When I told my husband he’s the one that convinced me to finally use Google Chrome as my search engine of choice, I lied.
In reality, it was Delta.
For over a year, my husband had been telling me that my browser speed sucked. Through research, he had identified the two clear reasons:
- I operate with 36 tabs open at any given time, some of which are likely loading important videos which may or may not include a live feed of a panda in a Chinese zoo, Youtube videos of kittens sneezing, and the latest episode of the Real Housewives of
Beverly Hills,New York City, anywhere. - I don’t use Chrome.
Since #1 was a problem likely not to be fixed in this lifetime, he was fixated on #2 — and launched a full-fledged campaign to get me to switch, which mostly included bragging about how fast his browser was while watching mine limp along.
It was impressive, annoying, and ultimately ineffective.
Yes, I said, I see that your browser is faster than mine — but I’ve been using Firefox for ten years and it has this great add-on called Too Many Tabs and I don’t even know if that runs on Google Chrome, you know? So I just can’t switch. Plus, I’m not even sure Chrome works with my new favorite website for finding Agatha Christie movies online so it would be just too much of a risk. Obviously.
But then, the holidays came. And with the holidays came an exciting little promotion on Delta Airlines (and other airlines, I hear, but I only fly Delta) that gave all passengers free Chrome on their flights.
And, with the simple allure of a free little thing called connection, I got hooked.
And now, even when someone dangles the promise of a new Firefox 10 upgrade in my face, I am not swayed. I mean, sure, I may have downloaded the upgrade, like any normal person lured by shiny free things. But I certainly didn’t use it.
I love me some Chrome, ‘yo. And my life is better for it.
cool demonstration! eventhough HTML5 audio player might not pack all of the features it works well.. it let’s iOS folk hear the mp3, tho the player will launch in a new webpage; and to return to your original page, html5 music player
Google Chrome definitely rocks! (and has for me for about 2 years…) Everything else now is so in the dark ages.
Да Google Chrome быстрый но у меня плохая модемная связь.
Nope, can’t go to Chrome. I found that once I eliminated many of the plugins that I’d loaded onto my Firefox browser that I really didn’t need suddenly I had way better speed than I’d ever had before. I just like the customization I can use that doesn’t slow things down better, and a few other things Firefox can do that Chrome will never do nor allow.
And I’m keeping those secrets to myself for now. 🙂
Google Chrome definitely rocks! (and has for me for about 2 years…) Everything else now is so in the dark ages.