/via Simon Willison.

Not anymore. I’ve been wanting to switch to the Google Chrome Developer channel (or, the still pretty darned bleed edge releases) for a few weeks but hadn’t had the time to figure out how. After I saw my friend in bleeding edge Chromium releases Justin Blanton take the plunge I began hunting. Turns out, it is pretty easy once you found the right link.

I found this link via the Chromium Blog – but there is an Early Access Release Channels page that explains what each release channel is, its purpose, and how you can get involved. The nice thing about these channels is that these are releases of Google Chrome, not just Chromium, and as such are slightly more stable and refined then the Chromium nightlies I’ve been using. Updating to the next release is also easier in that it happens within the application itself and it continues on the same channel you choose be it beta or developer.

Left: Chromium Right: Google Chrome Dev channel

For example, remember how I complained about Chromium’s Bookmark Manager? Remember those hideous buttons? Well, they are much nicer in Google Chrome then they are in Chromium. Take a look at the graphic that shows the difference between the two. Though the action button doesn’t do much (yet) it does fit much nicer into the Mac ecosystem. Obviously the source list on the left is much nicer as well.

Switching from Chromium to Google Chrome was made all the more easy due to Google’s free Bookmark Syncing service. If you’d like to help test the very latest build of Chrome follow the links on that Early Access Release Channels to download your flavor of Chrome based on which channel you’d like.

37signals’ Job Board

The 37signals’ Job Board is probably “the best one” right now. Currently there are offerings from such companies as Apple, Sony, Amazon, Best Buy, and Flickr.

I actually know a few people that have gotten jobs they’ve really loved through 37signals’ board.

Authentic Jobs

An offering by Cameron Moll, Authentic Jobs, covers both full-time and freelance jobs. So if you are a freelance developer or designer, there is a lot of opportunity just waiting here for you.

If you are a company/person looking to fill a position or get a project done, I think Authentic Jobs is your way to go – being that they have a money back guarantee (maybe the others do too).

The Crunch Board

From the hard working people of TechCrunch, the Crunch Board is a lot less personal the the two sites I mentioned above – but these guys are all about business. I think I would check this site last, which is why I’ve ordered it as such, but if you need work – you’ll want to look here.

Why am I linking to Job Boards you ask? Believe it or not, I have people ask me if myself, Viddler, or any other company I know has work. And sometimes I’m able to oblige, but – most of the time – I can’t. So, for all of you reading this, if you need to find some work it can’t hurt to look through the above Job Boards first.

Do you know of any other good Job Boards? List them in the comments and I’ll add them to the post!

A note to 37signals, Authentic Jobs, and the Crunch Board… you may pay for this link via Paypal.

List of recommended boards

Below are boards recommended via email, instant message, Twitter, and/or through the comments on this post.

• Freelance Switch – Recommended by Jay Francis Hunter.
• Live near Philadelphia? The Indy Hall Job Board might be a place to look. Uses Google Groups and is free. — Recommended by Alex Hillman of Independents Hall.
• Do you know JavaScript? John Resig, creator of jQuery, has recently opened a completely free Job Board for JavaScript Ninjas such as yourself.

While I’m going to reserve judgement on any of the recommended boards, I will say that with the Job Boards I listed – the price point seems to be high enough to make sure that the company is very serious about filling the position and/or getting the freelance work done. With the recommended boards, your mileage may vary.

To be continued…