{"product_id":"web-geeks-guide-to-google-chrome-9780789739735","title":"Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeb Geek's Guide to Google Chrome\u003c\/strong\u003e by Ledford, Jerri. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780789739735.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMAKE THE MOST OF THE WORLD’S HOTTEST NEW BROWSER, GOOGLE CHROME!\nFinally, 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...\n\n• Improving life on the Web: what’s new and different about Chrome, and why you care\n• Getting from Chrome newbie to power user—fast!\n• Browsing more safely in the Web jungle\n• Spit-shining Chrome: making a good-looking browser look spectacular\n• Optimizing your own web site to make the most of Google Chrome\n• Tweaking tabs, and more: customizing Chrome to your heart’s content\n• Saving time with Google Chrome keyboard shortcuts\n• Troubleshooting problems with Google Chrome, step-by-step\n• Learning about Chromium (the foundation on which Google Chrome is built) and its components, WebKit, WebKit Core, WebKit Port, and\nWebKit Glue.\n\nJerri 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.\n\nYvette Davis is Managing Editor for Brighthub.com’s Google Channel and Contributing Editor for its Linux Channel.www.WebGeeksGuide.com\n\nTable of Contents\nIntroduction 1\n\nPart 1: Google Chrome and Browsing the Way It Should Be\n\nChapter 1 Web Interactions Past and Present 9\nThe Theory of the Web-Based Operating System 10\nA Star Trek-esque Society 10\nWeb-Based OS Is for the Future 10\nMobility Must Come First 11\nOpenness Is the Key to Mobility Is the Key to… 12\nBrowsing in an Application-Driven World 13\nChaos, Fallen Orderly 13\nWeb-Based from the Ground Up 14\nClosing the Door 15\n\nChapter 2 What Google Chrome Brings to the Browser 17\nNOT Your Momma’s Web Browser 18\nComparing Chrome to Other Browsers 19\nInternet Explorer 19\nFirefox 22\nOpera 24\nSpeed Depends on How You Handle the Code 26\nShare and Share (Resources), Alike 31\nTaking Out the Trash Keeps the Browser Moving Cleanly 32\nSearching for the Right User Experience 34\nTabbing Through Life 34\nSurfing Without Being Seen 36\nIt’s About the Right Amount of Chrome 37\nClosing the Door 38\n\nChapter 3 Getting Started with Google Chrome 39\nA Quick and Easy Download 40\nChrome and Your Privacy Concerns 42\nDownload and Install Chrome 43\nInitial Chrome Customization 44\nEverybody Has a First Time Once 46\nChrome Grows with You 46\nChrome Page Controls 47\nPoint and Click, or Type 49\nBookmark Manager 50\nYour Browser, Your Way: Basic Customization 52\nClosing the Door 55\n\nChapter 4 It’s Everything: The Omnibox (Plus Some) 57\nIf It Is Everything, You Should Use It for Everything 58\nThe Usual Address Bar Duties 58\nSecurity Indicators 59\nA Few Other Functions 60\nAnd Then There Are Page Controls 61\nMore Customization and Controls 64\nThe Basics Tab 65\nThe Minor Tweaks Tab 67\nThe Under the Hood Tab 68\nClosing the Door 69\n\nChapter 5 Stability on the Net 71\nConsequences of a Crash 72\nCrash Management 72\nChrome’s Task Manager 73\nStats for Nerds 74\nSo Why Won’t It Crash? 76\nIsolated Tabs Equals Increased Security 76\nUsing Memory More Efficiently\nExtra Precautions: You Can Never Be Too Safe 78\nThere’s No Little Black Box in the Browser 82\nWeaving a Multithreaded Web 84\nClosing the Door 86\n\nChapter 6 Safe Browsing on a Threatening Web 87\nIt’s Not If, It’s When You’re Attacked 88\nChrome Saves the Day? 90\nSecure Sockets Layer 91\nSecurity Certificates 93\nWhat Threat Level? 95\nViruses 96\nSpyware 97\nTrojans 97\nA Phishing Reminder 98\nGot Sand? 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