive to the end user.

My guess is that a majority of the popular web apps that will be found in The Chrome Web Store will not only be designed for desk top web application, but also for mobile phone utilization as well.

I will make sure I update this article with The Chrome Web Store video once it’s released from the Google I/O event.

Stay tuned…

Google’s New Look Coming

I actually wrote this article back in February of this year. I noticed a beta version of this new Google look in my browser on February 4th, 2010 and wrote to see if anyone else was seeing what I was seeing.

Anyway, here’s what I wrote back in February about Google’s new look.

I just noticed this… and let me know if I’m either the first one in the world to notice, or if I’ve been blinded by this until now.  This is something that I only see while using the Google Chrome browser, and it’s only when I’m not logged into my Google account.   So do me a favor, open your Google Chrome browser (click here if you don’t have Chrome), then go to Google.com (without being logged into Google).  And tell if you don’t see this:

Screen shots below:

First, the home page and logo itself

There is no trademark symbol in the upper right hand corner (TM).  This is clearly present on all other browsers.  And to me, it’s also present when I’m logged into my Google account even on Chrome.

Next, the search options and and suggestions:

Notice on how the search options (News, Blogs, Videos, etc…) are options that are along the left hand side, and the text and logos for each option is even different.  It’s look more “Yahoo’ish” than the standard Google search options I remember.

here’s what is looks like without clicking the drop down menu:

Finally, the number of search results:

When the search results pull up, the number of results is in a log smaller text, non bold, and sort of tucked away on the right of the search bar.  Obviously showing how these numbers are not really relevant except to a few SEO types (like me…).

These numbers are typically in bold, and placed along the right hand side of the screen above the search results.

So is this a new look for Google?

Is this something I’ve overlooked until now, or are we seeing a new look being tested by Google in the Chrome browser?

Google Chrome Review – Why Is Google Chrome So Fast? (Video)

When it comes to web browsers, there are none that can stand up to the speed and efficiency of the Google Chrome browser.

I’ve been places where my WiFi connection would only get one bar of a signal strength, fire up Google Chrome, and be browsing on the web at lightning fast speeds.

The Google Chrome browser is definitely the web browser of choice going forward, and all other browsers – including Firefox – are now in “catch up” mode trying to prevent Google Chrome from absolutely dominating the browser landscape.

But why is Google Chrome so fast?

Here’s a video from Google Chrome engineer answering that question:

Google Incognito

There has always been one feature of Internet browsing that users have wanted, and that is using the Internet without leaving a history, or a trace of the web pages you visited.

Google Incognito gives you all of the stealth web browsing you want!

You are probably already familiar with privacy or private browsing mode of other popular web browsers..

Google Chrome web browser offers what many users believe is a better, more trusted private browsing experience with Google Chrome Incognito mode.

Google Incognito is a special mode on the Google Chrome browser that allows users to surf the web without leaving a trace of their activity.

Incognito is basically stealth internet surfing mode which prevents data from being recorded in the browser during your web browsing.

For times when you want to browse in stealth mode, for example, to plan surprises like gifts or birthdays, Google Chrome offers the incognito browsing mode.

Here’s how the incognito mode works:

* Webpages that you open and files downloaded while you are incognito aren’t recorded in your browsing and download histories.
* All new cookies are deleted after you close all incognito windows that you’ve opened.

Changes made to your Google Chrome bookmarks and general settings while in incognito mode are always saved.

Google Chrome Language Translation

Google Chrome is quickly becoming my favorite browser.  And to make things even better, the Google Chrome team has announced today a cool new feature in Chrome called Google Translation. The translation tool will allow you to instantly convert any webpage, in any language, to your native language.

Check out the Google Chrome Language Translation video:

Google Chrome for  Mac

Here’s Google’s official Chrome for Mac video:

Pop quiz — what’s your favorite web browser?  Add your answer in the comments below:

Screen shots below:

First, the home page and logo itself

There is no trademark symbol in the upper right hand corner (TM).  This is clearly present on all other browsers.  And to me, it’s also present when I’m logged into my Google account even on Chrome.

Next, the search options and and suggestions:

Notice on how the search options (News, Blogs, Videos, etc…) are options that are along the left hand side, and the text and logos for each option is even different.  It’s look more “Yahoo’ish” than the standard Google search options I remember.

here’s what is looks like without clicking the drop down menu:

Finally, the number of search results:

When the search results pull up, the number of results is in a log smaller text, non bold, and sort of tucked away on the right of the search bar.  Obviously showing how these numbers are not really relevant except to a few SEO types (like me…).

These numbers are typically in bold, and placed along the right hand side of the screen above the search results.

So is this a new look for Google?

Is this something I’ve overlooked until now, or are we seeing a new look being tested by Google in the Chrome browser?

One of the major initial problems that someone had with Weave Sync is once they installed the add on, they were immediately presented with an Author Unverified warning.  I could understand this if the add-on was created by an independent developer, but it was actually created by Mozilla Labs.

Another major issue that people are claiming is that Weave Sync is not supported on Windows 7, 64 bit encryption.

Not to be all negative here, some people are finding Weave Sync to be useful.  But if you visit the forum and read the feedback, I think you’d agree that the majority of people are having issues with the initial release.

But don’t worry – Firefox has a large crowd of developers that will surely work through these issues.

As an alternative to Firefox’s Weave Sync, you could try Google Chrome’s bookmark sync.  I’ve been using this for about a month now and it works extremely well – very smooth, easy, and carefree.

The other feature coming with Chrome OS is it’s own media player, one that will truly rival the popular Windows Media Player!  [read more at eWeek.com]

There’s Only One Problem

There’s only one major problem with this extension… it only works with Blogger – Google’s blogging platform.  So if you’re a WordPress user, like I am, then you’re out of luck.  I guess you have to just keep writing articles the old fashion way by typing them out yourself.

Which leads me to another interesting point with the “Blog This” button.  Is Google shedding a little more light on the duplicate content debate?  I mean, if you’re able to highlight entire blocks of content and publish it to your blog, and Google is actually giving your a button that makes this super easy to do, is Google saying that duplicate content is really a “non-issue”?

Anyway…  I digress.  If you’re interested in using the “Blog This” Google Chrome extension, you first have to be using the Google Chrome Beta browser.  And like I said already, this extension only works for Blogger blogs.

Google Chrome

Google has been asked a lot about how they make Google Chrome browser so fast.  Well finally they decided to put the following video together that walks you through some of components to the Chrome browser speed.  I’m left to wonder however, now that they are sharing their secrets, can we expect other browsers to pick up some pointers and start adjusting their browsers accordingly – like Firefox, IE, and Safari?

From the Chromium Blog:

Earlier this year, we heard from many of you on how important speed is to your daily activities on the web. We kicked off a series of discussions with the Internet community on ways to make the web faster: from Internet protocols and best practices in website development, to improvements in the browser itself.

A lot of engineering effort is involved in making sure that a browser continually provides a fast, responsive, and satisfying experience on the web. We’re excited to see modern browsers continue to push the envelope in designing and optimizing browser architecture for speed and performance.

We’ve often been asked what makes Google Chrome so fast — from its snappy start-up time and fast page-loading, to the ability to run complex web applications quickly. To walk through some of the thought processes and technical decisions involved in making Google Chrome a fast browser, we’ve put together three technical interviews on DNS pre-resolution, the V8 JavaScript engine, and DOM bindings. In a future post, we’ll also cover other important areas like WebKit and UI responsiveness.

1. What is DNS pre-resolution, and how does it make Google Chrome even faster?
2. Why is DNS pre-resolution difficult to do?
3. Explain in more detail how adaptive pre-resolution works.
4. How else is DNS pre-resolution beneficial? Can it help with browser start-up time?
5. How do we measure and benchmark the benefits of DNS pre-resolution?
6. What’s next for DNS pre-resolution?

1. What is V8?
2. What are we currently doing to speed up JavaScript performance on V8?
3. How do we achieve big boosts in JavaScript speed, such as the recent 150% improvement since our initial launch?
4. How do we measure V8’s performance?

1. What are DOM bindings?
2. What are the most recent improvements in DOM bindings, for Google Chrome as well as other browsers?
3. The Google Chrome beta release in August 2009 included improvements in DOM bindings. Tell us more.
4. How do we measure and benchmark improvements in DOM bindings?
5. In general, what are the biggest performance impediments for a browser?
6. What are some of the performance benefits of Google Chrome’s multiprocess architecture?

From Divice.com

Hardly a couple of weeks have gone by since Google’s Chrome OS was rolled out in all its glory, when Dell jumps into the fray with an easy way to load the beta operating system on its nifty Mini 10v netbook. Dell gurus have slightly modified Google’s Chrome OS to work specifically on the company’s tiny, yet versatile Mini 10v.

All you need to do is download the ChromiumOS image file, load it on an 8GB USB thumb drive, and then you’re off and installing it onto this little laptop with no hacking required. Of course, the Chrome OS isn’t going to be completely stable, since it’s not due to be completely finished until year from now, but this would be a magnificent way to get a feel for this upcoming juggernaut from Google…  read more

Plus, Internet Explorer was the only web browser installed on this computer.  So after 45 minutes of fighting through the web getting stuck after nearly every click of the mouse (again because of the “slow” internet connection and because I’m using Internet Explorer), I just couldn’t take it any longer.

Google Chrome To The Rescue

So after wasting 45 minutes of my early morning hours on this slow computer, slow internet, and dealing with Internet Explorer, I installed Google Chrome (the browser).  In fact, I went so far as to install the newest Google Chrome browser which is still in beta.

Let me tell you what… after the Chrome browser installed I’ve been flying on the Internet!

Pages are loading super fast, nothing is being held up, and yes – I’m still working with a “Slow” wireless Internet connection.

What is Chrome’s secret?

Not that I’m too concerned, but I would love to know what Google Chrome’s secret is with their web browser.

I mean, how can Internet Explorer be so painfully slow, sluggish, and inefficient, and then when I install Google Chrome browser, it be so fast and efficient – even with a slow wireless Internet connection?

I don’t know what it is, but it is nothing less than amazing the different the Chrome browser has made on this computer.

It’s almost as if the Chrome browser doesn’t care what the Internet connection is, just so long as there IS a connection, it’s going to latch on and fly!

My Final Thoughts

1) The Holiday Inn Express here in Peducah, Kentucky needs to upgrade their Internet speed to something other than “barely connected” at their one and only computer in the lobby.  This is the computer that the customers are allowed to use, but it’s painfully slow and up until today, customers have been stuck with Internet Explorer.  And my guess is that every person (except me) has been frustrated and hasn’t accomplished anything they wanted to achieve on the Internet – and thus leaving a bad impression on The Holiday Inn Express.

2) If you haven’t already, you have to get away from Internet Explorer because if that’s the only web browser you’ve ever used, you have no idea what you’re missing.  And if you’re just wanting a super fast Internet browsing experiencing, the download Google Chrome immediately!  It doesn’t matter what Internet connection speed you have, all Chrome needs is a connection of any kind and it will fly!

WOW – I never realized how fast Google Chrome was until this experience!  So I guess I should ultimately say “thank you” to the Holiday Inn Express for this experience.

Chrome OS Boot Up Demo

Here’s a great video that shows the Google Chrome OS booting up on an actual computer.

In the video below, the Chrome goes from “off” to 100% boot up status in about 7 seconds.

Again, the core objective for the Chrome OS is to get you quickly onto the web.

Everything on the Chrome OS is running in a browser – files, pictures, printers, video… it’s all opened within the Chrome browser window.

Here you go – the Google Chrome OS booting up / demo video:

Google Chrome OS

Google Chrome is an operating system designed to achieve one primary task – to get you from clicking your power button to turn the computer on and to the web as quickly as possible.

Google states 3 main objectives with the Chrome OS design: speed, simplicity and security.

Here’s a great video that lays out the fundamentals of Google Chrome, and you can then watch an actual computer boot up Chrome – this takes place at the 3:06 mark:

Google Chrome OS Open Source

Google just announced the Chrome OS open source via The Official Google blog.

First, let me say that along with the open source announcement, Google stated that Chrome OS “…will be ready for consumers this time next year. Sign up here for updates or if you like building your operating system from source, get involved at chromium.org.”

Google Chrome open source is being released a year ahead of schedule because Google desires to get developers involved early with the project.

Open source has been Google’s bread and butter for product development.

And openning up the Google OS platform to the “public” if you will… is a huge step in not only developing the Chrome OS platform, but also in solidifying the existence and pending release of the operating system

Google Chrome OS is all about the web!

And all I can say is that Microsoft, even with their recent Windows 7 OS launch, has every reason in the world to be scared out of their minds about the Google Chrome OS.

Here’s a great video talking about the Chrome OS:

Chrome OS Live Viewing

Are you interested in seeing what Google has been so secretive about regarding their new Chrome OS (operating system)?

If so, then Gizmodo is hosting a live demo / preview on their site at 1PM eastern time today (about 10 minutes from now).

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE LIVE DEMO

If everything that I hear is correct, Google is set to rain on the Windows 7 parade this week by releasing their Google Chrome OS (operating system).

The Google Chrome OS will be released in a very early stage beta version, and on a very limited, pre-approved machines such as netbooks.

Google knows that people are highly frustrated with the Windows operating system.

And they also know that people get on their computers mostly to surf the web.

So Google is proposing an entirely new way of doing things on your computer by building an operating system that is 100% web based.

It is speculated that Google has a legion of engineers working to build drivers that would support your computer running the Chrome OS platform.

Doing the simple tasks such as printing, managing files, etc… from your operating system is something we take for granted these days because we’ve grown so accustomed to Windows.

But here’s the thing… Google generates 99% of their revenue from advertising.  And this advertising happens on the Internet.  So the easier they can make it for you and I to get on the web and surf – fast – the more they stand to increase their revenue.

The Google Chrome OS is really and win – win situation.  It’s a win for Google because of faster access to the web, but it’s also a win for you and I because we get really awesome, web ready machines that are probably the equivalent of turning on your TV and theirs cable TV – except for it being the Internet!