Monday, February 14, 2011

Google Shout-Out

Corey and I have become strong google advocates.  Why?  Where to begin?!?

Two words- Google Chrome.  Google Chrome is an amazing browser that you should download right now!  Google Chrome allows multiple tabs to be open at once along with the ability to change their order.  The user can move a separate window into a tab on another window.  Google Chrome remembers the most frequently visited sites and when a blank tab is opened, shows them for quick access.  Closed tabs can be reopened.  Bookmarks are easily accessible.  Google Chrome eliminates unnecessary browser features providing more screen space.  The url navigation and search bars are one in the same.  There are LOADS of short cuts and it is generally faster.  Have you still not downloaded it?  What are you waiting for?!?

After downloading Google Chrome, you should create a Google account.  With one log-in and password, you will have access to a myriad of services.  For example, with a google account you now have a youtube account, which will track your history and you can make playlists with.  You have the potential to have a blog.  You have a calendar, which you can share with others.  You could have a g-mail account.  My favorite (and the real inspiration of this post), you have a reader.

With Google Reader, all the sites you go to individually to check for updates you can follow in one location.  Just plug in the url and not only will your reader notify you when the website updates, but it will also post the update on your reader so you never have to navigate away from the site.  I follow 10 blogs with my reader.  Corey follows 56 different sites!!!

Of course I could go on and on, but why waste your time when you could be discovering it for yourself.  Go, get a google account and explore the possibilities!

1 comment:

Jacob said...

Agreed, Chrome is the best. I've been using it for a year or two and it has never let me down nor has it ever annoyed me.

It really is the browser of the 2010s.