Chrome: 1% Market Share In Less Than a Day (25)
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While the early release of the Chrome comic might have changed the way Google went about launching its new browser, it definitely did not hurt Chrome's early success. According to data from Net Applications, Chrome captured more than 1% of the browser market within its first day of release. Since then, it has been growing steadily and is now at around 1.5%, as both technology blogs and mainstream publications have written about it almost nonstop ...
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paul.grayson said:
Impressive! 1% share in a day. At the expense of Firefox and Safari though it seems..
Create Separate Profiles in Google Chrome for Family Members and Stay Extra Safe (21)
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If you have started to love Google Chrome and have made it the default browser on your computer, here’s a useful tip regarding your privacy. The tip is more relevant for people who have computers in the living room and that same machine is shared among all other family members. The address bar in Google Chrome is almost as dangerous as the awesome bar in Firefox. Why You Need Separate Profiles in Google Chrome Google ...
EARN: Helping Low-Wage Workers Learn to Save (2)
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It can seem impossible to get ahead when you’re earning minimum wage. The idea of an emergency fund is nice, but to save for one, you must have money left at the end of the month. MarketWatch recently published a story about a San Francisco program that helps low-wage workers begin to save and develop better money skills. The Earned Asset Resource Nework (EARN for short) is a non-profit organization providing financial assistance and education ...
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ckstevenson said:
This sounds like an excellent program, I know Fairfax County, VA has a few programs to help low-wage workers with free tax preparation programs etc.
Chrome To Get Extensions - Just Not Yet (27)
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Even though we have quickly come to enjoy using Google Chrome after its launch yesterday, we still miss a couple of things from Firefox that Google's browser just doesn't offer yet. Most importantly, Google doesn't yet have any architecture in place that would allow developers to program extensions for it. For Firefox, the extension ecology that developed around it has a been a major contributor to its success and many users who might prefer the ...
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Chris said:
I'm kind of surprised they don't have extensions ready to roll out, since this is such a critical feature of FF. That's pretty much the deal-breaker for me using Chrome. So, not only do we have to wait for Chrome to "eventually start" supporting extensions, but then for the extensions we've come to depend on the be ported. Could be quite a wait.
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dd said:
Sundar Pichai, a VP for product management at Google, promised that Google would eventually start supporting extensions and stressed that it was high on Google's to-do list for Chrome.
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paul.grayson said:
rss autodiscovery - missed that that is missing! I did find an alternative to firebug and live Http headers though - v. Nice!
