I'm almost a Chrome convert...

[BigAl-sa]

...in spite of the built-in flash rubbish

It *is* faster than FF, but what really appeals to me is that it gives me much better battery life on my netbook! The add-ons aren't quite up to it yet, but they are getting there - I'll look at Flashblock tomorrow.

Chrome is now the default browser on my netbook.

 

[kingrob]

Just wish Chrome would look a bit more "polished" on Ubuntu, but, yes, it flies.

 

[BigAl-sa]

Just wish Chrome would look a bit more "polished" on Ubuntu, but, yes, it flies.

I saw your post on that in another thread and I must say I have no real problems with the looks. What isn't working for you?

 

[mak2000]

I have been a convert for a while now....only use IE for banking and work related sites etc

 

[hawker]

I have been a convert for a while now....only use IE for banking and work related sites etc

You use IE on Linux? :O

 

[SZN]

Chrome is the **** o!!! Been using it for a while now and now its hard to use any other browser.
I have converted most of my friends and installed chrome as the default browser at school on all the IT pc's
Chrome FTW!

 

[ironstone]

[mental note to self. try chrome. before christmas] really that good ? recall security issues on initial release. sorted now ?

 

[hawker]

Chrome is the **** o!!! Been using it for a while now and now its hard to use any other browser.
I have converted most of my friends and installed chrome as the default browser at school on all the IT pc's
Chrome FTW!

I also used to think Chrome was the shizz. I dumped it about 2 weeks ago because of some privacy concerns I had. Go go FF!

 

[mass09]

I like the minimalist look it has, and the home page with your most visited sites listed, but still prefer FireFox, it just feels more solid.

 

[Pooky]

Yeah Chrome really outshines the rest!

 

[kingrob]

I saw your post on that in another thread and I must say I have no real problems with the looks. What isn't working for you?

The fonts just look horrible and way too big.

I know you can change the fonts in Chrome, but I have tried that without success. And for some reason it looks stretched on my 15.4'' notebook, not sure why. Looks perfect in Windows 7 (work notebook).

 

[BigAl-sa]

The fonts just look horrible and way too big.

I know you can change the fonts in Chrome, but I have tried that without success. And for some reason it looks stretched on my 15.4'' notebook, not sure why. Looks perfect in Windows 7 (work notebook).

Strange, they look identical to FF on this PC (netbook) . It actually looks better in Chrome than FF on the TabOnline betting page as there is an alignment issue on Ubuntu (funnily, not Kubuntu).

As I'm loafing at the mo, I'll see if I can find anything on your font issue.

 

[///MoH]

Loving chrome... But my cpu usage reaches around 50% on both cores with multiple pages open.... And im loving mint !

 

[kingrob]

As I'm loafing at the mo, I'll see if I can find anything on your font issue.

Cheers BigAl-sa!

 

[thisgeek]

Love chrome, but the stumbleupon extension sucks ass.

 

[BigAl-sa]

Cheers BigAl-sa!

What has been quite scary is how many complaints I've found about the fonts. I can't even find a way to do anything about the fonts on this PC - there is no font changing option under options.

Maybe these okes are taking the "let's make chrome idiot proof" too far???

I'm on a roll, so maybe I'll find something (I'll PM you some of the stuffies I've found).

 

[Tpex]

I have been a convert for a while now....only use IE for banking and work related sites etc

So you want to bank account info stolen?

 

[Jabberwocky]

Started using chrome at work because I have an obsolete computer there, and it feels even faster than opera. Using it at home now as well since I realised I don`t need all those buttons on the other browsers. Chrome with adblock would be perfect though, but I won`t expect google to screw over their revenue like that.

 

[papooze]

I use chrome because when watching youtube on firefox, then firefox seems to freeze temporarily but chrome doesn't.
I still use FF for downloading youtube videos-- better plug in.

 

[BigAl-sa]

Started using chrome at work because I have an obsolete computer there, and it feels even faster than opera. Using it at home now as well since I realised I don`t need all those buttons on the other browsers. Chrome with adblock would be perfect though, but I won`t expect google to screw over their revenue like that.

https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom
plus if you want the button on the toolbar:
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/picdndbpdnapajibahnnogkjofaeooof