Chrome OS / Linux Mint / etc

This week I downloaded the Google Chrome Operating System via a link on dottech.org, that went to gdgt.com . It worked running it in Virtual Box (like VMWare), which virtualizes your OS. It runs under Window$ (or other operating systems) and lets you apply resources to run another OS inside your main one. It was cool. Spartan, to say the least. It comes up with Google Chrome browser, gmail, and some other select Google Apps, and Pandora Internet radio (I'm a big fan) which Google may have purchased, not sure. Anyway, they say it's geared toward netbooks and the like, and I can see where it would work SLICK for that. Engadget.com has instructions for loading it, so do some other sites. I'm downloading the torrent to load it from a 4gb USB stick right now. THAT application is useful. You'd be able to boot your Google login, iGoogle, Gmail, Wave (still up in the air on it's usefulness), Pandora radio, and some other useful apps from a usb drive on most any computer. I've had Linux Mint 7 on usb for a few months, it works great. It boots up fairly fast, and can connect to the net nearly automatically on a variety of computers, some of which have been out of commission and unable to boot window$ at all!
s, even if it is in a limited beta
The whole Chrome OS thing all started when I was TRYING to download Linux Mint 8 and get it running on USB. (Apparently the release candidate 1 that I downloaded had a few glitches.) That's when I figured Mint 7 is stable, start with that - get Chrome loaded on a USB drive. I'm writing this from a PC that I just got for free that's running XP and Mint 7 in a dual boot configuration. Best of both worlds? Maybe, maybe not. Easy to set up? Very. Stable? So far, so good. So - while the jury is still out, at least I'm keeping busy trying out new stuff for free that's downloaded on bandwidth that I otherwise would be paying for and not using for anything. FREE IS GOOD. Don't be afraid to try out new things, ESPECIALLY on free computers!

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2015 update. I carry a usb thumb drive around with PinguyOS on it. 32 bit works with every computer, 64 bit works with newer computers. It's a great OS with lots of extras loaded. Can't say enough about it.
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