When Google launched Google Chrome – their take on the browser, naturally I was very interested to check it out as it could have some potential impact on me and my work.

Google Chrome in Siteflex

First thoughts? This thing looks slick and has some neat little features and quirks but what really had me impressed was the speed that it chomped through code (probably due to the new Javascript V8 engine). But that’s not what this post is about…

Out of the box, Google Chrome lacks some serious functionality and has caused me some frustration. Google (yes, you can hear me!) – fix these 5 things and I’ll be a lot happier:

1. RSS Compatability- I just can’t comprehend releasing a browser without RSS compatibility.  Mozilla Firefox managed my feeds nicely with Live! Bookmarks. I found this feature quite good as I could quickly flick down the bookmark to see if there was anything worth reading.
2. What about Firefox? – Google, where does your allegiance lie? You used Firefox and the community for all it’s worth and now you’ve turned your back on the only decent browser that has been able to put up a fight against IE.
3. Give me some menus! - Some things in life just need to be easy to access – menus were not created by Satan!
4. You killed my WYSIWYG - The powerful CMS Siteflex makes life very easy for me in updating websites – it’s WYSIWYG editor works perfectly in every browser except for… you guessed it, Google Chrome!
5. No plug-in’s or add-on support - First you take my RSS, now you take my plug-ins – give me back my freedom!

Google you’ve accomplished some major things over the last 10 years, but please take the extra week or so to make sure your products don’t frustate users from day one!

Rant complete.

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