17 Jun 08 Chrome About Hack – How to retrieve DNS Prefetching Times!

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12 Jun 08 Google Chrome Comic Sold for $372!

The Australian’s copy of Google Chrome Comic was sold for $372.  ($454.99 AU) – calculator

The seller will be donating all profits to charity.

What I wonder most is if Google will start selling their comic book as Chrome gains in popularity.

Perhaps, that was the genius, the Google Chrome Comic book got everyone interested and Google secretly may have paid easily couple million dollars for this “comic” marketing effort.  (maybe not but it’s like it hits you later)

Here’s the excerpt from the closed auction:

One copy of the official Google Chrome copy book sent to bloggers and members of the press prior to the launch of Google’s Chrome browser.

I received mine late as they sent it to my PO Box, meaning it couldn’t get to me via courier.

An online copy of the comic book is available on Google here.

This is a limited edition print, and is not publicly available from what I’m aware. With Google Chrome quickly gaining marketshare, the book that launched a Google browser will only increase in value with time.

I’ve briefly flicked through the book, but it hasn’t been shared around, so consider the condition mint.

Given it wouldn’t be fair to profit from something sent to me directly, all proceeds after costs (ebay + paypal costs) will be donated to charity, split 50/ 50 between Beth Kanter and Beyond Blue.

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10 Jun 08 Firefox Chrome Tips – Chromifox is a Chrome Theme for Firefox!

Apparently, Google Chrome browser has picked up in popularity very quickly, there’s even a Firefox extension called Chromifox, which lets you make Firefox “look” like Chrome browser.

Get the Chromifox firefox extension, called a  “coat of Chrome for Firefox”. Its is a bright and soft blue theme for Firefox 3 on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X, and is inspired by the appearance of the Google Chrome web browser.

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