Today I changed the options in the Google Chrome Browser to change the location of Google Chrome's downloads. Here's how it's done:

To customise and control Google Chrome, click on the wrench icon in the top right of the Google Chrome Window:

Select "Options" from the drop down menu:

Click on the "Minor Tweaks" tab and browse to the new location where you wish to save the files. You can now set your files to download to a specific location on your PC.

If you want to go a step further there's a check box that allows you to "Ask where to save each file before downloading". I found this handy as it lets you organise any files immediately instead of storing everything in a central location.

I'm back from my week in Blackpool! It was hard to get online over there as it was a family holiday and I didn't want to be hogging the car to hit Mc Donalds for free wifi. Internet access in the caravan park was non-existent... shocking! Anyway....

While away, I read the following in 9th of July edition of the Daily Mirror:

Googly for Microsoft
GOOGLE is making a new computer operating system - starting with laptops. The internet giant said it was going "back to basics" with the technology, which is aimed at people who "live on the web". The move will be seen as a threat to Microsoft's Windows system, which has dominated for decades.

Not exactly a massive article but it alerted me to the fact that Google will be launching a new operating system. I particularly liked the bit that says it's aimed at people who 'live on the web'. This is only a small quote, but it's a quote from Google! So it's nice that my domain name is in some way linked with a quote from the biggest company on the web about a new product that will probably be a major technological innovation in gearing computers and their use towards becoming wholly web based!

photo credit: FreeCliDent

I urge you Google, please use "for people that live on the web" as the main slogan for the new Chrome OS That's a big ask, but in the long term it may add considerable value to my domain name for someone that wants to use it as a base for reviewing the new Google Chrome Operating System (I'll take $100,000 for it now by the way ok $10k will do! ). I believe that like the Google Chrome Chrome browser, this OS may be the most popular product in it's field in the long term as the world of the PC becomes completely web driven!

Right, without getting too carried away with one small quote from Google here's a bit more about where Google are going with their new OS.

You can read the full article on the GoogleBlog, they've also added a FAQ section where you can see who's teaming up on this project and how you can become part of it. I'm looking forward to seeing this next year and will be watching the blog for updates on this product. As I said, I'll be surprised if the Google Operating System isn't the OS of choice in the next 5-10 years, time will tell! It's definitely good news though and it will be interesting to see where Microsoft go next. With so many recent lay offs, the pressure is on them to remain market leaders!