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Friday, January 28, 2011

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

Thursday, January 27, 2011

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

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

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 :)