Google today announced the release of a new beta of Google Chrome for Mac, adding several new features such as extensions and bookmark syncing that were left out of the initial beta released in December while also focusing on a “snappy, safe, and simple browsing experience” for users.
With this new version, you’ll be able to install any of over 2,200 extensions (and counting!) currently available in Chrome’s extensions gallery. Extensions can add useful, informative, fun, or quirky functionality to the browser. You can manage your extensions by clicking on the Window menu and choosing “Extensions.”
Bookmark syncing allows Chrome users to keep their bookmarks synchronized among Chrome browsers on Mac, Windows, and Linux machines. Also added in the new beta are bookmark, cookie, and task managers for increased functionality. A new video preview of Google Chrome for Mac has also been posted.
Existing Chrome users should be automatically upgraded to the new beta (version 5.0.307) within the next day.
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1 month ago Google announced on their official blog that they were offering the use of their DNS server to the public.
Today, as part of our ongoing effort to make the web faster, we’re launching our own public DNS resolver called Google Public DNS, and we invite you to try it out.
Why use Google’s DNS?
The average Internet user ends up performing hundreds of DNS lookups each day, and some complex pages require multiple DNS lookups before they start loading. This can slow down the browsing experience. Google have suggested that using their DNS will speed up internet usage and browsing.
Using Google’s Public DNS for Snow Leopard
- Step 1 (System Preferences):
Open your system preferences and select the Network panel (it will be in the Internet and Wireless section).
- Step 2 (Network preference pane):
In the Network preference pane, make sure your network connection is selected (Airport or Ethernet) and click “Advanced”.
- Step 3 (DNS tab):
Open the DNS tab in the next panel and add Google’s DNS servers using the “+” button.
DNS Server 1 (preferred): 8.8.8.8
DNS Server 2 (alternate): 8.8.4.4
- Step 4 (Delete old servers):
Delete all your old servers or move them to botton (hold Command + mouse click and move)
- Step 5 (Save work):
Then just “OK” and “Apply” your way back out of the various dialogs and you should be good to go.
- Step 6 (Testing):
Test that your setup is working correctly; see Testing your new settings
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Google has finally released an official beta version of its Chrome browser for Mac. The initial beta version, termed Build 4.0.249.30, requires Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard, and is only compatible with Intel-based Macs. In addition to the Mac release, Chrome for Linux has also been promoted to a beta version.
While developer builds of Chrome have been available for nearly six months, only now does Google consider it full-featured enough and stable enough to promote to its “Beta” release channel. Work will continue on Chrome with additional Developer Preview releases occurring on a regular basis. Refined versions will then periodically (approximately monthly) be released as new additions to Chrome’s Beta channel. Releases will eventually make their way to Chrome’s “Stable” channel, which will offer “rock solid” performance without the inclusion of features still under development and testing.
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