Google Chrome for Linux and Mac, Chrome Extensions Beta
Tomi H�s�
December 8, 2009
"Google Chrome for Mac (Beta)"
"We've been working hard to deliver a first-class browser for the Mac - it
took longer than we expected, but we hope the wait was worth it! We wanted
Google Chrome to feel at home on the Mac, so we've focused on uniting our
clean, simple design with subtle animations and effects to create a snappy
and satisfying browsing experience on OS X. As you might expect, the speed
of Google Chrome for Mac is something we're very proud of."
"Google Chrome for Linux (Beta)"
"At Google, most engineers use Linux machines, so we certainly heard loud
and clear how much they wanted Google Chrome for Linux. Just like Google
Chrome for Windows and Mac, we focused on speed, stability and security,
but we also wanted a high-performance browser that integrated well with
the Linux ecosystem. This includes tight integration with native GTK
themes, updates that are managed by the standard system package manager,
and many other features that fit in natively with the operating system
where possible."
"Google Chrome for Linux in various GTK themes"
"Just as important, we've had quite a bit of help from the open source
community. More than 50 open source contributors have worked on Chromium
and they've been especially helpful on delivering our Linux version of
Google Chrome. For more details on the beta release of Google Chrome for
Linux, check out the Chromium blog."
"Extensions in Google Chrome for Windows and Linux (Beta)"
"When we first launched Google Chrome in September 2008, we knew that we
wanted to make it easy for you to customize the browser with extensions.
We also wanted to make extensions easy to create and maintain, while
preserving Google Chrome's speed and stability. Extensions on Google
Chrome accomplishes all these goals: they are as easy to create as web
pages, easy to install, and each extension runs in its own process to
avoid crashing or significantly slowing down the browser."
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/google-chrome-for-holidays-mac-linux.html
Google Chrome for Linux & Mac, Chrome Extensions (and a Promo Site With
Privacy Hole)
December 9, 2009
"The Google Chrome browser is now also available for Mac (see screenshot
above) and Linux. Google in an email some of you received said that there
were "73,804 lines of Mac-specific code written"."
"Also, Google now released extensions for Chrome. These are little browser
add-ons and tools, or speaking in Chrome evolution terms, it's the
discovery of fire: you can now cook meat, look at cave paintings at night,
scare away the sabertooth tiger, and accidentally burn your fingers.
Installing an extension is easy: just browse the extension gallery, pick
an extension you like - such as Google Translate, which translates pages
on-click - and hit the install button. After a short download and a
security popup you need to approve, the extension will be visible without
any restart."
http://blogoscoped.com/archive/2009-12-09-n17.html