Garritt Hampton

I have spent a few days with Chrome for Mac. I have a few observations. First, the negatives. Chrome is not noticeably faster than Safari or Firefox. I am running it on a 2.53Ghz Core2 Duo Mac, running Snow Leopard. This is not a hardware issue. The only site I have had problems with, on Chrome, has been Gmail. The problems have been regular and frequent. That’s irony. When Chrome is minimized, and I click on the Chrome dock icon, the toolbar opens, but the window stays minimized. I don’t like not being able to drag the favicon to the desktop and make it a shortcut. I don’t like the way downloads work in Chrome. I want to be able to set my downloads window to clear after downloads have completed. I also don’t want to see my downloads in the main window… even at the bottom. Give me my screen space back.

With the negatives out of the way, I will get to the positives. Overall, Chrome has been stable, easy to learn, and functional. Considering every browser has issues, Chrome is a worthy contender. Like most other browsers, Chrome makes Internet Explorer (any version) look pitiful.

So far, the negatives outweigh the positives, but I won’t give up yet. I will continue to use Chrome… along with Safari and Firefox. It is always good to have a few good browsers, and I think Chrome has a bright future.

Over the past few months, I have been working on a major update to www.PacificMotion.net, the website for the motion control company I work for. I finally moved the site to Wordpress (of course), ported all the information from the old site, and added a ton of new content. I also installed a great plugin, called “WPtouch iPhone Theme”, which automatically detects if a user is visiting on a mobile browser, then switches to a mobile friendly layout.

Over the next few weeks, I need to port the Canadian and International sites to Wordpress, and continue to add content.

Please take a minute to visit the site.

http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=73796889639

I wanted to try creating a Facebook App, so I created another obnoxious quiz app. I know you are probably sick of them, but I would love to see this app spread a little bit, so take the time (3 minutes) to take the quiz, then invite your friends to do the same. It’s fun!!

If you like my app, let me know at http://www.Twitter.com/Garritt

If you hate my app, let me know at http://www.Twitter.com/Garritt

If you want me to go away, and never talk to you again, let me know at http://www.Twitter.com/Garritt

In addition to this Facebook App, I also have a few Mac applications featured on the Apple website. Check them out at:

http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/radiostartup.html

and http://hampton-family.com/GarrittHampton/Blog/?p=209

For those of you who are still torturing yourselves by using PCs, I am working on a couple of iPhone applications too. I will post an update when they are finished.

Peace on Earth, Goodwill Toward Men! I hope everyone had a blessed 2008. May 2009 be even better! Merry Christmas – and Happy Chanukah too.

God Bless,
Garritt