@cedge000: You know... you don't "have" to put one on.
Anycase, finally having the "option" to dress up the browser is a welcome one. I'd been using it for a long while now, and have grown used to the neutral if dull blue of the original design. But I always would have preferred an even more neutral shade of grey. That's a personal thing for me. Either the design is as unobtrusive as possible, or personal in a way that speaks to you.
And if you find a design that speaks to you, about you, among the artist series they recently released then good for you. Personally I wouldn't mind the option of making your own, but if I really needed that for myself, I'd switch back to Firefox.
I've noticed these themes like three days ago and have been rocking on the R&C theme ever since :) At first I thought it would be tacky-looking but the only time you ever really see your theme apart from the top bar and tab color is the "home" page, so it's all good.
@ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness: Oooh yeah.
I open up Firefox and I'm like "woot, 2 inches of real estate that I know could be gone"
Which Mozilla apparently think the same as their 4.0 preview screens show a very Chrome like UI [wiki.mozilla.org]
Run's Javascript like a dream too(say like Kotaku comments...)
Just if you miss add-ons then you might not like Chrome, but you'll find there's a fair few you can live without, but the Dev Channel version of Chrome has add-ons, just not the public release version.
@harakiri_love: Why would they track your IP n searches.
Google is used by hundreds of millions, tracking this many people individually would be needlessly complex, n for what purpose? find out your into midget porn? blackmail you?
Don't like Google then boot up Microsoft IE n use Microsoft Livesearch (or yahoo...who's in dibs with both MS n Google).
p.s anyone with a facebook, myspace, linkedin, etc who complains about internet privacy can sod off. This is the damn internet, you want privacy then cut the cable.
@hismastersvoice: Oh, well that's just Auto-Suggest, exact same as if you searched on the Google page, just in this case its built into the address bar like FF.
And as it says if you want you can change the search provider, so pick your poison.
@deanbmmv: I'm fine with auto suggest in Google. What bugs me is that they use(d) the same feature inside the browser itself without telling me, thus having access to all my browsing habits, not only those tied to Google. Not a big deal, but something to consider.
Okies, so forwarded this to a mate, he forwarded me back this : [browse.deviantart.com]
Which is pretty damn awesome that there's a ton of custom themes for it, and most likely for games you like. (and probs means you can easily make your own)
Edit: pah, only seems to be one game related theme : [wpfil.deviantart.com]
It's SNES though, so I'm sure someone will like it
@Dr Drew In The Hizzaaaay: That is heavily insulting. For a start she might not know the Ratchet and Clank series too well - I sure as hell don't and I'm reasonably hardcore.
Secondly she must know a fair bit about games in the first place to land this job - and work on it for many years now.
@Dr Drew In The Hizzaaaay: What the hell's your problem? JESUS CHRIST, as you eloquently put it, did you find learn manners in Beijing rush hour? That's seriously a very easy mistake to do, and you use it as a bat for insulting the ladies? I'm fartly sure she knows anything about games. Actually, I think she knows a lot more than YOU do, shameless prick. Respect the authors, and respect the ladies!
Also AJ you missed the instructions on how to get to themes. (it's only like a week or so old feature for guys that don't run the dev version)
Spanner - Options - Personal Stuff - Get Themes - Artist Themes
I have Chris Delbuck. Its pretty.
Edit:Also along with themes you can edit the pages that show up on your new tab page. So yeah, no porn sites :P
@deanbmmv: ya i guess it's meant not to disturb the whole theme (whatever you may choose) too much.
i first found out about the theme function af few days ago using this method. pretty much stands out if you use the default google theme. (it's the lazyman's way out. haha.)
it's kinda neat that chrome updates without any notice, and you'll find nice surprises all over your chrome. i like it. XD
I'll buy this on day one if it has Monkey Target. That is all I require from a Monkey Ball game. Monkey Target on balance board can be nothing short of greatness.
That having been said, while I think the balance board control is the kind of control scheme that Monkey Ball was MADE for, I can't help but feel that it'll be leagues harder. I mean, I've seen people play the game with analog sticks and suck out loud. ANALOG STICKS. I can only imagine how much more "casual" it'll be for people who couldn't play it with a controller.
Oh boy. That looks....exactly the same.
Granted, I'm talking strictly the graphical style, but having a sequel look EXACTLY the same as the predecessor is a really big turn-off for me
*glares at Gears of War 2*
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That's so garish it's not even funny.
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Anycase, finally having the "option" to dress up the browser is a welcome one. I'd been using it for a long while now, and have grown used to the neutral if dull blue of the original design. But I always would have preferred an even more neutral shade of grey. That's a personal thing for me. Either the design is as unobtrusive as possible, or personal in a way that speaks to you.
And if you find a design that speaks to you, about you, among the artist series they recently released then good for you. Personally I wouldn't mind the option of making your own, but if I really needed that for myself, I'd switch back to Firefox.
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It's hardly even has an interface!
It's genius!
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Shame FireFox couldn't get a theme like that. Especially with the whole, bar at the top being used well.
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I open up Firefox and I'm like "woot, 2 inches of real estate that I know could be gone"
Which Mozilla apparently think the same as their 4.0 preview screens show a very Chrome like UI
[wiki.mozilla.org]
Run's Javascript like a dream too(say like Kotaku comments...)
Just if you miss add-ons then you might not like Chrome, but you'll find there's a fair few you can live without, but the Dev Channel version of Chrome has add-ons, just not the public release version.
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The question is if Google associates your traffic over time with your IP. If it does that that'd be pretty scary.
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Google is used by hundreds of millions, tracking this many people individually would be needlessly complex, n for what purpose? find out your into midget porn? blackmail you?
Don't like Google then boot up Microsoft IE n use Microsoft Livesearch (or yahoo...who's in dibs with both MS n Google).
@HMV: links plz
p.s anyone with a facebook, myspace, linkedin, etc who complains about internet privacy can sod off. This is the damn internet, you want privacy then cut the cable.
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Old, so maybe it's no longer like that, but I'd like to know about things like that before I try something.
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And as it says if you want you can change the search provider, so pick your poison.
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[browse.deviantart.com]
Which is pretty damn awesome that there's a ton of custom themes for it, and most likely for games you like. (and probs means you can easily make your own)
Edit: pah, only seems to be one game related theme : [wpfil.deviantart.com]
It's SNES though, so I'm sure someone will like it
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Jesus christ, AJ, do you know anything about games?
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Secondly she must know a fair bit about games in the first place to land this job - and work on it for many years now.
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Facts, learn them thanks :)
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alternatively just close everything, and put everything on your bookmarks bar.
chrome is pretty fast and neat for a browser. using it mostly for fast browsing purposes.
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Let me introduce you to Incognito mode.
cntrol+shift+n
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Also AJ you missed the instructions on how to get to themes. (it's only like a week or so old feature for guys that don't run the dev version)
Spanner - Options - Personal Stuff - Get Themes - Artist Themes
I have Chris Delbuck. Its pretty.
Edit:Also along with themes you can edit the pages that show up on your new tab page. So yeah, no porn sites :P
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i have k-on.
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i first found out about the theme function af few days ago using this method. pretty much stands out if you use the default google theme. (it's the lazyman's way out. haha.)
it's kinda neat that chrome updates without any notice, and you'll find nice surprises all over your chrome. i like it. XD
10/09/09
Oh shit yes, the Bayonetta blood-red tabs are sexy sex sexy sex sSEXSXWC!!@!
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That having been said, while I think the balance board control is the kind of control scheme that Monkey Ball was MADE for, I can't help but feel that it'll be leagues harder. I mean, I've seen people play the game with analog sticks and suck out loud. ANALOG STICKS. I can only imagine how much more "casual" it'll be for people who couldn't play it with a controller.
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Granted, I'm talking strictly the graphical style, but having a sequel look EXACTLY the same as the predecessor is a really big turn-off for me
*glares at Gears of War 2*
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08/05/09