30 Oct 08 New Beta Release of Google Chrome ( version 0.3.154.9 )
Google Chrome (version 0.3.154.9)
There has been a new version of Google Chrome released into the wild!!!
Version 0.3.154.9 is ready for prime time. There are some security patches applied concerning popups and address spoofing. Thank you Google!
Here are some nice bugs that have been fixed.
1. Videos are working better. Flash, windows media and Quicktime videos are working better.
2. Fixed the ‘chrome has crashed’ message when you close a tab that was showing PDF using Adobe Reader 9.
3. This one really kinda makes me think WTF!!! No longer storing https pages on the computer, but you are still able to search for https urls in the address bar. What were you thinking here Google? Thank you for fixing this!
4. The New tab, New window, and New incognito window options moved from the ‘Control the current page’ menu to the ‘Customize and control Google Chrome’ (wrench) menu. Thanks to Szymon Piechowicz for the patch.
5. The spell checker works on text input fields and underlines misspelled words. You can now add words to the spell check dictionary so they are not shown as misspelled (right click on a misspelled word and choose ‘Add to dictionary…’).
6. The download behavior for files that could run programs (exe, dll, bat, etc.) has changed. These files are now downloaded to unconfirmed_*.download files. Google Chrome asks you if you want to accept the download. Only after you click Save is the unconfirmed_*.download file converted to the real file name. Downloads that you never confirm are deleted when Google Chrome exits.
If you haven’t already downloaded Google Chrome please visit http://google.com/chrome
Still no word on a Mac or Linux version release. Let me know your thoughts on this new release and what still needs to be fixed with Google Chrome.
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