December 3, 2008 at 11:04 pm · Filed under Apple, Software

After being pointed in the right direction by x5315, who suggested I remove my location bar to save on display space (not so important on my external display, but more useful on my actual MacBook display), I have now also removed my bookmark bar, and intend to learn the shortcut keys for them (cmd+# where # is position number of the bookmark). I must say I’m enjoying the minimalism, and being made to use keyboard shortcuts is speeding up my browsing. Though sometimes the location bar decides to stick on, haven’t worked out why but I’m keeping an eye on it (a simple cmd+shift+\ gets rid of it again).

Read more about how to do this yourself on macfanboy.co.uk

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September 2, 2008 at 8:44 pm · Filed under Software

A few things that weren’t answered by the comic or pre-release information.

• You can make a desktop shortcut for any webpage, not just ones that support Google Gears, though a website with Gears (such as Remember the Milk) automatically asks if you want a desktop shortcut in the same way.
• Google Gears is integrated by default, no surprise there.
• I’ve heard a couple of reports already that Gmail seems slower in Google Chrome which seems ironic. I’ve tried it, and scrolling seems to be heavy on the CPU (and a bit sluggish).
• The OmniBox fades most of the URL, leaving only the actual domain black. This was something that I believe was being suggested for Firefox, and is a useful visual aid to help avoid phishing scams.
• The options box is fairly thin on the ground, separated into 3 tabs: Basics, Minor Tweaks, and Under the Hood.
• You can search both history and downloads (which open in separate tabs)
• You can edit the keywords for the automatic searches (that appear when you use a search box anywhere on the web) in the options. Useful.
• Search on page highlights results, also searches through text boxes.

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