Google Chrome OS Review

 I will first tell my view of what's new in Chrome OS, Technical specification, advantages of Chrome OS, etc. Let me dive into the topic now. Everyone knows Google giant and also know their yet to launch OS. It is named as Chrome OS, after their own Browser.

Google revolutionize the browsing age by launching their slim and thin browser named as Chrome. The browser was similar to Firefox 3 and also IE 7. But it was faster than IE 7. It had some tweaking performance in the DNS side to make the browsing experience faster. Around 3 million people used Chrome browser. I was one amongst them.

Now the giant has announced the news of launching their own OS , which will surely compete against Windows. I think by the mid of 2010 Google Chrome OS will be available. This is a sad news for Microsoft. The catch point of Chrome Os is that it is open source light Operating System. But sad news for the Google fans is that, this OS is launched for Netbooks initially. But I hope they will release desktop version in a month or so, after the launch of netbooks version. The main importance is given for SSS(Speed, Security and Simplicity).

Google is designing the OS to be fast and lightweight , to start up and to get users onto web ASAP. The GUI (Graphical User Interface) is not given much importance. But the look will be like simple and elegant. They are also redesigning the security architecture of the OS so that user's don't have to worry about viruses and other malware threats.

As far as the technical specification goes, Chrome OS will run both in x86 and ARM chips. The software architecture is simple, with new windowing system on top of Linux Kernel. Now do you get from where Chrome OS will get its security feature , quicker start-up and also be lightweight? Yes it is from Linux kernel. All Web-based applications will easily work and new applications can be written using your favorite web technologies. And to the added benefit those applications will run on standard browsers running on Windows, Mac and Linux.

Google has announced that Chrome OS will revolutionize netbooks and other underpowered machines. The OS is a small, fast-booting platform whose sole purpose is to run a browser, and from there to access all the Google apps and other web services you know and which are dear to you. Now we will see the advantages of Chrome OS.

Economic -
Netbooks are really cheap. But netbooks running Windows are costlier than netbooks running Linux for one obvious reasons. To buy an original Microsoft license. . Ever wondered why the Linux versions of netbooks cost around 2500 Rs. less? It is because of Microsoft tax. Since Chrome OS is based on Linux , like most of the Google products, it will be surely less than netbooks running Microsoft Windows.

Speed -
We know Windows 7 runs faster than Windows Vista on a netbook. But the point is Windows 7 runs only on netbook. But Chrome OS will run on low-powered processors like Atom and ARM. And the web-applications doesn't require that much configuration. So it should be faster. It also promises for boot time in seconds, not in minutes like in Windows. So it will be easier for a cold boot, rather than hibernate or sleep , saving precious battery life.

Compatibility -
Google says that "People don't want to spend hours configuring their computers to work with every new piece of hardware, or have to worry about constant software updates. " One of the big problems with using other OS on a netbook has been drivers. Try installing OS X on one if you don't believe, or any version of Linux not specifically designed for your model. If Google can come up with an OS that can be downloaded, dropped onto any machine and then "just works, " we might just have the ultimate portable OS.

And I conclude my thoughts with one main aspect. If Google can design a whole new OS which is clean, fast and focused for Web-Services, then Chrome OS will surely be a revolutionary OS. A free revolution that will make Microsoft very uncomfortable.

How to turn your Facebook Timeline into a movie

timeline is new facebook profile which is now going to be the permanent profile for all facebook users. There are many websites which are offering some good services to make your timeline profile cool and attractive. One of the best service is to make a movie of your timeline.

Follow these steps to turn your timeline into movie

• Visit timeline movie Maker
  
• Click on create movie. After that you will see a new dialog box which will ask you to login with facebookaccount
• After logging in with facebook, allow app to access yout facebook profile. It will render your data and create your timeline movie.
• Enjoy your timeline movie show
  

Y0u can also customize your movie ith different sound tracks and photos. You can also share this with your friends.

Google Chrome: First Look

I'm a Google fangirl. Ever since they came out with GMail, I've been hooked. I didn't always keep tabs on what products the Google team has upcoming, but I've given nearly all of them at least a try (the only exceptions being Google Ads and Analytics; I haven't quite figured out where to put Analytics on Broken Shield and I don't intend to add any more ads than I already have). My favourite application from them so far is GDocs, which would have been immensely useful if they'd been released when I was in college, but who cares now? :D

However, I am also a Firefox fangirl. I've participated in beta testing two Firefox releases and have submitted Bugzilla reports. No, I cannot code, hence why I did not write my own add-on or theme for FF. I do like playing around with Firefox extensions and themes; my current theme is Foxkeh, a cute theme with a little fox that literally runs when you're loading a page.

So when Google said they were coming out with a browser of their own, I was torn. I love both these organizations to bits, and I was genuinely afraid that Google was going to pull out from supporting my favourite browser. Despite that, I'll admit that the first thing I downloaded upon waking was Google's beta browser, Chrome.

I'm biased to Chrome even before I installed it for one reason; it's the name of my favourite female character in Katekyo! Hitman Reborn: Chrome Dokuro. :P Yes, I do realise that it's named after FF's own Chrome section, where User Interaction takes place.

Moving on, the first thing one notices about Chrome is the blue top bar. The Tab has been moved on top of the address bar instead of the bottom, which is an interesting visual change. Chrome gives itself the illusion of having more space by somehow replacing the traditional border frames you'd see on your applications with the blue tabs and a Vista/Mac-looking small rectangular icons.

The result? A much wider screenspace. There's so much space that if you're used to seeing 1/8ths of your browser's chrome (or that top section where you see your address bar, back and front tabs, stop, reload, etc), Chrome's managed to make it seem like it's completely disappeared. It's a pleasant but jarring surprise.

The separation of each tab into its own processes is long overdue, supposedly ensuring that if you somehow managed to crash a tab it won't take the rest of your browser down. However, this had led to claims of Chrome slowing down Firefox when left to itself for periods of time. I can attest to this; Chrome does slow my other browser (Firefox) down at home, and it's very annoying. To call it a resource hog would be putting it mildly; Chrome has managed to force me to restart my computer in an effort to battle the slowness.

Online sources are all pointing out that contrary to expectations, Chrome, while being more responsive even with many tabs and Flash open, actually takes up more resources than others, such as IE8 beta 2 (spawn of hell yes I hate IE). While many take this as a sign of Chrome maximising future hardware specs, I take a far more pessimistic view; any hardware older than 18 months looks likely to get left out, and as I tend to upgrade my PC every 3-4 years this will be painful.

Rendering is faster though, which is something I'm grateful for. What I find amusing is that Chrome doesn't do very well on Acid3; it scores a measly 79/100 and the linktest failed. Acid3 is a test of how well the browser complies to web standards. The score indicates that despite the improved rendering engine, Chrome still has quite a ways to go.

At first glance, Chrome does have many promising features, but I'd wait and see before installing it if you're not a fan of beta softwares. While Chrome is quite stable and pretty solid from the first glance, it still needs more work. What makes Firefox popular is the strong community support and the many extensions; it'll be interesting to see if Chrome can do the same, especially since one of the most popular extensions is Adblock, which blocks the ads you see on most people's sites. As Google gets most of their revenue from ads, it will be interesting to see if they top this.

How to Reload All Open Tabs in Google Chrome

Google Chrome is one of the most used web browser which has recently crossed Firefox to be the second most used web browser. Google chrome has some nice features and gives faster web surfing experience. But there is an option missing in this web browser which most of the users want to see. This option is the ability to reload all open tabs at one click. For those who like to work on multiple browsers, this is a much needed feature. There is no direct way to reload all open tabs in Google Chrome. But you can use this missing feature with a nice Google Chrome Extension, Reload All Tabs. You can also reload all open Google Chrome windows.
Follow these steps to add "Reload All Tabs" option in Google Chrome.

• Download Reload All tabs extension and add it to Google Chrome.
• After the installation, it will take you to a new page where you can select some options related to the reload all tabs. 
• This extension also allows users to create a keyboard shortcut for reloading all tabs. Default Keyboard shortcut is binded as Ctrl + Shift + R. 
• After the selecting options and keyboard shortcut of your choice click on save. 
• Now you will see a reload button just before the wrench menu. 
• Click on this button each time when you want to reload all the tabs. You can also reload all tabs with keyboard shortcut you have selected. If you did not made any changes in the shortcut, then use default Ctrl + Shift + R.

To hide this button, right click on the icon and choose Hide button. To show that the button again, visit the chrome://extensions/ page, and click on Show button. You will also see reload all tabs option in the context menu (right click popup menu) on the web page. You also select option in that menu to reload all tabs.
To uninstall this extension, right click on the Reload All Tabs icon in the tool bar and click onuninstall.