Google Chrome: what's behind...

Official Google Blog: Google Chrome now live

Just a quick thought:

Many people are saying that Google has brought to the market a threat to Windows, that Google Chrome is all about a new Operating System for cloud computing.

I don't agree with them, maybe it could be ALSO that IF Google decides to push the market and try hard (read: invest tons of money) but it's an upward hill.

The main problem isn't Windows' monopoly, or the pretty coolness of Firefox. The wall against which Google would smash on is people laziness. Typical web surfers don't want to be bothered by installing a new browser and this is the single reason because IE has still such a large share despite it sucks so hard.

I think the main influence Google Chrome will bring to the market is its Open Source code. On the video Google rolled out about WHY they developed a browser they say clearly that they want people to learn from the code, help to develop it and copy it. This is an invitation to the Mozilla foundation, Explorer's and Safari's teams to go ahead and use such code to improve their browsers as well.

The result is a better user experience on the web for all, which means more time spent on the internet and more trust in it... and who plays the lion on the web after all?

The very last sentence said in the video is:

Even if Google Chrome itself isn't used by everyone on the web, as long as it makes the web better we've achieved our goal.

Of course Google can try and push its brand new browser up in the market, but still I believe they will have a much larger return on investment from the fact that they open sourced Chrome.

note: All the above argument is based on the assumption that Chrome is in fact well written, my first impression is that yes it is really responsive but we'll see if the code is really that good.

BTW: right now I'm writing using it... And it's pretty cool, of course the main thing I miss from Firefox is the add-ons layer. But I'm positive Chrome will have that too.

Hope a Linux version will soon come out.

UPDATE: Matt Cutts just published a post in which I found several confirms on my clues.

And since everything in Google Chrome is completely open-source, if we come up with a good technology such as V8, which is a blazing-fast, from-the-ground-up implementation of a JavaScript virtual machine, Firefox or anyone else is welcome to yoink it and use it themselves. It may be that innovations from Google Chrome are quickly folded into other browsers. If so, that’s great! That means that people will enjoy a faster, safer, more stable experience on the web.

They are especially proud of the JavaScript machine they built (called V8) and hope to be copied by other browsers. In his article Matt Cutts also explains what is Google's return.

If people like and use the web more, that’s eventually good for Google because they will do more searches. Therefore it’s in Google’s interests to make the web better, more accessible and more useful.

I don't like (web) SPAM!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(Monty_Python)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spamdexing

I laughed out loud...

...like a baby!
And after that I bitterly realized that such a piece of satire wouldn't be possible in Italy.
Not now, not with this government and not with the previous one either. Daniele Luttazzi was the nearest to the expression of democracy that satire is and was fired, two times.

Firefox 3 supports Color Management standard - ICC

If you can't find a valid reason to grab the latest update of the most downloaded Mozilla product here's one well worth it.

Firefox 3 supports the ICC (= International Color Consortium) standard which aims "to obtain a good match across color devices; for example, a video which should appear the same color on a computer, LCD monitor, a plasma TV screen, and on a printed frame of video.". The only other browser which supports the Color Management is Safari 2.

Unfortunately Firefox 3 comes with the Color Management feature disabled. In order to enable it you have to type in the address bar: about:config

Then type in the filter box that appears below the address bar: gfx

Double click on the line: gfx.color_management.enabled

Reboot Firefox 3 and you are done!
If you wish to check if the feature is enabled visit this page.


BTW: As I'm writing there have been downloaded 9,000,000 copies of Firefox 3 worldwide in little more than 24 hours! The World record attempt was largely achieved...

The best interview ever, Dave Letterman and Paris Hilton

Paris wanted to talk about her new movie and fragrance and stuff, but Dave keeps asking about her jail experience.
Exilarating! If someone knows a better interview, please let me know because I think this is by far the best I've ever seen.

Google Calendar - the first April's new Google Wake Up Kit

From the Google calendar team a nice joke:

What's new with Google Calendar

Just launched!

Wake yourself up with our new Google Wake Up Kit!
Do you have trouble getting out of bed in the morning? We do, too. In fact this problem became so serious at times that it sometimes resulted in lacklustre attendance at team meetings. To help solve the problem we've created an innovative solution called the Google Wake Up Kit.

"I could never wake up on time to get to our team meetings. But thanks to the new Google Wake Up Kit, I'm always on time now!"
Pedro C.

In combination with the kit, you can receive a new type of notification from Google Calendar, called the "wake up" notification. This notification is relentless in ensuring your timely awakening from restful slumber.

The "wake up" notification uses several progressively more annoying alerts to wake you up. First it will send an SMS message to your phone. If that fails, more coercive means will be used. The kit includes an industrial-sized bucket and is designed to be connected to your water main for automatic filling. In addition, a bed-flipping device is included for forceful removal from your sleeping quarters.

Learn more

Virgle - a Mars colony - I definitely wanna Join the project!

Official Google Blog: Announcing Project Virgle

Just a question: Will we drink Virgin Cola up there, right? Can't wait, I'm already figuring myself sitting on a red rock, sipping calmly my Virgin can and staring at that little point in the sky where I used to live... the Earth
Awesome!
...and what's more, now with the offline support of Google Docs I'll also be able to write my diary about my mars experience without an Internet Connection! Larry, Sergey... How come that You always think at everything and at all of us?!
Can't thank U enough...



BTW: The funniest thing about all this stuff is the smile that Larry can't help having during the all video. I wonder how many times they had to repeat the record before they where able to complete it without blowing in laughter :D
They truly still are the spontaneous geeks willing to succeed and have fun at the same time.

Boycott Olympic Games? Sure?! Boicottare I Giochi Olimpici? Ne siete sicuri?!

Actually I think it would be much more effective participating to the Olympic Games and in each and every possible occasion manifest the dissent instead of boycotting them.
I mean, wouldn't it be great seeing the athletes receiving medals and suddenly showing a "free Tibet" sign or flag?
Or text painted on their skin (if police searches them and bans any sign).
I think that not going to the Olympic games has two awful side effects: first it isn't fair for the hard work the athletes made, They deserve such an event,
second and most important by not going there and missing a good chance of pointing out the oppressiveness of the Chinese regime We censor ourselves.
Of course it would be a shame participate and not saying anything, it would legitimate those oppressors and make us accomplices and dirt of the Tibetans' blood as well.

What do You think about it?

In realtà io penso che sarebbe ben più efficace partecipare ai Giochi Olimpici e in ogni occasione possibile manifestare il proprio dissenso invece di boicottarli.
Voglio dire, non sarebbe fantastico vedere gli atleti che ricevono le medaglie e repentinamente mostrano una bandiera o un cartello con scritto "Free Tibet"?
Oppure la stessa scritta dipinta sulla pelle nel caso la polizia li perquisisca e non permetta di introdurre alcun cartello.
Penso che non andare ai Giochi Olimpici abbia due pessimi effetti collaterali: primo non è giusto nei confronti degli atleti che hanno lavorato duramente e se li meritano,
secondo è più importante, non andando e perdendo una buona occasione per sottolineare l'oppressività del regime Cinese, ci auto censuriamo.
Naturalmente sarebbe una vergogna partecipare senza dire niente, legittimerebbe quegli oppressori e ci renderebbe complici e sporcherebbe del sangue dei Tibetani.

Voi cosa ne pensate?