Yesterday I posed a question to the channel regarding how much money people would pay for an actual Chromebook? In this video I share my thoughts on the cost of Chromebooks and what I think they are worth. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnnzh0uRGss
A quick video going over how to get Spotify running as an app on Chrome OS or Chrome OS Flex. You can use either the PWA or Linux app.
PWA Link: https://open.spotify.com
Linux Commands:
curl -sS https://download.spotify.com/debian/pubkey_5E3C45D7B312C643.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/spotify.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install spotify-client
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlb-n0T2SBM
Thank to Zarin Loosli in the comments, I discovered how to monitor system performance on Chrome OS using the Diagnostics app! Maybe you all knew about this one already, but it was news to me!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcR9HQ-UCZc
Today I got a Beelink Mini S Series Mini PC from Amazon for around $200. This thing comes with an 11th gen Intel Celeron N5095 quad core chip, 8gb RAM, and a 256gb m.2 ssd, with Windows 11 Pro preinstalled. Here we see what is in the box and what it looks like inside. Over the next week or so we will put it through it's paces!
Amazon link, if interested: https://amzn.to/3mpzGQo
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOMezZMYZk8
Chrome OS Flex was recently updated to version 101.0.4951.7, and I am happy to report that one of the most annoying Linux application bugs seems to have been resolved!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwJJo-g38C0
If you are on a Chromebook or using ChromeOS Flex (or another Chrome OS variant) and you would like to use custom fonts in your Linux applications, it is actually pretty easy to do. Also font related, you can check out the free Font Inspector web app I made: https://fontinspector.ape-apps.com/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4QiP1ibxtQ
I have revamped and updated my guide to installing Steam on Chrome OS Flex (should work on regular Chromebooks as well). This method uses Flatpak for an easy install. This tutorial will take you from the very beginning to running Steam.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0_v35tj9lM
Today we take a look at Zorin OS! For users looking to get away from Windows but Chrome OS Flex doesn't offer enough, Zorin is a great looking option. This OS is based on Ubuntu has comes with flatpak support ready to go, so it's real easy to install any software you might need. This is Zorin OS 16 Core, there is also a Pro and Lite version available.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5diM_Ok5I7U
For both chrome os or chrome os flex, you can unlock your device using a simple pin code instead of a password. Fast and handy for people who are used to pin sign in, and it's easy to set up too!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPpHK_byslk
Hope you are all doing well! Here I discuss my recent failed attempt to install Flex on an older Desktop PC, and other things I have been up to lately! Let me know how you are all doing!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sohJigRHghQ