[Cialug] Chromebook

[Tim Champion]

I am currently using a chromebook.  Its also running chrubuntu on another
screen (2 hot keys to switch to it, and one hot key to switch back).  In
chrubuntu I am using Unity, which runs plenty fast.  Once on the "linux
side", you can install anything you want. I keep it on the chromeOS side
95% of the time.

On the chromeOS side for local files, you have downloads and google drive.
 Google drive is both local and on the cloud, and Downloads is local only.
 If you treat your Downloads as your "My Documents", then you can put all
the stuff there you want.

The chromebook I have was a Woot deal a while back for $225. Its a HP w/ a
14 inch screen and 32gb ssd.  Plenty big for everything I do, and the
battery lasts me all day.  What I really like is that I can pipe anything I
want to my chromecast, which is rockin' cool. It also has 200GB of 4G data
from T-Mobile for life, so that makes it real handy in places where you
can't (or don't want to) connect to wi-fi

For printers, I almost never print. If I have to, I do it from my Mac Mini
that's hooked up to a B&W laser printer. Files can easily be transferred by
plopping it on google dirve on the chromebook and retrieving from google
drive on the computer that is hooked up to the printer.  I'm not saying I
can't print to the printer, but I just don't print much so I don't care to
find out.

Tim Champion
timchampion at gmail.com


On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 4:08 PM, c <cbpurcell at gmail.com> wrote:

> There are some really nice 13-14 inch chromebooks now. One of my friends is
> taking an extended stay in Europe while job hunting and took a new
> chromebook as their only computer and seems incredibly happy. I am also
> thinking about getting one for my dad.
>
> If your sister is always going to be around wifi and is cool with storing
> her photos on google drive and picasa, she'll probably be pretty happy with
> a chromebook.
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 3:34 PM, David Champion <dchamp1337 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > If you're willing to do some work, you can install a full blown Linux
> > distro on a Chromebook.
> >
> >
> >
> http://lifehacker.com/how-to-install-linux-on-a-chromebook-and-unlock-its-ful-509039343
> >
> > -dc
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Realize however that Chromebooks are meant to be cloud connected.  All
> > her
> > > pictures would be automatically synced/stored online.  The idea is that
> > it
> > > should not matter specifically where you put the files/images.  Chrome
> > will
> > > take care of syncing them with online storage.
> > >
> > > It is just a matter of changing habits, and not worrying so much about
> > > managing local files.
> > >
> > > Printing is not as much of a problem with the Google cloud print.  As
> > long
> > > as either the printer is "cloud ready" already you are good.  If not,
> it
> > > just requires a computer to serve as a print server using Google's
> > > software.  I have tried both ways and they both work very well.
> > >
> > > Honestly, Chromebooks are really a VERY good choice for a LOT of
> people.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 10:32 AM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sat, 9 Aug 2014, Todd Walton wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Managing local files is difficult on the Chromebook. Possible, but
> > > > > difficult. Don't plan to store photos there unless you let some
> > > > application
> > > > > do the work.
> > > > >
> > > > Thanks for the heads-up, .. that will be a show stopper.
> > > >
> > > >         Lee
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