Google Chrome OS

Google announced Google Chrome OS recently. It seems as though Google is again pushing cloud computing. The net-book revolution is the next thing in computers with all the major players starting to take notice. Ever since the Asus EEPC was launched a while back people have begun to sit up and notice. Intel is currently also in the race as they have started developing an operating system specifically for net-books.

I do think that Google once again has the advantage as they are the ones who have all the cloud applications already. With Gmail, Google Docs, Calendar and more already pretty stable they are more than ready to give the world a taste of cloud computing. And now with the announcement of their own net-book OS that comes with Google Chrome they will be able to run all of their applications in a browser specifically designed to run those applications as fast as possible.

I can’t wait to see what they come up with.

Some Google Chrome Features

I have been playing with Google chrome today and found some usefull features that others may enjoy:

Application Shortcuts

This allows you to place shortcuts on your computer that link you to web applications such as Gmail or Facebook. The cool thing about this is that it opens up the application in its own window without all the browser controls etc. This allows you to view more of the application as the screen real-estate is not taken up by the other browser controls.

Incongnito Window

The incognito window feature is pretty cool. It allows you to open a "Special Window" that will not "remember" any information about where you went or what you did. i.e. All cookies, URL's and sessions will not be stored in your history or browser cache. This is a nice feature that will allow you to surf your internet banking or "other" sites (naughty naughty) without the fear of the information being stored on your computer for someone else to find.

Javascript Speed

According to many reports on the internet the implemenation of Javascript in Google Chrome is significantly faster than in other browsers. This is pretty visible when browsing the internet. I think that this browser is much faster than anything I have used before.