Google Chrome - New Browser - Page 2

SuperRu · 09-03-2008, 09:43 AM

Did you read the eula?

Google Chrome: Google Chrome EULA Claims Ownership of Everything You Create Using Chrome, From Blog Posts to Emails

guroove · 09-03-2008, 10:02 AM

Those evil bastards.

BAC5.2 · 09-03-2008, 11:06 AM

But Ubiquity isn't available for it...

But if it's faster, I'll use it on my laptop. I'll stick to Firefox3.0 on my desktop for now.

Albino83 · 09-03-2008, 11:34 AM

I do like the speed increase, not sure if I will stick with it or not, but its different and I like playing with new things.

Interesting find SuperRu, I had not heard about that yet. What ever happened to Google's sang "To do no Evil."????

stan_t · 09-03-2008, 11:47 AM

I've been using google.com since 1998, but I don't agree with some things they are doing nowadays. They've contacting me to schedule an interview when I was looking for a new job in '04, but I didn't go for it. Culture there is.. different.

I tried the browser, it works pretty well and imported my Firefox bookmarks. The statements in the EULA are bizarre. I don't really need another browser, Firefox works just fine.

Stan

BAC5.2 · 09-03-2008, 11:53 AM

What don't you agree with?

Gmail and the G-Calendar (Galendar?) are awesome!

toddlamp · 09-03-2008, 12:12 PM

Hmmm... this is one step closer to "Googlezon"

Googlezon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

BAC5.2 · 09-03-2008, 12:26 PM

Google is the new "Smurf".

SuperRu · 09-03-2008, 02:37 PM

Looks like Google is going to change the Chrome eula and make it retroactive.

Google on Chrome EULA controversy: our bad, we'll change it

huja@yahoo.com · 09-05-2008, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Albino83

What ever happened to Google's sang "To do no Evil."????

That went out the window when Google decided to get into the censorship game with the Chinese gov't to insure they could do business in the Middle Kingdom. 'Guess good business trumps no evil.

I'm not picking on Google exclusively. Yahoo (and I'm sure other) businesses kowtow to the Chinese gov't. The thing is that other businesses don't so overtly boast "Do no evil," in their mission statement.

bbottomley · 09-05-2008, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Albino83

What ever happened to Google's sang "To do no Evil."????

I grumbled to them about that when they decided to install Google Earth at a place of their choosing in my file structure rather than giving me a choice. I like to maintain a tidy file structure.

They never responded.

ferret · 09-05-2008, 12:48 PM

My biggest concern/suggestion was about having 1 copy of a bookmark. I often repeat a bookmark in different folders, and under IE, I could click on the arrow and open 4, 5 or any number of predetermined windows for a preset of I/P's for work and troubleshooting.

The other suggestion has to do with Security Certificates. Banks, Credit Cards, and many businesses use them. Google Chrome doesn't even acknowledge them. They are SUPPOSED to fix that by the time they release it, which is why I was surprised to see them release the Beta.

Oh well .... someone had a reason ....

bbottomley · 09-05-2008, 12:57 PM

My bookmarks are a mess, but I don't use them for stuff that I care about in the long term. I go through and cull them from time to time when my interest in them has lapsed.

I've coded my own two or three level tree structure of places I go to often and set the top of that tree as my home page. You can see pieces of it at netbook (not notebook)

And the really important places like sf.org are in the bar at the top along with stuff like TinyURL, Save This, E-mail this, always available wherever I might be down in the main window.

SA_FORESTER · 09-09-2008, 12:23 AM

I like the por......uh incognito setting

I like the message you get when you open an incognito tab

"You've gone incognito. Pages you view in this window won't appear in your browser history or search history, and they won't leave other traces, like cookies, on your computer after you close the incognito window. Any files you download or bookmarks you create will be preserved, however.

Going incognito doesn't affect the behavior of other people, servers, or software. Be wary of:
Websites that collect or share information about you
Internet service providers or employers that track the pages you visit
Malicious software that tracks your keystrokes in exchange for free smileys
Surveillance by secret agents
People standing behind you"

Good when message writers have a sense of humour

Peaty · 09-09-2008, 05:41 AM

I've been messing with if for the last week. Yes it's faster for the most part but I'm not all that impressed. Maybe when it gets more plug ins I'll like it more. I'm going to find it difficult to replace FireFox. I've really grown to like FF over the past year.

09-03-2008, 09:43 AM	#16 (permalink)
SuperRu Admin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Little Five Points (Atlanta, GA) Posts: 3,076 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Did you read the eula? Google Chrome: Google Chrome EULA Claims Ownership of Everything You Create Using Chrome, From Blog Posts to Emails __________________ Richard 04 XT.... 98S

09-03-2008, 10:02 AM	#17 (permalink)
guroove Groovologist Contributing Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 1,519 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 7 / 100%	Those evil bastards. __________________ 2005 Obsidian Black Pearl XT w/4eat

09-03-2008, 11:06 AM	#18 (permalink)
BAC5.2 iMod Contributing Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Posts: 7,250 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 3 / 100%	But Ubiquity isn't available for it... But if it's faster, I'll use it on my laptop. I'll stick to Firefox3.0 on my desktop for now. __________________ The Aggressive™ -- You don't know about it. 1998 Forester S - Big brakes, Big Tires, 5-gears.

09-03-2008, 11:47 AM	#20 (permalink)
stan_t Enjoyn the ride Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 844 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 2 / 100%	I've been using google.com since 1998, but I don't agree with some things they are doing nowadays. They've contacting me to schedule an interview when I was looking for a new job in '04, but I didn't go for it. Culture there is.. different. I tried the browser, it works pretty well and imported my Firefox bookmarks. The statements in the EULA are bizarre. I don't really need another browser, Firefox works just fine. Stan __________________ '07 XT 5MT, VF43 tuned by FLI handling > power > looks

09-03-2008, 11:53 AM	#21 (permalink)
BAC5.2 iMod Contributing Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Posts: 7,250 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 3 / 100%	What don't you agree with? Gmail and the G-Calendar (Galendar?) are awesome! __________________ The Aggressive™ -- You don't know about it. 1998 Forester S - Big brakes, Big Tires, 5-gears.

09-03-2008, 11:34 AM	#19 (permalink)
Albino83 Resident Ninja Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: St. Paul. MN Posts: 914 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 1 / 100%	I do like the speed increase, not sure if I will stick with it or not, but its different and I like playing with new things. Interesting find SuperRu, I had not heard about that yet. What ever happened to Google's sang "To do no Evil."????

09-03-2008, 12:12 PM	#22 (permalink)
toddlamp President of MarkyD fan club Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 9,153 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 11 / 100%	Hmmm... this is one step closer to "Googlezon" Googlezon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ 06XT MT CGM Blouch TD05-18g 8cm equipped

09-03-2008, 12:26 PM	#23 (permalink)
BAC5.2 iMod Contributing Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Gaithersburg, MD Posts: 7,250 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 3 / 100%	Google is the new "Smurf". __________________ The Aggressive™ -- You don't know about it. 1998 Forester S - Big brakes, Big Tires, 5-gears.

09-03-2008, 02:37 PM	#24 (permalink)
SuperRu Admin Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Little Five Points (Atlanta, GA) Posts: 3,076 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Looks like Google is going to change the Chrome eula and make it retroactive. Google on Chrome EULA controversy: our bad, we'll change it __________________ Richard 04 XT.... 98S

09-05-2008, 12:48 PM	#27 (permalink)
ferret Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 1,560 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 3 / 100%	My biggest concern/suggestion was about having 1 copy of a bookmark. I often repeat a bookmark in different folders, and under IE, I could click on the arrow and open 4, 5 or any number of predetermined windows for a preset of I/P's for work and troubleshooting. The other suggestion has to do with Security Certificates. Banks, Credit Cards, and many businesses use them. Google Chrome doesn't even acknowledge them. They are SUPPOSED to fix that by the time they release it, which is why I was surprised to see them release the Beta. Oh well .... someone had a reason .... __________________ 04XSPP(7 Subaru's since 1978 All 5 sp)ILuvSubaru's

09-05-2008, 12:57 PM	#28 (permalink)
bbottomley Engineer Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New London, NH Posts: 4,109 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 1 / 100%	My bookmarks are a mess, but I don't use them for stuff that I care about in the long term. I go through and cull them from time to time when my interest in them has lapsed. I've coded my own two or three level tree structure of places I go to often and set the top of that tree as my home page. You can see pieces of it at netbook (not notebook) And the really important places like sf.org are in the bar at the top along with stuff like TinyURL, Save This, E-mail this, always available wherever I might be down in the main window. __________________ 2003 XS Premium MT - 2005 Impreza 2.5 RS MT

09-09-2008, 12:23 AM	#29 (permalink)
SA_FORESTER Contributing Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New to Perth Aus Posts: 446 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I like the por......uh incognito setting I like the message you get when you open an incognito tab "You've gone incognito. Pages you view in this window won't appear in your browser history or search history, and they won't leave other traces, like cookies, on your computer after you close the incognito window. Any files you download or bookmarks you create will be preserved, however. Going incognito doesn't affect the behavior of other people, servers, or software. Be wary of: Websites that collect or share information about you Internet service providers or employers that track the pages you visit Malicious software that tracks your keystrokes in exchange for free smileys Surveillance by secret agents People standing behind you" Good when message writers have a sense of humour __________________ Rod MY09 X Camellia Red Pearl

09-09-2008, 05:41 AM	#30 (permalink)
Peaty The Modfather Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lawrence, Kansas 04 MT F-XT Cobb Stage 2 & 06 B9 Tribeca Posts: 5,721 Gallery: 0 iTrader: 3 / 100%	I've been messing with if for the last week. Yes it's faster for the most part but I'm not all that impressed. Maybe when it gets more plug ins I'll like it more. I'm going to find it difficult to replace FireFox. I've really grown to like FF over the past year. __________________ Peaty 04 -XT 06 B9 Tribeca & 99 Miata ScoobyMods peatpics

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