With the launch of Google Chrome Web browser there is now a real challenge to Microsoft Internet Explorer and Firefox. I have been a big user of Firefox for the last few years and only using IE on some CMSs where Firefox didn’t render correctly.
I liked the look of Chrome from the start, clean and simple. The biggest change is the address bar is combined with the search bar which Google calls the Omnibar. It took a while to get use to it but I have to say I like it. As you type the drop down gives you the suggestions, history as well as offering a full Google search. The controls are minimalistic with a couple of icons on the right as well as your bookmarks.
The tabs are very clever as you can mover them all over the place; pull them out into new windows and then put them back in the same window. Each tab is isolated so if one of the tabs crashes the rest keep working.
I have also created some short cuts in Chrome with a desktop icon that makes it seem like a Web application. You can also create a Start Menu or QuickLaunch shortcut.
What it lacks at the moment is toolbars. That is rather surprising as I expected that it would launch with a Google Toolbar but perhaps Google has some surprises on that front. I recommend you give Chrome a go.
