Interface

• Google Chrome's minimalist interface allows you to focus on the Web content you're viewing rather than the browser itself. Rather than sifting through commands in a menu bar, you can access all of Chrome's options and settings by clicking the wrench icon in the corner of the interface. The browser also includes several interface features that speed up the browsing process: when you start Chrome, for example, instead of displaying a blank screen or a search page, the browser displays a set of thumbnails of your most-visited websites, as well as a list of recently closed websites at the bottom of the page.
  
  

Stability

• Unlike other Web browsers, Chrome runs each tab or window as an independent process. When you open a new tab, the browser essentially starts a new copy of Chrome and allocates a separate block of CPU power and RAM for this new copy. Running tabs as independent processes greatly increases the browser's stability: for example, if problematic elements on a certain page cause Chrome to freeze, you can kill the process that's accessing that page without affecting the rest of your browsing session.
  
  

Google Integration

• Not surprisingly, Google's Chrome browser is well-integrated with the company's other Internet services. For example, you can highlight text on a page, right-click it and select "Search Google For" to quickly run the text through Google's search engine. If you type a word or words into the browser's address bar, Chrome automatically Googles the text for you. When you access a non-English page, Chrome offers to automatically translate it into English. Although it's possible to add these features to other Web browsers, Chrome comes with them already enabled; you don't need to configure any settings in order to use them.
  
  

Web Applications

• Chrome's "Web Applications" function is a unique feature that blurs the line between program and website. A Chrome Web application allows you to quickly access the content on a certain website from your desktop, Start Menu or taskbar without launching the full browser. You could, for example, create a Gmail Web application on your desktop; whenever you want to check your email, you can just open this application. To create a Web application, open the wrench menu, select "Tools" and click "Create application shortcuts." Choose the locations in which you want the Web application to appear and click "Create." Double-click the icon for the created Web application to launch it.