On the ropes (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-08-15 11:18 (#3W1) I'm still on the ropes with this reformat of my Chromebook. On the one hand, this machine does admirably most of what I'd like it to do. On the other hand, it does not do a couple of things I need every day. Weirdly, back in 2000 when it came time to reformat Win98 and put on Linux (SuSE 7.1, if you're curious) I went full steam ahead. This time, the differences in firmware and the whole "developer mode" thing somehow make me a bit more anxious about borking my box. Or maybe I've aged and am now more risk averse. What will probably tip me over the edge is noticing all the subtle but creepy ways Google "knows me" through my interactions on Youtube, G+, and searching the 'Net. I've got a couple of adverts following me across the WWW right now and it reminds me it might be smart to keep some distance from Google.That said, its 4 second boot to a usable web browser is pretty awesome. Re: On the ropes (Score: 1) by bryan@pipedot.org on 2014-08-15 17:46 (#3W8) I was on the ropes about blowing away my ChromeBox drive too. I even bought a second M.2 SSD so I wouldn't mess up the original drive. But, Google offers a really simple backup and restore from USB thumb drive directly from their UEFI. Re: On the ropes (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-08-15 21:45 (#3WD) Oh yeah, I'd forgotten that. That makes it easier to give Google the middle finger and put Bodhi on this machine the way I was planning. Hope it boots as fast after the lobotomy ...
Re: On the ropes (Score: 1) by bryan@pipedot.org on 2014-08-15 17:46 (#3W8) I was on the ropes about blowing away my ChromeBox drive too. I even bought a second M.2 SSD so I wouldn't mess up the original drive. But, Google offers a really simple backup and restore from USB thumb drive directly from their UEFI. Re: On the ropes (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-08-15 21:45 (#3WD) Oh yeah, I'd forgotten that. That makes it easier to give Google the middle finger and put Bodhi on this machine the way I was planning. Hope it boots as fast after the lobotomy ...
Re: On the ropes (Score: 1) by zafiro17@pipedot.org on 2014-08-15 21:45 (#3WD) Oh yeah, I'd forgotten that. That makes it easier to give Google the middle finger and put Bodhi on this machine the way I was planning. Hope it boots as fast after the lobotomy ...