What makes a good browser? Is it increased security? Really good performance? Regular updates and bug fixes? What if I told you that Chromium is all this and more?
Now here is a browser with very nice startup time and a welcomed different look to it. It does away with extra menus and tons of buttons that are always in the way even if you rarely ever use them. They've even thought of using the title bars wasted screen space to place the browsers tabs. No wasted screen real estate. You can't customize it as much as Firefox, and the extensions (add-ons) are more limited, but I for one have gotten used to it quite quickly. I prefer safety and security to flashy browser changes and these days I'd rather have a program that just works out of the box instead of having to tweak it over and over to get it just right.
The browser is more memory-intensive than others since it runs each extension and every website tab in its own process, separate from the others so that if one crashes it does not take down the entire browser or mess with other websites.
You've surely heard of google chrome by now. Well chromium is what it the former browser is based on. Think of it as chrome but without the privacy concerns. Both browsers are known for their great JavaScript and website performance, and their extensions run smoothly too, being made with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
In conclusion, on modern computers that come with a minimum of 2 to 4 gigs of RAM and fast processors, who can't afford some extra security and advanced features?
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URL: http://build.chromium.org/f/chromium/continuous/win/LATEST/
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