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Netstat -vat by Sean Michael Kerner (bio)

A command line view of IT



Google updates Chrome so plugins will work better

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From the "bug swatting" files:

Google's Chrome browser is now better at handling plugins. That the big thing I take away from the the new Chrome 0.3.154.3 update release.

The new update is tagged by Google as containing mostly bug fixes as well as a new download behaviour - which is also an important thing to note. Security researcher Aviv Raff had alleged that Chrome was at risk from a Carpet Bombing flaw that would let downloaded files execute on a users desktop - the 0.3.154.3 update changes download behaviour. According to Google's release notes:
Changes the download behavior for files that could execute code (exe, dll, bat, etc.). These files are now downloaded to unconfirmed_*.download files. In the browser, you're asked if you want to accept the download. Only after you click Save is the unconfirmed_*.download file converted to the real file name. Unconfirmed downloads are deleted when Google Chrome exits.
The big thing for me though is really one bug that is fixed dealing with plugings. Google notes that in the new update Chrome runs plugins at a normal priority so that they do not cause the browser to become unresponsive. That's a huge thing. In my experience with Chrome thus far it is typically a plugin (often Flash) that becomes unresponsive crashing the browser. Putting the plugin at the same priority is an interesting fix - though i'm not sure how that relates to Google's idea of sandboxing processes.

Their is also a really interesting JavaScript bug fix here too.
Change the minimum timer resolution for setTimeout() to 4 milliseconds (up from 1ms). At 1ms, some pages would spin in tight loops and consume 100% of CPU.
Intuitively I would have thought that a lower timer resolution would have meant better performance - but that's apparently not always the case.

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3 Comments

randi said:

When Chrome first started I was able to click on a line and things worked out fine. Until one day I can't seem to find my list of regular stocks that I use to check up on at least 3 times a week. Then one day my list was gone. Can you help me find it or tell me how I can save such a list for future my list was about 6 months old. Now I have to type in every stock that I can remember.Please help me make this more fun and productive on my time schedule.

Updates for Google Chrome said:

Google is updating these changes very rapidly
Now div issue fixed in new browser.

movie fan said:

I hesitate to use even upgraded versions of Chrome, since my last experience using it (first version) left my computer compromised; have they fixed the security issues beyond all doubt?

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