Chrome beta today

[nrg_alpha]

rulian;10885068 wrote:

Yup Microsoft is suffering from self defeat, but Apple is also getting full of itself
Yes Apple, your cooler then PC, but your also 4x more expensive.
I think in the Browser/ OS wars, function still reigns over form. That is why microsoft failed when it simply made vista look better but not work better (IMO simply rid vista of window's defender and your much better off)

Oh but wait.. once the ads with Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates hits the airwaves (and it only costs $10 Million for Mr. Seinfeld's services), MS's deteriorating image will be magically restored!

I know my next comp is an iMac. Sadly, I still have some apps that use windows, so it seems I'll still have to support MS to some degree.. :glare:

[NogDog]

Apparently Google used a generic EULA, and have since changed it, omitting most of section 11 except for one short paragraph. http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080903-google-on-chrome-eula-controversy-our-bad-well-change-it.html

As stated in the EULA at the time of this writing:

...
11. Content license from you

11.1 You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you submit, post or display on or through, the Services.

12. Software updates
    ...

Off to update my blog now....

[nrg_alpha]

Nog, when I tried to post a comment on your site, I hadn't realized that I had to register with WordPress to do so. So I registered, and after 15 minutes, still no password emailed to me.. so I'll post here instead.

In your 'Google Chrome Beta' article, I came across the last paragraph...

"they will have to convince me that they won't be adding any obtrusive Google advertisements to content and other marketing mechanisms that would get in my way of just viewing the desired web content."

It's funny you should mention that.. I came across a link last night discussing Google's Chrome and how it can affect online advertising:

http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/google/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=210300377

The article basically discusses the potential impact of online advertising should the web users en-mass widely adopt Chrome. Apparently, Chrome does 'ad concealement' as opposed to ad blocking.. which translates into Chrome minimizing ads so they are not in plain sight for the user. The result is that since those ads are actually loaded, it's still billable towards advertisers.

Obviously there's more info in the link.. I found it quite interesting... I'm more curious to see how Chrome and online advertising pans out in the long run.

[NogDog]

nrg_alpha;10885112 wrote:

Nog, when I tried to post a comment on your site, I hadn't realized that I had to register with WordPress to do so.

The registration will only be on my site, not with the WordPress site. Maybe I should see if I can alter that registration page to make it look like it's for my site and not theirs?

Anyway, I've had literally over 1000 spam comment posting attempts over the last 3 days. I activated the Akismet plug-in which stops them from showing up on the blog, but not from being processed and saved in the DB (and I still have to go in once in awhile and delete them, hoping no valid comments are being lost accidentally - I don't have the patience to sift through a couple hundred posts to look for them); so I turned on the "must register to comment" option. I may turn it off again in a few days in the hopes that their robots have given up on my site, but don't hold your breath.

[dougal85]

This thread is going waaay off the beaten path. Nevermind...

NogDog, Why not add a captcha plugin or something?

[nrg_alpha]

NogDog;10885147 wrote:

The registration will only be on my site, not with the WordPress site. Maybe I should see if I can alter that registration page to make it look like it's for my site and not theirs?

Ok, well what I have done is in the right-side menu, you have a section named 'Meta' and within that, there is a register link. I clicked this link which brought me here:

http://www.charles-reace.com/blog/wp-login.php?action=register

So it is within you site, but has the wordpress logo.. so I registered at this point (entered my desired username and email).. Haven't heard from anybody since lol

Am I using the wrong registration system? I checked the login within this Meta section, and it too seems to involve wordpress within the confines of your site..

NogDog;10885147 wrote:

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I don't have the patience to sift through a couple hundred posts to look for them); so I turned on the "must register to comment" option. I may turn it off again in a few days in the hopes that their robots have given up on my site, but don't hold your breath.

I wouldn't bother turning it off if you are getting that heavily bombarded... not worth the hassle IMO. Just let me know if I am going about this whole registration thing wrong 😉

[nrg_alpha]

dougal85;10885149 wrote:

This thread is going waaay off the beaten path. Nevermind...

Meh.. this whole forum (Echo Lounge) is off the beaten path 😉
I would have posted my last chrome post in Nog's site (which I think the link has some relevance to Chrome beta..) so while this thread has twisted in odd directions (talk of MS and IE), I'm done with that now and focusing on Chrome again. 😃

As a side note, I am using Chrome more and more and getting quite attached I must confess.. I don't use it for online banking or such.. but other than that, it feels quite stable.. quite solid (then again, I'm not trying to see how many ways I can break the thing).

Spell checker works in that it displaes your typical red squiggly lines... but as of this Beta, right clicking does not offer suggestive words.. (perhaps Beta 2?) Speaking of which, anyone know when that comes out?

[NogDog]

dougal85;10885149 wrote:

This thread is going waaay off the beaten path. Nevermind...

NogDog, Why not add a captcha plugin or something?

I hate captcha's, and most of them can be defeated. Akismet appears to do a fine job of filtering out the spam, though.

nrg_alpha;10885150 wrote:

Ok, well what I have done is in the right-side menu, you have a section named 'Meta' and within that, there is a register link. I clicked this link...

There's no confirmation email -- once you submit it you are registered, at least unless/until the spambots start registering and I have to toggle the user registration confirmation feature. :rolleyes: (I checked the admin pages and you show up as a registered user.)

Oh, and as originator of this thread, I hereby grant permission to wander as far off topic as desired. Of course, by posting anything in this thread, you give me "a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit." 😉

[nrg_alpha]

NogDog;10885158 wrote:

There's no confirmation email -- once you submit it you are registered, at least unless/until the spambots start registering and I have to toggle the user registration confirmation feature. :rolleyes: (I checked the admin pages and you show up as a registered user.)

But I didn't get a password emailed to me (do I not need one for login purposes?) Glad to know I'm in the system though 😉

NogDog;10885158 wrote:

Of course, by posting anything in this thread, you give me "a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, adapt, modify, translate, publish, publicly perform, publicly display and distribute any Content which you submit." 😉

lol.. that will be THE Google humour from here on out... I can feel it. 🙂

[NogDog]

nrg_alpha;10885160 wrote:

But I didn't get a password emailed to me...

Ah, shoot, I forgot about that part. Did you check your spam folder? If it's not there, email me and I'll reset the password.

[pedro28]

I love all your informations.