Google Chrome is a relative newcomer to the browser wars. At the time of writing, it's only available for the Windows platform though there are versions in the works for Mac and Linux. Not just another browser, Google Chrome takes a different and unique approach to Web browsing.

Google Chrome will allow you to make bookmarks while you're browsing the Web, a lot easier for you. It provides a number of ways to bookmark sites and keep them organized.

Google Chrome gives you some options you can configure so it behaves just the way you want. Configure home page, cookies, passwords and lots more.

Google Chrome adds a slight twist to downloading files. You can see a listing, organized by date, of the files you've downloaded and access this page from the Options or the bottom of the browser window. Downloads show up in the lower-left hand corner and you can launch the program file right from this location. Set a default place to store downloaded files, or select a new place each time.

Google Chrome's built-in Safe Browsing function such a welcome feature. With viruses, trojans, malware, phishing, and more lurking out there on the Internet Google Chrome points out bad sites before you can actually visit them.

Google Chrome takes an interesting approach to tabs. Tabs haven't always been a part of Web browsers, but today it's hard to have a browser that doesn't have tabs.

Google Chrome is the first web browser to have truly dynamic tabs. Drag a tab and create another browser. Open new tabs in each, and then combine them when you wish. Dynamic tabs give you real browsing flexibility.

Google Chrome's "Incognito" mode allows you to visit sites but without others knowing. Say you were looking for that perfect Christmas gift and didn't want your wife to find the traces, Google Chrome's "Incognito" mode can help you out. It doesn't keep cookies, search or browsing history. It will, however, keep any bookmarks or files you download.

Google Chrome's keyboard shortcuts allow you to perform functions right from the keyboard without having to move the mouse. Google Chrome's gives you some handy keyboard shortcuts you can use to make your work a little easier.

Google Chrome's a built-in Task Manager is similar to many operating systems, like Windows. With this capability you can actually perform an "End Process" on a browser tab that's misbehaving. In addition you can see statistics on memory usage not only for the browser, but for each tab that's been loaded.

Google's

Chrome web browser

is a light, lean and altogether smart piece of software. Far from a me-too browser though,

Google Chrome

takes a fundamentally different approach to some aspects of the web. From creating application shortcuts to web software services like Google Docs and Gmail to allowing for a private browsing session in

Incognito mode

, we'll show you what's up in this 10-part tutorial series.