Google Inc. is releasing its own Web browser in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search engine.
The Mountain View-based company took the unusual step of announcing its latest product on the Labor Day holiday after it prematurely sent out a comic book drawn up to herald the new browser's arrival.
The free browser, called "Chrome," is supposed to be available for downloading Tuesday in more than 100 countries for computers running on Microsoft's Windows operating system. Google said it's still working on versions compatible with Apple Inc.'s Mac computer and the Linux operating system.
Google Drive has changed so this cheat sheet was updated. The drive window was divided into four sections to make it easier to read. The keyboard shortcuts are in a separate document so you can download them as well.
Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): The Send to Google Docs Firefox extension adds an entry to your right-click menu to send supported filetypes directly to Google Docs. The new entry is context sensitive, so it only appears when you right click supported filetypes, which include Word docs, PDFs, PowerPoint, Excel, and every Open Document format. You've been able to open Gmail attachments in Google Docs for quite a while now, but this extension bridges the gap and makes Google Docs that much more of a viable, web-based Microsoft Office replacement. Send to Google Docs is free, works wherever Firefox does.
* Register & use it anywhere, anytime
No download. Compatible with Windows, Mac OS X, Linux.
* Capture videos of onscreen action in one click
Record screencasts, tutorials, demos, training, lectures and more.
* Share and stream videos online in Flash
Embed them on blogs and webpages or send them by email.
"Nejnovější experiment od Googlu, který opět má pomoci s propagací prohlížeče Chrome, má potenciál zabavit vás na delší dobu než všechny předchozí dohromady. Nelze se divit, vždyť Lego nás už v dětství bavilo dlouhé hodiny, kdy jsme se od kostek nedokázali odtrhnout. Populární stavebnice si našla cestu na web. Jedná se rovněž o propagační materiál pro nadcházející film The Lego Movie. Dost bylo zbytečného řečnění, raději do adresního řádku zadejte www.buildwithchrome.com a začněte stavět."
Google Earth can now be used from a browser, without having to install the full application. Instead of the application, you need to install a plug-in that only works in Firefox and Internet Explorer 6/7 on Windows.