ChromeBook 101

Samsung Chromebook Series 5

2011-09-28T11:09:00.000-05:00

Well after some thought i deciede and picked me up a Samsung Chromebook Series 5.. This thing is very nice. I will post more info soon..

Survey-- Would you Buy a Chrome Book at the Current Price?

2011-05-20T11:34:00.002-05:00

Well the wait is almost over. ChromeBooks on sale in June.

2011-05-20T10:38:00.001-05:00

First i would like to say the name of my blog well was named way before the called them "ChromeBooks" and i think i should get something in return for this. (i joking of course). As the title says they are coming in June and you may find out all you need to know right here! I have heard that they will run between $349 and $500.. and i dont like the price of this at all! I thought for sure that they would sell for around $250. I love this Cr-48 and i use it almost everyday but i could not spend 350 on one! The concept is great and the boot time is out of this world fast. Oh and the battery does last around 8.5 hours! But for that kind of money i am going to buy a full Windows 7 PC and install the latest version of Chrome on it. Google has been marking these computers as something you can lose or throw in a river and dont worry its ok you just get another turn it on and there is all your data!! Yea and great but at 350 i am not running out to buy another...

I would hope they would come out with a much cheaper version. I always said that if the sold for around 200-250 i would buy everyone in the house one.. So sorry kids no ChromeBooks for Xmas for you!

Find out more on these sites

Google ChromeBook

Buy a ChromeBook

ChromeBooks (Cr-48 Users Forum) everyone here has been using ChromeBooks since December last year!

Google CR-48 Pilot Program Group

2011-02-14T13:03:00.001-06:00

Well im sure if you are reading this then you either have a ChromeBook or you want one. If you did not know about the new Chrome notebook pilot Group that is made and ran by Google then you do now.

The other day around 3 in the morning a lot of phones and email inbox's went crazy to the tune of around 100 emails from this Google Group. Then the next day i received an email from Google explain what happened.

Note in the email from Google that if you received this email then either have a ChromeBook or you will hear from them soon!! (Keep checking your mail) Click Read More to Read the email from Google \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/

Chrome Notebook Team to me
show details Feb 12 (2 days ago)
Earlier this morning, you may have received a large number of emails from chrome-notebook-pilot-users@googlegroups.com regarding the Chrome notebook Pilot program user forum. We apologize for this inconvenience, and you will not receive any more messages from this address. Instructions for deleting these messages are at the end of this email.

What happened? We planned to launch our Chrome Notebook Pilot forum next week to all users who had been selected for the Pilot program. Last night, around midnight Pacific time, a user discovered this forum and posted a message. Unfortunately, we had misconfigured this forum to email every post to every member. Thus, the first post started an avalanche of responses. Some messages were unsubscribe requests, others were thoughtful comments or questions, but all of them were emailed to every user. We have since deleted this group.

We’ve created a brand new user forum, which you can sign up for here:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/chrome-notebook-pilot

Rest assured: you will not be added to this forum unless you sign up using the link above.

The goal of the forum is to provide a centralized place for Pilot users to share their Chrome notebook experiences and tips. In addition, with a centralized forum, our team can more effectively respond to your questions and feedback.

If you are receiving this email and have not yet received a Cr-48, you should be hearing from us soon. Again, our apologies for the flood of emails, and we hope you will join us at the new forum.

Chrome Notebook Team

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How to delete previous messages:

Gmail
1. In the Gmail search box, type "from:chrome-notebook-pilot-users" and press Enter.
2. Click the checkbox to the left of the Archive button to Select All.
3. At the top of the search results, click the link that says "Select all XX conversations in Search results."
4. Click the Delete button. You should not receive any more messages from this address.

Other email programs
1. Use the search function in your email program to find messages with the sender chrome-notebook-pilot-users@googlegroups.com.
2. Select all the messages in the search results.
3. Delete the messages. You should not receive any more messages from this address

They are shipping!!

2011-01-28T16:21:00.000-06:00

From what i read it looks like they have shipped out around 5000 more ChromeBooks!!

The tracker has been updated with the info as well as my GE Map on Chromebook 101 !

sundarpichai (sundarpichai) on Twitter Says they will ship out more ChromeBooks

2011-01-11T20:44:00.000-06:00

Just ran across this post. They will be sending out more ChromeBooks!

sundarpichai (sundarpichai) on Twitter

Cr-48 Users all over unite

2011-01-07T13:21:00.000-06:00

The more and more i search about the CR-48 ChromeBook the more users-forums blogs QA sites i find.

Here are a few that i have found to be interesting and you might as well..I will add more later

Google Groups

Chrome OS Lounge

Chrome gets an update is OS Next

2011-01-05T13:48:00.000-06:00

I have been wondering when we were going to see an update for this new ChromeBook.Looks like something is coming down the pipe.. Remember i have a non smart guy blog so read more here..
Google Chrome 9 hits beta, Chrome OS changes in the mix. - InternetNews:The Blog - Sean Michael Kerner

Let the Hacking Begin Windows 7 on the CR-48

2011-01-01T20:54:00.000-06:00

The guys over here (Chrome OS Lounge) are getting in deep with this new ChromeBook.. They have installed and are able to boot up Windows 7.. I for one dont care to mess with it but i find it very interesting.. All this came after a guy received his CR-48 with a Chinese version of Windows 7 on it. I did read that the guy received an email from Google that they would send him a different Cr-48 you know one with Chrome OS on it.

BumpTop 3D Multi-Touch Desktop for Chrome OS

2010-12-31T12:33:00.002-06:00

A few years ago i ran across this little piece of software called BumpTop. I used it for awhile and after about 2 weeks i moved on to some other testing. Only to read online that Google bought them out. Well today it came to me Chrome OS does not have a desktop and Bumptop would be really cool option. I sent the suggestion to Google so we will see if they are listening :) I think they could make it work and work well. I would give the user more options and control of the user experience. Come on Google you cant control everything can you?

Just in case you have no idea what i am talking about check out this video.

Why?

2010-12-30T13:59:00.000-06:00

I was sitting here on my day off messing with my Cr-48 and i thought to myself how did i out of all the computer nerds in the country that applied for the pilot program get selected. Of course not just me but any of us. What makes me so special? Is it the amount of Google products i use? How long i had my Gmail account? I know its my search activities.. or my location. I mean i signed up and was selected immediately. I had to be, my package was 2 day air and i signed up on Monday the 13th around 10:00 am and the 15th I had my wonderful gift from Google. Now my curiosity is killing me and i want to know why.
What do you guys and girls that received one think?

Destroy The CR-48 over and over....

2010-12-28T15:28:00.004-06:00

They can destroy them but they keep coming back!! The way Google is destroing these Cr-48 ChromeBooks in the DemoLab its like they will either be really cheap or maybe a good insurance plan on them..

Go here and a lab tech will chat with you and you can tell him how to take one of these CR-48 notebooks out!!

View where cr-48 shipped to.

2010-12-27T13:23:00.001-06:00

http://sites.google.com/site/chromebook101/home

2010-12-23T18:12:00.004-06:00

Enough is enough already!

2010-12-22T16:29:00.002-06:00

I have been reading and reading a lot about Google and how they will fail with this cloud based computing idea.. Oh my!! Guess what its an idea. If you don't like it then don't write about it. I for one think its a great idea. They could sale these little laptops (Cr-48) for a 100 all day everyday. Of course you have to have internet around you at all times. As it would not be much cloud computing if you did not. Let me tell you i live in the country. And when i say the country i have to worry about hitting wild pigs and deer on my way to work in the morning. The closest and biggest store around is Walmart. I have had this ChromeBook for a week. And at almost no time have gone without internet. This thing is always looking for a connection and if you cant find WiFi turn on the VZW and your up and running. Do they need offline storage of course they do, do they need a way to hook you Digital cam in and upload pictures dont be stupid. I am pretty sure they know that. Is this thing ruff around the edges hell ya! It's a piece of Beta Hard-where and Software.. These guys have this thing doomed before it even had a chance to start.. Did we forget the sale off of the old TV signal (you know when we all moved to pure digital TV) Do we think that we will not have a internet connection virtually everywhere someday soon.. Even i will not be so stupid to say that will be next year. I could see whoever giving slow or low end WiFi service for next to nothing or on a pre-pay plan.

I would pay 20 a month for internet everywhere i go, hell i pay 30 a month now for this Droid Smartphone.
Remember i told you if you wanted some kind of smart guy blog keep it moving on down the road. (watch out for the pigs)

I say its coming and you better get on board or you will be playing catch up! I have my cloud base notebook where is yours??

ChromeBook WebSites

2010-12-22T16:23:00.005-06:00

Here are a few sites that will get you going in the right direction with your new ChromeBook, Cr-48...

Chrome Lounge
Google Official ChromeBoook Page
Chrome Store

About 7hrs

2010-12-19T18:02:00.001-06:00

So about 7hrs of normal use. And that's after being un plugged all night. MONDAY I Should be on it all day after a full charge.

2010-12-19T16:36:00.001-06:00

Forum all about Chrome OS...Chrome OS Lounge Im new over here but so far so good.

Battery Life in the Cloud Crazy Long!

2010-12-19T15:30:00.002-06:00

The Battery on this thing is crazy!! Ive been on it for about 5 hours and its still at 30% saying about 2 hours left. Oh did i say that all of this blog was done from the ChromeBook aka CR-48. Everything but my proof pics.

How do i take pics with this webcam??

2010-12-19T14:10:00.004-06:00

Quick demo of the app Pic Me Quick

It allows you to take picks from your ChromeBook and i guess saves them online while providing a link your for you to share.As you can see the cam is well crappy at best. But hey hey we are in beta here.

Get Your Apps!

2010-12-19T13:16:00.003-06:00

Go here Chrome WebStore and get a feel for what its like to use the ChromeBook full time!

Track them ChromeBooks

2010-12-19T12:42:00.003-06:00

Did you sign up for the ChromeBook Beta project? Well see if they sent one to your town.. I can verify it does show the one they shipped to me!

Where is my ChromeBook!!

Proof?

2010-12-19T12:30:00.001-06:00

Alot of times you have to provided proof..

Better late than never

2010-12-19T10:29:00.012-06:00

Well first off im not a writer or anything close. If you want some in depth or smart guy blog then keep moving.. I do like Google and Android (Droid owner) and anything new and shiny when it comes to Computers or technology.I was doing my normal news reading when i saw a story about Google's new Chrome OS. Of course i wanted to know more so i clicked on the story and scanned through. Down at the bottom of the page was a link to try the pilot program for this OS and you get a laptop to try it on! So i like im sure one million other eager folks filled out the application to be a part of this beta program. This was on the 13th of December. I answered as truthful as i could I went back to work on my regular job and did not think anything of it. Well two days later on the 15th i came home to find a box on the back steps of my house. I had no idea what it was, maybe a Christmas gift from family or something the wife bought online. So i look at the shipping label its got my name on it, still dont know what it is. So i pop the box open only to find the now famous box that holds the Cr-48. I was like a kid in a candy store im 31 years old and started jumping around and LOL.. My kids thought i was crazy.. I pulled the laptop out of the package and put the battery in LOL the whole time (Crazy i say) Hit the power button and loaded up my account. I quickly noticed that my new ChromeBook browser looked just like my Chrome browser at work. So i started to explore this new and crazy idea of keeping everything in the cloud.
First thing it connected right up to my home WiFi! This is a good sign. All my Gmail and GV accounts loaded right up.On my other laptop i was able to make phone calls through Gmail so thats one first things i tried. I called the wife only to hear i was very choppy and she could not understand me. So i hung up and pulled out the Droid. And went on to tell her how i just received this laptop in the mail. She was happy for me but not as excited as i was/am!

I thought what to check out next.. Ive been watching alot of Netflix with this new Wifi BluRay player i bought so i went straight to Netflix only to find out "this OS does not support Netflix" so that a bummer but hey you cant have everything all the time right. Youtube works Hula and most if not other videos i come across. Well i think thats enough ramblings. Next up i will review the hardware of this thing.

Like i said im just a normal guy with a new toy. Google wants feedback and im going to give it.

JB