As a follow up to my recent cloud computing article, I thought it appropriate to share a little bit about what Google is doing with Chrome. If you run Chrome on your computer, you may have noticed recently a section on the "New Tab" page called "Apps." If you click on the "Web Store" button, you will be taken to a page that look much like an app market place that you would see on your smart phone. Most of the apps in the Chrome store at the moment are free. If you enjoy the app experience that you get from your phone, but want to experience apps on a larger screen, try Chrome apps. Many of the same free apps you find in the Android market place are available in the Chrome store.
The addition of apps to Chrome comes as no surprise. Google is going full speed ahead with the development of cloud based software, and what better way to accustom people to using cloud software than by adding it to their desktop web browser. Chrome apps is merely a bridge from desktop computing to full cloud computing. Eventually, Google will have a production version of Chrome OS; essentially an operating system which will run nothing but a Chrome browser. Since Chrome OS will not have any software but the browser, apps running in a Chrome browser will be used instead.
If you already use Chrome, open up a new tab and check out the Chrome Web store. If you aren't using Chrome yet, you are probably stuck in 2005, in which case you won't read this article for another six years. Do yourself a favor and check out Chrome apps. Not only will they enhance your web browsing experience, they will also make your life easier.
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