Well that's that. The two extensions which are absolutely critical to my web browsing experience (XMarks + LastPass) are now available for dev builds of Google Chrome. Actually, Chrome's bookmark sync works very well. XMarks is really only required if you absolutely need to keep non-Chrome browser bookmarks in sync. But now I can finally declare Chrome lord and master of my desktop.

Strange thing is, I always thought AdBlock Plus would be the killer extension. (Site note- holy crap. I just launched Firefox so I could look up the proper name for "AdBlock Plus". It took ~20 seconds to launch.) But honestly, I don't mind ads so much. I'm nearly completely desensitized to them now. Things pop up in my sidebar and I don't even see them. After staring at my screen for 10 mins, I still couldn't tell you what the ads said. Speed really does make for a much more pleasant browsing experience.

I've been using the Chrome dev channel builds for about a month, and aside from a crash here and there, the builds are remarkably stable. Firefox is still installed for only 1 reason- Fireshot is a great screenshotting app. But I'm sure it's only a matter of time before that's replaced as well.