[GRLUG] NOT LINUX - Google chrome

[Topher]

> Anyone using Google chrome, andif so, have you seen any problems?
> 
> I've been using it for a few days now, and am mostly interested in the 
> robustness under load.  i.e., I like to have lots of tabs open.  I have 
> seen Firefox start to get cranky after about 15 tabs.  Slow down, stop 
> for a while. As suggested by the architecture, chrome starts a new 
> process for each tab, which make me think it might be more robust.

I use phpMyAdmin a LOT, and typically keep it open in a different browser 
altogether, so that if either that one or Firefox dies, I don't lose both.

For years I used Galeon as my secondary, but it's finally starting to fail 
as firefox and gecko get newer versions, since galeon isn't maintined 
anymore.

I switched to Chrome as my secondary when they released a big new version 
recently, a month ago maybe?  I don't remember.  Arch has it in the repo 
so I ran it.

It works very well for the stuff I use it for.  I also use it for google 
reader.  I block all of google's cookies in Firefox, but that doesn't work 
with reader, so I read in that other one.

I wish there was less platform dependency in the extensions.  I saw lots 
that I'd like to use that said "Windows only" or "OS X only".  And even 
the ones that said they worked in Linux failed for me.

Thus ends my report.

Topher