Chrome OS has been around for more than a decade and in that time hundreds of laptops (and a handful of desktops) have shipped with Google’s lightweight, secure, browser-based operating system. But up until recently if you’ve wanted to install Chrome OS on a computer you already had, then you needed to either rely on […]
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Turn an old Mac or PC into a Chromebook with Chrome OS Flex
Google’s Chrome OS is a lightweight, secure operating system that was originally built around Google’s Chrome web browser, but which has become more versatile over the years with a built-in file manager, media player and other tools… and optional support for running Android and Linux apps. Most folks who use Chrome OS probably bought a […]
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Google is making it easier to turn any laptop into a Chromebook with Chromium OS
Chromebooks come with Google’s Chrome OS software pre-installed. But Google also maintains an open source version called Chromium OS that can theoretically be installed on just about any PC or Mac. The only catch is that it historically hasn’t been all that easy for casual computer users to install. But that’s about to change. Last […]
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4 Comments on Lilbits: Google acquires company that lets you turn Windows PCs into Chromebooks (and other recent tech news)
Lilbits: Google acquires company that lets you turn Windows PCs into Chromebooks (and other recent tech news)
4 Comments on Lilbits: Google acquires company that lets you turn Windows PCs into Chromebooks (and other recent tech news)A company called Neverware has been offering software called CloudReady that lets you turn old computers into pseudo Chromebooks since 2015. But in order to do that, the company has been using software based on Chromium OS, the open source version of Chrome OS. Now Google has acquired the company and, among other things, that […]
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Windows 7 support is ending — what do you do now?
Microsoft is pulling the plug on Windows 7 support, which means that the decade-old operating system will get its final security update today. You can continue using Windows 7 indefinitely — aside from a nag screen that will likely pop up to let you know support has ended, nothing will change. But Windows 7Â will likely […]
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CloudReady lets you dual-boot Windows and ChromiumOS on your PC
CloudReady is an operating system designed to basically turn your existing PC into a Chromebook. Launched in 2015, CloudReady makes it easy to replace Windows with an operating system based on Chromium OS (the open source version of Chrome OS). But now you can also create a dual-boot setup on some computers, allowing you to switch […]
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Cloudready uses Chromium OS to breathe life into old computers
Neverware has created a software program that turns any old computer into a Chromebook or Chromebox. All it takes is a USB flash drive and a few minutes to load the company’s Cloudready software onto a computer. The company worked with Google to develop Cloudready, and it’s a cloud-based operating system based on Chromium OS, […]