Web geek's guide to Google Chrome

MAKE THE MOST OF THE WORLD’S HOTTEST NEW BROWSER, GOOGLE CHROME!
Finally, there’s a web browser for today’s Internet, and today’s user: you! It’s Chrome. (From Google—of course!) Now, there’s a book that reveals how you can use all of Google Chrome’s built-in power and speed—and extend Chrome to do even more! Jerri Ledford and Yvette Davis start with a quick, practical tour of Google Chrome’s stripped-down, hot-rod interface —including its do-everything, know-everything Omnibox. You’ll be using Chrome like a pro in minutes, but that’s just the beginning. You won’t just learn how to customize Chrome: You’ll dive under the hood, tweak its code, and transform it into the browser of your dreams. Bottom line: If Google Chrome can do it, this book will help you do it smarter, faster, better! Covers all this, and more...

• Improving life on the Web: what’s new and different about Chrome, and why you care
• Getting from Chrome newbie to power user—fast!
• Browsing more safely in the Web jungle
• Spit-shining Chrome: making a good-looking browser look spectacular
• Optimizing your own web site to make the most of Google Chrome
• Tweaking tabs, and more: customizing Chrome to your heart’s content
• Saving time with Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts
• Troubleshooting problems with Google Chrome, step-by-step
• Learning about Chromium (the foundation on which Google Chrome is built) and its components, WebKit, WebKit Core, WebKit Port, and
WebKit Glue.

Jerri Ledford has been a freelance business technology writer for more than ten years, publishing more than 1,000 articles, profiles, news stories, and reports. She develops and teaches technology training courses on topics ranging from security to customer service. Ledford also helps optimize websites for Google and writes about technology topics ranging from search engine optimization to consumer security and identity theft. She has written 18 books, four of which are about Google applications: Google Analytics, Google Analytics 2.0, Google Powered: Productivity with Online Tools, and Google AdSense for Dummies.

Yvette Davis is Managing Editor for Brighthub.com’s Google Channel and Contributing Editor for its Linux Channel.www.WebGeeksGuide.com

Table of Contents
Introduction 1

Part 1: Google Chrome and Browsing the Way It Should Be

Chapter 1 Web Interactions Past and Present 9
The Theory of the Web-Based Operating System 10
A Star Trek-esque Society 10
Web-Based OS Is for the Future 10
Mobility Must Come First 11
Openness Is the Key to Mobility Is the Key to… 12
Browsing in an Application-Driven World 13
Chaos, Fallen Orderly 13
Web-Based from the Ground Up 14
Closing the Door 15

Chapter 2 What Google Chrome Brings to the Browser 17
NOT Your Momma’s Web Browser 18
Comparing Chrome to Other Browsers 19
Internet Explorer 19
Firefox 22
Opera 24
Speed Depends on How You Handle the Code 26
Share and Share (Resources), Alike 31
Taking Out the Trash Keeps the Browser Moving Cleanly 32
Searching for the Right User Experience 34
Tabbing Through Life 34
Surfing Without Being Seen 36
It’s About the Right Amount of Chrome 37
Closing the Door 38

Chapter 3 Getting Started with Google Chrome 39
A Quick and Easy Download 40
Chrome and Your Privacy Concerns 42
Download and Install Chrome 43
Initial Chrome Customization 44
Everybody Has a First Time Once 46
Chrome Grows with You 46
Chrome Page Controls 47
Point and Click, or Type 49
Bookmark Manager 50
Your Browser, Your Way: Basic Customization 52
Closing the Door 55

Chapter 4 It’s Everything: The Omnibox (Plus Some) 57
If It Is Everything, You Should Use It for Everything 58
The Usual Address Bar Duties 58
Security Indicators 59
A Few Other Functions 60
And Then There Are Page Controls 61
More Customization and Controls 64
The Basics Tab 65
The Minor Tweaks Tab 67
The Under the Hood Tab 68
Closing the Door 69

Chapter 5 Stability on the Net 71
Consequences of a Crash 72
Crash Management 72
Chrome’s Task Manager 73
Stats for Nerds 74
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