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Get it now! It’s cleaner, faster, and it’s fun too!

Aside from the features listed in the features page, here are my first impressions:

The Good:

• You can import bookmarks, passwords, etc. from your current browser
• It’s noticably faster
• Cleaner = More page real estate! (It may take some time for me to get used to this…)
• Text in the address bar is more readable (it’s bigger!)
• Firefox shortcuts work! (Alt+D/Ctrl+L, Ctrl+J, Ctrl+H, etc..)
• Autocomplete isn’t intrusive and it really works
• Draggable tabs (moving them like FF…and OUTSIDE to put them in their own window!)
• Speaking of tabs, you can also drag your Firefox tab to Google Chrome! 
• There’s Incognito mode (or “porn mode” if you’re the type)
• The new tab page is unexpectedly useful
• Did I mention it’s really fast? Wooo~! JavaScript!
• When right-clicking on a link, “Open link in new tab” is the first option instead of “new window.” It also loads NEXT to your current tab, not at the end like in Firefox
• If one page causes a crash, the other tabs are unaffected. Finally!
• Downloads window is now a Downloads tab. Less intrusive = better
• When searching for terms, results outside the visible area is shown in the scroll bar! Neato!

The Bad:

• No spell check Whoops! I think it’s just wordpress…Or maybe it’s new? Ooh! they updated it!
• No real-time search in the History tab
• No user profiles
• No “master password” to protect all your saved passwords
• Plugins/Extensions are (currently) missing. (If you’re extension-depended, stick to your current browser…for now at least)
• The feed button is nowhere to be seen (tell me if you find it)

Either way, Google Chrome is worth a try! It’s not mind blowing but the experience is just more pleasant.

Regarding the spell check thing, I think it was an update they released on their part. Here’s some info on their Google Chrome Terms of Service:

12. Software updates

12.1 The Software which you use may automatically download and install updates from time to time from Google. These updates are designed to improve, enhance and further develop the Services and may take the form of bug fixes, enhanced functions, new software modules and completely new versions. You agree to receive such updates (and permit Google to deliver these to you) as part of your use of the Services.

Also, here are some things you might want to know:

17. Advertisements

17.1 Some of the Services are supported by advertising revenue and may display advertisements and promotions. These advertisements may be targeted to the content of information stored on the Services, queries made through the Services or other information.

17.2 The manner, mode and extent of advertising by Google on the Services are subject to change without specific notice to you.

17.3 In consideration for Google granting you access to and use of the Services, you agree that Google may place such advertising on the Services.

Well, for me it’s fine (as long as they’re unobtrusive). Do you agree?

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Ubiquity: Why should I care?

Last week, I learned about this nifty Firefox tool called Ubiquity. What is it?

Ubiquity is an experimental Firefox extension that gives you a powerful new way to interact with the Web.

You’re used to telling Firefox where you want to go by typing Web addresses into the URL bar.

With Ubiquity installed, you’ll be able to tell Firefox what you want it to do by typing commands into a new Ubiquity input box.

(Source: Ubiquity 0.1 User Tutorial)

It’s experimental and it’s only on version 0.1 but hey, it’s a prototype that just WORKS! Okay, so what can it do? Here’s a video by Aza Raskin to show you more about it: (Watch it. I promise that you won’t regret it.)

(Source:Ubiquity for Firefox from Aza Raskin on Vimeo.)

Neat stuff. I, myself, am so excited that I can’t help but try messing with Ubiquity. The result: A Ubiquity command for Ping.fm.

Ping.fm: Updating social networks in a snap

With a lot of social sites around (like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Plurk, Livejournal, Yahoo! 360, Delicious, etc.), I can’t help but be a member of a number of them. What usually happens is that some of my friends on one network is not a member of another. To update everything would be a pain and so there’s Ping.fm!

Ping.fm was created for the sole purpose of making it as easy as possible to share your posts with the world. Now you don’t have to fumble around the web in order to post anymore, you can just post once, and be done with it.

(Source: Ping.fm/About)

If you want a Ping.fm account, the current beta code is: “legendofping”.

[Checking the different social sites is a different story. I suggest using Socialthing! I currently have one free invite for SocialThing so if you want in, just ask me. ]

Ubiquity + Ping.fm

So here I am now, with my Ubiquity command written for Ping.fm. I’m pretty proud if it and have used it a lot recently. It’s so much easier to share things on the web. Highlight, type some text and you’re good to go!

If you want to get Ubiquity on Firefox, you can download it from here.

To install and use my Ubiquity command for Ping.fm, just follow the instructions I wrote in there.

NOTE: After clicking on the Subscribe button, you’ll reach a scary warning page that says “Ubiquity Command from Untrusted Source.” Just click on “I know what I’m doing. Subscribe to it!” to install the command. Don’t worry, I promise you that nothing in there is harmful to your computer and does not violate your privacy. This command only allows you to post to different social sites using Ping.fm and that’s it. The source code is available for you to check if you don’t trust me.

At the moment, you’re always being warned when installing a command as mentioned here.

If you have any problems/comments/suggestions, email me or comment below.

Have fun with Ubiquity! If you develop some commands yourself, don’t be shy and share it!

UPDATE1: Ubiquity has been updated and breaks your current subscriptions. For your current subscriptions to work again, you may need to unsubscribe & resubscribe to them.

UPDATE2: Ping.fm is now in OPEN beta! No more beta codes needed!

• Ubiquity in Depth by Aza Raskin
• Ubiquity User Tutorial
• Ubiquity Author Tutorial

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