Good friend Ephraim Schwartz not only writes for InfoWorld, but also moonlights for BigTwin magazine (also an IDG publication). He’s a fellow motorcycle enthusiast and he finally convinced me to participate in one of his features on custom bikes.
Believe it or not, I do ride. And, I actually spent several years transforming this 1989 Harley Davidson Softail into something truly unique. I just wish I had more time to enjoy it…
It features the original frame, tank, and engine, but everything else is either custom or sourced from Arlen Ness, Performance Machine (PM), and Jesse James.
Have you heard about Google Chrome? I actually skipped posting on it yesterday because I figured everyone was tired of hearing about it. The news was out for a day and I was already tired of the headlines.
Not familiar? Chrome is Google’s entry into the browser market. This is one of those ideas that will work wonderfully or backfire horribly. I’m rooting for the former. The new browser has several new features, some of which have been implemented and some which are coming soon (the browser is still in beta after all).
Because I’m running 100% Mac now, I’m actually unaware of whether you can download it yet. It is currently a Windows-only browser, although a Mac version is supposedly in the works. Perhaps the neatest thing about Chrome, from what I’ve read, is that each tab is a separate web kit. This means that when one tab crashes, it won’t bring down your entire browsing experience. Like IE 8 Beta, Chrome also has a private browsing mode that won’t record your pages. I believe some folks call this “porn mode,” although Google uses the example of purchasing a surprise birthday gift for someone who shares your computer.
For so many years, our only open for browsing was IE. Then it was IE and Firefox. Now we have IE, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome, and many other smaller options. What do you want in a browser?
My browser wish list:
- Tabs that work individually and aren’t paralyzed when one tab crashes
- Some sort of built-in bookmark organization that is easier and more convenient than the typical bookmarks / folders
- A powerful spell-check
- Some way to organize my tabs. Sometimes I’ll have a ridiculous amount of tabs open and it’s hard to find anything. I need some way to stack my tabs off to the side or something.
