Chrome OS and File Management

There have been many posts lately regarding Chrome OS, file management, and The Cloud. In the current implementation files can be saved to your downloads and then uploaded to a page later. This is useful in some circumstances, but can be cumbersome if you are basically always connected to The Cloud.

My thoughts on a better solution would be an option to save directly to Google Docs.

It would look like this:

Right-click or Double tap
      - Save as...
            -- in the pop-up window, the downloads folder and Google Docs

Clicking on the Google Docs folder would allow for direct save to Google Docs

I noticed that I had been saving documents in my downloads only to then upload them to Google Docs. It seems like this process could be automated more through a script to make it simpler. Then Google Docs becomes the de-facto file management tool for Chrome OS connected to The Cloud.

Any thoughts?

ChromeOS - ability to arrange Apps in new tab!!!

After using my new Cr-48 for a couple weeks now I managed to accumulate enough Apps that their order, or disorder, became noticeable...

So, it seems like the "new tab" is becoming a proxy for my old desktop... but... it's on the cloud.... right??? 

I have noticed that I seem to be keeping a blank "new tab" up a lot more of the time just to have it there if I decide that I need it. 

I just got the newest update to the OS and it was great, it is now possible to arrange the apps by dragging them around. This already seems very useful. 

Now, if they had an ability to resize the icons so I could make them all about 75% of the size they are now, that would be nice... and maybe an ability to better mix the Apps with the pages... 

Which makes me wonder... is there any technical reason that the Apps need to be separated from the Most Visited and Recently Closed pages? 

For instance, if I could drag "Most visited 1" and "most visited 2" in to the apps it would be nice. 

Not necessary, not at all, but maybe nice... just some more shiny to make it easier to use...

I'm still really enjoying this system!!!

Cloud print and one odd question...

I set up cloud print today from

http://www.google.com/chrome/intl/en/p/cloudprint.html

and did a test page from my Cr-48. It was very quick, faster than I was expecting. I'll test this out with more substantial files I think and see how it goes. I can see this feature being very useful in certain situations, but I'm not too sure how much I will need to use it when I'm not actually at my house. I can't really remember any time when I really wanted to print something at home while I was out but couldn't... hmmmmm

On another note, I found something strange a couple days ago...

On my Cr-48 in the Omnibar I was playing around and I found that when I type chrome://menu it brings up a strange looking screen and the next page I attempt to load from that tab crashes and I get a reset browser instance. I can close the tab and continue operating as normal...What's up with this??


I'll check it out some more and see if I can figure out what or why that happens.


Still having a great time with this device :)

Cr-48 Day 1

Day 1 with my fancy new Cr-48 -

It is really enjoyable to use so far. I have been able to easily accomplish all the tasks that I would normally do on an average morning. Email, news, some video, everything seems fine. The thouchpad took a little getting used to, but the more I use it the more I think I have the "feel" for it.

Looking around to push Chrome a little harder, I checked some WebGL content to see if the system and browser were up for it. The default beta was not enabled for WebGL so I am now operating in the development channel. WebGL is no longer blocked, but also not all that functional. The pages load, but many load to a blank with no graphic. The pages that are able to load and display get typically between 0 fps and 3 fps. Static "pictures" look pretty good though, and can be manipulated to get that good 3d feel.

So far, I have not run into any concerns with the development channel and plan to stick with it.

For reference purposes, I have posted my current Chrome version below. Let me know if you have any questions!!!


Channel                       Development

Chrome OS

0.10.146.1 (Official Build 2a517638) dev x86-mario

Google Chrome

10.0.642.2

WebKit

534.16

V8

3.0.7

Google, Web Store Partners Team Up for Chrome OS Cr-48 Giveaways | News & Opinion | PCMag.com

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Nice article... I applied the "old fashioned" way via the application on the website. It looks like 2011 will be interesting as more versions of Chrome are released in the wild.

I have the Blogger app installed with the Blog This! extension being used to post this...

So far, so good for Day 0 for me.

Cr-48 Chrome Notebook -- Just powered up!

This is an extremely exciting night!

Earlier today I received my new Cr-48, followed the instructions, and am getting it all set up now. 

I'll play around some more tonight and post more on what I find later :)