Your guide to Chrome OS and its Apps
[Update] Chrome OS comes with a Linux distribution and this Linux is based on Debian 11 Bullseye as of February 2022. You can activate it on most Chrome OS devices via the system settings. Here’s how to do it.
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By chance, I looked into the keynote of this year’s Adobe Max. There was suddenly the talk of Photoshop on the web (beta). 😀 Hello, Chromebooks? 😉 More about that in the post.
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Do you use Windows or macOS, and do you are a fan of Mozilla Firefox, the well-known browser? In this post, I show you how to install and use Firefox on Chrome OS!
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Introduction On Windows, for example, it is possible to use portable applications very comfortably without installation with the help of
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KeePass is a free open source tool that allows you to generate and manage passwords without an internet connection. Already using it on Windows or macOS and wondering if you can use it on Chrome OS? Yes, that’s no problem! 😉 I show you in this post how to install and use it. Plus: automatic synchronization of your passwords via Google Drive.
Read more![Easily synchronize your Chrome OS devices with OneDrive: Autosync for OneDrive [A]](https://cyldx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/824_Image_Thumb.png)
Since the internal storage of Chrome OS devices is often limited, I’ll show you here how to synchronize your OneDrive with mostly larger external mass storage devices! Autosync for OneDrive is an Android app that lets you access your OneDrive and synchronize your cloud storage with your internal and external storage devices. …
Read more![Using Windows applications under Chrome OS in the cloud [A]](https://cyldx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/777_Image_Thumb.png)
Do you own an old Windows notebook and are now considering buying a Chromebook, but can’t do without some Windows applications? There are reasonable solutions! That can be cheaper in the long run than buying a new notebook! In this post I show you how you can do it!
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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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This post is an experience report about ordering a Chromebook from the USA to Germany in 2019. Almost everything went smoothly for me!
Read more![Easily synchronize your Chrome OS devices with Google Drive: Autosync for Google Drive [A]](https://cyldx.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/624_Image_Thumb.png)
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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