The Google laptop known as Chromebook is a laptop made specifically for browsing the web, and was made to accommodate the fact that most people these days spend the majority of their computer time online. And since Google Chrome is Google’s prized browser (and a great one at that), you might also call the machine a Chrome laptop. So it only makes sense that Google Chrome gets attention too, especially in order to make the experience of the Google laptop the best possible. And that’s exactly what they’re doing…
Instant Pages
There’s no question that Google Chrome is fast. And now that the Chrome laptop that is the Chromebook has been released, making it even faster seems inevitable. Well, that’s exactly what happened; when Google Chrome 13 was in its beta form, Google experimented with a little feature known as Instant Pages. As the name suggests, Instant Pages is a feature that loads pages in an instant.
Actually, to be more exact, it makes searching with Google faster. Of course, the difference is quite small, so long as you’re actually using Chrome, and especially if you use a Chromebook. And now that a stable version of Google Chrome 13 is out, Instant Pages comes along with it. So now everyone has the ability to browse the web in in no time at all! And that’s a major plus for users of the already super-fast Google laptop.
But how is that even possible? Well, when you begin typing in Google’s search box, whether it’s on the official search engine or the omnibox (the little address bar/search box combination at the top of Chrome), Chrome immediately begins preloading a few of the sites it predicts you’re most likely looking for. That way, if it’s correct in its prediction, the page comes up as soon as you click on the search result. Nifty, huh? It seems Google is just giving us all new reasons to invest in a Chrome laptop…
An Instantaneous How-To
But how exactly do you implement this awesome feature? That’s right – it doesn’t implement itself automatically. Here are three steps for turning on this quick feature:
Click the wrench.
-In Chrome, look for the little wrench icon at the top-right corner. Now click on it. Now that the menu has come down, look for “options” and click that.
Enable Instant Pages.
-Now that you’re on the options page, make sure you’re at the “Basics” section (should be highlighted on the left) and go down to where it says “Search.” Now simply click the box next to “Enable Instant for faster searching and browsing” and you have Instant Pages enabled. That’s not all, however…
Go “under the hood.”
- To top things off, look on the left of the options page. You should see something that says “Under the Hood.” Click it. Now just look at the “Privacy” section and make sure you have “Use a prediction service to help complete searches and URLs typed in the address bar” and “Predict network actions to improve page load performance” checked.
And there you have it. Whether you have a Chromebook, or just use Google Chrome, Instant Pages is something you should check out. That is, of course, if you’d rather get your web browsing done as quickly as possible. And if you’re still unsure of how Instant Pages work, check out this video that compares Chrome with and without Instant Pages enabled:
Instant Pages
There’s no question that Google Chrome is fast. And now that the Chrome laptop that is the Chromebook has been released, making it even faster seems inevitable. Well, that’s exactly what happened; when Google Chrome 13 was in its beta form, Google experimented with a little feature known as Instant Pages. As the name suggests, Instant Pages is a feature that loads pages in an instant.
Actually, to be more exact, it makes searching with Google faster. Of course, the difference is quite small, so long as you’re actually using Chrome, and especially if you use a Chromebook. And now that a stable version of Google Chrome 13 is out, Instant Pages comes along with it. So now everyone has the ability to browse the web in in no time at all! And that’s a major plus for users of the already super-fast Google laptop.
But how is that even possible? Well, when you begin typing in Google’s search box, whether it’s on the official search engine or the omnibox (the little address bar/search box combination at the top of Chrome), Chrome immediately begins preloading a few of the sites it predicts you’re most likely looking for. That way, if it’s correct in its prediction, the page comes up as soon as you click on the search result. Nifty, huh? It seems Google is just giving us all new reasons to invest in a Chrome laptop…
An Instantaneous How-To
But how exactly do you implement this awesome feature? That’s right – it doesn’t implement itself automatically. Here are three steps for turning on this quick feature:
Click the wrench.
-In Chrome, look for the little wrench icon at the top-right corner. Now click on it. Now that the menu has come down, look for “options” and click that.
Enable Instant Pages.
-Now that you’re on the options page, make sure you’re at the “Basics” section (should be highlighted on the left) and go down to where it says “Search.” Now simply click the box next to “Enable Instant for faster searching and browsing” and you have Instant Pages enabled. That’s not all, however…
Go “under the hood.”
- To top things off, look on the left of the options page. You should see something that says “Under the Hood.” Click it. Now just look at the “Privacy” section and make sure you have “Use a prediction service to help complete searches and URLs typed in the address bar” and “Predict network actions to improve page load performance” checked.
And there you have it. Whether you have a Chromebook, or just use Google Chrome, Instant Pages is something you should check out. That is, of course, if you’d rather get your web browsing done as quickly as possible. And if you’re still unsure of how Instant Pages work, check out this video that compares Chrome with and without Instant Pages enabled:
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