The Complete Idiot's Guide to Google Chrome and Chrome OS
MAKE THE MOST OF THE WORLD’S HOTTEST NEW BROWSER, GOOGLE CHROME!
Finally, there’s a web browser for today’s Internet, and today’s user: you! It’s Chrome. (From Google—of course!) Now, there’s a book that reveals how you can use all of Google Chrome’s built-in power and speed—and extend Chrome to do even more! Jerri Ledford and Yvette Davis start with a quick, practical tour of Google Chrome’s stripped-down, hot-rod interface —including its do-everything, know-everything Omnibox. You’ll be using Chrome like a pro in minutes, but that’s just the beginning. You won’t just learn how to customize Chrome: You’ll dive under the hood, tweak its code, and transform it into the browser of your dreams. Bottom line: If Google Chrome can do it, this book will help you do it smarter, faster, better! Covers all this, and more...
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• Improving life on the Web: what’s new and different about Chrome, and why you care
• Getting from Chrome newbie to power user—fast!
• Browsing more safely in the Web jungle
• Spit-shining Chrome: making a good-looking browser look spectacular
• Optimizing your own web site to make the most of Google Chrome
• Tweaking tabs, and more: customizing Chrome to your heart’s content
• Saving time with Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts
• Troubleshooting problems with Google Chrome, step-by-step
• Learning about Chromium (the foundation on which Google Chrome is built) and its components, WebKit, WebKit Core, WebKit Port, and Â
 WebKit Glue.
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Jerri Ledford has been a freelance business technology writer for more than ten years, publishing more than 1,000 articles, profiles, news stories, and reports. She develops and teaches technology training courses on topics ranging from security to customer service. Ledford also helps optimize websites for Google and writes about technology topics ranging from search engine optimization to consumer security and identity theft. She has written 18 books, four of which are about Google applications: Google Analytics, Google Analytics 2.0, Google Powered: Productivity with Online Tools, and Google AdSense for Dummies.
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Yvette Davis is Managing Editor for Brighthub.com’s Google Channel and Contributing Editor for its Linux Channel.www.WebGeeksGuide.com
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Table of Contents
Introduction     1
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Part 1: Google Chrome and Browsing the Way It Should Be
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Chapter 1       Web Interactions Past and Present             9
           The Theory of the Web-Based Operating System         10
                      A Star Trek-esque Society      10
                      Web-Based OS Is for the Future         10
                      Mobility Must Come First        11
                      Openness Is the Key to Mobility Is the Key to…         12
           Browsing in an Application-Driven World        13
                      Chaos, Fallen Orderly  13
                      Web-Based from the Ground Up         14
           Closing the Door         15
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Chapter 2       What Google Chrome Brings to the Browser         17
           NOT Your Momma’s Web Browser   18
           Comparing Chrome to Other Browsers 19
                      Internet Explorer          19
                      Firefox            22
                      Opera 24
           Speed Depends on How You Handle the Code           26
           Share and Share (Resources), Alike     31
           Taking Out the Trash Keeps the Browser Moving Cleanly        32
           Searching for the Right User Experience           34
                      Tabbing Through Life      34
                      Surfing Without Being Seen      36
           It’s About the Right Amount of Chrome           37
           Closing the Door         38
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Chapter 3       Getting Started with Google Chrome          39
           A Quick and Easy Download     40
                       Chrome and Your Privacy Concerns     42
                       Download and Install Chrome  43
                       Initial Chrome Customization      44
           Everybody Has a First Time Once       46
                       Chrome Grows with You         46
                       Chrome Page Controls 47
           Point and Click, or Type          49
                       Bookmark Manager    50
           Your Browser, Your Way: Basic Customization           52
           Closing the Door         55
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Chapter 4       It’s Everything: The Omnibox (Plus Some) 57
           If It Is Everything, You Should Use It for Everything     58
                       The Usual Address Bar Duties 58
                       Security Indicators       59
                       A Few Other Functions           60
           And Then There Are Page Controls     61
           More Customization and Controls        64
                       The Basics Tab 65
                       The Minor Tweaks Tab           67
                       The Under the Hood Tab         68
           Closing the Door         69
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Chapter 5       Stability on the Net   71
           Consequences of a Crash        72
                       Crash Management      72
                       Chrome’s Task Manager         73
                       Stats for Nerds   74
           So Why Won’t It Crash?         76
                       Isolated Tabs Equals Increased Security           76
                       Using Memory More Efficiently
           Extra Precautions: You Can Never Be Too Safe          78
           There’s No Little Black Box in the Browser      82
           Weaving a Multithreaded Web 84
           Closing the Door         86
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Chapter 6       Safe Browsing on a Threatening Web         87
           It’s Not If, It’s When You’re Attacked 88
                       Chrome Saves the Day?          90
                       Secure Sockets Layer   91
                       Security Certificates     93
           What Threat Level?     95
                       Viruses 96
                       Spyware          97
                       Trojans 97
                       A Phishing Reminder     98
           Got Sand? Sandboxing Slows Attacks 98
           Closing the Door         100
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Part II:Tinkering Around Under the Hood
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Chapter 7       Open Source Overview         103
           Everyone Can Participate         104
                      Cost    107
                      Turnaround time for bug fixes and software improvements        107
           It Takes a Village: Open Source Is Collaboration         109
           Putting the Chromium in Chrome          112
                       Kits     113
                       Threads           116
                       Processes        117
                       Libraries and Scripts    118
           Ensuring a Flawless Application           120
           Closing the Door         120
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Chapter 8       Developing Sites for Chrome           121
           Is This Part of the WebKit?     122
           I Should’ve Had a V8   127
           Shifting Gears: How Gears Works with Chrome           131
           Closing the Door         134
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Chapter 9       Spit-Shining Chrome 135
           Chrome Better Faster Stronger 136
           ...Extended Chrome’s Functionality      137
                       Gears  138
                       Bookmarklets  140
                       exe Tools        142
                       Themes and Theme Editors      143
                       Greasemonkey  144
                       Greasemetal    147
           We Have the Tools      148
                       Libraries          148
                       C++    152
                       JavaScript       155
           Closing the Door         155
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Chapter 10     Making It Yours       157
           You Gotta Have a Theme        158
                       Viewer 159
                       Settings           160
                       Theme Creator 160
           Just a Little Bookmarklet         163
           And a Bit of Grease     165
           Closing the Door         168
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Part III: Chrome for Power Users
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Chapter 11Â Â Â Â Â Chrome Hacks for the Power Users 171
           Skinning Google Chrome         172
           Taking Control with Bookmarks          175
                       Increase the Capacity of the Bookmarks Bar     175
                       Changing Bookmark Icons       177
                       Adding Bookmarklets   181
                       Print from the Bookmarks Bar 185
           Creating Profiles in Google Chrome     186
                       Creating Multiple User Profiles in Chrome        186
                       Command-Line Switches         190
           About…Chrome’s Special about: Pages          196
           Closing the Door         198
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Chapter 12     Troubleshooting Google Chrome     201
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Part IV: Appendices
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Appendix A    Google Chrome Shortcuts    213
           Navigation Shortcuts    214
           Address Bar Shortcuts 215
           Chrome Feature Shortcuts       215
           Web Page Shortcuts    216
           Text Shortcuts  216
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Appendix B    Chrome for the Non-Windows User 219
           CrossOver Chromium  220
                       Linux   221
                       Mac OS X      224
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Appendix C    Glossary        229
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Index   237
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| Country | USA |
| Brand | Alpha Books |
| Manufacturer | Que Publishing |
| Binding | Paperback |
| ReleaseDate | 2009-06-19 |
| UnitCount | 1 |
| UPCs | 029236739737 |
| EANs | 9780789739735 |