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Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome
Authors: Ledford Jerri & Yvette Davis   

The first guide to setting up, customizing, and making the most of Google's hot new Google Chrome web browser!

•  Expert insights for every early adopter of Google Chrome, from beginners to experts.
•  Shows how to use all of Google Chrome's built-in power -- and extend it to do even more.
•  The second title in our new Geek's Guides series: smart, conversational books that illuminate Google's breakthrough technologies as never before.

This friendly, conversational, and authoritative book isn't just the first guide to Google's hot new Google Chrome browser: it's the perfect companion for  everyone who uses Chrome, from beginners to experts. Google expert Jerri Ledford begins with a thorough tour of Google Chrome, explaining how it's different from previous browsers, how it's designed to be faster and more stable, and how it's optimized for a new world of rich, highly-interactive web applications. Next, readers will learn how to make the most of Chrome's 'Omnibox' and the rest of its stripped-down feature set. Then, readers go under the hood, learning how to extend and personalize Chrome to make it even more powerful. Ledford explains how Chrome has been built, how to participate in the Chromium open source project, and how to develop sites that are optimized for Chrome. There's also a full chapter on Google Gears, software that extends browsers to enable even more powerful web applications. Google Chrome is one of a rapidly growing portfolio of products that is making Google the Web's dominant platform. This the second in a series of Geek's Guides books designed to help readers make the most of the innovative technology Google is making available. These smart, conversational books are designed to perfectly complement the Google culture - as they help readers do more, spend less, and have fun along the way.