New beta for Google Chrome

From the Google Chrome Blog;

Tuesday, March 17, 2009 | 10:00 AM

"...Since we took the "beta" tag off Google Chrome in December, we've been updating two release channels: developer and stable. With our latest release, we're re-introducing the beta channel for some early feedback — and if you're reading the brand new Google Chrome blog, you are probably just the person to give it a try...more..."

I will be downloading, and testing the new beta release, and will update as time permits. Let me know if you have any problems or suggestions.

Thank you;

Wallace

Deleting Direct Messages on Twitter

Here is a little marklet that deletes Direct Messages (DM) on Twitter. Just 'drag and drop' the red text below to your Google Chrome Bookmarks bar

Delete DM

Navigate to your Twitter Direct Messages page, and then click-on the marklet. Your side-bar should display instructions that will allow you to delete all, or selectively delete Direct Messages from Twitter contacts.

If you use this marklet, be so kind as to comment here ( or on my Twitter page ). I'm especially interested in whether deleting DMs affects the 'updates' count on a members page. 

Bookmarklets for Google Chrome's tool-bar

Bookmarklets are an asset to any browser, and I use these two a lot. I found these at Chrome Plugins, so it would be good to keep an eye on that site for more tips and tricks. They made it so simple;

Just Drag-and-drop the red links below to your browser bar!

If you use Google Reader like I do, you probably know about 'sharing with notes'. You can share items from within your reader, or with this marklet you can highlite anything on a web-page and share that portion. This marklet activates a pop-up window with some great features, the one I like the most is being able to 'tag' the item so that you can publish it as a unique rss feed.

Share with Note in Google Reader

Here's my 'tagged' feed ( Exploring Google Chrome ) that I 'share' via the marklet above.

If you use FriendFeed, here's a marklet that allows you to post from any web page. Again, you'll get a pop-up window with instructions. Highlited text will be posted but there's something special about this pop-up! You can post photos from any page directly to FF!

Share on FriendFeed

Remember to check with Chrome Plugins often, they really know a lot!

Google Chrome ( incognito ) Not Cool Enough For Facebook

If you're trying to visit Facebook with Google Chrome in the incognito mode, you will see this image;

Google Chrome Update Available

Google Chrome update available, Chrome users need to click on 'About Google Chrome' ( under the wrench, at the top/right of your Google Chrome browser ). 

A pop-up similar to the one above will appear on your browser screen, and the user will be prompted to check for updates. After about a minute of checking and updating the user will be prompted to close, and restart their Chrome Browser to finish the installation.

The process takes less than two minutes. This release includes two security updates. The release notes will have a full list of changes.

Three Processing Modes

Behind the scenes, Chrome can run in three processing modes. The most efficient of these is single process mode. To use this mode, open Chrome's properties in the Start menu and add the string '-single-process' (without the quotes) to the end of the Target box. Now, no matter how many tabs you open, the browser will use just one process.

If you add the string '-process-per-site' to the Target line, Chrome will open a new process for each tab, but if you open the same site in two tabs, it will run them on the same process. The string '-process-per-tab' will force Chrome to create a completely new process and use a new memory space for each tab, which is its default.

Thanks Tech Radar!

Are You Ready For Chrome?

You've been reading about the Chrome Browser, down-load it now! It's free, east to install and probably the most flexable tool Google has in it's package.

From the moment Google's Chrome Browser was first offered, the rest of the tech world has been playing catch-up, and follow the leader. The first reviews of Chrome were appropriately skeptical and critical, and the best minds in the business got busy testing the new Browser looking for strengths, weaknesses and making suggestions. They found a lot of strengths, a few weaknesses and made a lot of suggestions that Google picked up on quick. 

When you've down-loaded the ultra-lite package, check out all the tips and tricks I've been 'tagging' as I follow the developers in my Google Reader. Extensions and Add-ons are expected very soon, so be ready, and take full advantage of the latest great developments. Down-load it today!

Check back here in the next few days for up to the minute reports and reviews by the folks who love to push a new tool to it's limits.