![]() Note: All OS’ built on the Linux kernel are typically referred to as a “Linux distro”. Crouton allows you to install the Ubuntu distro on your Chromebook. Here’s what you DO need to know: There are many OS’ built on the Linux kernel, one of which is called “Ubuntu”. What’s a Linux kernel? Don’t worry about it. There are several OS’ that are built on what’s called the “Linux kernel”. And don’t forget: a Chromebook is not only for ’s for life (I'm sure you will agree with me once you try one!).Non-nerds, what did I mean by that note? Well, Linux isn’t technically an OS. ![]() There are plenty of great Chrome OS devices out there and some are amazing for the money you pay for them.Īsk Father Christmas to bring you a new Google laptop. So if you haven’t switched yet.don’t hesitate you, won’t regret it. They are very passionate about what they do! Visit the Chromebook Shop with a great selection of Chromebooks available at Amazon UK The team is fantastic, friendly and they have amazing knowledge about everything Google! They are the people to talk to!Ī special mention to David and Hadley from the Google team at PC World Bristol Cribbs Causeway. Each time I call my family in France with Hangout it is not an enjoyable experience, but with Skype it works much better.īut those 3 points are just minor complaints because Chrome OS with a Chromebook or a Chromebase is fantastic.Īnd if you live in the UK and USA there is what I call the Google Corners! Here in Bristol we have a great Google corner at PC World Cribbs Causeway. SKYPE! I am sorry to say, but the quality of SKYPE is still superior to Hangout in my opinion.Probably compact disc is an old technology but millions are still using them. And I would love to be able to burn a CD from my Google music collection. Burning CD’s or DVD’s: In an era of cloud computing, we don’t use CD’s as much, but I still use them in my car.How difficult is to be able to print through a simple WIFI connection? I think Google should spend more time investigating this matter. Your printer has to be Google print compatible and the set-up process is far from user friendly. Printing: This is the most complicated and annoying way to set-up a printer.Working on a Chromebook is a joy but there are in my opinion 3 areas that could be improve by Google: Even for light/moderate image editing there is a great app: PIXLR, it works perfectly fine and you can get very good results for your image editing. Through the Chrome OS app store you can download and install hundreds of apps for almost all your needs. If (like me) over the years you have purchased thousands of songs on iTunes, you don’t have to worry! It is easy to upload to Google music and enjoy them on your Chromebook (this function works only for DRM free songs and it is not possible to upload TV shows or movies purchased on iTunes.shame!). Each time you take a picture it appears on your cloud photo gallery. Saving pictures is also an easy process with Google+ photo and it is extremely easy to sync with your Android smartphone. I can start to write on my LG Chromebase and finish later on my Chromebook and everything is still there exactly where I left it without saving or fearing a power cut. With Google Docs and Google Sheets I can write docs and edit spreadsheets easily and everything is automatically saved to the cloud. As we all know Chrome browser is outstanding, so all the web based applications works flawlessly. On a daily basis, my Chromebook is always here and performs perfectly well.
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