Posts Tagged ‘Chrome’

Chrome hits version 2.0!

// January 6th, 2009 // No Comments » // Chrome, Google, Open-Source

Google Chrome has officially hit version 2.0 (2.0.156.0 as of now). Sporting “new features”, a newer WebKit version, and a new HTTP model — says the Chromium changelog:

mal@chromium.org2009-01-06T03:41:24.729681Z The timing is somewhat arbitrary, but trunk is now developing a major rev (new http, new webkit, new features). Bump Major version to 2.

I can’t quite pinpoint the new features, but there is an option from Page options that seems new: “Create application shortcuts” — which you can use to create a shortcut to the current page (on your desktop, start menu, or the quick-launch bar).

If you’re curious and wish to try the latest Chromium version out, go here and click the first folder, then download the ‘mini_installer.exe’.

Google Chrome: Manual Migration to Snapshot Builds

// September 23rd, 2008 // No Comments » // Chrome, Google

If you’ve already downloaded the chrome channel switcher, and figured out that the updater doesn’t function correctly in the About window, then you’re probably itching to try the latest of the latest (albeit unstable) build of Google Chrome! While it’s not a walk in the park, and it will require some manual adjustments, there is a way to get the latest updates.

Be forewarned: the latest may not be the greatest, it’s a hit and miss scenario.

Acquiring the latest build
Everyone can acquire the latest build of Chrome through their Buildbot system – aka snapshots.

You can find the repository of snapshots here: http://build.chromium.org/buildbot/snapshots/chromium-rel-xp/

The latest build is the highest numbered folder – the latest build number is also stored in the file entitled “LATEST”. To install it, download the installed (mini-installer.exe) located inside the build folder.

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