Google Chrome

Alright, Google Chrome was released some odd-what days ago. And I think it’s about time I reviewed it.

I like the browser. It’s shiny.

But, this wouldn’t be much of a review without harsh criticism.

There are only four criticisms I can think of for Google Chrome.

1. NO ADD-ONS! — This is important people, add-ons are useful and fun. Although, I suppose it doesn’t matter that much to me.
2. HORRIBLE FOR ORGANIZING BOOKMARKS! — I have a lot of bookmarks, I bookmark a lot of things. This isn’t a problem with Firefox, since most of the bookmarks are hidden away in that drawer where everything is an ugly disorganized mess. But with Google Chrome, all I get is a bookmark tool bar and the “Other Bookmarks” drop down menu is wierd to use.
3. FLASH CRIPPLES GOOGLE CHROME! — It probably doesn’t for other people, but it does for me. Maybe it’s my computer, but this review is about MY experience.
4. I’ve Married Firefox — I don’t think any body part of mine will make it out okay if Firefox heard about my affair with Google Chrome.

If you have an experience you want to share about your browser, or if you think I’m horribly wrong. Comment, don’t just tell your friends about how I’m an idiot. Tell me too.

Also Internet Explorer should burn in hell. Along with Hitler.

Fucking piece of shit.

Der Englisch: #1

Typing this is kind of awkward at the moment as there’s another writer on this blog who IS German. Oh well.

Der Englisch is a weekly (or biweekly, or monthly, or whenever-I-feel-like-ly) rant by me on bad grammar, particularly (if not exclusively) on the internet. With luck the Department of Homeland Security won’t find some cryptic meaning this and deport me. But anyways, here’s my first “issue”. Grammar Nazi mode ON. Mwahahahahahahaha.

This week/month/wheneverIfeellikeit’s “issue” is about the stupidity of people (especially our stupid youth with their rap music and bad morals and blu-ray discs and…ugh!) who type in “shorthand” on the Internet. Frankly I feel that name is an overstatement. It should be called failhand, because it makes no sense for them or for the readers. I can’t think of how to word it at this time so here’s some examples.

The word please. Maybe because it’s how they do it in MapleStory, or maybe because it represents their actual manners in real life, people in their great knowledge have decided to coin the term plz. Please compare:

To…

Frankly if you have enough typing prowess to log into your computer you shouldn’t bother sacrificing easy-to-reach keys just so you can cut out a few letters! Most of “please” is all in one area! I’m sure someone will find something wrong with my logic, but whatever. Onward!

I associate the word “plz” with whiney 7 year olds, and have no respect for those who use it. Honestly. You need to abbreviate a 5 letter word? Something is wrong with you!

Thanks versus thx. Again, unecessary abbreviation that only overcomplicates things. You’d think if they lacked the IQ to fully type out “thanks” they wouldn’t be capable of coming up with these abbreviations. I admit this one is kind of efficient in terms of key spacing, but then again what about those poor AZERTY and DVORAK people – for whom it may be easier just to type out the full word. Of course at this time I’d say Europe has more “rational” people in the series of tubes right now, but I digress.

Once again, I really think that if you are old enough to use (and have) a computer, you should have already taken the most basic of writing courses. I don’t know what abbreviating the unecessary saves you. I know this post wasn’t too relevant or even logical, but this is how I feel about 90% of the intertube users. Your typewriter-using ancestors would be ashamed. >:(

So until next time…

HEIL SPELLCHECK!