Chrome operating system Archives

Ditch your Windows frustrations forever – buy a Chromebook!

Posted on January 11, 2018

Back in the Bronze Age of personal computing, a company called Microsoft began selling the very first version of Windows.

Unfortunately, every new Windows version since then has eliminated a slew of headaches while introducing a bunch of new ones.

Just when Windows 7 came along and finally got the Windows experience to where it really needed to be, Microsoft decided to replace it with the monstrosity that is Windows 8.

Complaints from frustrated users abound, and sales of new PCs went into the ditch for a while.

Things picked back up for Microsoft after they replaced Windows 8 with the much-better Windows 8.1, and things got better still with Windows 10. [Read more…]

Pick up an Acer Chromebook C720 and get free shipping!

Posted on January 23, 2015

acer-c720-chromebook In an effort to bring Chromebooks (laptops running the Google Chrome operating system) to the masses, Acer has decided to sell the Chromebook C720 for a great price, and the shipping is free!

This is a great deal on a very capable laptop for those who use their PCs primarily for Internet use, checking emails, Facebooking, etc.

As one might expect, the Chromebook C720 isn’t the fastest or most capacious laptop on the market (after all, it does cost about $200), but it does what it was intended to do very well – the uses mentioned above.

Here’s what you’ll get: [Read more…]

Google Chromebooks accounted for 21% of all laptops sold in 2013

Posted on December 28, 2013

Have you seen the commercial featuring the guys from the show “Pawn Stars” telling a despondent “customer” that her Google Chromebook isn’t a real laptop? Well, there’s a reason why Microsoft is running that ad: They’re scared.

According to marketing research firm NPD Group, Chromebooks accounted for a whopping 21% of all laptops sold through commercial channels in 2013.

You were probably already aware that Windows-based PCs have lost a huge chunk of the computer market to tablets and smart phones, but the amazing success of the Chromebook probably surprises you just as much as it did me.

There are several reasons why Chromebooks are selling so well: [Read more…]

Google takes the Chrome O.S. offline with the new Chrome App Launcher

Posted on July 22, 2013

One of the biggest criticisms of Google’s Chrome operating system has always been the fact that any device it runs on is pretty much useless without an Internet connection.

Well, that criticism has apparently been taken to heart by Google because they have released a great new app that lets you do a number of constructive things with your Chrome-based device even when you’re offline.

The new Chrome App Launcher adds something akin to a “Start Button” to the Chrome O.S. taskbar. Just click or tap it and up pops Chrome’s version of a “Start Menu” from which you can launch any of your installed web-based apps – without ever leaving the Desktop! [Read more…]