Chrome’s Amazing Speed: See For Yourself!

How fast is Chrome?

When Google introduced Chrome, they talked about its speed.

Some people tried it after release and disagreed saying some existing browsers were just as fast.

Maybe they weren’t running the right application?

Here’s how you can see for yourself.

1. Start Chrome and an existing browser(I picked my fav Firefox) and then point them to:
http://www.oisyn.nl/wolfjs/wolfjs.html

(Note: be fair by shutting down all copies of your “existing browser” and then restarting fresh when you do this test.)

2. If you don’t see an image showing blue brick walls and a green looking door, find and uncheck the checkbox called: “Use <canvas> feature (does not work on IE):”

3. Use your arrow keys in  and look at the frame rate (frames per second or fps) showing under the window showing the blue brick walls. You will see a significant different between the fps for Firefox and the fps for Chrome.

4. To emphasize the speed differences even more, change the options:

• “Window Size”  to be “1024×768″
• “Subdiv:” to be “1″

Here are my FPS results at these settings:

• Chrome = average ~32fps
• Firefox = average ~6fps

Your results may show different numbers than mine, but I’m guessing there will still be a big difference.

I think this demo of Chrome’s speed speaks for itself.

And if you have any doubts about the usefulness of tabs as different processes, here’s another test for you.

While running the “wolfjs” application as above, open a new tab in each of your browsers and start browsing around.

Chrome was fast and responsive for me. Unfortunately, Firefox was sluggish at best, even becoming completely unresponsive at times.

Again, I think the results of this demo speaks for itself. Chrome is FAST.

Note: Special thanks to oisyn.nl for posting his “Wolfenstein-like” rendering test.

Google Chrome Browser and 61 more gifts from Google

Google Chrome and the other apps, services and “things” Google gives away for free are like money in your bank account.

Some people don’t realize this because they confuse the word “free” with the words “no cost” or “no value’.

The phrase “A penny saved is a penny earned” clarifies that issue.

Here’s a quick list of things Google has given away free or charged a reasonable price to deliver. The list is incomplete. If your favorite is not listed, add it in a comment.

Display environment for your web app: Chrome

Platform/Server to run your web apps: Google app engine/Google’s cloud

Faster/easier app development: Google Web Toolkit

Add social network features to your application/web page: Friend Connect

Add functionality to your application/web page: Gadgets

Leverage your development efforts: Open Social

Run your web apps like they are desktop apps: Gears

Desktop like startup page: iGoogle

Tools for daily use:

1. Google Search
2. Google Apps
3. YouTube
4. Google Docs Template Gallery
5. Google Groups
6. Gmail
7. Google Chat
8. Lively
9. Picasa
10. Google Calendar
11. Google Reader
12. Google Maps/Google Earth/Street View
13. Knol expert articles
14. Google News
15. Google Finance
16. Google Desktop
17. Google Gadgets
18. Google SketchUp
19. Google Video
20. Google Health
21. Google Sites
22. Google Translation
23. Blogger

Business Related Apps

1. Google Apps Premier Edition
2. Salesforce for Google Apps
3. Google Video for Business
4. Google Search Appliance enterprise search solution
5. Google Site Search
6. Google Webmaster Tools
7. Google Analytics
8. Google Website Optimizer
9. Google Trends

Tools for promoting your business and generating revenue

1. Adwords
2. Adsense
3. TV/Radio Ads

Mobile Platform

1. Android
2. Chrome and all other Google Apps

Developer Education

1. Google Developer Days
2. Campfires
3. Google I/O
4. Scholarships
5. Computer Science Summer Institute
6. Open Source and API development

Initiatives

1. Cloud computing
2. Open standards and open source
3. Google Grants
4. Initiative to Scan Public Domain books
5. Wireless Satellite
6. High Speed Connectivity
7. Renewable Energy
8. Virgle  (human settlement on Mars)
9. Google for Non-profits
10. (Too many more to mention)

Give Your Google Chrome Browser A New Look

Dress up the look of your Google Chrome browser with a new theme

While it’s not actually a Chrome app, I thought I would share a nice set of Chrome themes that I came across.

If you can handle a couple of copy and pastes, you can install a new theme and change the look of Chrome pretty dramatically.

There’s a 24 pack of themes in the Chromespot forum here.

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