Why I Switched to Google Chrome

For the past year I have straddled the fence between Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, but this summer I decided to stop the fickleness and bravely commit to being a Google Chrome user all the way.  I have not looked back!  Here are some of the reasons my browser of choice will stay Google Chrome:


1.  The Omnibox: type a URL or a search term into the same box
2.  YouTube extensions: Clea.nr YouTube is a good choice for education.  Here is a screen shot: 

You can also add an extension that will allow you to download YouTube videos with a click of a button from within YouTube.

3.  Google Chrome iPad App that syncs tabs with Desktop App
4.  Voice search on Google Chrome iPad App
5.  Save to Kindle extension: save a web page right to your Kindle
6.  Text to Speech:  Have almost any web content read in your choice of 
     speeds and voices (Australian, anyone?)
7.  Invisiblehand:  Works in the background to find cheaper prices when you 
    are shopping on the internet.
8.  Google Chrome plays nice with Google Apps!


That is just a start.  Please sure your favorite Chrome extensions.

Google Drive

Have you noticed that Google Docs will soon be changing to Google Drive? I applaud this Google update, because "Drive" more clearly fits the function of Google Docs: a free online back-up service to store up to 5GB of your files, accessible anywhere you have internet access. You can make the switch yourself by following the links on your Google Docs page, or wait until Google makes the transition for you (I recommend the former if you don't like surprises!). Google Drive syncs in real time with all of your devices. One nice Google Drive feature is that you can email documents to yourself or others as attachments and they no longer have to conform with the 25 MB file size.