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5Sep/090

Chrome’s Next Steps on Windows 7

Back in August, Google Chrome introduced the Jumplist in the Developer’s Version of Chrome; the Jumplist being a new feature in Windows 7 that allows users to quickly and easily access tasks related to the program, as well as quickly open recently opened, and pinned files with the app.  With its new version, Google Chrome had added “Most Visited,” “Recently Opened,” and “Tasks” to its Jumplist.  Now, There are just a few more things Google needs to add to its Chrome web browser before it fits right in with Windows 7.

Tab Previews

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In order to better compete with Microsoft’s new version of Internet Explorer 8 for Windows 7, Google needs to add previews for all open tabs on the web browser, allowing a user to quickly select the tab they want right from the Windows taskbar.

Status Indication

When Google Chrome is running in the background with that huge demo version of Adobe Premier Pro downloading, you really have no clue how far the download has gone without checking up on your downloads bar.  A quick fix for this would be easily adding the status in the Chrome icon like Windows Explorer does.

Other Things

What else do you think Google Chrome needs to add in order to fit in with the Windows 7 Operating System that will better improve its functionality?