Google Chrome becomes viable

(for me)
I've always liked Chrome as a browser, but have never used it to speak of, because I can't bear to live without AdBlock.

Well, they have a new Beta out, and it supports extensions, and they've ported AdBlock, though it looks like for now it just has a hardcoded copy of the EasyList blocklist from Dec 8. That's fine for now.

Even better, they've got a one-click Ubuntu install version. Installed itself cleanly, came right up, imported my Firefox stuff, and all is well.

I'm going to give this a try. I like some of the stuff they've done (every tab a separate process, very fast JS engine, etc).

Rear tire swap

I have one good Nokian studded tire (the other has a number of studs ripped out or pushed through the tire), and they do much better in deep snow than the Marathon Winters, so I put it on the back of the bike tonight. The Marathons do OK on the front, but on the back, which has most of the weight, when under power (downstroke) the rear tends to sideslip when on a few inches of wet, greasy snow.

So, the Marathon Winter that was on the back last year is off, the Nokian that used to be on the front a couple of years ago is on the back now.

Odometer: 19736