Tag Archives: chrome

Chrome Ad Blockers: AdThwart Vs. AdBlock , Round 1

One of the most important aspects of a web browser today is how good it is at blocking ads. Users thinking about switching to Chrome from Firefox NEED to have a reliable ad blocker. The two best ad blockers are AdThwart and AdBlock. They both support EasyList, but that doesn’t mean they are both equally effective and user friendly.

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Chrome: New “Press Tab to Search” Feature

Google Chrome, Developer version 4.0.302.2 includes a new way to easily search a website.  When typing a URL into the address bar, an option comes up to “Press Tab to search”.  Have a look below: The feature looks great to me.  My only question is how Chrome decides which sites are available to search and [...]

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SunSpider Javascript test, Chrome Vs Firefox 3.6

Everyone must of heard the news that Firefox 3.6 has finally come out. There is a video mentioning all of the new changes in 3.6.  Mike Beltzner made mention of a benchmark called SunSpider and said that 3.6 had increased speed to 995 ms, down from 1188 ms.  I thought to myself, now that sounds [...]

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