Chrome for Mac. And Linux.
The Google team has finally released a version of the Chrome browser for Mac and Linux. Chrome is lightweight and fast – that experience was previously the sole privilege of Windows users. With Chrome available on both Macintosh and Linux platforms, an addition to the existing fanbase may occur.
The greatest advantage of Chrome is its speed and its isolation of individual web pages to prevent a crash in one of them taking down content opened in other tabs.
In contrast to Firefox, Chrome is not yet burdened by users loading tons of extensions to perform a variety of tasks not necessarily related directly to web browsing. Extensions are available, but the primary reason for using Chrome is simply to enjoy fast, trouble-free browsing. Excellent support for Ajax, CSS 3 and HTML 5 mean good stability and, should I say it again, high speed. The import of bookmarks and assorted other settings is easy and quick – just be sure to shut down Firefox before attempting the import.
Get Google Chrome for the Mac here. The DMG file is roughly 19MB in size. If you’re running Linux, the installer may be downloaded here. Default support is provided for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora and openSUSE.
