Google Chrome
Well, Google have launched their search engine to rival IE and FireFox ... Google Chrome... on my machine it is quick, intuitive clean in design and does some nice things in a simple way.
The bit I like best is that you just type straight into the address line and the search is done for you. I also like the 'thumb-nails' of the most visited sites and the timed full search history.There are probably loads of things that I have not looked at yet but I will carry on using it for a while to see how it compares.
But I didn't read what I was signing up to ... did you?
It appears that you might just want to take a peek at the end user bit. Gizmodo points out item 11.1 :
You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. By submitting, posting or displaying the content you give Google a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services. And it does go on !
Interesting ... does it mean what I think it means?
Labels: Google Chrome
posted by Doug @ 16:45
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Hi Doug, I've been playing with Chrome too and my favourite bits are:
1) Uncluttered design giving you more "webspace* and less buttons
2) The "most visited" screen wher you get screen shots of all your regular websites: one click and you're there! A real time saver.
3) Create a Quick Launch or Desktop button for web apps - I've created one which launches me straight into the dashboard of my blog - no more having to click on the link and type a password.
4) The search and URL toolbar is also pretty cool, but no different to Firefox's really.
What they've done is to try and provide a streamlined approach with as much built-in time-saving as possible.
However, it definitely doesn't work with all websites yet - my Typepad blog's dashboard doesn't load properly (Wordpress is fine, though.
I've been looking at Chrome since the launch. I like it, but the incognito mode could make it troublesome to use within an educational establishment. If pupils know how to mask where they go to, it leaves us open to problems.
Maybe google could release an educational version without the incognito feature built in.
Oh - and I understand that IE8 has something similar too. Are we all going to have to switch to firefox in schools?
Unfortunately, Firefox can do exactly the same as Chrome and IE8. I suspect that incognito modes won't stop your monitoring systems looking at where each user has gone - they're only "incognito" as far as the browser itself is concerned.
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