And a large number of chromebooks also have access to run android apps via the google play store.
On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 5:00 PM Carl Parrish <cparr...@carlparrish.com> wrote: > I have a Google Pixel Book 2. While I do still carry my MBP around with me > I find I increasingly don't need it. The cloud 9 IDE ( > https://aws.amazon.com/cloud9/?p=tile) is pretty good. If you work with > VS Code https://stackblitz.com/ is very close to being all you need. I > prefer Webstorm myself and now can run the Linux version natively on my > pixelbook before I could with Cruton - > https://www.linux.com/learn/how-easily-install-Ubuntu-Chromebook-crouton%20 - > but as long as I have an internet connection and can access AWS or ssh into > my servers there is nothing stopping me from getting real work done from my > Chromebook. I have 64 gb of hard drive space I think if I was going to do > it again I would upgrade to the 128 GB (now that I can run docker on my > Chromebook a bit of hard drive space is nice) but with 3 TB of cloud space > (I think that came with 3 years through Google) I'm not hurting with it as > a laptop at all. > > On Sun, Sep 9, 2018 at 9:23 AM Kevin Fries <ke...@fries-biro.com> wrote: > >> Always remember that a Chromebook is ment to be a connected device. I >> use mine all the time. But while it can replace my desktop 70%-80% of the >> time, there are times as a Linux professional where I need a laptop. So, I >> still have my Arch laptop (for software development because it has better >> tools than online and a bigger screen). So I try to only store locally >> what I MUST. Passwords are stored via LastPass so they move between >> Chromebook and Desktop. Files are stored on Google Drive or Dropbox for >> the same reason. >> >> There is a local download on your Chromebook, but I would really try not >> to use that for anything that is not ephemeral. It is how the device was >> designed to be used. >> >> Kevin >> >> Sent from BlueMail <http://www.bluemail.me/r?b=13569> >> On Sep 8, 2018, at 9:00 AM, Michael <bmi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I got a chromebook. I just figured out how to open the file manager for >>> it (yeaaa me!) but I can't figure out where the "Downloads" is saved. Is >>> that saved on the computer? I think so but I just want a verification >>> >>> -- >>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>> >> >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen
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