Google has entered into the Internet browsing arena with its new browser, named Chrome. Although Chrome lacks many of the features found in other browsers, it makes up for them with its simple design and user friendly interface.
Google seems to have designed chrome with its users in mind, as it incorporates some of the best features from Firefox and Opera. Chrome’s tab bar syncs perfectly with the application’s title bar, creating a very aesthetically pleasing application. The tab bar is situated along the top of the browser window, right above the URL text box. This layout reminds me of Opera’s design and it’s a pleasant surprise to see here.
One of the most innovative things about Chrome is its new tab system. While tabs are not a relatively new innovation, as they were first seen in Mozilla’s Firefox browser, Google’s take on these tabs are entirely different. Each of Chrome’s tabs are entirely independent of each other and if one of the tabs crashes the others are virtually unaffected.
Another cool feature that Google has incorporated into its tabs, is the ability to drag and drop them. Unlike other browsers where you’re stuck with your tab placement, in Chrome you can reorganize your tabs easily.
While Google’s chrome browser is very impressive, there are a handful of flaws that hopefully Google will tweak in the future. While Chrome’s tabs seem to be one of its strong suit, it’s also where one of its key flaws show up. The more tabs you have opened, the less of the web page title you can see. This becomes a big problem, when you don’t have your browser maximized.
Another issue that I’ve found with the chrome browser is that when you double-click on the browser’s tab/title bar, the window is automatically maximized. While this may seem like a small problem, it brings down the overall usability of the browser.
Overall Google’s new browser has a few flaws, but seems to be one of the best browsers currently on the market.