Also added is increased security for synced data -- your passwords are encrypted so that they can't be snooped on.

It did take some time for me to figure out how to get the syncing feature to work. Finally, I was able to get it to sync by going to the Personal Stuff options page (chrome://settings/personal), clicking Customize and then clicking OK on the Encryption tab. After that, it took about 45 minutes for all the passwords to sync.

Chrome's already solid security has also been improved. Earlier versions of Chrome already used a virtual sandbox, in which programs were isolated from the rest of your computer, so that they couldn't break out of the browser and infect your PC. In Chrome 10, the browser's integrated Flash player is now sandboxed as well for PCs running Windows Vista or .

Chrome may have only 10.9% of the browser market , but this version may help change that. If you don't yet use Chrome, you may want to try it out for the speed improvement alone. The new Options tab and the ability to sync passwords are the icing on the cake.