chromebook for early dummies
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CHROMEBOOK FOR EARLY DUMMIES
by Anthony Le Goff http://k3rn.co @Ideo_logiq
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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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Learning the Keyboard
Chromebook get a new keyboard. No worrie is easy to use, with shortcut. Getting started with your Chromebook & this PDF to know how use Chromebook as beginner.
Using Drive, sheets, docs
In the need of Microsoft office suite. Google get is own tools for writing, use excel documents for a collaborative purpose. Get started with this links:
1. Using Google Drive for Library Communication and Collaboration 2. Google docs tutorial 3. Google Apps for Education
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Advance use with chroot & crouton
Some users need application for work environnement, prototyping & dev. Chromebook can be switch in developer mode and then begin to use a chroot environment as a guest OS (Ubuntu, debian, Kali, Arch) to the host Chrome OS by a easy way: Crouton & Chroagh tools on github:
https://github.com/dnschneid/crouton + windows integration for chrome https://github.com/drinkcat/chroagh
Work offline with a Chromebook
We don’t always get a internet connexion, your hard drive is very small 32GB, anyway some kind of work is possible as:
● View photos
● Edit Photos
● Watch movies
● Play music
● Read books
● View Microsoft Word documents
● Edit MS Word documents
● View Microsoft Excel documents
● Edit MS Excel documents
● View PDFs
● Play Games
● Use multiple native apps
Apps offline
Pocket tools for saving article & video Pixlr Touch Up modify your pictures Wunderlist for Chrome ToDo list with collaborative function Google+ Photos Import & share your pics Deezer music sharing,social network and discovery + 22 millions title Marqueed Screenshots screenshot collaborative tool, comment & share Type Fu learn how to write quickly with your keyboard
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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
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Others
To get others useful tips follow this article on 100 best chromebooks tips, time saving. You could find for example:
Access Itunes Library on Chromebook Does a factory / wipe reset How to download in torrent Netflix Newbie? Here’s How to Use it on Chrome, Chromebook and Chromecast
Coding for all
Today is really useful to know some CSS3 & HTML5 when you work internet / digital economy also know how to write in markdown is a valuable skill.
Code Academy learn some CSS + HTML Mastering Markdown: 30 Resources, Apps and Tutorials to Get You Started