Google Chrome 5.0 Has Been Released!

Google Chrome 5Go get it! Faster, cooler, built-in Flash support! Rock on!

Google 5 Chrome Released!

“Google announced today the official release of Chrome 5 for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. It arrives less than a month after Google made the new version available through its beta channel. This release reflects Chrome’s rapid pace of evolution and Google’s strong commitment to advancing Web technology and performance. Chrome 5 brings significant performance improvements, including a major increase in JavaScript execution speed. It also brings support for important HTML5 features, including Web Sockets and drag-and-drop. The JavaScript acceleration and robust compatibility with emerging standards are important capabilities that will enable developers to write richer and more sophisticated Web applications. Google has enhanced the browser’s cloud synchronization framework, extending it to support browser preferences and themes in addition to bookmarks. Chrome 5 ships with the Flash plugin included by default, an addition that was made possible by Google’s recent partnership with Adobe. This release marks a significant milestone for the browser, because it is the first official stable release of Chrome for Mac and Linux. Chrome was previously only distributed for those platforms in the form of beta and developer builds.”

Geek Software of the Week: Peppermint Linux!

Peppermint LinuxThis week’s entry to our “Hall of Fame” – Peppermint Linux… a distro billed as the “cloud client”… it looks REALLY promising!

Peppermint Linux

“Peppermint was designed for enhanced mobility, efficiency and ease of use. While other operating systems are taking 10 minutes to load, you are already connected, communicating and getting things done. And, unlike other operating systems, Peppermint is ready to use out of the box. Why spend hours tinkering and tweaking? Install Peppermint and get going!!

Built for Speed

Peppermint OS was designed to be easy on your processor and system resources so you can get going and get things done…

Lightweight

Peppermint OS is under 512MB and easy to run as a Live CD or USB. Loads and Shuts down in Seconds…

User Friendly

Step-by-step installation, Works out of the box, Easy to Navigate with Automatic Updates….”

Peppermint Linux boots in 25 seconds… even on a older system! I like that in a OS! So, try it… it is free as in speech!