Chromebooks

A Chromebook is a personal computer running Google Chrome OS. The devices comprise a distinct class of personal computer falling between a pure cloud client and traditional laptop. The first devices for sale, by Acer Inc. and Samsung, were announced at the Google I/O conference in May 2011 and began shipping on June 15, 2011.

Google Chrome

Google Chrome is a web browser developed by Google that uses the WebKit layout engine. It was first released as a beta version for Microsoft Windows on September 2, 2008, and the public stable release was on December 11, 2008. The name is derived from the graphical user interface frame, or “chrome”, of web browsers….

Web GL

WebGL (Web-based Graphics Library) is a software library that extends the capability of the JavaScript programming language to allow it to generate interactive 3D graphics within any compatible web browser. WebGL code executes on a computer display card’s Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), which must support shader rendering.

Chrome Themes

Google Chrome does not have to have to be be plain. You can change the theme to suite your mode.

Chrome Web Store

The Chrome Web Store is a site where you can find extensions and web apps for the Chrome Web browser.

Chrome Remote Desktop

Chrome Remote Desktop BETA is the first installment on a capability allowing users to remotely access another computer through the Chrome browser or a Chromebook. The goal of this beta release is to demonstrate the core Chrome Remoting technology and get feedback from users.

Google Voice Search

Voice Search provides a method to search by speaking. For example, just click on the microphone and say “kittens” to search for kittens. If you specifically want pictures of kittens, say “google images kittens”. Want to learn more about World War II? Say “wikipedia world war two”.

What is RSS?

RSS is a family of web formats used to publish frequently updated works such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video in a standardized format.