Google Chrome : 7 Thing I hate and like about You !

Hello Humanoids .   Finally , Google Chrome is here and most all of us were waiting impatiently . I wasn't excited  at all until i did download this unique web browser. I think it was worth the wait now , but this is just the first beta and it has loads of bugs and loads of features i love .

First and foremost lets take a look at its features :

One box for Everything : Web search. Web history. Address bar. Suggestions as you type. One unified box serves all your browsing needs


New Tab Page : Every time you open a new tab, you'll see a visual sampling of your most visited sites, most used search engines, and recently bookmarked pages and closed tabs


Application Shortcuts : Use web apps without opening your browser. Application shortcuts can directly load your favorite online apps


Dynamic Tabs : You can drag tabs out of the browser to create new windows, gather multiple tabs into one window or arrange your tabs however you wish -- quickly and easily



Crash Control : Every tab you're using is run independently in the browser, so if one app crashes it won't take anything else down


Incognito Mode : Don't want pages you visit to show up in your web history? Choose incognito mode for private browsing


Safe Browsing : Google Chrome warns you if you're about to visit a suspected phishing, malware or otherwise unsafe website


Instant Bookmarks : Want to bookmark a web page? Just click the star icon at the left edge of the address bar and you're done


Import Settings : When you switch to Google Chrome, you can pick up where you left off with all the bookmarks and passwords from your existing browser


Simpler Downloads : No intrusive download manager; you see your download's status at the bottom of your current window .



Here are some Screen Shots : 

I don't have time for the hardcore testing , but i can give you my first impressions !

So here are  First Impressions  about Google Chrome after using for an hour or so : 


7 Things i hate about Google Chrome : 

• There is absolutely NO integration with google apps, by default. I would have thought it's bookmarks would give you an option to link up with your google bookmarks. Or import them. I figured it wouldn't even be an option just built in. Same with maps, calendar, and mail. They didn't leverage the power of their existing products at all. 
  

• There is no Home button and the status bar doesn't even exists !
  

 Update :  Darn , i found a way to add Home Button . Just go to , Customize and Control Chrome  -> Option - > Basics - > Tick the Add Home page Option .

• Crash doesn't even exist . I have tested it on fully loaded Web 2.0 website , but this did resist pretty well .

• There is a Big Argument whether This web browser did pass Acid Test , but according to a genuine source it has passed Acid 3 test.
  

• Scrolling ?  A tad more sensitive than other web browsers  (  I have seen reports that the scrolling doesn't work in some cases )
  

• No recently Closed Tabs , Boo . But there is a History Link , so don't worry !

• There is still no Download link For Mac or Linux OS computers 
  

Note for Bloggers :  If you are eager to use Chrome as a default browser , then think again as most of the widgets that aren't of Google will break the sidebar widgets for sure !

7 Things i like about Google Chrome :

• Great privacy tool
  

• The fastest web browser on planet .
  

• Imports all the data from other web browsers in matter of seconds 
  

• A slap to the face on what IE 8 Beta 2 introduced as private browsing , incognito rules !
  

• Great UI for Windows Vista users , have no idea about UI in Windows XP 
  

• Spell Check is everywhere , thats a great thing for a blogger like me , Kudos .
  

• One of the most interesting feature is application shortcut , i have started using  it !
  

One more very important comparison which should be done manually is the RAM usage Comparison :

Firefox 3.0.1 : 115,368 K

Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 : 81,308 K

Google Chrome : 52,484 K 

Download Google Chrome by clicking the download button below : 

So what should be the conclusion ?   

I wont suggest you to change your default browser , but i would suggest you to give Google Chrome a try . 

Google Chrome Already has speed , functionalities and has great scope for improvement  web kits . But Google Chrome has ages left to be the next Firefox .

Go give Google Chrome a try , by the way i am writing this post via Google Chrome !

Take care, 

Google Knol : The next Wikipedia ?

Hello Humanoids . Yesterday ,  i  went to my bookmarks list and i found Knol  ! Wondering what Knol is ?  Knol is the latest Google initiative to be the best source of information .

The best place or source to know about the exact idea behind Knol is Googleblog itself :

• The web contains vast amounts of information, but not everything worth knowing is on the web. An enormous amount of informationresides in people's heads: millions of people know useful things and billions more could benefit from that knowledge. Knol will encourage these people to contribute their knowledge online and make it accessible to everyone.
• The key principle behind Knol is authorship. Every knol will have an author (or group of authors) who put their name behind their content. It's their knol, their voice, their opinion. We expect that there will be multiple knols on the same subject, and we think that is good.

• With Knol, we are introducing a new method for authors to work together that we call "moderated collaboration." With this feature, any reader can make suggested edits to a knol which the author may then choose to accept, reject, or modify before these contributions become visible to the public. This allows authors to accept suggestions from everyone in the world while remaining in control of their content. After all, their name is associated with it!

• Knols include strong community tools which allow for many modes of interaction between readers and authors. People can submit comments, rate, or write a review of a knol. At the discretion of the author, a knol may include ads from our AdSense program. If an author chooses to include ads, Google will provide the author with a revenue share from the proceeds of those ad placements.

 Before Moving on , all of us need to know what Knol exactly is ,  Wikipedia Comes to the rescue :)

• Knol pages are "meant to be the first thing someone who searches for this topic for the first time will want to read", according to Manber.The term knol, which Google defines as a "unit of knowledge", refers to both the project and an article in the project. Several experts see Knol as Google's attempt to compete with Wikipedia, while others point out the differences between the projects.

 Here is how Knol describes itself :

Knol offers:

• Ease of use
  All you need is an account, a name and a desire to write and we'll take care of the rest.
• Control
  You specify the level of collaboration you want with the community. Your knol, your voice.
• Community
  You can connect with other experts in your area of interest to share and grow knowledge.
• Visibility
  We value and promote authorship. Great content will be visible on any search engine.
• Growth
  Sharing your knowledge with the world is rewarding for everyone.

Even if you have a little query all you need to do is to Check out this page : http://knol.google.com/k/knol/knol/Help and you will hopefully get the best replies to your answers :)

As soon as i open the Knol website all i see are :  The site logo ,  the Featured Knol by featured authors and the Plain old bag o' knols  which wants you to Use Ctrl + F (  Thank God you have Firefox  , Ctrl + F is a mess in Internet explorer ! )

Basically , its been a public Beta since 23,July 2008  which is just three days back and the best part is that there are several articles which haven't been on Knol yet and you can write your own article which means you can have reviewers for your article and if you get great reviews your Knol will be featured on the Front Page !

To publish a Knol , do just three things :

• Go to http://knol.googlle.com and Click on Write a Knol ( Login  with your Google account )

• The moment you click it , you will see a  BloggerinDraft style  ( Blogger ) Post editor where you can write Title , subtitle , affliation , alternative title and lots more . The best Part is that you can even write a summary so that people can know what's in store for them . 

• And when you are done ,  Just publish your Knol and wait for some pleasant reviews !

I totally feel this is a risky move by Google ,  i dont think anyone can move or remove the throne from Wikipedia , Wiki  has a great history behind it while Knol has just arrived . We all have high hopes from every Google Product but this services has to be well organised otherwise there is no use of this site . We expect people to write original and creative articles which aren't on Wikipedia ( which is kinda impossible ) but still there is always something new and unique we can expect from Google .


Take Care, 

Ubiqwindows takes interactive technology to the next level !

Greetings Humanoids ! I was just surfing some amazing vimeo videos untill i found this video and did some search on it and finally decided to write about it ! You all must have seen or most probably used Google Earth , due to variety of features and great details Gooogle Earth is undoubtedly the best Map viewer till date . Now coming back to the point , i am talking about the Holographic Google Earth technology .

This technology has been formed by the people at Ubiqwindows which is from the LM3LABS guys . Actually you can know all about them on the website so i don't need to tell you about it , so lets see how Google Earth Blog describes it :

The technology comes from UbiqWindow and lets a computer screen be projected in mid-air. They have devised a touchless way to interact with the "hologram", and Google Earth is a great way to show off its capabilities .

Well i wont do much of the writing and i will just post the video , by the way , there is lot more to come !



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So that was the Holographic Google Earth , i didn't know this earlier but now i came to know about it that many people have already written about it but nevermind my article is far better ;)


Here is yet another UbiqWindows Product :

If you all know it or not , the "so called " iPhone Killer the Samsung Omnia SGH i900, is also using UbiqWindows technology !

Here is some interesting information : As written on Catchyoo blog 
 

Samsung deployed interactive booths where people can experiment the amazing interface of their phone. Only Ubiq'window can let people experiment what it is like to use such a next gen interface: dragging icones to launch applications, intuitive keyboard, smart OK, ...

The interactive booth also let user "click" buttons outside the phone screen, to get fast access to Omnia's features like: motion sensor, optical joystick, or 5 mega pixel camera. And people are queuing to experience this. As touch (...and soon touchless) interfaces are to invade our daily product, Ubiq'window is a unique solution to let customers experiment in large size.

The project was driven by LM3LABS' distributor iM3 Asia in Singapore .

To be honest , i shouldn't write more about this as you can find the Samsung iPhone killer information everywhere so its of no use ;(

So here were two of the most prominent uses of Ubiqwindows , but i really found a bigger , better and revolutionary technology called " Airstrike" - Another Revolutionary Idea by LM3LABS and i will Hopefully write about it in coming days ( or maybe weeks ) . Airstrike will surely surprise you to the limits !

I hope you enjoyed this article , comments and critics appreciated ;)

Take care ,