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    Google Chrome First Official Screenshots

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    Image of themightyspitz themightyspitz
    11/19/09

    In reply to Google Chrome First Official Screenshots
    This looks really cool, but my issue is that it only applies to a very niche market - netbooking.

    See, I do a lot of heavy statistical programing - Stata, for example. First of all, a Chrome OS would unlikely support a RAM-hog such as Stata. However, if it did, I wouldn't be too comfortable doing all my work on a cloud, especially when I'm working with very sensitive data sets. Nor am I too happy about simply keeping the data on an SD card or flash drive, where it could more easily fall out and be lost.

    Unless I never want to do anything other than blogging, email, youtube, and LOLcats, I don't think Chrome OS makes a whole lot of sense for the entire market. As Walt Mosspuppet said: "Saying nobody needs more than webapps is like saying nobody needs a fridge because we can all drive down to TGI-goddamn-Friday's for chicken wings."
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    Image of psychiccheese psychiccheese
    11/19/09

    @themightyspitz: They said during the liveblog that it was to be a "companion computer". So you wouldn't have only ChromeOS, you'd have 2 computers (or dual boot?), but you might use Chrome 99% of the time, depending on your needs. Since it's lightweight, and what most people do happens on the internet, it does make sense.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/19/09

    In reply to Google Chrome First Official Screenshots
    HEY!! DOWN IN FRONT!! stupid mic.
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    Image of otko otko
    11/19/09

    In reply to Google Chrome First Official Screenshots
    The whole OS is built around several things I'm just not comfortable with yet. Cloud storage, web applications, and if it's using data for everything-won't that chew up bandwidth like the dickens?
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    OCEntertainment promoted this comment otko was starred otko was unstarred
    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    11/19/09

    @otko: On the bandwidth issue...maybe, then again maybe not. Currently topping the lists of web apps that eat up bandwidth are notably not GoogleDocs, not Calendar applicatons, not Chess. You'd certainly be using up more bandwidth than loading up the app on your local computer, however that amount may be negligible compared to the overwhelming tide of video data that ISPs already have to contend with.

    Think of it this way: does having millions of Gmail and Facebook users eat up tons of bandwidth? Perhaps. Do we have more than enough bandwidth to cover it? In most areas, probably.
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    Image of Seiven Seiven
    11/19/09

    In reply to Google Chrome First Official Screenshots
    This could save the desktop market...if you could have a laptop that synchs to the cloud and have the desktop synch also...man the possibilities are endless.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/19/09

    In reply to Google Chrome First Official Screenshots
    Double post. Oops.
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    Edited by Nathan Obbards at 11/19/09 1:28 PM Nathan Obbards was starred Nathan Obbards was unstarred
    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/19/09

    In reply to Google Chrome First Official Screenshots
    In spite of looking good:

    ''In Chrome OS, every application is a web application.''

    ''ALL data in Chrome OS is in the cloud.''

    My biggest fear has been confirmed. No Chrome OS for me.
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    Image of nutbastard nutbastard
    11/19/09

    @Nathan Obbards:

    yeah i mean, cloud computing kinda means that your OS is just a glorified web browser.

    no chrome for me either.
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/19/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Same here, any product that could end up in the same data-loss brickitude as the Sidekick (as slim as those chances may be) is definately not on my shopping list.
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    Image of Arken Arken
    11/19/09

    @Nathan Obbards: "In Chrome OS, if you are out of range of WiFi or your internet service goes down, good luck."
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    Image of MarcusMaximus MarcusMaximus
    11/19/09

    @Skunky: That's every product currently made. If you're using your laptop with any other OS, the harddrive could fail, making the exact same thing happen(but with a much greater chance of actually happening)
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    Kaiser-Machead promoted this comment MarcusMaximus was starred MarcusMaximus was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/19/09

    @MarcusMaximus: I'd say the likelihood of having network problems is far higher than your hard drive or other crucial component suddenly dropping dead. Even with a robust router and high speed internet, I often see some big glitches because of Optimum Online doing service on the lines, or having service interruptions.
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    Image of MarcusMaximus MarcusMaximus
    11/19/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Right, but he was suggesting something akin to what happened with the Sidekicks happening here, which is far less likely.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/19/09

    @MarcusMaximus: Ok well I'll give you that.

    In any case, I'm going to have to give this a whirl to see how it functions.
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    Image of mattycakes mattycakes
    11/19/09

    @Nathan Obbards: I would just hate to have ALL my data floating around in the cloud somewhere, without knowing where it is or who can access it.

    Or really, having it all sitting somewhere in Google's massive memory vaults.

    I don't know which is scarier.
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    Nathan Obbards promoted this comment mattycakes was starred mattycakes was unstarred
    Image of MarcusMaximus MarcusMaximus
    11/19/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Agreed, if possible, I'll be compiling this and installing it tonight, though the mention of custom firmware makes me a bit iffy on whether that's possible. I'm not sure what the implication is supposed to be there but it sounds like it can only run on specific chrome os machines.
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    Image of jakemg jakemg
    11/19/09

    @Skunky: +5Up to that! (although I think the lesson has been learned on that one, there's still the possibility for a mass data outage, which would affect people who need their computers for work. And, *gasp* how can I watch Hulu in that situation?)
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    Skunky promoted this comment Edited by jakemg at 11/19/09 1:43 PM jakemg was starred jakemg was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/19/09

    @MarcusMaximus: I'm curious as to whether or not this can be achieved in a VM. If so that'd be awesome since I have both Parallels and VMware Fusion to play with.

    UPDATE: well according to the liveblog, I'd have to buy a Chrome OS machine...whatever the heck that is.

    This better make said device significantly cheaper.
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 11/19/09 1:45 PM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of Skunky Skunky
    11/19/09

    @MarcusMaximus: You are certainly correct, but at the same time, _I'M_ the one in control over how bad the dataloss will be. I should backup important (or nostalgic) data on other HDD's and/or optical media. But with the Sidekicks there was no "local backup" option for ones own personal data and so when the whole thing went kerblooie, all users were totally screwed.

    The cloud thing isn't a bad idea, i'm not saying that, but I don't think it's the best solution for non-business users.

    Now if it gets a WoW port, that might be different, but now I'm just being silly.
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    Image of Nick Sweet Nick Sweet
    10/22/09

    In reply to How to Survive Boot Camp (and Run Win 7 on a Mac)
    Wait, why not format the windows partition as FAT32? I'd like to drag & drop files from my mac side to my PC side – NTFS doesn't allow that, right? #bootcamp
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/22/09

    @Nick Sweet: You can if you want, but you'd be limited to a 32GB capacity partition. NTFS allows you to split the hard drive directly in half if you actually plan to do quite a bit with Windows. #bootcamp
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    Image of Dr. H. F. Danger Dr. H. F. Danger
    10/22/09

    In reply to How to Survive Boot Camp (and Run Win 7 on a Mac)
    For an alternate, VirtualBox has had guest additions for Windows 7 for a while now. I have been running the RC for a while with no issues, about to make a build for the full release.
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    Image of TonyWonder TonyWonder
    10/22/09

    In reply to How to Survive Boot Camp (and Run Win 7 on a Mac)
    so I don't play PC games. what other use/benefit would I get from running Windows7 on my macbook?

    thanks folk #bootcamp
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    Image of Thee Sea Thee Sea
    10/22/09

    @TonyWonder: Well, there's more software in the world than just games, for one. #bootcamp
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    Image of jerNELS jerNELS
    10/22/09

    @Thee Sea: i use mine for autodesk products, and my roommate uses his to have office 2007, which he prefers over 2008 for mac. #bootcamp
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    Thee Sea promoted this comment jerNELS was starred jerNELS was unstarred
    Image of Thee Sea Thee Sea
    10/22/09

    @jerNELS: Exactly, not to mention that if you do any stuff with Adobe's Creative suite, the Windows versions are drastically superior in their 64-bit Windows releases. Considering how much I have to do that, it's good to have an option to switch to. #bootcamp
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    Image of Yuppers: I love you Yuppers: I love you
    10/22/09

    In reply to How to Survive Boot Camp (and Run Win 7 on a Mac)
    Boot Camp? You mean like, the marines? #bootcamp
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    Image of jakebathman jakebathman
    10/22/09

    @Yuppers I love you: R. Lee Ermey is the best drill sergeant ever made, he has the perfect voice #bootcamp
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    10/22/09

    @jakebathman: @geiko:
    Semper Fi. #bootcamp
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    10/22/09

    @Yuppers: I love you: @geiko: I just watched that video again, it's so freaking amazing #bootcamp
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    Image of cabjf cabjf
    10/22/09

    In reply to How to Survive Boot Camp (and Run Win 7 on a Mac)
    Or just wait a month or two. I just read that Apple is planning on releasing a Boot Camp update before the end of the year. [support.apple.com] #bootcamp
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    Image of rainbowofleaves rainbowofleaves
    10/22/09

    In reply to How to Survive Boot Camp (and Run Win 7 on a Mac)
    Does that student deal - for the $30 Windows 7 - work if you don't already have a version of Windows? Or is it upgrade only?

    (I know Snow Leopard boasted "upgrade only" but it was actually the full OS, and I want to know if this is the same case)

    Anyone know for sure? Thanks! #bootcamp
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    Kaiser-Machead promoted this comment rainbowofleaves was starred rainbowofleaves was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/22/09

    @rainbowofleaves: It appears to be an upgrade, so you may need a prior version to use it. #bootcamp
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    10/22/09

    @rainbowofleaves: Try it. But have a WinXP or Vista original install disc just in case (no old key needed). #bootcamp
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    Image of DennyCrane DennyCrane
    08/20/09

    In reply to Rumor: Snow Leopard Hitting Shelves Next Friday, August 28
    HERE KITTY KITTY KITTY KITTY KITTY
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    Image of superberg superberg
    08/20/09

    In reply to Rumor: Snow Leopard Hitting Shelves Next Friday, August 28
    Exciting, but as it says "rumor," I'm going to take it with a grain of salt.

    Actually, since it's an Apple rumor, I'll take it with a salt lick. Still waiting on that Yellow Submarine iPod, people...
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    Image of mullingitover mullingitover
    08/20/09

    In reply to Rumor: Snow Leopard Hitting Shelves Next Friday, August 28
    Remind me again, what was the value in picking up this service pack?
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    Image of Dillinger23 Dillinger23
    08/20/09

    @mullingitover: Remind again what was the value of picking up Windows Vista SP7? Or your comment?
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    UnderLoK promoted this comment Dillinger23 was starred Dillinger23 was unstarred
    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    08/20/09

    @mullingitover: Speed, fit, and finish... Plus Adobe can finally put all that Cocoa code to use they wrote years ago.

    @Dillinger23: You see that crap about how long the cycle is to take advantage of GPGPU? :( That better just be a load of crap, I'm sick of my GPU being only good for crunching WU's ;)
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