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05 Jun 08 Chrome Keyboard Shortcuts for Chrome Developers

Here’s a couple keyboard shortcuts for helping you to work faster on the Chrome browser:
(I personally find that these shortcuts are great for Chrome developers)

JavaScript debugger: Alt+`, or select “Page (icon)|Developer|Debug JavaScript”
JavaScript console: “Page (icon)|Developer|JavaScript console”, or use the Show Console icon at the bottom left of the Element inspector
Element inspector: Right-click on the page, and select “Inspect Element”. You’ll have to navigate the tree control in the left-hand pane, but you should eventually be able to find the part of the page you’re seeking by watching what gets colored on the page as you hover in the DOM tree.
Memory tracker: Shift-Esc or “Page (icon)|Developer|Task manager” gets you the dynamic memory, CPU, and Network usage of all currently running Chrome components. Clicking on Stats for Nerds at the bottom left of the Task Manager or browsing to about:memory gets you a snapshot of the memory details of all running Chrome, IE, Firefox, Opera, and Safari instances.
Create a shortcut: Ctrl-D (like Firefox) or click on the star icon to the left of the address bar
Rearrange tabs: just drag them where you want them to go
Add a Home button: “Wrench (icon)|Options|Basics|Home page|Show Home button on the toolbar”

via infoworld Tags:developers, dom tree, dynamic memory, element, firefox, Google Chrome Hacks, hand pane, home button, instances, keyboard shortcuts, left hand, nerds, opera, page icon, safari, snapshot, star icon, tabs, task manager

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05 Jun 08 How to Run your Chrome on Linux/Ubuntu!

Google has stated that they will be coming out with Mac and Linux versions of Google Chrome later down the road so while you wait, you can still run Google Chrome on your Linux or Ubuntu using Wine.

Wine is a free program for Linux systems to run Windows apps. Although it doesn’t run 100% of applications (as it depends on drivers needed for the program), apparently it does work for running Chrome in Linux.

My Science is Better has written up a good howto on this. Tags:google, Google Chrome Hacks, howto, linux, linux systems, linux versions, science, wine wine

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05 Jun 08 Chrome Hack – How to make a Chrome USB Drive!

Chrome Hack - How to make a Chrome USB Drive!

If you are like me, you will want to run your Chrome Browser anywhere by having the app in your USB and run from it.

Here’s how to make a Chrome USB Drive:

1. Download Portable Chrome and extract (un-zip) it.

2. Copy the files into your USB Flash Drive.

3. Run ChromeLoader.exe from your USB anytime you need to use it.

(Your Profile preferences are stored in directory called Profil in your USB)

4. Enjoy Google Chrome Browser anywhere by sticking your USB into any computer.

This is Portable Chrome. Just download & extract and start with ChromeLoader.exe. Chromeloader.exe is a simple AutoIt-Script – compiled to an exe-File. So – if you got an error from your AV: it’s just a false poitive, because ChromeLoader.exe was packed with UPX. All settings are stored in “Profil”-folder. Have fun!

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Tags:amp, autoit script, exe file, google, Google Chrome Hacks, hack, profile preferences, usb flash drive

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03 Jun 08 Why did Google name their Browser "Chrome"?

Usage of word,

If you are wondering why Google named their browser, “Chrome”, here’s my opinion.

First Hint

At the first sight of Google “Chrome”, I thought it was basically a modified version of Firefox, based on the same open-source Gecko engine used by Firefox.

Another Hint

Another hint was that the default GUI theme is called, “Chrome” for Firefox. (As a Firefox extension developer who have developed the SiteHoppin Toolbar for Firefox, I can contest that Chrome has always been a widely used term for Firefox programmers.)

Proof

If you don’t believe me, take a look at this directory (H:\Documents and Settings\max\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\xdorv70b.default) in your Windows system file where you should rename “max” to your Windows user name and xdorv70b.default would be something-similar.default.

If you open up extensions directory from there and open up any of the directories inside it, (each folder is a Firefox extension) you will probably notice that almost every Firefox extension uses a file called, chrome.manifest. (Yes, even file names with “Chrome” in Firefox)

To sum it up, I am not saying Google Chrome was taken from Firefox but only that “Chrome” has always been widely known among the Firefox Development crowd.

Coincidence or not, you be the judge. Tags:application data, coincidence, crowd, documents and settings, firefox extension, gecko, google, Google Chrome Hacks, modified version, open source, profiles, programmers, windows system, windows user

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03 Jun 08 Google Chrome Hack – 3D Pipe Screensaver and more!

Google Chrome Hack - 3D Pipe Screensaver and more!

For starters, goto your Chrome Browser and type, “about:internets“. Now, that’s a cool 3D Pipe app. I don’t know why it’s there but it’s always cool to find new things about the Google Chrome Browser.

I am sure there’s more hacks, if you find them, please send them to tips [at] chrome-hacks.net.

Here’s a couple more:

about:version – version info on Google Chrome
about:stats
about:memory
about:plugins
about:histograms
about:cache
about:dns
about:crash - will show the pitiful crash icon

via stikiflem Tags:3d pipe, cool 3d, crash, google, Google Chrome Hacks, hack, hacks, histograms, memory, starters

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03 Jun 08 Enable Chrome's Features in Firefox!

Although it is kinda pointless to enable Chrome’s features in Firefox, (since the greatest part about Chrome is that it comes with the features as default) there’s a way to make almost every feature of the Google Chrome browser available in your good ol’ Firefox.

Of course, adding all these plugins will slow down your Firefox greatly. Better yet, simply use 2 different browsers for now until the Chrome gets better and better.

The only thing I miss about Firefox IS all the plugins though. (I couldn’t live without them)

I will have to wait too until they can make Firefox plugins compatible with Chrome. (which I doubt would happen)

For tips on how to hack your Firefox browser to look like Chrome, go to Lifehacker here. Tags:firefox browser, google, Google Chrome Hacks

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03 Jun 08 Google Chrome About:Stats Hack!

For the most recent stats on the Google Chrome, you can type about:stats on your browser window. You will get a nice stats page like above.

You can even figure out how long it took Chrome to process itself by filtering the stats page with keyword, “Chrome”.

Here’s a cool example of using the stats page to display how long it took to load Chrome browser.(exactly that is)

name	count time (ms)
Chrome:Init	764
History:InitTime	874
Gears:LoadTime	7
Chrome:ProcMsgL IO	99521

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03 Jun 08 Google Chrome Launched with Multi-Threading Technology!

Google Chrome has just been launched (and of course our new Chrome Hacks blog along with it) with multi-threading technology that makes use of multiple processes (in Windows system) instead of traditional 1-process approach. (which is taken by IE and Firefox)

It’s still unclear how beneficial Google Chrome’s multi-threading technology is but in my experience, it does help.

You can read more about Google Chrome’s multi-threading technology over here.

Here’s an excerpt from Google Chrome Page:

Under the hood, we were able to build the foundation of a browser that runs today’s complex web applications much better . By keeping each tab in an isolated “sandbox”, we were able to prevent one tab from crashing another and provide improved protection from rogue sites. We improved speed and responsiveness across the board. We also built V8, a more powerful JavaScript engine, to power the next generation of web applications that aren’t even possible in today’s browsers.
This is just the beginning – Google Chrome is far from done. We’ve released this beta for Windows to start the broader discussion and hear from you as quickly as possible. We’re hard at work building versions for Mac and Linux too, and we’ll continue to make it even faster and more robust.