#chromebook — Public Fediverse posts

🎩 Ah, the noble quest of reverse-engineering a 2008 logic drill program, because who wouldn't want to bring back the glory days of #Windows exclusivity? 🤔 Apparently, tweaking outdated software for Chromebooks and mobiles is the pinnacle of innovation—just ask the 66 die-hard fans in the Philippines who are clearly ahead of their time! 📈✨
https://logicola.org/blog/the-new-logicola #reverseengineering #nostalgia #exclusivity #Chromebook #innovation #diehardfans #HackerNews #ngated

Can not boot an installed Ubuntu from UEFI ROM #boot #uefi #chromebook

https://askubuntu.com/q/1569480/612

"Cast trackpad" feature could let you use an Android phone as a remote trackpad for upcoming Googlebook laptops

✅ More details/screenshots - https://www.androidauthority.com/googlebook-trackpad-3707888

#Googlebooks #Google #Android #Chromebook #tech #news

I've now made it a habit to turn on basic telemetry on new #Linux installs. These people won't use that data for advertising, but _actually_ improving the product. Let them know I put #Kinoite on a #Chromebook, #NixOS on a MacBook and #ArchLinux on a Surface Hub (that last one wasn't actually me).
The Year of the Linux Desktop is NOW, we just don't know, because we've lost all trust in telemetry.

Back to school. Though the kids are issued Chromebooks, the English teachers are now requiring hand written writing assignments with hand written drafts.

They are trying to mitigate the scourge of AI.

I fully support the handwriting requirements and feel all classes should rely less on Chromebooks for learning.

#backtoschool #ai #chromebook

... And we're up and running with NomadNet now.

I have this using my main local Reticulum node (munoz) as the way out instead of connecting to an Internet endpoint itself.

#Chromebook #Ubuntu #Reticulum #NomadNet

@ahoneybun - My next task is figuring out what task I'll put it to work doing.

Given the limited RAM, I'm *seriously* thinking of skipping an X server and just using it as a NomadNet terminal for Reticulum.

https://github.com/markqvist/nomadnet

#Chromebook #Ubuntu #Linux #Reticulum #NomadNet

Chromebook Ubuntu installation is going well. Kudos to MrChromebox.tech for creating a solid set of tools and documentation to help rescue this hardware.

#Chromebook #Ubuntu #Linux

Given the amount of crumbs in the case when I opened up this Chromebook (to remove its write-protect screw before a Linux install), it's pretty clear that the Amazon seller was being less than truthful about its "new" state.

#Chromebook

Throwing Linux on a 2015-era Chromebook today.

Brainstorming what job to put it to work doing. Unfortunately, the graphics card is too weak to serve as another Jellyfin server.

Might skip the GUI altogether and set up as a dedicated NomadNet terminal...

Anyone else have any suggestions?

#SelfHosted #Chromebook #NomadNet #Reticulum

I know i've been shitting on #hermes #agent, the #agentic desktop client, but today I actually have to give it the w.
so my keyboard suddenly ran out of batteries. as in it died, and I needed to put brand new batteries in it. of course, I was on a teamtalk server at the time, and decided I wanted to try something because I had literally 0 way to alert people I was dead. well I had ` way, but that person was busy. so I asked my agent through my chromebook (because believe it or not, I can get on discord with my #chromebook ) even though it's managed, "hey, i'm kinda SOL and I need you to send this message for me".
and it did. and I was able to talk to everyone through the bot untill my batteries got replaced.
it only had 1 miner bug where it accidentally right clicked and shat itself momentarily but it did fix itself within 5 seconds of doing so. turns out #ai does have a use, doesn't it?

#GWB - Googlebooks ersetzen Chromebooks: So soll es mit den ChromeOS-Laptops in den nächsten Jahren weitergehen - https://www.googlewatchblog.de/2026/08/googlebooks-ersetzen-chromebooks-so-soll-es-mit-den-chromeos-laptops-in-den-naechsten-jahren-weitergehen/ #chromebook #googlebook #Google

The First one is always free

"a look at how Google and Microsoft have spent the last decade fighting for control of the classroom, not because they care about your third period, but because a captive market of 50 million students is worth billions. "

https://pageedutech.substack.com/p/ed-tech--been-playing-schools

#EdTeach #monopoly #microsoft #classroom #chromebook #google

I haven't seen the need to replace my #chromebook yet. I bought it to handle email, social media apps, language courses, read news and web browsing. Machine is four years old and works well enough for me. Wife wants to buy me a tablet, but I keep asking her why as I have devices that are good enough.

Is it fast? No, but it is fast enough to do what I want.

Does it have enough storage? Yes, for what I want to use it for there is more than enough space. 64Gb drive and only 44 Gb used.

Will I upgrade? Eventually, but as long as the O/S itself is supported and it doesn't break I will keep it. Being cheap it won't be a premium model, probably a mid range.

Will it be a chromebook or Googlebook? That will depend on the specs, prices and what crap they bundle with it. If I must I will buy a used lower end laptop and reimage it to #mxlinux and use it like I use the chromebook. Strip out all of the extra apps to just VPN, browser, email, editor (probably #greany), music player and VLC.

I have a gaming laptop using #mxlinux and it is set for the heavy duty tasks of coding, writing, documentation and newsletters along with photo/video editing and games. My #MSI box for much the same thing and holds all of my photos/documents.

I really wish Google would allow us to modify the themes in a chromebook. Black or white sucks. I prefer the title bar to show a different colour to indicate it is the foreground task. Also set up a border around the app to make it visually obvious where it is. That pathetic shadow doesn't cut it at all. Similar rant for Windows. For my #linux boxes I have them set to make it obvious what is the foreground task and I can easily see the borders of the app.

#chromebook #theme #uidesign

Lenovo tablet with a well estabilished, near immortal OS: 2 years of updates

Lenovo tablet with a dead man walking OS: 10 years of updates

That's the state of things

#Android #Chromeos #chromebook #tablet #tablets

Signal ora supporta i Chromebook nell'ultimo aggiornamento! 🎉

https://aboutsignal.com/it/notizie/signal-ora-supporta-i-chromebook/

#signal #Chromebook #android

Throwback to 2012:

Why #Linux falls behind other Operating System on Desktop? Linus Torvalds Explains The Biggest Reason Linux Lost The Desktop.

https://youtu.be/J_LPmS83ggI?is=x664spO6JEL6RaGQ

Aalto Talk with Linus Torvalds, hosted by Aalto Center for Entrepreneurship (ACE) in Otaniemi on June 14, 2012.

In brief: it must come preinstalled and in 2012 the hope was Google #Chromebook.

The hope in 2026 can be #EU_OS preinstalled on your work computer! Read more about the idea at https://eu-os.eu

#diday Acer #Chromebook R13 CB5-312T abzugeben.
Aktuell wird Linux noch nicht einfach zu booten sein.
Aber es gibt ja Projekte auf die man aufbauen kann.

Vielleicht im @cccda oder @cccffm jemand Interesse?

#linux #chromeos #hardware

My IT problems were many this morning but they were all resolved eventually. Remind me never to buy a #Windows or #Chromebook system, and stick with something dull and reliable like #Debian.

Signal ondersteunt nu Chromebooks 🎉

De interface wordt binnenkort verder geoptimaliseerd

👉 https://aboutsignal.nl/nieuws/signal-ondersteunt-nu-chromebooks/

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #aboutsignal #chromebook #android #tech #nieuws

Signal now supports Chromebooks 🎉

The interface will be further optimized soon

👉 https://aboutsignal.com/news/signal-now-supports-chromebooks/

#signal #signalapp #signalmessenger #aboutsignal #chromebook #android #tech #news

U.S. Schools Shift from Chromebooks to MacBooks in Major Districts

📰 Original title: Schools Are Ditching Chromebooks For MacBooks By the Thousands

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/u-s-schools-shift-from-chromebooks-to-macbooks-in-major-districts.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#technology #apple #chromebook

U.S. Schools Shift from Chromebooks to MacBooks in Major Districts

📰 Original title: Schools Are Ditching Chromebooks For MacBooks By the Thousands

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary https://en.killbait.com/u-s-schools-shift-from-chromebooks-to-macbooks-in-major-districts.html?utm_source=mastodon_social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_social

#technology #apple #chromebook

Best Laptops for College Students (2026): MacBooks and Beyond

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/best-college-laptops/

@novelwriter
Working on Chromebook plus. I used the Appimage. There were a couple of workarounds.

1) it doesn't work with ChromeOS Wayland, so I have to run as "QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb NovelWriter.AppImage"
I symlink the current version to NovelWriter.AppImage so that I can upgrade and downgrade easily.
2) I had to "apt install enchant-2" to get the spellcheck to work.

After that I created a .desktop file so that it appears in the ChromeOS App menu.

Chromebooks are cheap, light, and portable, and have a long battery life. You need one with the "Chromebook plus" specification to run Linux apps.

#novelWriter #ChromeBook #crostini

Been using a Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook with 11th gen. Intel i3/8gb RAM upgraded to 512gb ssd since early 2023 as my main computer.

It's still running fine and gets the job done, but I'm jealous of My wife's m1 MacBook Air hardware.

Had a bunch of 'credit' on Amazon from a work program. Saw a refurb HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook i7 12th gen /32gb/512gb that I could cover with the credit. Ordered it.

#WasIStupid? #ImpulseBuy #ChromeBook #Dragonfly

Rentrée 2026 : les lycéens franciliens quittent Windows pour un Chromebook Google
https://mac4ever.com/197093
#Mac4Ever #chromebook

Google introduces Chromebook successor

#AndroidShow #Google #Googlebook #Chromebook #Android17 #Android #Gemini #ITNews #Tech #Security #Privacy

Śmiały ruch Apple w segmencie budżetowym? Tani MacBook może zadebiutować już w tym tygodniu

Wiele wskazuje na to, że Apple zaprezentuje w tym tygodniu urządzenie, o którym plotkowano od lat.

Zamiast skupiać się wyłącznie na rekordach wydajności w drogich modelach Pro, firma z Cupertino prawdopodobnie spróbuje swoich sił w segmencie tanich komputerów. Według nieoficjalnych doniesień, nowy MacBook ma stanowić pomost dla użytkowników, którzy dotychczas wybierali maszyny z systemem Windows lub tanie Chromebooki.

O budżetowym laptopie z logo nadgryzionego jabłka mówi się w kuluarach od niemal roku. Mark Gurman z agencji Bloomberg donosi, że sprzęt może być już gotowy do rynkowego debiutu. Jeśli przecieki się potwierdzą, maszyna zaoferuje aluminiową obudowę dostępną w wielu żywych wariantach kolorystycznych, co stanowiłoby wyraźny ukłon w stronę sektora edukacyjnego i młodszych klientów.

Architektura mobilna w komputerze osobistym

Aby obniżyć koszty produkcji, inżynierowie musieli pójść na pewne kompromisy. Z raportów wynika, że komputer zostanie wyposażony w nieco mniejszy, 12,9-calowy ekran, który prawdopodobnie będzie pozbawiony technologii True Tone i zaoferuje niższą jasność maksymalną niż modele z serii Air.

Najciekawiej zapowiada się jednak kwestia podzespołów. Sercem urządzenia ma być układ A18 Pro – ten sam, który napędza flagowego iPhone’a 16 Pro. Choć hasło „procesor ze smartfona” może brzmieć zachowawczo, warto pamiętać o szerszym kontekście. Architektura mobilnych układów z serii A od lat dorównuje (a nierzadko wręcz przewyższa) wydajnością tradycyjne, laptopowe procesory x86. Wykorzystanie tego chipu w MacBooku to logiczny, strategiczny krok Apple w stronę unifikacji architektury i maksymalnego cięcia kosztów własnych. Z przecieków wynika, że procesorowi będzie towarzyszyć 8 GB pamięci RAM, a wbudowana przestrzeń na dane wyniesie 256 GB lub 512 GB.

Magnes na nowych klientów

Według źródeł Bloomberga, wewnątrz Apple panuje przekonanie, że nowy komputer zaoferuje rewelacyjny stosunek jakości do ceny. Firma ma nadzieję, że tak skalkulowany sprzęt przyciągnie osoby, które dotychczas korzystały z budżetowych maszyn konkurencji. Może to być również istotny argument dla posiadaczy iPhone’ów, którzy do tej pory omijali laptopy z systemem macOS ze względów czysto finansowych.

Największą niewiadomą i jednocześnie głównym atutem ma być ostateczna cena. Nieoficjalne źródła sugerują, że cennik może otwierać kwota około 599 dolarów. Jeśli ten pułap się potwierdzi, będzie to najtańszy przenośny Mac od lat. Przewidywane zainteresowanie jest rzekomo tak duże, że pracownicy salonów Apple Store zostali już uprzedzeni o możliwych nadgodzinach w dniach premiery.

Maraton ogłoszeń startuje lada moment

Ile z tych plotek okaże się prawdą? Przekonamy się w ciągu najbliższych dni. Apple zaplanowało nietypowy, kilkudniowy maraton ogłoszeń, który wystartuje w poniedziałek, 2 marca, a zakończy się specjalnym wydarzeniem z udziałem mediów w środę, 4 marca. Oprócz budżetowego komputera, analitycy spodziewają się również odświeżonych modeli MacBooków Air i Pro z układami M5, nowych iPadów oraz premiery iPhone’a 17e.

MacBook Pro z ekranem dotykowym i Dynamic Island – nowe szczegóły

Chromebooks, batch #3 & 4 done! Only got about 500 more to do… 😮‍💨 🏷️ #AtWork #Chromebook #ChromeOS #ComputerRepair #Computers #ITDept #Tech

Android desktop mode beta, or Chromebook in your pocket
I enrolled on the Android Beta and am typing this on my phone plugged into a USB-C dongle that provides HDMI and USB.

The idea is it's supposed to turn your phone into a portable "real" computer.

I think it needs some work, it's a bit unstable. The idea is there, and it works very similarly to a Chrom
Read More 👉https://piku.xyz/android-desktop-mode-beta-or-chromebook-in-your-pocket/
#blog #Android #BetaSoftware #Chromebook

Tech Addicts 2025 – The Brains on Barbie

This week we tackle giving Barbie brains... AI in toys, Google ki

https://garethmyles.com/tech-addicts-2025-the-brains-on-barbie/

#Podcast #TechAddicts #AI #Android #anker #apple #Barbie #ChatGPT #Chromebook #computer #Copilot #foldables #gadget #Gemini #google #Hylia #iphone #JBL #Kompanio #Linux #London #microsoft #mobile #OnePlusNord #phone #podcast #Roku #Samsung #selfdriving #Slopes #tablet #taxis #Tech #Uber #uk #windows #YoutubeAds

draft - People - chromeos requires 8gb ram. I don't care if there's a bunch of 4gb ram devices. If you please vote a little bit with your wallet and get at least 8gb ram, and at least a core i3 / ryzen3, it's gonna be better.

Vote with your wallet. stop buying 4gb ram Chromebooks.

Chromebooks with 8gb ram Intel core i3 / amd ryzen3 or higher please. ..

Essentially, Chromebook plus is kinda required to have a good time on chromeos.

Let's rid the market of 4gb ram chromeos devices by just ignoring them completely. They're not worth it unless you get them for $40 bucks.

8gb ram core i3 Chromebook plus is more worth $250 for a good sale of $350 MSRP Chromebook plus

#chromebookplus
#chromebook
#chromeos
#ram
#chromeosram
#chromeosprocessor
#corei3
#corei5
#ryzen5
#ryzen3
#chromeosmarketshare
#google
#chrome
#googlechrome
#votewithyourwallet
#12gbram
#16gbram
#usbc
#thefutureofchromeos
#futureofchromeos
#thefutureofchromebook
#futureofchromebook
#chromeos130
#chromeos140

with lacros going away, will we still be able to have chome profiles?

i ask because according to

https://support.google.com/chromeos-beta/thread/284972520/ending-support-for-lacros-experimental-version-of-chrome-browser-for-chromeos?hl=en

"With this change, there will be no impact to Chromebooks users."

But this would be a big impact for users who have grown accustomed to being able to use chrome profiles. so "no impact" is a lie. will chrome profiles be added in chromeOS128 or what...

#chrome
#chromeos127
#chromeos128
#chromeos129
#chromebook
#google
#googlechromebook
#chromeos
#lacros

draft - Google thank you for private space on android15

Could we get private space on chromeOS? Thanks

#privatespace
#google
#chromeos
#chromebook
#android15
#pixel8
#pixel9
#tensorg3
#tensorg4
#corei3
#chromebookplus
#chromebookscomewithperks
#multipleusers
#multipleuserprofiles
#datasegregation
#appdatasegregation
#appdataseparation
#googlegemini
#geminiadvanced
#chromebookperks

draft - Google thank you for private space on android15

Could we get private space on chromeOS? Thanks

#privatespace
#google
#chromeos
#chromebook
#android15
#pixel8
#pixel9
#tensorg3
#tensorg4
#corei3
#chromebookplus
#chromebookscomewithperks
#multipleusers
#multipleuserprofiles

draft - Favorites New Tab Page extension - how about an option to lock the layout unless we right click and choose edit?

#chrome
#chromebook
#chromebrowser
#favorites
#favoritesnewtabpage
#internet
#bookmarks
#webbrowser
#weblauncher
#chromewebstore
#chromeos
#chromeextension
#chromeextensions
#google
#googlechrome
#noplacelikechrome
#theresnoplacelikechrome
#chromebookplus
#8gbram
#corei3
#chromeos127
#chromeos128
#10yearsofchromebookupdates
#usbc
#usb4
#android
#android15
#pixel
#pixel8
#pixel9
#chromeos129
#chromeos130
#novalauncher
#newtabpage

draft - on chromeos in the play store, the opera browser is a full desktop style browser when you download it from chromeos.

firefox and other browsers should do the same.

give us a full desktop level browser, or at least the option to do so when downloading from a chromebook via the play store

#opera
#operabrowser
#chromebook
#chromebookplus
#chromeos
#8gbram
#corei3
#chromeos127
#playstore
#fullsoftware
#fullsoftwareonplaystore
#alternativebrowsers
#alternativebrowser
#chromeos128
#10yearsofchromebookupdates
#google
#noplacelikechrome
#googlechrome
#usbc
#usb4
#android
#android15
#pixel
#pixel8
#pixel9
#tensorg3
#tensorg4
#chromeos129
#chromeos130

my favorite chromebook meme

https://www.reddit.com/r/chromeos/comments/atrjv2/thank_you_google_very_cool/

#chromebook
#chromebookplus
#chromeos
#8gbram
#corei3
#chromeos127
#chromeos128
#10yearsofchromebookupdates
#google
#noplacelikechrome
#googlechrome
#usbc
#usb4
#android
#android15
#pixel
#pixel8
#pixel9
#chromeos129
#chromeos130
#memes
#chromebookmemes

related - chromebook cat meme cat eating spaghetti chromeos software updates ease of use speed, secure

new to chromebook? install this new tab page extension - its like a home screen for the internet - *your internet* - feels like a native google developed thing.

Favorites - New Tab Page

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/kjkbcegjfanmgocnecnngfcmmojheiam

also - autoscroll

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/occjjkgifpmdgodlplnacmkejpdionan

#chromebook
#chromebookplus
#chromeos
#8gbram
#corei3
#chromeos127
#chromeos128
#10yearsofchromebookupdates
#google
#noplacelikechrome
#googlechrome
#usbc
#usb4
#android
#android15
#pixel
#pixel8
#pixel9
#chromeos129
#chromeos130

Chromebooks are going to take over.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE7bed5vD0Y

#chromebook
#chromebookplus
#chromeos
#8gbram
#corei3
#chromeos127
#chromeos128
#google
#noplacelikechrome
#googlechrome
#usbc
#usb4
#android
#android15
#pixel
#pixel8
#pixel9
#chromeos129
#chromeos130

#KysyMastodonilta:

Hei #ATK-gurut!

Selittäkää mulle #ChromeBook - onko sellaisen kanssa sitten pakkoliitossa Googlen kanssa?

Muuta huomioitavaa / olennaista?

Nim. #Läppäri alkaa vedellä viimeisiään, ja on aika alkaa tutkailla halpaa peruskonetta tilalle, kun tässä ei mikään #koodari tmv. olla.

Ja monen moisen kohdalla lukee tuo Chrome Book -teksti.

#tietotekniikka #tietokone #tietokoneet #tietsikka #tietsikt

"Fourth Google Store opening in Boston..."

draft - Cool. How about a fifth, sixth, seventh store in Washington DC, Miami, and where else? Atlanta? Hotlanta? Orlando? Jacksonville?

#pixel
#pixel8
#pixel8a
#pixel9
#chromebook
#chromeos
#googledocs
#googleworkspace
#applestore
#applestoreifo
#macrumors
#teamschat
#microsoftteamschat
#windows11
#microsoft
#microsoftstore
#privacy
#security
#android15
#compactphone
#usbc
#usb4
#oneport
#usbcStandardization
#usbc240w
#msft
#goog
#google
#googleoperatingsystem
#communication
#chat
#cloudchat
#teamschat
#telegram
#discord
#multipleuserprofiles
#multiuser
#android16
#android14
#tensor
#tensorg3
#tensorg4
#happiness
#health
#digitalwellbeing
#googlefit
#pixelwatch
#pixelwatch2
#pixelwatch3
#spotify
#applewatch
#wearOS
#wearOS3
#wearOS4
#wearOS5
#walking
#protectedbikelanes
#publicparks
#separatelanesforpedestriansandbikers
#banEBikes
#fitness
#music
#playlist
#innovation
#nutrition
#healthyhabits
#weightloss

https://9to5google.com/2024/04/03/google-store-newbury-street/