1 post tagged “papa john's pizza”

Most because of issues with tow of the more popular Web browsers for PC, I found it difficult to embrace the web based applications concept. Google’s new browser, Chrome has started to change my mind.

Chrome, which is still in Beta, is trim and robust. It’s easy to adjust to if you’ve been using Firefox or Internet Explorer (IE). It’s nothing like either one, but it does pretty much use the same keyboard shortcuts, and since I’m a huge fan of keyboard shortcuts, this is very nice.

As you would expect, Chrome is tab based like the other two, but has no menu bar and only one line for the tool bar. Most of which contains the address window.

When you enter something into the browser’s address bar, you have the option of going to the address you type, or you can use the same window to enter search criteria. Slick, and I guess once you get used to it being that flexible, pretty handy.

What I like most is it’s quick. It loads pages quicker and performs searches quicker than “the other two”.

Also, it works well with Google Docs. Not much of a surprise, but you never know until you know. All of Google’s keyboard shortcuts work perfectly with Chrome. That was not always the case. Especially Firefox.

At this point, Chrome isn’t recognizing the scroll area on the touchpad of my laptop, but I’m guessing that will be corrected by the time V. 1 is released. Also, Chrome has a similar spell check while you type feature that Firefox has. Unfortunately, this doesn’t work in Google Docs at the moment. Something else I would expect to be remedied.

I have made the folks working on Chrome aware of these two oddities. They make it very easy to report bugs, or submit wish list ideas. You don’t have to provide any personal information. You just fill in the subject and text of your bug report or wish list request. This is very quick and painless.

The other night I wanted to check the prices at my local Papa John’s pizza joint and they required that I give them my first and last name, complete street address, phone number and e-mail address. Just to check the menu.

I wrote them a very harsh message asking why I had to give such extensive personal information just to see how much a pizza might cost. They replied this is necessary to assure I get prices from the correct store. Like I don’t know where the hell I live. And do the Jones get different menus from the Smiths??? Why is my last name necessary to check prices on a menu.

Their reply was so ridiculous, I didn’t reply. Plus, I grilled myself a boneless, skinless chicken breast instead of ordering pizza.

Anyway, back to Chrome. Both the Mac and Linux versions are reported to be “coming soon”. After using it for the better part of a week, I’m happy with it, and I’m much happier using Google’s web based applications now that there’s an adequate browser to use them with.

I do like Chrome for general surfing, as well as just with Google Apps. I have a good feeling about Chrome so far. I have a knack for finding “oddities” in programs rather quickly and easily and except for the two I mentioned above, I haven’t found anything else.

More later.