One of Google Chrome‘s best selling points is speed, and beta 5 of the browser is the fastest yet (for JavaScript anyway) according to Google’s benchmark tests. I’ve never been one to pay attention to benchmarks when it comes to web browsers because it does not take into account ISP connection speed or any extensions/add-ons you have...

The GUI which is the fastest of them all is the one which is an absolute no-frills environment. "No-frills" defined:No wallpaper No animations Solid-colored application window borders No color gradients in title bars No anti-aliased fonts (i.e. font smoothing) No application window shadows No transparency/translucence Squared-off corners of...