Plex is a free media server software plus a client-side media player. Plex organizes your video, music, and photo collections and streams them to all of your screens. In addition, the integrated Plex Online service provides the user with a growing list of community-driven plugins for online content including Hulu, Netflix, and CNN video. The Plex server…
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2015 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,200 times in 2015. If it were a cable car, it would take about 53 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the…
Chromebox
A Chromebox is a personal computer running Google’s Chrome OS operating system. The device is a desktopvariant of the Chromebook laptop. Like its cousin the Chromebox only runs web applications and Chrome extended applications. Chromeboxs usually have faster processors more RAM more USB ports and ethernet in addition to WiFi. The Chromeboxs like Chromebooks are also manufactured by…
Chomebooks
A Chromebook is a laptop running Chrome OS as its operating system. The devices are designed to be used primarily while connected to the Internet, with most applications and data residing in “the cloud“. A Chromebook is an example of a thin client. Chromebook are manufactured by many companies including Samsung, Dell, HP and Acer.
What is Chrome OS?
Chrome OS is an operating system based on the Linux kernel and designed by Google to work with web applications and installed applications. Chrome OS is built upon the open source project called Chromium OS which, unlike Chrome OS, can be compiled from the downloaded source code. Chrome OS is the commercial version installed on specific…
Chromebit
Just like the aforementioned items Chromebook, etc. the Chromebit is a Computer running the Chrome OS. It does web and web-apps only. The difference is the Chromebit is only 12 centimeters long and plugs into an HDMI port of a TV. The Chromebit requires a bluethooth keyboard and mouse to operate it.
Chromebook Pixel, The premium Chrome OS experience!
The Chromebook Pixel is just a Chromebook but it built with a premium experience in mind. The Pixel has a super high resolution touchscreen. Some offers come with free LTE data two years. A they come with either an Intel i5 or i7 processor. The Pixel is a far better computer then say my original Samsung…
Chromebase
How would you like an all-n-one computer with a 21-22 inch monitor that never gets viruses and starts in an instant. The Chromebase is like the Chromebook and the Chromebox but has an all-n-one form factor similar to an iMac.
Run Android On Your Windows
American Megatrends the popular maker of BIOS firmware has created the ability for you to run a full Android installation on your Windows machine. Called DuOS it is an Android emulator for Windows. Sorry DuOS is only free to try for 30 days but it is very reasonably priced. $10 for Jellybean and $15 for…
GParted, A Free Partition Editor
GParted is a free partition editor for graphically managing your disk partitions. With GParted you can resize, copy, and move partitions without data loss, enabling you to: Grow or shrink your C: drive, Create space for new operating systems and attempt data rescue from lost partitions. GParted is very similar to “Partition Magic” a commercial…
Good-N-Free Meetup 