Another change according to the release notes is the popup blocker. Previously the pop-up blocker just minimized pop-up windows to the lower right corner of the browser window, create one ‘constrained’ window for each pop-up. Now, Google Chrome displays one small notification in the corner that shows the number of blocked pop-ups. A menu on the notification lets you open a specific pop-up, if needed.

Google Chrome Theme Starter Kit contains 276 images from original ‘default.dll’ (which is a image library for default Chrome theme).

Download Google Chrome Theme Starter Kit

Info

┌ Color: White
└ Current Version: 1.0

How to install

On the start button >>> your name >>>> Organize >>>> Folder & Search Options >>>> Click the view tab >>>>>> Under hidden files & Folder click show

Windows XP:

Extract to
C:\Documents and Settings\User\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\Chrome\Application.2.149.29\Themes

Windows Vista:

Extract to
C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Appl ication\0.2.149.29\Themes

Download

Just dll:

┌ http://uol1.site40.net/mac/default.zip
└ http://www.4shared.com/file/62018347…a/default.html

HOW TO USE
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1. Im guessing you have downloaded the file, otherwise you wouldnt be reading this.

2. Extract the files from the archive using your own extraction tool. Ie: WinRAR

3. Go to: (Replacing USERNAME with your username)
Vista – C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\0.2.149.27\Themes
XP – C:\Documents and Settings\USERNAME\LocalSettings\AppData\Google\Chrome\Application\0.2.149.27\Themes

And backup your existing, Default.DLL file (Just incase anything goes wrong)

4. Copy over Default.DLL from your extracted files into your Themes folder

5. Open up Chrome and walla! You have a new theme installed.

6. Share with as many people as you may wish to do so!

Download Mac v1 Chrome Theme

Author: M-WaR

Author Notes: A stab at a Google Chrome theme without the icons on the bar. I could only fit 4 characters per button so…

Download Chrome Theme – No Icons

“The browser wars continue. But consumers already have plenty of choices with IE, Safari, Firefox and Opera. The real question is if Google can get those users to shift. Mainstream consumers are wondering why they need to make the transition,” said Michael Gartenberg, vice president of mobile Relevant Products/Services strategy for Jupitermedia. “Chrome is still a solution in search of a problem.”

The new version a pop-up spoofing vulnerability, enables touchpad scrolling, promises more performance and reliability for Flash, Silverlight, Quicktime and Windows Media plug-in, fixes a “Chrome has crashed” message when closing a tab with an Acrobat 9 PDF and works much better with web proxies now. Also, Chrome no longer stores data from secure web sites.

Lack of Add-Ons – this is the single biggest problem with Chrome and why people just look at it, say “Nice!”, and never run it again after that. For example, it doesn’t have a StumbleUpon toolbar, or AdBlock, or S3Fox, or any number of add-ons and extensions that people have come to depend on.

Integration with Windows OS – there are little bitty things that don’t work:

• Speech Recognition on Vista doesn’t work.
• If you try are trying to Tile Multiple Windows (as talked about here), and one of these Windows is Chrome, then it won’t work (at least on XP).
• Some people are noticing continuous heavy hard disk activity when running Chrome on Windows XP 3.

Privacy Concerns – It’s from Google – most users are vary of the Terms of Service which Google has (and for Chrome these have been revised, but are not much better). There is very little trust, when it comes to Google tracking user data, and from Chrome, it has a license to track everywhere you go. The German Government has actually warned the citizens against using Chrome.

Other Annoyances – There are other small problems that keep the hate going:

• Some users reported that animated GIFs are jerky on Chrome.
• Most sites with Flash on them are in deep trouble.
• Zooming is clunky as compared to FireFox.
• Is not supported on all Operating Systems.
• Many popular sites don’t work on it despite the claims made in the Chrome Comics. (e.g. Facebook Dropdown Menus).
• The back browser button doesn’t have a drop down that lets you jump directly to 2-3 pages back. This is not true – as pointed by Christian, you can access this through a Right Click on the back button.
• I hate the fact that Chrome doesn’t remember entries that I have made in form fields (like FireFox does) and I have to enter complete usernames/email IDs, address info, etc. every time and every place.

When you download a file from a website, the downloads bar appears at the bottom of the tab where you can monitor the progress of your downloading file. The file button indicates the size of the download and the amount of time remaining until the completion of the download. An arrow appears in the tab to signify a download in progress.

Pause or cancel a download in progress

Open a downloaded file

Move a download on your computer

Currently, you can only import settings from Firefox or Internet Explorer. To manually import information from these browsers, follow these steps:

1. Close any other browsers that you’re running.
2. Open Google Chrome.
3. Click the Tools menu .
4. Select Import bookmarks & settings.
5. Select the browser from which you’d like to import data from the drop-down menu at the top.
6. Deselect the items that you don’t want to import:
   • ‘Favorites/Bookmarks’: Webpages you’ve saved in the selected browser.
   • ‘Search engines’: Alternative search options that you’ve saved in the selected browser.
   • ‘Saved passwords’: Passwords stored in the browser you’ve chosen for websites you’ve visited.
   • ‘Browsing history’: A list of all the websites you’ve visited while using the selected browser.
7. Click the Import button.

Importing information into Google Chrome doesn’t remove the information from the other browsers.