I have really taken to the Google Chrome browser, not only have I downloaded to every device at home and work, I notice my friends and colleagues also utilise the browser too. As I share computers in a teaching and learning environment, I download the program onto every computer in every classroom I utilise.
Once upon a time, Microsoft's Internet
Explorer dominated web searches and came loaded on every MS Windows driven
computer, now Microsoft's dominance is definitely waning. This is great news,
the Chrome browser is simple and efficient, the advantage is once you
are signed into one service, you have access to all of Google's products. I
show a short educational Youtube clip, I quickly search my favourites
for future classes, preparation time is significantly reduced.
I only wish the IT department was so
service driven, my workplace programs require multiple log in procedures and
countless password changes. This is actually less secure as there is no way to
remember every combination as your passwords change monthly and you are unable
to use previous versions.
The solution? Keep written versions close
at hand so you can enter the password quickly with most colleagues utilising post
it notes stuck to their screen - how secure is that? To even print a page, you
need to log into the multi-function printer to print a page, you can imagine a
cluster of post it notes are pasted to the wall alongside the printer.
The browser is compatible with every page I
download, it hardly freezes up, not like all the issues I had with MS
Internet Explorer. When I log in, all my links, favourites and history
immediately appears, my browser is customised for my use - this is so
efficient. The browser is fast, I am able to search my history for previous
searches and downloads, I also keep documents and pdf downloads on Google
Drive for reference material.
Instead of keeping hard copy versions of
reference books at work, just log in and open a pdf version of a reference
book, I no longer need to carry USB drives everywhere loaded with all my
information. My only issue is to remember to log out when I am finished - even
an old school hack like me can remember that.
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