The Google Chrome Beta channel for Mac and Linux has been updated to 5.0.307.9. This release fixes a few issues to make the browser a bit more reliable:
* [Mac, Linux] Fixed a tab crash that could be triggered by visiting wordpress.com, http://acid3.acidtests.org/, and many other sites. (Issue 35498)
* [Mac, Linux] Fixed a tab crash in image loading. (Issue 32230)
* [Linux] Improved font bolding for fonts without native bold. (Issue 22360)
Tags: Browser, Changes, Chrome, Chrome 5.0, Direct Download
Here are the top 5 best, must have Extensions/Add-ons/Plugins for Google Chrome Browser in my opinion. Please note that the direct links are all linked from Google server it self, they are not hosted here. Which ones are your best? Leave your comment and let us know.
Tags: Addons, Best, Chrome, Direct Download, Extensions, Plugins
Guide by Redmond Pie
Step 1: Download and install the latest version of VirtualBox for Windows 7. (download link)
Step 2: Download .vmdk file for Google Chrome OS. (from gdgt)
Step 3: Start VirtualBox and click on “New” button. This will start a wizard that will help you create a new VM in VirtualBox.
Step 4: Name your VM “Chrome OS” and select “Linux” from Operating System dropdown menu, and “Other Linux” from Version dropdown menu.
Step 5: Assign your VM some Ram in megabytes. For this tutorial, I have allotted Chrome OS VM 512 MB of Ram.
Step 6: Now Select “use existing hard disk” option and select the .vmdk file of Chrome OS that you downloaded in Step 2.
Step 7: Click Next and finish the wizard.
Now simply click on the green colored “Start” button as seen in the screenshot above and wait for about 7 seconds for Chrome OS to boot up. You will need a valid Google ID to login into the operating system.
Tags: Chrome OS, Direct Download
I have never liked the fact that many software companies have decided to cut down on standalone installers and instead have chosen to remotely download whatever software it is via a small software. Users have to install a small downloader software first, run it and use that to download and install the full software.
This is the case with most of Google’s softwares now, like Google Earth, Google Talk and most important of all, Google Chrome Browser but I cannot live without the standalone installer, even though I am on high speed Internet, downloading isn’t a problem for me, I just like it the other way.
I am sure many of you, esp. those on slow speed Internet would like to have a direct download link to the standalone installer which can be used to install Google Chrome without the hassles. Well, here you go:
Direct Download Link to ALWAYS Latest version of Google Chrome
I do not want to post a link for each version of Google Chrome just yet. Above link is directly from Google, it will always have the latest stable release version of Google Chrome. You can just click above, then check the box for “Accept and Install” and the download for standalone installer will start.
Leave your comments and let me know what you think of this.
Tags: Chrome, Chrome OS, Direct Download