We all have been waiting for the web browser Google Chrome, ever since those ungracious PC pigs got their hands on it we have wanted it.  Now Google has realsed a beta for the public mac users, there has been some developer betas realsed, but those versions lacked Flash and other key components of a web browser.

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SunSpider JavaScript Benchmarks of Mac Browsers
(Shorter bars represent faster performance)
One of the most known features of Google’s Chrome browser has been its speed in loading and rendering pages. In investigating that aspect of the browser, Computerworld has found that, while Chrome performs extremely well in the SunSpider JavaScript benchmarking test, it only comes in a close second to Apple’s Safari browser.

According to tests run by Computerworld, the Chrome beta, which Google launched yesterday, is the second fastest of four Mac browsers tested. Chrome renders JavaScript 10 times faster than Opera 10.10 and almost twice as fast as Firefox 3.6 Beta 4, the most recently-released Mac version of Mozilla’s open-source browser.

But Chrome can’t match Safari 4.0.4’s speed: Apple’s browser is approximately 12% faster than Google’s beta.

As predicted, Google has finally released an official beta version of its Chrome browser for Mac. The initial beta version, termed Build 4.0.249.30, requires Mac OS X Leopard or Snow Leopard, and is only compatible with Intel-based Macs. In addition to the Mac release, Chrome for Linux has also been made a beta.

Chrome for Mac and Linux will have continuos work done on them, with builds released weekly (presumed). As the “BETA” title states, the web-browser has it a new mark in it’s life, the Beta Channel. Chrome for Mac and Linux will remain on this “Channel” until it is though to be stable enough and promoted once again to the “Stable Channel”.

In this tutorial, we show you how to install the Google Chrome OS. The steps should be pretty similar for setting it up on VMWare Workstation on Windows. Chrome OS is Google’s light-weight, mobile OS. It runs in a cloud and is designed for net-book use Please note that this is a VERY early build of the Chrome OS and because of this, things may be damaged, buggy or not working at all. Install at your own risk! At this time, Chrome OS must be installed in a virtual machine environment, or it will not work.

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In this tutorial, we will be guiding you through how to setup and use XP Mode in Windows 7. The new “XP Mode” lets you seamlessly run virtualized applications alongside your regular Windows 7 applications—so your outdated software will continue to work. Before we begin, you’ll want to make sure your system meets the requirements:

• Processor: Processor capable of hardware virtualization, with AMD-V™ or Intel® VT turned on in the BIOS.
• Memory: 2GB of memory recommended.
• Hard disk requirement: 20MB hard disk space for installing Windows Virtual PC. Additional 15GB of hard disk space per virtual Windows environment recommended.

Here goes the tutorial:

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