Using macOS applications on Chrome OS in the cloud [A]
If you own an old MacBook and now consider buying a Chromebook, but can’t do without macOS applications, there are reasonable solutions! I’ll show you how you can do so in this post!
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Experience report: I ordered a Chromebook via Amazon.com from the USA as a European [A]
This post is an experience report about ordering a Chromebook from the USA to Germany in 2019. Almost everything went smoothly for me!
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Experience report: I ordered a Google Pixelbook via ChromeIT.nl from the Netherlands as a European [A]
This post is an experience report about ordering an American Google Pixelbook via ChromeIT.nl as a German within Europe. Everything worked out fine for me!
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Easily synchronize your Chrome OS devices with Google Drive: Autosync for Google Drive [A]
Since the internal storage of Chrome OS devices is often limited, I’ll show you here how to synchronize your Google Drive with mostly larger external mass storage devices! Autosync for Google Drive is an Android app that lets you access your Google Drive and synchronize your cloud storage with your internal and external storage devices. …
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Chrome OS: a file manager for Linux? [A]
Maybe you wonder if there isn’t something like the File Explorer or the macOS Finder for the Linux of Chrome OS? In other words: a comfortable file manager and, if possible, of course in your native language? No problem! Starting with this post, I describe one of many available representatives …
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Chrome OS: What about Notepad++ (SciTE)? [A]
Are you a fan of the successful editor, Notepad++? If you don’t know him: It is OpenSource and available for all common platforms like Windows, macOS, and Linux. But under Chrome OS, the situation is complicated. But there are a few possibilities—more about this in this post.
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Chrome OS: What about Atom? [A]
Atom is a powerful text editor with syntax highlighting for programming languages and spell checking. It is open-source and available for all platforms like Windows, macOS, and Linux. The Linux version is straightforward to install and stable to use on 64-bit Chrome OS devices.
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Chrome OS: What about LibreOffice? [B]
Don’t want to spend money on Microsoft Office and use LibreOffice on your Windows laptop or MacBook instead? Are you now considering buying a cheap Chromebook and wondering if you can still use it on it? No worries. …
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Using SoftMaker Office and FreeOffice as full versions on Chrome OS [A]
In addition to Microsoft Office, LibreOffice, and OpenOffice, there are other alternatives to office products that not everyone knows. One competitor of Microsoft Office is SoftMaker Office! As a satisfied customer, I have been using it for years on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android, and you can also use it as a full version on Chrome OS!
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Chrome OS Linux: Installing a Graphical App Store Part 2 [A]
After having described in this post how to install and use the “graphical app store” Gnome Software Center in the Linux of Chrome OS, here now follows part 2 of this series, which deals with the installation and use of KDE Discover. …
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