Ok. So I'm been meaning to scream this to the world for sometime (as if the whole world even reads this blog, lol) But I love Google. Best free email, best search engine, best image search, 2nd best blog (I know I use blogger, but that's only because I'm still in transition, I prefer
wordpress) they have the best map/directions, and gosh... so much more. But I am constantly amazed by their new web browser,
Google Chrome.
They have very detailed documentation for people who are interested in how innovative Google Chrome is. Each tab is a separate process, so just becuase one crashes, the others aren't forced to die. They have an "incognito" browser which is great if you don't want your personal information shared with the world. Chrome learrns from your use of the browser and will put your most used pages on the opening page/tab and will remember any URL you type in the address bar. But... unlike other browsers, you don't have to worry about it jumping to "wwww.goolge.com" because once, forever ago, your fingers didn't work and you accidentally typed the wrong address (leaving it forever tatooed into the memory of your inferior browser. lol) It also doesn't just give it as a drop down menu (as in Firefox) where you have to arrow down or mouse click the option. It is honestly amazing. I am spoiled now. I find myself typeing "hot" into other browsers because I'm use to google jumping to hotmail when I hit enter. Let me tell you now... you dont' want to look up "hot" or "hot.com" lol. Trust me.
Today I was even further impressed when I was exploring CSS designs online and right clicked as I would normall do to view the source of the page and clicked "Inspect Element" It was like stumbling open a room full of iPods or realizing you have been given free Starbucks for the rest of your life. You can actually look at the code, element by element, show only the code you're interested in, pick it apart. This is great for me because I learn the most by seeing something I like and learning how someone else made it work. I suggest just trying this sometime, espeically if you are into web design or coding.
Other amazing Google things...
I also stumbled upon a few other awesome free google stuffs...
Google Sites: Free, create multiple sites, customize it, link it to your domain name. I haven't fully expolored the possibilities here, but I'm sure they are pretty much endless and I intend on digging in deaper sometime in the future.
Picasa: It hasn't taken off like Flickr has, but it's great for storing photos, sharing them with other, and creating public galleries of your favorite pix to share with the world.
GoogleDocs: You can not only upload, store, and share documents online for instant access and sharing, but you can actually CREATE documents online as well. Word-type documents, presentations, spreadsheets... pretty expansive and entirely free. This is very quick and convenient for students, businesses and more. Example: Have each of your pricelists saved in Google Docs, share it instantly with a potential customer. It's incredible.
So Now you know my latest love story. Go share it with the world, use it, explore, LEARN!!! Don't just stick with what you know simply because it's what you know. Think about all the amazing progress throughout history. Not made by doing what you always do, but breaking out from the norm, opening your mind and exploring new possiblities.
The End.
Brittany out....
