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Re: Apply for a Google Cr-48

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Post by calloc »

Andrenid wrote: post #14

Very disappointed it's US only (but used to it lately, being Australian). I'm a heavy Google services user for work & personal (as i'm sure most people here are), and I start commuting 2hrs each way to work in a month, so something like this would've been perfect for the commute. I'd happily spend that time testing the laptop and taking part in feedback. Ah well.

I'm a developer and am always looking for the next big platform to develop for. This sounds absolutely perfect. I definitely agree though that if there is no text editor local to the machine I wonder how well it could be used for development, but overall I think it would be interesting to test the device.

Re: Apply for a Google Cr-48

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Post by kluikens »

zmanian wrote: post #26

I can see how I can use this for document/email type work. My version control system has a web interface so I can review code. But developers are going to want text editors/a terminal/vcs. I do everything else on my machine. I've been thinking of some sort of server in the cloud for this kind of functionality from tablets....

In no way am I suggesting that it's an equivalent editor, but you may want to take a look at Mozilla Skywriter (formerly Bespin).

https://mozillalabs.com/skywriter/

If I get the chance to be a Chrome OS tester, I'll be giving this a thorough try.

Re: Apply for a Google Cr-48

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Post by draebek »

makmanalp wrote: post #9

Cute quiz to measure how addicted you are to the internet? http://www.google.com/chromeos/pilot-program-quiz.html

I'm a little irritated by the end of this quiz telling me I'm "addicted to my desktop" and "why not switch to online alternatives?"

Hey Google, why don't you make it so I can indent lines with tab in Gmail, or give me some confidence that my e-mails will be properly formatted (i.e. as required on some mailing lists)? Why don't you make it so I can watch Netflix in one Chrome window without stuttering when I do some other browsing simultaneously in a separate window, or make it so I can use global hot keys to control music playback from random music players in a browser window? Why don't you make Google Docs work offline? (Announcement of "early 2011" posted today, at least.) Why don't you make it so I have confidence that I'll be able to get online and get at my data wherever I am, whenever I need it, without paying a fortune?

That's why I'm not switching to more online alternatives: the desktop applications I still use provide a better user experience and are more reliable. Google, your question reads like I'm the one with the problem.

Re: Apply for a Google Cr-48

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Post by krainboltgreene »

jlees wrote: post #21
frisco wrote: post #7

Any Googlers here (Matt_Cutts?) in a position to comment on how long we'll be waiting to hear about this? Because being accepted as a tester would absolutely make my December.

I'm not Matt, but I work on Chrome OS, so that probably counts for something. However: I don't know the answer to this question. Sorry. We do want to get pilots their devices as soon as possible though.

I get this tingle in my mind when I think about Chrome OS and it's netbook. Happened when I first saw the Nexus too.

A chance to present the world with a unified device that access the internet, doesn't cost much, and is very portable.

Re: Apply for a Google Cr-48

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Post by scrod »

draebek wrote: post #33
makmanalp wrote: post #9

Cute quiz to measure how addicted you are to the internet? http://www.google.com/chromeos/pilot-program-quiz.html

I'm a little irritated by the end of this quiz telling me I'm "addicted to my desktop" and "why not switch to online alternatives?" Hey Google, why don't you make it so I can indent lines with tab in Gmail, or give me some confidence that my e-mails will be properly formatted (i.e. as required on some mailing lists)? Why don't you make it so I can watch Netflix in one Chrome window without stuttering when I do some o…

From the web page:

>Chrome OS is for people who live on the web. It runs web-based applications, not legacy PC software.

Google apparently thinks that being in control of your own computer is a "legacy" concern.

I guess directly empowering users is out of date, while trusting Google unconditionally with all your personal data is the new, hip, digital totalitarian future.

Re: Apply for a Google Cr-48

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Post by makmanalp »

sbierwagen wrote: post #30
makmanalp wrote: post #9

Cute quiz to measure how addicted you are to the internet? http://www.google.com/chromeos/pilot-program-quiz.html

Interesting how the questions are framed, which sites are mentioned in the drill down sections, and in what order. (They mentioned weather underground, which I thought was interesting, since that's a very old school web 1.0 kind of site) Also interesting how it graded me below average, even when I massively exaggerated how much I use web apps. It's almost as if Google has a vested interest in promoting the use of web…

Sure it does. That's what the premise behind Chrome OS is. Web apps are supposedly as good as their desktop counterparts. It's getting there, but I think not just yet.

Re: Apply for a Google Cr-48

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Post by jlees »

krainboltgreene wrote: post #34
jlees wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm not Matt, but I work on Chrome OS, so that probably counts for something. However: I don't know the answer to this question. Sorry. We do want to get pilots their devices as soon as possible though.

I get this tingle in my mind when I think about Chrome OS and it's netbook. Happened when I first saw the Nexus too. A chance to present the world with a unified device that access the internet, doesn't cost much, and is very portable.

Thank you.

Re: Apply for a Google Cr-48

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Post by krainboltgreene »

draebek wrote: post #33
makmanalp wrote: post #9

Cute quiz to measure how addicted you are to the internet? http://www.google.com/chromeos/pilot-program-quiz.html

I'm a little irritated by the end of this quiz telling me I'm "addicted to my desktop" and "why not switch to online alternatives?" Hey Google, why don't you make it so I can indent lines with tab in Gmail, or give me some confidence that my e-mails will be properly formatted (i.e. as required on some mailing lists)? Why don't you make it so I can watch Netflix in one Chrome window without stuttering when I do some o…

    Hey Google, why don't you make it so I can indent lines with tab in Gmail
Isn't that your OS/Browsers fault?

    Why don't you make Google Docs work offline? (Announcement of "early 2011" posted today, at least.)
I thought they did this with LocalStorage/Google Gears?
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