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Wanted: Pop-ups from Mozilla Prism

24.Sep.08 | Leave a Comment

In yesterday’s article, I offered a gentle reminder that Google Chrome isn’t the only way to “app” a web site. Mozilla’s Prism has been around for quite some time.
In that post, I used WhatsUp Gold as an example of a site that works with Prism but not with Chrome.
Turns out there’s a small wrinkle [...]

Remember: Chrome Isn’t the Only “Web App” Option

23.Sep.08 | 1 Comment

One of the often discussed features of Google’s Chrome browser is the ability to create desktop shortops or “web apps” with just a simple click. This can be a fun or convenient feature and has likely spawned thousands of new desktop icons on desktops.

However, not all applications work well with the Chrome browser. For example, [...]

Chrome Adoption

04.Sep.08 | 7 Comments

Looking at browser stats for this site, yesterday and today, I see:

53.99% - Firefox
32.58% - Internet Explorer
7.24% - Chrome
2.88% - Opera
2.14% - Safari

Wow. That’s some fast adoption for a beta browser! I’m a bit stunned.

Initial Chrome Thoughts and Reactions

02.Sep.08 | Leave a Comment

As you’ve likely heard, Google released the first beta of Google Chrome (windows only at this time). This is their entrance into the browser field and is based on WebKit (like Apple’s Safari browser).
I haven’t used it enough to have much for opinions, but here are some early thoughts and reactions:

It certainly is fast [...]

Oh Good, We Need More Web Browsers

01.Sep.08 | Leave a Comment

Yeah, the title for this is sarcasm.
I just read Matt Cutt’s post about Google Chrome. I’ve also paged through Google’s “prematurely leaked” (aren’t there pills for that now?) comic book.
All very interesting and I’m sure it’ll be fascinating. Really. But man, I personally am not overly excited to learn about another browser. And I think [...]

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