2. Chromebook for early dummies p 1
Introduction
Chromebook is a branding name about mobile computer designed by Google Labs.
Centralized around the use of cloud computing and internet. This ultrabook is cheap, easy
access to many customer, news adopters who would like migrate from a standard use of
Google account and service as Gmail, Drive etc... The main goal is a game changing in work
method & process by centralized information with internet & apps, increase sharing economy
and collective intelligence. Also more your information is deported in a cloud storage more is
easy to reconfigure a lost material or a advanced cyberattack [APT] on your work station.
This computer is simple to use as basic, but get more access if needed for power user &
developer. Also battery life is about 10 12h needed to a mobile work station. Disponibility
11”, 13”, 14” screen. Price around 200400$ in the market.
About the history to the operating system. Chrome OS is a “fork” from Gentoo Linux
especially integrated for the internet browser Chrome and a rolling release system for security
update automatically.
[Video] introduction Chromebook products: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVqe8ieqz10
+ Futur with Chromebook pixel 2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC8Xy3Q82hY
Get some interesting topic introduction on reddit discussion
Product Reseller
Where i could buy one ? Type of product? Somes questions to get a answer. As a
work station oriented cloud, hard disk space is limited. Google offer to news users a free
bonus space 100GB by using Drive. 32GB SSD local storage is really great , with 4GB RAM
and dual core processor. As using the chromebook, 11” is more adapted for travel & 13” every
day work station.
List products on Amazon.com in this link & Google page reseller list. Some exemple products
for 2015:
ASUS Chromebook C300MAEDU 13.3”
Acer C7203404 11.6Inch Chromebook
HP 14x050nr Chromebook
Google Chromebook Pixel 2
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Songist Music player
Marxico text editor markdown for Evernote
StackEdit markdown text editor for Blogger, dropbox, Github, Drive, SSH, Wordpress
etc...
Writer tool just for writing something and get the pdf
Processus d’entreprise Simulateur Enterprise simulation, business process with lean
6sigma
Text simple text editor
Google print Cloud
Google use a tool designed around cloud server on the web to import your printer
configuration.
[Video] Configure Google print cloud: https://youtu.be/8fPR5A2pg3k
Account security & navigation
Your account need some tools to improve the security in you work station. As a first step get a
good password manager & generator where you could create & save your website with
complex password in a clou apps with Lastpass. Better way to rise up the security will be with
multifactor authentification [MFA] as Google Authenticator for your smartphone or a Yubikey.
In your Google account you will find information and security management.
Google authenticator and some tutorial to use it.
Yubikey for Chrome get USB plug on Amazon
About your web browsing, some extension increase the rapidity and security. Also a better
use of search engine help you, saving time & task, try duckduckgo with tips to use it or
mastering. Some of those:
HTTPS Everywhere forcing website to use encryption as SSL with HTTPS
Adblock stop publicity overload
Disconnect tracker & metadata reducing accelerate webpage loading
IP adress & domain know where you go also your data in internet
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Useful apps
Cryptocat software messenger OTR ‘Offtherecord’ encryption
Solar System Scope astronomy apps on cloud elearning 3D solar system
Tweet Deck Advanced tool for account management for twitter
Autocad 360 CAD & design
Kindle Cloud Reader Amazon Kindle library access
Plex media player center (music, videos, etc..) https://plex.tv/
MEGA cloud secure storage 50GB free
Tools for developer & webdev
Caret syntax & text editor
MD Everywhere markdown editor
Cloud9 IDE web apps
Postman Debugging REST API
Gistbox Management gist github
HexReader binary fie analysis
Getting Things Done
GTD is method management time & work use oriented with internet and apps. Get a better
workflow, mail gestion.
Evernote notepad, task tools
Any.do todolist simple
Gmail Offline Use with internet connexion
Creately create Brainstorming, mind mapping diagram UML , BPMN, flowchart
Feedly Tools feed reader RSS management website & curation
Zoho Docs GED for docs