The concept of Chrome OS is clear: fast, easy to use and simple. But in order for it to become a legitimate operating system competitor, will Google need to make some modifications to its cloud operating system’s windowing concept? The concept right now is no windows at all. You can get notifications that rise from …
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A reader just let me know that there are decals now coming with new Cr-48 shipments. They kind of remind me a bit of the Jolibook’s designs, but clearly Chrome-centric. Maybe this is to help reduce the wear that I’ve heard that the rubber is taking, or perhaps to better identify the machines. I would …
So, what did you do over your holiday break? Spend time with friends and family? Maybe relax a little bit? Flash your Cr-48 BIOS? Ok, so most of you probably wouldn’t dare make an attempt to do this, but some devoted techies spent some time recently doing so, enabling them to load operating systems such …
Part of the profile setup process when you first use the Cr-48 is that you take a picture for your login profile. During the Chrome event this past week, VP of Product Management Sundar Pichai said many people didn’t like the process of doing this, and one of our readers has let us know that …
It has been noted today that there have been some issues related to the use of Flash in the pilot Cr-48 laptop Google is giving out to a select few early adopters. Specifically, users have reported problems with video playback on large sites like YouTube, one of the primary places where Flash technology is used …
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Google’s printing service for Chrome and Chrome OS is called Google Cloud Print. Unbeknownst to me, it is already in Beta, but you’ll need to have Chrome 9 in order for it to work. Does that mean there will be no printing on initial previews of Chrome OS devices that may be happening tomorrow. At …
With a new operating system comes a new set of fonts. Or so it may seem. The three standard ones that appear to currently be available closely mimic the most popular ones for the Windows platform. The three – Tinos, Arimo and Cousine, make an attempt to refresh the old standard Times, Arial and Courier. As …
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Reuters is reporting this morning that during a closing keynote speech at IFA, a consumer electronics show held in Germany that Eric Schmidt said Google-powered tablets will run Chrome OS as opposed to Android. I tracked down a webcast of the presentation (you can see it here) but let’s consider the fact that at present Google …
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master the art of the command switch to be able to do so. The best example of this is via the post I did for enabling apps. If you’re interested in trying out other switches, you can also use this resource here at the Chromium site to find a directory and descriptions. There is also a list of debugging-type …
Enterprise users rejoice: Chrome is now being offered as an MSI you can download directly from Google. An MSI is a file extension in Windows that allows enterprises to easily package a piece of software and deploy remotely. Having an MSI for Chrome makes it easy for large companies to quickly install it to thousands of …