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Speedier, simpler and safer: Chrome’s basics get even better

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(Cross-posted on the Google Chrome Blog ) Just three weeks ago, we kicked off the Year of the Rabbit with a speedy Chrome beta. Today, we’re excited to bring these speed improvements and more to everyone using Chrome . With today’s stable release, even your most complex web apps will run more quickly and responsively in the browser. (For the curious, this boost corresponds to a 66% improvement in JavaScript performance on the V8 benchmark suite .) We realize that speed isn’t just about pure brawn in the browser—it’s also about saving time with simple interfaces. Chrome’s new settings interface will help you get to the right settings quickly so you don’t have to dig endlessly to find a way to import your bookmarks or change your browser’s homepage . We’ve added a search box that shows you the settings you’re looking for, as you type. On top of that, you can also copy and paste a direct link into Chrome’s address bar to jump to a specific settings page. (No more long, frustrating phone conversations with your dad on where to find that specific setting in the browser!) Here’s the new settings interface in action: For those of you who save your passwords in the browser, you can now quickly log on to the websites you frequent even when you switch computers, by simply synchronizing those passwords across your computers. You can also encrypt those passwords with your own secret passphrase for extra security. To enable sync on each of your computers, visit the “Personal Stuff” section in Chrome’s settings (or just type “sync” in the settings search box). You can also choose to sync bookmarks , extensions , preferences, themes and more. Finally, you’ll be even safer as you speed around the web, as we’ve extended Chrome’s sandboxing technology to the integrated Flash Player in Chrome. So if you’re using Windows Vista or newer versions, you’ll benefit from the additional layer of protection against malicious webpages . To learn more about sandboxing, check out this animated video: We hope that Chrome’s speed, simplicity and security will continue to make your daily life on the web more enjoyable. You can download the browser at google.com/chrome , or if you’re already using Chrome, you’ll be automatically updated to this new version soon! Posted by Tim Steele, Software Engineer

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Google Apps highlights – 1/7/2011

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This is part of a regular series of Google Apps updates that we post every couple of weeks. Look for the label “ Google Apps highlights ” and subscribe to the series. – Ed. It’s a new year, and we have new reasons to celebrate what’s possible with Google Apps. Since our last update, we’ve made it easier to track spreadsheet revisions and work with videos in Google Docs, added two new security features for organizations using Gmail and introduced new capabilities to make migrating to Google Apps even easier. Revision history for spreadsheets A few months ago we added better revision history tools for documents in Google Docs, and we just added a similar revision history tool for spreadsheets . Spreadsheet changes made by each co-author are marked by a different color, and you can easily see all of the changes made to your spreadsheet cell-by-cell. Video player in the document list Google Docs lets groups collaborate simultaneously on documents, spreadsheets, presentations and drawings, but you can also use it to upload and share a wide range of file types. Previously, if you uploaded and shared a video file, people you shared with could only download the file. Yesterday we released an update which lets you play many videos right from Google Docs , no file download required. A safer email environment for customers Organizations using Google Apps usually provide unrestricted email access to their users, but some organizations—like K-12 schools—want to prevent outsiders from interacting with a subset of their users over email. On Tuesday, we released a feature enabling an email “walled garden,” so organizations can meet this requirement. K-12 schools can help protect youngsters, and other types of organizations can provide limited email accounts to select employees, like contractors. DKIM email authentication for improved email delivery Yesterday we made it possible for customers to easily validate their outgoing email with DKIM digital signatures . DKIM allows many receiving email systems to verify whether an incoming message truly originates from the domain in the message’s “sent from” field. Spam filters can then use the reputation of the sender’s domain to help separate good mail from spam. For customers, using DKIM authentication means their outgoing mail is less likely to get caught up in their recipients’ spam filters. Chrome browser for organizations Google Chrome is built for speed, security and the ability to run the most sophisticated web-based applications. Until recently, it was tough for businesses to deploy Chrome as a successor or alternative to traditional browsers, but last month we added capabilities to Chrome so IT administrators can efficiently deploy and manage Chrome across their organizations. We’ve also made it possible for businesses to centrally deploy Chrome Frame to improve the performance of Internet Explorer®. Improved tools for moving existing data to Google Apps Customers are already moving data from legacy systems to Google Apps at an astounding rate, and we’ve just made improvements to our data migration tools . Whether you’re moving from Microsoft® Exchange, Lotus Notes® or other IMAP-based email systems, it’s now even easier to move email, calendar and contacts data into Google’s cloud. Who’s gone Google?

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Mac Freedom’s Blog – Number 111 – Plugins Google chrome & Zagg Invisible Shield

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PicNik chrome.google.com UnodClosedTab chrome.google.com Mini Google Maps chrome.google.com Fast You Tube Search chrome.google.com Downloads chrome.google.com

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Browse the web for a good cause

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How many tabs have you opened in your browser today? We know many of you probably open tens or even hundreds of tabs in a day—now, you can put all those tabs toward serving a good cause. Earlier this week, we invited the Chrome user community to participate in the Chrome for a Cause project this December 15-19. Already tens of thousands of web denizens have “donated” the tabs that they opened in Google Chrome to help drive a charitable gift that Google will make on their behalf, up to $1 million. Just halfway through the project, the global Chrome community can already be proud of the impact they will enable through our five partner charities . The millions of tabs contributed so far will go towards: administering vaccinations, via Doctors Without Borders planting trees, via The Nature Conservancy providing clean water, via charity: water publishing and donating books, via Room to Read building shelter, via Un Techo para mi País There’s still time to participate—here’s how to join us: Get the Chrome for a Cause extension Browse the web with Chrome between now and Sunday, December 19 At the end of each day, you’ll be prompted to click on the extension to submit your tabs Choose which charity you’d like to support with that day’s tabs—you can support the same charity every time, or pick a different one each day To find out more about this effort and the organizations we’re partnering with, visit google.com/chrome/intl/en/p/cause/ . Posted by Sarah Nahm, the Google Chrome Team

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Google ChromeOS / Cr-48 (Lane’s Vlog Tech Preview)

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This is a preview of the Google ChromeOS/Cr-48 laptop I received yesterday compliments of Google. Thanks, Google. Here’s the link to the engadget article.: www.engadget.com

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An update on Chrome, the Web Store and Chrome OS

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(Cross-posted on the Google Chrome Blog ) On the Chrome team, we’re constantly amazed by the speed of innovation on the web. We designed Chrome to make the web shine, and we hope our upcoming efforts will help support this vibrant ecosystem even more. By making the web faster, helping people discover great apps, and making computers more fun to use, the next year of computing should be even more exciting than the last one. Chrome This year, the number of people using Chrome has tripled from 40 to 120 million. Speed is what people love most about Chrome, and we’re always working to make the browser even faster. Therefore we’re bringing Google Instant to the Omnibox, showing search results and loading web pages as you type. We’ve also overhauled V8, Chrome’s JavaScript engine. It now runs complex JavaScript programs up to twice as fast as before. These two features are available in our early access channels and will be rolling out to everyone soon. Chrome Web Store Today the Chrome Web Store is open for business. Developers have already started uploading apps, and we expect the number to grow over time. Right now the store is only available in the U.S., but will expand to many countries and currencies early next year. The store will be featured prominently in Chrome, helping people discover great apps and developers reach millions of users around the world. Chrome OS Last year, we announced our effort to design an operating system that is built and optimized for the web. Many people already spend all their time in a web browser, and by building an operating system that is essentially a browser, we can make computers faster, much simpler and fundamentally more secure. We’re not done yet, but Chrome OS is at the stage where we need feedback from real users. Some of the features of Chrome OS require new hardware, but we didn’t want to sell pre-beta computers. Instead we’re launching a pilot program where we will give test notebooks to qualified users, developers, schools and businesses. We’re starting with the U.S. and will expand to other countries once we get the necessary certifications. To participate in the pilot program, visit the Chrome notebook website . The test notebooks exist only to test the software—they are black, have no branding, no logos, no stickers, nothing. They do have 12.1 inch screens, full-sized keyboards and touch pads, integrated 3G from Verizon, eight hours of battery life and eight days of standby time. Chrome notebooks are designed to reach the web instantly, are easy to share among friends and family, and simply by logging in, all of your apps, bookmarks and other browser settings are there. Setting up a new machine takes less than a minute. And even at this early stage, we feel there is no consumer or business operating system that is more secure. In the first half of next year Chrome notebooks will be available for sale from Acer and Samsung. More manufacturers will follow. Also, Chrome OS is designed to work across a wide range of screen sizes and form factors, enabling our partners to deliver computing devices beyond notebooks. We’re excited to get Chrome notebooks into the hands of users. The data from our test pilots is key to building something wonderful. We look forward to working together to make computers better. Posted by Linus Upson, VP Engineering and Sundar Pichai, VP Product Management

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Happy holidays from Google Chrome: free holiday Wi-Fi at 30,000 feet

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Not too long ago, flying home for the holidays meant disconnecting for several hours until you touched down at your destination. Today, Wi-Fi technologies allow us to stay connected even at 30,000 feet above the ground, so we can read the news, browse the web (to beat the long-haul boredom) and send that last-minute planning email before the family reunion. This holiday season, there will be more connected flyers than ever before. On the Chrome team, we’re big fans of innovations that make our lives on the web and in the browser better—and it all starts with more ubiquitous access to the Internet. So for this holiday season, we’ve teamed up with AirTran , Delta and Virgin America to offer free Gogo Inflight Wi-Fi on every domestic flight from November 20, 2010 through January 2, 2011. We were excited by the response from last year’s free holiday Wi-Fi program, and thought that this would be a perfect holiday gift to help you stay connected to your loved ones as you head home. You can find out more about this partnership at www.freeholidaywifi.com . If you haven’t tried Chrome yet, remember to download the browser before you take to the skies, or try it when you’re back on the ground. Posted by Sundar Pichai, VP of Product Management

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Use Chrome like a pro

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This week I sent a note to Googlers about some of the Chrome team’s favorite extensions. So many of them asked if they could share the note with people outside the company that I thought I would just do it for them, so here it is. We’re proud of the Chrome browser and the great extensions that its developer community has created, and we hope you enjoy them! They can all be found at chrome.google.com/extensions . Opinion Cloud : Summarizes comments on YouTube videos and Flickr photos to provide an overview of the crowd’s overall opinion. Google Voice : All sorts of helpful Voice features directly from the browser. See how many messages you have, initiate calls and texts, or call numbers on a site by clicking on them. AutoPager . Automatically loads the next page of a site. You can just scroll down instead of having to click to the next page. Turn Off the Lights : Fades the page to improve the video-watching experience. Google Dictionary : Double-click any word to see its definition, or click on the icon in the address bar to look up any word. After the Deadline : Checks spelling, style, and grammar on your emails, blog, tweets, etc. Invisible Hand : Does a quick price check and lets you know if the product you are looking at is available at a lower price elsewhere. Secbrowsing : Checks that your plug-ins (e.g. Java, Flash) are up to date. Tineye : Image search utility to find exact matches (including cropped, edited, or re-sized images). Slideshow : Turns photo sites such as Flickr, Picasa, Facebook, and Google Images into slideshows. Google Docs/PDF Viewer : Automatically previews pdfs, powerpoint presentations, and other documents in Google Docs Viewer. Readability : Reformat the page into a single column of text. Chromed Bird : A nice Twitter viewing extension. Feedsquares : Cool way of viewing your feeds via Google Reader. ScribeFire : Full-featured blog editor that lets you easily post to any of your blogs. Note Anywhere : Digital post-it notes that can be pasted and saved on any webpage. Instant Messaging Notifier : IM on multiple clients. Remember the Milk : The popular to-do app. Extension.fm : Turns the web into a music library. Posted by Jonathan Rosenberg, Senior Vice President, Product Management

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Create A Desktop Application For Your Blog – Power Of Google Chrome

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www.nunokaka85.com www.n85.in nuno@nunokaka85.com —————————————- Simple tutorial on how to make a Desktop App for your blog, should work with other services like Blogger, etc. Google Chrome: www.chrome.google.com

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