🆕 blog post -- Here comes the Asus Chromebook CM30 Detachable ChromeOS tablet
Following up on its #ChromeOS tablet from 2021, the #Asus#Chromebook CM30 was introduced as a new model. This slate with detachable keyboard is a successor to the Asus Chromebook CM3, which debuted at $329.99. Pricing and availability is still unknown although January’s Consumer Electronics Show is a good candidate for that information.
Pressing the Print Screen key on chromeOS brings up the system screen capture tool. Which makes sense, but I wasn't aware of this feature until I stumbled upon it by chance.
🆕 blog post -- ChromeOS Reading Mode is getting the Read Aloud treatment
The #ChromeOS Reading Mode is getting a companion feature that will read aloud the pure, distilled content of any website shown on a #Chromebook. Work on the feature began in August and while not yet available, the experimental flag has appeared in the code base.
@mako 👏 I used to run the same gauntlet several times a year. But even with Apple “everything” — iPhone, iPad Pro, iPad Mini, Watch, HomePod mini — I’ve weaned myself off of hardware upgrades I don’t necessarily need. #minimalism
And I have zero interest in the new laptops, even though I’m sure they’re fantastic. I move freely between #ChromeOS and #Linux daily. It’s refreshing!
🆕 blog post -- The best hidden ChromeOS features I use on my Chromebook (Updated)
Here are the best hidden #ChromeOS features I use on my #Chromebook. They’re experimental so I show you how to enable and use them. I've updated the original post to reflect what previously experimental features are now generally available and what new ones you can try.
#Windows users operate differently to most desktop #MacOS, #ChromeOS and #Linux users who relish and look forward to updates. By default Windows users seem to treat every Windows version as an LTS version worth fighting for to keep alive for a couple of decades.
Anyone ever install #linux on a #MediaTek Helio P60T (ARM) Processor device? it is a #ChromeOS device (lenovo ct-x636f) that will run a linux shell, but I am interested in finding a distro to install.
🆕 blog post -- How to use the most underrated ChromeOS feature on a Chromebook
One of the biggest barriers for some people to use #ChromeOS is no native desktop app support. However, the most underrated ChromeOS feature on a #Chromebook can help solve that problem. It’s not perfect and you won’t find every desktop app you want to use. However, the built-in “Install with #linux" feature helps me use my Chromebook for everything I need to do. It might help you too.
🆕 blog post -- Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i Chromebook Plus: The best $499 ChromeOS laptop I've used
The #Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5i #Chromebook is the best $499 #ChromeOS laptop I’ve used. It’s capable enough for even a power user like me. Read why in my full review
> For the projects that are underway already that are making use of Rust libraries, we are happy to say toolchain support is no longer an obstacle to shipping. Chrome M117 has a Rust library in Stable that is being used daily on Android, Mac, Windows, and Linux. And Chrome M119 Beta has the same on ChromeOS.
Finally. The screenshot of a very early alpha version of #Firebook OS, the #Fedora based #ChromeOS replacement I've been working on. This is a fresh "install" (ok so my build script packages everything into a virtual machine image for me) booted in guest mode, with light and dark modes compared. Screen resolution is 1360x768.
My #Tech#News Take for Today: #Google is now offering a "Chromebook Plus" designation to indicate that such a device offers more performance and #AI capabilities than non-plus Chromebooks. But is that enough to get you to use #ChromeOS in the first place (or upgrade what might already be ample for your use case)?
Can we sit back and appreciate the engineering work that went into making Linux in a vm + container sandbox work properly in ChromeOS with file sharing and Wayland passthrough?
All of this tech is open source and developed upstream in the open. It's objectively not super applicable outside of the ChromeOS use case but it is noteworthy and interesting.
I have pihole running on my NAS, and my DHCP server is configured to return the NAS IP as the primary DNS server (and 1.1.1.1 as the secondary). From ChromeOS settings I can see the expected DNS servers are being used, and I can reach the NAS using the local DNS records configured in pihole. Earlier this morning I was in a...
I usually prefer to do my builds with off the shelf parts, like this prop! But sometimes, you gotta get creative to make the whole thing come together!
🆕 blog post -- Now more than ever, ChromeOS is Linux with Google's desktop environment
Between the new Material You design and move to break apart the #Chrome browser from #ChromeOS, now more than ever, ChromeOS is #Linux with Google’s desktop environment.
I'm sure this sets me up to be "that guy" but, we've been able to game on chromebooks for a long hot minute already courtesy of Crostini. Now it's just easier.
I put in a TON of hours of Rogue Legacy and Spelunky on that wee beastie.
Photo is of my HP Chromebook 14 running Ubuntu and native steam.
Don't ever let anyone tell you you can't game on it regardless of what it is. 😉
Local DNS stopped resolving in Crostini
I have pihole running on my NAS, and my DHCP server is configured to return the NAS IP as the primary DNS server (and 1.1.1.1 as the secondary). From ChromeOS settings I can see the expected DNS servers are being used, and I can reach the NAS using the local DNS records configured in pihole. Earlier this morning I was in a...