Chrome Update #4: Ubuntu Dual Boot

Using the "Easy" Method, I ran the script twice and BAM, Ubuntu dual boot.

It's nothing to brag about, I love having crossover installed and the fact that I have a FILE BROWSER ;D

The Bad:
The function (top) keys don't work, along with the search button and right clicking (which I only use two finger tap anyway - so no effect on me). Since there is no delete key, that obviously doesnt work and neither does Grub. I wish I could dual boot without code/flipping the switch. Last of my negative rants, the 3G doesn't work.

The Good, The Great And The Awesome:
But negatives aside, it provides a killer OFFLINE mode, the friendly and well known "desktop" and I have the ability to run more than just web apps. Bluetooth is also unlocked in Ubuntu. The media player works as well as skype and running through my external drive, games and CAD using crossover. Also, I love using dual screen functionality.

Lastly, the Chrome Application runs pretty damn amazing, as on any computer.

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Chrome Web Store Apps By JCoinster

Gizmodo, The Gadget Guide
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/nalpfehbcokflkhodmhpckdbgkgfjijh



Play in a virtual world in which kids explore and play in complete safety
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ephmiaannmpnkhcmoedmfgeadlbfhnmd



Play thousands of games on one of the largest gaming sites on the net
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jdiiddlkijmgoaifjiljnbpgdpghpmhk



Per Tutti Ventotene
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dkpcokkgpenapjapcnamchbmjcgehhca




For Tech News Without The Gibberish
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cafihhhemcmilnhagdlgahnlnmlnmbng

(Sorry for the terrible JCoinster icon)

As I make more, I will post them as a blog post and on the page here: http://jcoinster.blogspot.com/p/chrome-web-store-apps-by-jcoinster.html

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How to Post A Chrome Web Store App Without Owning The Underlying Site

Now, this guide is for making temporary applications available to the public while the website you are trying to make an app for, makes one themselves.

Since I got tired of waiting for Gizmodo to post an app of their own, I made a Gizmodo Chrome App as an example.

To start, download my base app here: http://www.mediafire.com/?dnucf166lhf6m07
This will set you up with the correct layout and setup.

Once you open the manifest.json file, you will see this:



{
"name": "ENTER THE APP NAME HERE",
"description": "ENTER A QUICK DESCRIPTION OF THE APP HERE",
"version": "1.0",
"icons": { "16": "16.png",
          "128": "128.png" },
"app": {
"launch": {
"local_path": "NAME THIS HTML THE SAME AS YOUR APP NAME.html"
}
},
"permissions": [
"unlimitedStorage",
"notifications"
]
}

Pretty self explanatory. Next, open the HTML file and you will see this:

<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=http://YOUR SITE HERE.com">


Add your site and you're almost done!

Now get your own images that are 16x16 and 128x128 and name them 16.PNG and 128.PNG


Now rename "Base App" to your app name and right click it again. Select "Send To" and click "Compressed Folder"

Now visit this link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/developer/dashboard
and (If you didn't already) pay the 5 bucks and upload your app!

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CR48 Ubuntu VS. Chrome OS Bootup

Side By Side With 2 CR48's



Ubuntu just beats chrome when a password is enabled. Without the password on bootup, Ubuntu clearly has it beat by a good few seconds.

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Umm.... I DARE you to fit 580 Updates into a MB

Sorry Ubuntu.... There's no chance

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Want to stop Ubuntu from nagging you for your password on resume?

Fire up terminal and paste in "gconftool-2 --set --type=bool /apps/gnome-power-manager/lock/suspend false"

BAM, world's fastest guide.

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Am I missing something Microsoft? My BSOD'd PC still gets high every now and again after SP1

Screw ranting, i'm going on my CR48...

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Trouble Moving to the Cloud? Here's Step 1: Music

Most likely, you have iTunes and unless you listen to music straight out of an Amazonian Forest, most of your songs are already in the cloud (of Groove)

Note to Amazonians: Visit this link: http://retro.grooveshark.com/upload/

For all the rest of you Billboard Top 100 followers, visit this link: http://groovylists.com/?do=itunes
First, you need a XML of your playlists. To do so:
1. Double click iTunes
2. Wait patiently
3. Right click your playlist and save it as an XML on your desktop or somewhere
(Was that too fast?)

Now go to the site and upload it. If you can't figure the rest out, please send your CR48 back to Google at the following address:

Google Inc.
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043

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GTA San Andreas Anti Gravity Tricks

Taking advantage of 2 player mode's limit in both of them

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Google. You Should Have Kept the CR48 Group Private!, Here's Why

Look at all the complainers!

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Who needs air conditioning anyway! Just wait until you need heat...

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Google Gives the OK to Hack Any Operating System, Directly

On the Google Group, one ninja wrote:
"Developer channel (a.k.a. "dev channel")

Currently, by default, your Chrome notebook is on our beta channel, and is regularly updated with our beta version releases. Compared to the beta channel, the developer channel gets updated with versions of Chrome OS that may contain new features still being built, some of which may not always work as expected yet. Folks on the developer channel may also at times experience more instability (such as crashes). To find out about how to switch between the two channels, see here.

Developer mode (a.k.a. "dev mode")

While we try to make your Chrome notebook as secure and user-friendly as possible, at the same time we want to support developers who want to install their own builds of a Chromium-based operating system or another operating system and be able to tap into the full capabilities of our device. As such, we've implemented a physical developer on/off switch on your Chrome notebook that you can use to turn on developer mode and install your own OS. To find out how to switch between the two modes, see here."

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Give a Stranger a Gift

http://www.giftastranger.net/
You know, I wouldn't mind a gift myself.... JK, I got one from Google
Find the most bizzare town you can find and close your eyes when you see the shipping bill!

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It's official! Install the JCoinster Chrome App Now!

Other then featuring a horrendous Icon, JCoinster is on the webstore!
Best 5 Bucks spent, ever. Lol
Support JCoinster, Get it here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cafihhhemcmilnhagdlgahnlnmlnmbng#

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Slow Wifi on a CR48? Slow Wifi with Linksys Router? No problem!

Go to 192.168.1.1
Type the default password, usually a blank user and "admin" as the password.

Click the images to see them full size

Now copy my settings. Notice how I am using ONLY wireless G

With these settings, I was able to get 14 MB/S and 2 MB/S on my CR48

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Websense always getting the upper hand? Here's how to get past them - Guaranteed

This Google Group posts new proxies DAILY, so unless they block google groups, you can see new proxies weeks before they do.

Try it out here: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/fresh-proxies

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Justin Beiber looses 80,000 followers because of his haircut

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA
-Nuff Said.

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Chrome Collections: New Tab Page

Chrome's new tab page is lacking. To make it feel more at home, the extension, perfectly named Incredible StartPage, can spruce up your page with Flickr photos, bookmarks and a personal notepad.







Try it out here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ncdfeghkpohnalmpblddmnppfooljekh

(These webpages are too long...)

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An iPhone heat warmer, this time for real!

This is no BS app that shows an image of a heater. This will make your iPhone warm and toasty in a matter of minutes!

How? Install Android on your iPhone (No computer required)
For the guide, visit this link: http://www.redmondpie.com/install-android-2.2.1-froyo-on-iphone-3g-2g-using-bootlace-in-cydia-no-computer-required/

Then boot iDroid and put the device into sleep (turn the screen off)
It will drain your battery so fast, but the warmth is so worth it. Give it a try!

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Rant: Why American Radio Sucks

So i'm sure you've heard those annoying HD radio ads lately... No commercials eh?
We shouldn't have commercials in general.

How can you get around that? Listen to high school radio stations. They take advantage of other stations by making fun of them.

A great example is one station, which says in between songs: "Broadcasting from a small hill on top of a football field, this is ____" and a little boy says "What kind of station is this?". In reply, the man says "Shut up little boy" and so on.

I have taken so much hatred for US stations that I often use Wunder Radio on my iPod to get international stations in Italy that I remember liking during my trip last summer, such as Radio Subasio. These European stations play mostly all American music while adding a little bit of local culture and maybe a nice local deal or two every hour or so.

Try it out :D

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Chrome Update #3

Well, I can confirm that when a dog stands on the open keyboard and walks over the computer, no damage is done.

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Sorry.... Google is Done Accepting CR48 Applications

"We are no longer accepting new applications for the Pilot program. If you want to be notified when Chrome notebooks go on sale and stay up to date on the latest Chrome notebook news, please fill out this form. "

This does not mean they won't send out more

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New CR48 Tracker Released!

Who needs A_gamer anyway! This tracker will shut up ANYONE who is trying to get their hands on a CR48 by obsessing! Check it out here: http://blogs-helping.me/cr-48-tracker-returns/

(A_gamer, no hard feelings, especially after you see the site ;D)

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Want to see all of my CR48 Updates in one?

Visit here: http://jcoinster.blogspot.com/p/cr48.html

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Chrome Notebook Update #2

Things I would like to be changed:

I decided to try dual screen functionality on my CR48

What happens? Both screens show the same thing, useful if you are using a projector.

I hope to see an update soon. 

Next I tried uploading photos from an SD card

The slideshow would not show a single picture from my camera and instead, it showed a black screen.

Other then that, I have not seen any other glitches. I have also found a case that fits the CR48 so well, it was if it was made for the laptop.

Surprisingly to many of you, and myself, I have not hit the ever so tempting switch. Mostly because I am still not allowed

The forum has been very lively and I am very proud to be a part of it.

I have posted some suggestions for features here:

Google Goggles for the CR48-https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/chrome-notebook-pilot/YzGEXu7BU2c

Facial Recognition as a login- https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/chrome-notebook-pilot/QTYUDWlX_X0

Dual Screen like above: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/chrome-notebook-pilot/kRC5AP-x3v0

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CR48 Google Group. It's gone.... for now

Because of everyone complaining, I would imagine they deleted it until 3AM again. Hopefully tomorrow we don't all find another 700 emails!

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Thank you ever so much Google for the 700 emails at 3 AM this morning...

Finally, the official chrome notebook Google Group was created,  awkwardly early in the morning, today.

Everyone who was added to the group, including myself, is slowly waking up to find their emails jam packed with emails.

If you have to rid yourself of the hundreds more to come is to log onto Google Groups: http://groups.google.com and click on the group in the sidebar. Then click "Edit my Membership" to change settings.

I'm glad to see Google directly requesting feedback instead of allowing people to openly sell them and think they won't have to do anything

*This group has 25960 members so don't worry if it is legit.*

The greetings email, which I had to rip through my email to find:

"Hi all,
My name is Jess. I'm a product specialist on Chrome noteboo
ks and also going to be one of your Google Guides. I'm hoping to learn more about the different ways you use your Cr-48s - personally, mine has been indispensable as both a coffee table computer and cross-country companion.

The Gorilla in the picture is somewhat of a mascot for our cube so I very much appreciate his advice from time to time. ;)

Jess"

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My luck is reversing! Somewhat

Recently, almost everything I own began deteriorating and blowing up. Today, after many ripping apart my iPhone and applying great pressure on the connectors, my touch screen is working as it should. Along with that, my headphones are going to be replaced free, because they are still in warranty.

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Chrome Notebook Update #1

My first notices, Google's sarcasm and humor in every sheet of paper they include.

Click the images to see a better view and to read this well thought safety instructions. Hopefully though, you'll be lucky enough to read it in person.

Next off, I enjoyed reading through the beginner's guide to a CR48. The tech sarcasm continued in the "There is no CAPS lock button" page.

Moving on from there, it was quick to find the few annoyances of the laptop: 

A: The trackpad

B: The boot time (JK)

C: The lack of a delete key

However, I quickly figured out that there is no need for the trackpad buttons at all. To scroll, two finger slide. To click, tap. To right click, two finger tap. 

When I looked into the delete button, It was revealed that you could delete by hitting alt backspace, which is the only annoyance that has yet to be worked around.

I think that is a sufficient amount of debugging for now, so on with the pluses!

I think it's clear what the great features of this computer are so I won't discuss them very thoroughly. 

Highest rating- ✓++

Lowest rating-X

Battery: ✓++ -I can't even compare it to my 30 minute battery life old laptop...

Wifi: ✓++ -Reaches further then my old laptop

Speed: ✓++ Duhh

Bootup: ✓++

Offline mode: X

3G: ✓++

Device Name and Company Enjoyability & Sarcasm: ✓++

Difficulty for new users: ✓++ -None (With one exception.... The SD card slot was very difficult for me to figure out that you had to push in and it would come out)

I will continue to update from jcoinster.blogspot.com/cr48

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This Just in: Parents realizing it is a bad idea to give children their iTunes password

"Arlington second-grader Leyla Ulku figured out her parents' password and recently racked up a $150 charge from buying buckets of stars and snowflakes to build a safari out of sea turtles and giraffes on Tap Zoo."

-Gizmodo

Clearly, not the best idea. Note, when you sign up for an iTunes account, there is an option to not enter a credit card and to only allow paid application purchases when you enter a gift card.

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Caught: Google using a Mac at ThinkMobile

Wouldn't you think a presentation by Google would be run off a CR48?

Guess not. They used a Mac :O

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Google, the CR48 Hype is a curse...

Ok, Seemingly normal Dell Mini right? WRONG

Ever since I hopped aboard the Cr48 hype, my Dell Mini has basically fallen off a cliff.


What's wrong with it beginning after December 7th?





This:

• I am typing on that iPhone. It is my only keyboard now since the laptop's is ruined.
• My battery went from 3 and a half hours to a half hour
• I installed Heexeh's Chrome to get wifi and now since the keyboard is messed up, I can't log in
• I am forced to use an ubuntu live CD to get remote desktop set up.
• I lost my power cord and am forced to use a power adapter from an early 1990's laptop
• The power adapter doesn't quite fit, so I have to keep the cord across my laptop to keep it touching the connector.

Update:
My iPhone touch screen stopped working and my new headphones broke, at least my CR48 is doing A-OK!

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A Huge Thank You!

It's only the 7th and I have already surpassed last month's views. Thank you to all who have posted my link to spread my site, especially A_Gamer!

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The Definition of Facebook, the way it should be

'Nuff said.

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The Skin Gun. This Changes Everything. More Than The iPad

This is by far the coolest piece of medical technology I have ever seen.

250 Million Dollar grants seem to aid the process ;D

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CR48 fans: Here's what happened to Addicted Gamer:

We all know he got preoccupied with another project but what could that be?

I have no idea really bit what i do know is that he had an interesting post on his site that tracked different free money sites. It looked old and unkept but it was a great concept that I would love for him to continue.

Check it out here: http://ptc.addicted-gamer.com/

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Why is Internet Explorer so slow? It may be because of Bing

Quote from the official Google Blog:
"As we see it, this experiment confirms our suspicion that Bing is using some combination of:

• Internet Explorer 8, which can send data to Microsoft via its Suggested Sites feature
• the Bing Toolbar, which can send data via Microsoft’s Customer Experience Improvement Program"

Now think about it. How could Internet Explorer be so slow unless it is sending tons of information back to Microsoft to add as search results to Bing. 

My suggestion: Chrome

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Neat freak? You missed a spot. Right there, in your computer.

Why should you should keep your computer off the ground? This is why!

Over as little as a year, computers can build up a shocking amount of dust. Why? Most of them are on the floor. Most people would never think to clean theirs.

Here are some pictures to gross you out.

Before:                  Click the image for a better view.                 After:

*Note: I take no responsibility for encouraging you to open up your computer. It is very delicate and remember: DON'T PULL THAT LEVER. When I was younger, I pulled a lever, releasing the CPU. When I carelessly tried to put it back, it was too late.*

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Imagine the world without Bing Search. Wait, NOTHING would change

You know why? Because Bing is stealing Google's search results and denying it! If Bing was shut down, NO ONE would care other then the Microsoft employees who created it. NO ONE would go: "where's bing?" with a frown on their face. That's because Bing search is an emulated Google! And those would-be sad people would go right to google.com.

Face it Microsoft, GIVE UP. Not just on Bing, eventually, Chrome OS will replace computers in workplaces, Microsoft will be lower then linux one day.

Don't believe me? Look:

Because everyone searches juegosdeben1ogrande every night....









For the full story. visit: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/microsofts-bing-uses-google-search.html

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A thank you, for my viewers!

You have helped me gain 20,000 views in 2 months :D

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