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Old 12-15-2010, 07:30 AM
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Default Chrome and Nothing but Chrome ...

http://lifehacker.com/5713348/six-d...kyline=true&s=i

"For the last six days, I've used a Chrome OS netbook as my primary computer, and it's been a blast. Using a "just enough", basically Chrome-only system provides a rare chance to reexamine what it is you really need to be productive."

Interesting review on how to potentially minimize the various distractions that plague users (me, specifically) throughout the day, by "getting things done in Chrome." Many of the distractions simply are not there. One would think that the Chrome environment would (or will) be severely limited, but this article goes a long way toward proving otherwise - for what one would assume will be true for the majority of today's users. The browser is the computer. Extensions are the browser. When I stop to think about what I need to do during a typical day in front of a computer, probably 90% can be done right now in Chrome, without even thinking hard about it.  Files out of Dropbox, do something with them, files back to Dropbox.  Mostly word processing files, PDFs, and spreadsheets. Convert 'em to Google Docs. Simple image editing? Can be done in Chrome. Writing an article like this? Ditto. Access work applications through Citrix? Probably. Give me enough battery life, a good keyboard and screen, some web access through 3G/4G, and I'm in for at least one Chrome OS netbook ...

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