As a creature of habit, it’s notable that I have finally decided to use Google Chrome as my default internet browser. The decision came after discovering that my(distant)Â second-favorite browser Firefox was taking up 4x as much processing resources on my laptop than ANY other single program! As I look at my desktop at the moment, I’m a living resource hog with at least 15 different browser tabs, Dreamweaver, Outlook, Excel, Skype and more all open at once. Oh hang on, I have to answer this Skype….
K, I’m back. Anyway, when it comes to running many programs at once and still maintain quick processing speeds, it’s purely unacceptable to have one that takes up ALL the juice, especially when you spend as much $$ on RAM as I did. So here are the top 10 reasons I dig Chrome.
5. SPEED: This browser is the fastest in the land. It’s considerably faster then FF or IE. From a technical standpoint, this browser is built on a multiprocessing foundation that allows it to isolate slow-loading elements on the page without interfering with other content
4. EASE OF USE: This took some getting use to, but you’ll find there are fewer buttons, menus and navigation on the screen that most other browsers. The address bar doubles as a search box.
3. LIGHT-WEIGHT PLUGINS: Like Firefox, there a many 3rd-party application you can install to enhance the functionality of your browser. I’m making use of a host of SEO tools that provide insight with the click of a button.
2. SEARCH TOOLS: As mentioned, the address bar is also your search box. But this thing is slick. As my wife says, Chrome knows what I’m looking for before I do! Even if you have never visited xyzwebsite.com, by the time you get ‘xyz’ typed in, it offers up xyzwebsite.com for you as a suggestion.
1. ADDING VALUE: This browser doesn’t stand in my way by drawing more resources that I can afford to lose. All the while adding considerable value to my browsing experience.
There are far more than 5 reasons to make the switch to Google Chrome. Check it out for yourself: http://www.google.com/chrome