Posted Nov.25, 2009 under
Google
Confirmed. The rumors about Google’s redesign are true, and you can try it for yourself with a very simple method.
1. Go to Google.com.
2. Once it loads, enter this code into your web browser’s URL address field:
javascript:void(document.cookie="PREF=ID=20b6e4c2f44943bb:U=4bf292d46faad806:TM=1249677602:LM=1257919388:S=odm0Ys-53ZueXfZG;path=/; domain=.google.com");
There shouldn’t be any http://google.com in front of that. Just that code.
3. Hit enter.
4. Reload the Google.com page and you will have access to the new user interface.
Source: Gizmodo
I tried it out. It works.
Google Chrome Frame has been updated to 4.0.255.0.
ChromeFrame
- Empty user directories are properly deleted when Google Chrome Frame is un-installed. (Issue: 27483)
- Crash fixes (Issues: 27414, 27695, 27662)
- Ensure that the renderer has focus when ChromeFrame navigates to a URL in IE full tab mode. (Issue: 22745)
More details about additional changes are available in the svn log of all revisions.
You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: Early Access Release Channels (Chromium Developer Documentation).
If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at Project hosting on Google Code.
Anthony Laforge
Google Chrome Program Manager
Download: Google Chrome 4.0.255.0 | Mac | Linux
The Dev channel has been updated to 4.0.249.4 for all platforms (Windows, Mac, and Linux).
All Platforms
- Fixed – Issue 27897: [Extension] Some extensions crash after installing 4.0.249.0
- Fixed – Issue 27900: [Extension] Reload on crash infobar causes more crashes
Windows
- Fixed top windows crasher. (Issues: 27856, 28096)
- Fixed a crashing race condition in bookmark synchronization. (Issue: 23251)
- Make the character encoding indicator visible again on Windows. (Issue: 26438)
Mac
- Silverlight plugin support. (Issues: 28019, 27788, 25105)
- Bookmark bar improvements. (Issues: 17608,25600, 25655,26643, 26647, 26718, 27634,27692, 27693,27795,28203)
- Pasting some text into the Omnibox should no longer crash Google Chrome. (Issue: 27698)
Linux
- Pasting some text into the Omnibox should no longer crash Google Chrome. (Issue: 27698)
Extensions
- Tab traversal in popups fixed on Windows, also a few other focus-related bugs. (Issues: 22654, 28086, 28087)
Known Issues:
- Issue 27902: [Extension] Extension link on new tab page doesn’t work properly
More details about additional changes are available in the svn log of all revisions.
You can find out about getting on the Dev channel here: Early Access Release Channels (Chromium Developer Documentation).
If you find new issues, please let us know by filing a bug at Project hosting on Google Code.
Anthony Laforge
Google Chrome Program Manager
Download: Google Chrome 4.0.249.4 | Mac | Linux
Code7 is a special coding contest for developers. “It is a way for you to cash in on your knowledge and skills” said Yochay Kiriaty, Windows 7 Technical Evangelist, in a Windows Blog team post.
To enter:
Build an original, consumer-oriented client application prototype that runs natively on Windows 7 (for example Win32, WPF, MFC or WinForms – not an Air application or just a gadget) and addresses one or more of the following topic categories:
- Simplify My Life
- More Media, More Places
- Gaming
- Work From Anywhere
- Safeguard Your Work
- Applications for a Better Tomorrow
The application must use at least one of the following Windows 7 technology features; however, judging will give more weight to entries that take advantage of more than one of these features:
- Libraries
- Windows Touch
- Shell Integration
- DX11 (DirectX 11)
- Sensor and Location Platform
The contest starts now and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on October 10, 2009. In order to enter you must create and submit a video in which you describe and demonstrate your application.
For the complete contest rules please visit the rules section on the Code7 Contest Website – https://www.code7contest.com/.
