Google Chrome is being updated quite frequently, more so in the developer and beta versions (which are considered buggy and unfit for public use and not released). However, if you want to stay updated with the latest versions of Chrome, this trick should help you get the latest versions of Chrome.
Note that developer/beta versions are generally buggy, but this Chrome update (to version 0.3) fixes a few plaguing issues like performance, scrolling of plugins, plugins not playing when embedded in a third-party frame on a page and some other issues for Flash plugins locking up Chrome and causing 100% CPU usage.
Download and install Chrome Channel Chooser. Once you have downloaded and installed it, a box will come up asking you to select between Dev and Beta versions (see image above). Choose Dev or Beta version (I prefer Dev because I will not be using it often, and hence bugs are OK).
Then, open Google Chrome, click the little wrench icon and click “About Google Chrome”. Chrome will automatically check and inform you of an update (image above). Click yes to get the update.
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I hesitate to use even upgraded versions of Chrome, since my last experience using it (first version) left my computer compromised; have they fixed the security issues beyond all doubt?