The new phone book's here! The new phone book's here!
Ok, it isn't THAT exciting, but today was a very exciting day, as I received my first ever Chromebook!
Squeeeeee!
I ordered the Acer C720P touch screen from Noel Leeming a few days ago, but they didn't have any in stock at the time. At the time of ordering, I was under the impression that it would take over 10 days until stock was replenished, but luckily I received it about a week after ordering it. When I ordered it, I requested that the delivery be sent to my work address as I didn't want a computer to be left out in the open, on my porch, if I was at work at time of delivery. Which was exactly when it arrived, while I was at work.
For those of you who aren't into tech, the Chromebook is a new type (first Chromebook was released in June 2011) that doesn't run Windows or a Mac operating system, instead it runs its own operating system called Chrome OS, which is based on a Linux kernel. Unlike Windows machines, the operating system is very small in terms of how much space it takes on the hard drive. Because of this, you don't need the latest and greatest hardware to run the computers, which means that you aren't paying the big bucks for a new computer.
Chromebooks are an entirely new kind of computer. Unlike Apple or Windows, you don't store anything (almost) on your computer. It is all stored and managed in the cloud, much of it managed by Google.
Your email? In the cloud.
Your documents? In the cloud.
Your photos? In the cloud.
Everything is in the cloud. And because much of this information is managed by Google, you can be sure that they will be much better at ensuring your files aren't lost and backed up for you.
I've actually got much more to say on this topic, but I haven't had the best sleeps this week, so I'm cutting tonight's blog entry short, and going to bed.
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| Acer C720P |
Squeeeeee!
I ordered the Acer C720P touch screen from Noel Leeming a few days ago, but they didn't have any in stock at the time. At the time of ordering, I was under the impression that it would take over 10 days until stock was replenished, but luckily I received it about a week after ordering it. When I ordered it, I requested that the delivery be sent to my work address as I didn't want a computer to be left out in the open, on my porch, if I was at work at time of delivery. Which was exactly when it arrived, while I was at work.
For those of you who aren't into tech, the Chromebook is a new type (first Chromebook was released in June 2011) that doesn't run Windows or a Mac operating system, instead it runs its own operating system called Chrome OS, which is based on a Linux kernel. Unlike Windows machines, the operating system is very small in terms of how much space it takes on the hard drive. Because of this, you don't need the latest and greatest hardware to run the computers, which means that you aren't paying the big bucks for a new computer.
Chromebooks are an entirely new kind of computer. Unlike Apple or Windows, you don't store anything (almost) on your computer. It is all stored and managed in the cloud, much of it managed by Google.
Your email? In the cloud.
Your documents? In the cloud.
Your photos? In the cloud.
Everything is in the cloud. And because much of this information is managed by Google, you can be sure that they will be much better at ensuring your files aren't lost and backed up for you.
I've actually got much more to say on this topic, but I haven't had the best sleeps this week, so I'm cutting tonight's blog entry short, and going to bed.
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