Wine 1.1.4 comes with fixes for Google Chrome

The builders at Wine (Windows on Unix) have quickly come out with Wine 1.1.4 that includes better support for the Google Chrome browser. This is a green light to all those who intend to try Google Chrome on their Linux box.
Other major improvements are;

- Substantial chunks of WinHTTP are implemented.
- More JavaScript support.
- Beginnings of shell AppBar implementation.
- Chinese translations.
- Various bug fixes.

Read more on bug fixes Here.

Little Hacks to change the Skin of your Google Chrome Browser

Wow, Google can take all the time it needs before making available API’s or extensions for it new browser Google Chrome, in the mean time on the web, all types of hacks on the Google Chrome are popping up. Recently I found on the ChromeSpot Forum , a so-called Chrome Automatic Theme Switcher. This little application changes the skin of your Google Chrome browser. The application bundles up three ready to use skins — skins, that the author of this application found on the net, so you can make yours. If you find other themes then just place them in \ReleaseV2.1\Themes folder and use the Chrome Automatic Theme Switcher to upload. More»

Google Chrome - The StumbleUpon Virtual Toolbar is the solution for Stumblers

For all browsers: For those StumbleUpon fans who have adopted Google Chrome as their default browser, the StumbleUpon Virtual Toolbar remains the utmost solution for you to keep in touch with your numerous contacts and to continue to give thumb-ups to your favourite web pages - given that Google Chrome for now does not support the official StumbleUpon toolbar.
This virtual toolbar needs no installation. Users of other browsers like Opera that don’t support the StumbleUpon toolbar can also adopt this solution.

xVM VirtualBox 2.0 comes with support for your 64-bit Operating Systems

Sun Microsystems, owners of one of the leading desktop virtualization software VirtualBox announced the release of version 2.0 of xVM VirtualBox. With this new version you can now run your 64bit operating systems like Windows Vista, Red Hat Enterprise, FreeBSD 5, or Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and many more. Amongst the many innovations, this new version is said to have a new user interface for the Mac OS and performs better on AMD chips.

I’ve been using VirtualBox for a while now on my Ubuntu 8.04 with WinXP as guest, and I’m very convinced when it comes to quality/price, its the best you can get. Can’t wait to upgrade to this new version.

It is also worth mentioning that xVM VirtualBox 2.0 is free and open source, despite that Sun Microsystems acquired Innotek – the makers of VirtualBox back in Febuary this year.

Also read: How to install VirtualBox on Ubuntu.

Portable Chrome for your USB Drive

A portable version of Google Chrome is has been made available for download by the German blogger Carsten. This portable version of Chrome can run directly from your USB Key, provided you have a Windows PC.
Like most portable applications, it needs no installation and places all your user settings into the same folder of your USB drive. Download now and happy browsing or happy chroming if you prefer.

Join Chromium the Open Source Project behind Google Chrome

After launching Google Chrome, Google went ahead to create Chromium, an open source project that intends to give a strong background to the Chrome browser. This project is Google’s move to creating a Web Community (Firefox-Style) made of builders, testers to better support Chrome.
Google knows very well that, to build-up a participating- community you can’t do without a blog, so here comes the Chromium blog – powered by Blogger, naturally.

Google Chrome – Questions that need answers?

1) Will Google continue to “sponsor” Mozilla Firefox?
2) Will Google Chrome have its own brand of extensions or will it become compatible to Firefox extensions?
3) Is Google Chrome completely Open Source – as they say?
4) Will Mozilla Firefox remain the default browser of google’s gOS?
5) What does the Mozilla developer team think of Google Chrome?
6) …
If you have an answer to any of these questions then let us know.