17 Jun 08 Chrome Hacked – Mac and Linux Google Chrome available!

Although not the official version of Google Chrome for Mac and Linux, the CrossOver Chromium is pretty much the Mac and Linux version of Google Chrome since it’s built on Chromium.

Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all Internet users to experience the web. The Chromium codebase is the basis for Google’s Chrome browser.

Until Google officially releases their Linux/Mac versions, you can resort to downloading the CrossOver Chromium on your Mac and Linux.

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14 Jun 08 Chrome Hack – HOWTO create your own Google Chrome Themes using Chromium Theme Creator!

Here’s how you can create your own Google Chrome Themes using the Chromium Theme Creator:

Download Chromium Theme Creator Here

With this tool, to build the themes\default.dll file is far from a click.
A rewrite from scratch has been done, because I’ve lost (or almost) my previous source code, now I’m working on another computer. Since my notebook has its LCD display’s backlight damaged I couldn’t reach the previous source code. However this new one is written for Lazarus compiler.

First and foremost -> Requirements:
GoRC.exe
- Authorship details inside the same theme file, now.
- Preview themes: This tool will show some images from the Theme file itself by dragging theme files and dropping over it in order to preview it and if you want you can replace default.dll in Chrome’s path and after that Launch it by clicking Apply button.

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

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.

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03 Jun 08 Google Chrome has its own "Task Manager"!

The biggest difference between Google Chrome and Firefox/IE is the fact that Chrome has its own Task Manager.

To access the Task Manager in Google Chrome, goto Developer->Task Manager menu as shown below:

As you will see, the Task Manager is very accurate with stats of memory, CPU, and network of each tab, plugin, and the Browser itself.  (Now these are actually all different processes in the actual Windows system’s Task Manager too, you can look here for some more info on that.)

Of course, the point of having a Task Manager is that every Tab is managed more efficiently plus you have one window for ending any processes that are causing frozen-windows or simply taking too long to load.

If you click on “Stats for nerds” under the Task Manager, you will also get to see even more detailed stats on the processes running.  This sorta reminds me of a Linux system where every detail is accessible by the user unlike Windows.

Our verdict is that the Task Manager on Google Chrome is even better than Windows operating system Task Manager as you get what you see.

This Task Manager might be a great way for developers to add more functions, especially since the Google Chrome is completely open-source.  (Yes, you can build your own browser on top of it if you want) Tags:Chrome Features, developers, google, linux, linux system, manager menu, memory, nerds, open source, sorta, task manager, windows operating system, windows system