Well I have to admit that I am not a FF enthusiast. I don’t know why but because of some unknown reason I always hate FF. Maybe cause it’s too popular and people always brag about it. My favourite browser is,like it or loath it,IE8!!!!Yeah that’s true. But as I don’t use windows that much and I’m a regular Linux user,I don’t have the chance to use my favourite browser all the time. In Linux I always switch browsers. Some days ago, I’ve heard that Google Chrome has been released for Linux. Though it’s still in beta state, I’ve no problem to test that. So I’ve downloaded the browser straight up. That was the version 3.0.194.0.

Man o man!!!At first impression that was too weird. I can’t bookmark anything, I can’t see my Bangla name in FB and I can’t upload any pictures with that browser. To be honest,that was the first time in my life I’ve got scared looking at a computer program. I’ve got disappointed and started using Opera though it does not have any Bangla support. But that was the only way to avoid FF. To see Bangla I used Epiphany which is also a very good browser. Then some improvement has been done on the Chrome.

Version 3.0.195.0 Comes with some bug fixes like bookmark problem and Bangla character. It can render Bangla character But can’t display that properly.

After some time I got the version 3.0.198.1 which is really scorcher. I really liked it and now it’s my day to day browser. Here is a list of it’s benefit and disadvantage:

Benefits:

1. .Raw speed: Chrome has been well known for it’s raw speed and the Linux version is not any difference.
2. Bangla character support: Actually chrome now supports most complex characters and it shows Bangla characters perfectly. I think the rendering is better that FF.
3. Smart address bar: Chrome introduces something you can call Intelligent address bar. It can guarantee you that it will guess 95% time the correct address you are typing if you only type 4-5 letters of the address. But the condition remains that you have to at least browse 3 days full time to enjoy this feature.
4. Native look and feel: Now chrome Linux perfectly match the desktop edition. You can’t tell the difference.
5. THEMES!!!!!!!!!: Yeah that’s right. Now chrome introduces themes. I don’t know whether in windows it exists or not but I know for sure that is exists for Linux and I’m darn sure you’ll like it.
6. .Comes with the Bangla locale: Now Chrome is in Bangla to give you a native look and feel. The translation is quite good.

Disadvantages:

1. Can’t upload anything: Yeah that’s true. You can’t upload anything yet via Google chrome. That’s the main problem of this browser.
2. Every page loads too small by default: In Chrome,after the version 30.196.0 got released,every page loads too small. I don’t know why this is happening,but this is the fact and is a very painful disadvantage.
3. Sometime crashes: It often crashes or got freeze.
4. No add ons: It does not have any add-ons yet.
5. Download Manager does not support resume: Chrome’s download manager is a top class state of the art one but lacks the resume support. Otherwise it’s perfect for downloading something at a stretch.
6. Lacks of synchronization: It can’t synchronize your data with any device yet. But will surely can in future.
7. Can’t install 2 themes at a time: If you want to try 2 themes,you have to replace one with another.
8. You can’t watch video: Yeah. Sad but true. Video is yet to come

Now I can suggest you but I can’t force you to use the product. But if you have guts and will to try something which is new and different, this is a must have app for you.