The Google Chrome Browser has been available for 10 years now, and for two out of three browser users, it's the browser of choice. It's my browser of choice also. I don't have anything against Firefox, Safari or Edge, but for a variety of reasons I prefer Chrome. The following article discusses more about the Chrome Browser.
Jim Hamm
https://askbobrankin.com/ten_years_of_google_chrome_and_why_i_cannot_quit.html
No doubt you're read that starting February 15, 2018, Google's Chrome Browser will start blocking certain ads -- and this from a company whose revenue stream is income from ads?
Well, there's a lot more to this change, as the following article so clearly points out:
On balance, for me as a user of Chrome, I'll welcome this change. It will be interesting to see if I notice any real change, though.
Jim Hamm
The Chrome browser has been updated to release 62. The following article describes some of the new security features in this update.
https://askbobrankin.com/security_and_other_improvements_in_google_chrome.html
Jim Hamm
Chrome will soon expand their safe-browsing feature and malware protection in macOS. Read here for more info. Features like this are always helpful for safer browsing on the internet.
Jim Hamm
This is just in from Jim Hamm. Take a look. "Good approach by Mozilla. Read here. I've removed Flash from my Mac and if I have to use Flash then I will use Chrome, which runs Flash in a sandbox."
Here's a tip from Jim Hamm, "If you occasionally use the Chrome Browser, be aware that it may be a memory and CPU hog. Here is a helpful article that explains how to make Chrome a more efficient browser."
John Carter passes along some VERY important info. "Both Microsoft and Apple have announced that they have released a patch for the FREAK bug. See full article here.
"In this article, it explains a lot more about the 'Freak' bug and what you can do to find out if your browser is safe to use and even if a website you want to visit is safe to use. The article is written for Mac users, but the method for determining if your browser is safe is essentially the same."
Here's some input from Jim Hays, "In a recent posting David Passell mentioned using "duck duck go" to ensure search privacy. Another option is Startpage (https://startpage.com/) which claims to be 'the only third-party certified search engine in the world that does not record your IP address or track your searches.'
"StartPage is compatible with a broad range of browsers including Firefox, Safari and Chrome. StartPage can also be used to visit third-party websites with total privacy by using the StartPage Proxy."
"If you use the Chrome browser, here is a tip to be aware of," Jim Hamm writes.
http://lifehacker.com/stop-chrome-from-running-in-the-background-after-you-c-1610071987
"Here is the most comprehensive review of browsers on a Mac that I've ever read. You — and I, for sure — probably won't understand or appreciate all the technical jargon used in the testing," Jim Hamm introduces us to this topic.
Read about these four: Safari 7.0.3, Firefox 28.0. Chrome 34.0.1847.116, and Opera 20.0.1.1387.91 in a 10-page report.
"Which browser is considered best on a Mac? Well, if this is important to you, read on to see what the testing says. But, realistically, the browser that suits your needs is the browser that's best for you.
And Jim concludes, "It was interesting — to me, anyway — to read how the author went about the testing. Might be a bit too geeky for many folks, though."
Here's more from Jim Hamm on Chrome and Passwords adding to what was posted here below. "Recently I wrote how Chrome stores passwords entered via the browser in plain text, even without asking if you want them stored or not. As a follow-up, here is an article that explains how this was known some years ago and yet Chrome has become a very popular browser.
Here's important info from Jim Hamm, "If you should use Chrome as a browser -- as I do occasionally -- and have guests at your house and they should want to use your computer a bit, you might take a look at this article. Chrome apparently saves your passwords whether you wanted them saved or not. You may not want your guests having access to your passwords saved in Chrome.
" Here is a browser extension for Firefox and Chrome that enables one to send web articles, emails, etc., to any Kindle device for reading later. The article states an extension for Safari is coming soon," Jim Hamm informs us.
This alert is just in from Jim Hamm: "If you use the Chrome browser occasionally (as I do), here is an article about carefully reading the 'permissions' question before completing the installation. I hadn't paid much attention to this previously, but will now, especially after reading the following quote in the article."
It was a very short email from our travelin' man Jim Hamm, "If you use Firefox as a browser, you may want to take a look at this manual." So, is this the best browser? we asked. And Jim and Zee somewhere along the Mississippi River on a tour wrote back, "No, Firefox not my favorite browser. I don't have a favorite. I rotate between FF, Safari, Maxthon and Chrome. They all work well. FF does probably have more extensions and add-ons than other browsers, and they are useful. I don't happen to have FF installed on my MacBook Air or I could share the add-ons I find helpful." So, we'll probably hear more a little later.
Got Java? Note these precautions forwarded to us from Jim Hamm.
"Here's another article describing the risk of keeping Java enabled on your browser. If you need to access websites that require Java, I like the suggestion in the article to have a browser set aside for this purpose. I think Chrome might be good for this. As I've mentioned previously, I have Java disabled in Safari and haven't had any problems accessing websites. It seems there are fewer of them nowadays."