10 Reasons To Switch To Chrome

10 Reasons To Switch To Chrome

I used to be a huge fan of Firefox. I still have it on my computer, and won’t be getting rid of it for awhile. Surf Canyon and Zotero are very important in my research. However, I use Chrome for everyday browsing, and I am going to point out several reasons why.

10. Full Screen Mode – Not the most important, but Chrome is the only “true” full screen mode. Most browsers still keep some toolbars, but Chrome is just the webpage itself.

9. Download Bar – Google Chrome has a cool looking bar for downloads on the bottom of the page. A popular Firefox addon, Download Statusbar, has been doing the same thing. Yet, Chrome is still the only browser to have a download bar to keep track of downloads. Each tab has its own bar as well, so you don’t get confused about where downloads came from. Chrome also asks for verification on downloads in the statusbar in case something is accidently clicked. This helps for security.

8. Memory Usage – The thing I hate most about Firefox is probably the memory usage. It was always too high. Google Chrome has lower memory for several reasons. I will get into some of them later. Three other memory related reasons will come up later.

7. Security – Google Chrome runs processes inside of a sandbox, so in order to exploit the browser, you need to first exploit the sandbox. This is the reason why Google Chrome won the Pwn2Own competition. The competition was for hackers to exploit different browsers. Safari was the first to go, along with all the other browsers which got hacked the first day. The entire 2nd and final day of the competition, no one could hack into Chrome. The browser also alerts you if you visit a site containing malware. Google Chrome’s downloads are safer as well, which I have already discussed.

6. Simple GUI – One reason for Chrome’s low memory usage is that it has a simple GUI. Unnecessary buttons have either been removed or moved around. The search bar and address bar are combined as well. You get results from both inside of Chrome’s adress bar. Also, Chrome has two icons for options, instead of the area consuming file, edit, ect. words. Finally, Chrome just looks way better in my opinion.

5. Plugin Stopper – Chrome keeps track of how much each plugin (i.e. flash) takes up. If it is running too high, then Chrome will ask to kill it. In a normal browser, a plugin could risk the browser freezing and having to quit it.

4. Task Manager – This cool manager can be accessed through Chrome’s menus. It keeps track of how much memory the browser is taking, the tabs, and plugins. You can stop anyone if they are taking up too much.

3. New Tab Page (Home Page) – Most browsers use a search engine as their homepage. Some browsers have a blank white page for their new tab page. The New Tab Page offers tools for faster browsing. If there is already a search bar in the browser, there is no need for a search engine to be the new tab page. The solution is to provide tools that will help your browsing. In Chrome, it shows bookmarks that you select, recent bookmarks, recently close tabs, and thumbnails of most visited sites. Recently closed tabs are helpful because you can just exit everything your doing and open in later. Opera uses 9 different thumbnails you select. However, most visited pages are better because you are more likely going to them. Also, if you select the 9, more than likely they are going to be bookmarks. Chrome also have them on the page. Opera’s new tab page brought inspiration to the Firefox addons Speed Dial and Fast Dial, but looks like Chrome beat Opera.

2. Each Tab is a Seperate Process – IE has caught on to this one in its latest release, but only Chrome has adapted to it. Normally IE doesn’t come up with good ideas, but look, they did… anyways, each tab is a different process. This means that one non-responsive tab won’t kill the whole browser. This is especially useful on tabs with a PDF open. Simply close it in the Task Manager if it is getting out of hand. In most browsers, an irresponsive tab is the death to your browsing session. This is not so in Google Chrome.

1. Speed – This is plain obvious after using Chrome. Browser load time is several seconds less than other browsers, the page load time kills, and the java script engine totally pwns. You will just have to go over to Chrome’s site and see the speed for yourself.

http://www.google.com/chromeI used to be a huge fan of Firefox. I still have it on my computer, and won’t be getting rid of it for awhile. Surf Canyon and Zotero are very important in my research. However, I use Chrome for everyday browsing, and I am going to point out several reasons why.

I used to be a huge fan of Firefox. I still have it on my computer, and won’t be getting rid of it for awhile. Surf Canyon and Zotero are very important in my research. However, I use Chrome for everyday browsing, and I am going to point out several reasons why.

10. Full Screen Mode – Not the most important, but Chrome is the only “true” full screen mode. Most browsers still keep some toolbars, but Chrome is just the webpage itself.

9. Download Bar – Google Chrome has a cool looking bar for downloads on the bottom of the page. A popular Firefox addon, Download Statusbar, has been doing the same thing. Yet, Chrome is still the only browser to have a download bar to keep track of downloads. Each tab has its own bar as well, so you don’t get confused about where downloads came from. Chrome also asks for verification on downloads in the statusbar in case something is accidently clicked. This helps for security.

8. Memory Usage – The thing I hate most about Firefox is probably the memory usage. It was always too high. Google Chrome has lower memory for several reasons. I will get into some of them later. Three other memory related reasons will come up later.

7. Security – Google Chrome runs processes inside of a sandbox, so in order to exploit the browser, you need to first exploit the sandbox. This is the reason why Google Chrome won the Pwn2Own competition. The competition was for hackers to exploit different browsers. Safari was the first to go, along with all the other browsers which got hacked the first day. The entire 2nd and final day of the competition, no one could hack into Chrome. The browser also alerts you if you visit a site containing malware. Google Chrome’s downloads are safer as well, which I have already discussed.

6. Simple GUI – One reason for Chrome’s low memory usage is that it has a simple GUI. Unnecessary buttons have either been removed or moved around. The search bar and address bar are combined as well. You get results from both inside of Chrome’s adress bar. Also, Chrome has two icons for options, instead of the area consuming file, edit, ect. words. Finally, Chrome just looks way better in my opinion.

5. Plugin Stopper – Chrome keeps track of how much each plugin (i.e. flash) takes up. If it is running too high, then Chrome will ask to kill it. In a normal browser, a plugin could risk the browser freezing and having to quit it.

4. Task Manager – This cool manager can be accessed through Chrome’s menus. It keeps track of how much memory the browser is taking, the tabs, and plugins. You can stop anyone if they are taking up too much.

3. New Tab Page (Home Page) – Most browsers use a search engine as their homepage. Some browsers have a blank white page for their new tab page. The New Tab Page offers tools for faster browsing. If there is already a search bar in the browser, there is no need for a search engine to be the new tab page. The solution is to provide tools that will help your browsing. In Chrome, it shows bookmarks that you select, recent bookmarks, recently close tabs, and thumbnails of most visited sites. Recently closed tabs are helpful because you can just exit everything your doing and open in later. Opera uses 9 different thumbnails you select. However, most visited pages are better because you are more likely going to them. Also, if you select the 9, more than likely they are going to be bookmarks. Chrome also have them on the page. Opera’s new tab page brought inspiration to the Firefox addons Speed Dial and Fast Dial, but looks like Chrome beat Opera.

2. Each Tab is a Seperate Process – IE has caught on to this one in its latest release, but only Chrome has adapted to it. Normally IE doesn’t come up with good ideas, but look, they did… anyways, each tab is a different process. This means that one non-responsive tab won’t kill the whole browser. This is especially useful on tabs with a PDF open. Simply close it in the Task Manager if it is getting out of hand. In most browsers, an irresponsive tab is the death to your browsing session. This is not so in Google Chrome.

1. Speed – This is plain obvious after using Chrome. Browser load time is several seconds less than other browsers, the page load time kills, and the java script engine totally pwns. You will just have to go over to Chrome’s site and see the speed for yourself.

http://www.google.com/chrome

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