Well, here we are in the middle of February. Snow up to the windows, sub zero temperatures. Lucky for us, there may be something on the horizon that will bring a little warmth into our lives.
While recently scouring through Craigslist's "computer" classifieds, I came across an interesting gentleman that was seeking payment for something he called a "Chrome Beta Netbook." Apparently, like many other government sized companies, Google is looking for beta testers for it's new technology. You see, someone at Google decided that we should take a(n) _________________ (insert your favorite smartphone platform here) and expand the screen to the size of a netbook. What you end up with is a small portable computer, much like the little netbooks we all recognize now, minus the headaches of service packs, and ram upgrades etc, etc... The Google Chrome operating system is actually like a small program that directly connects you to the internet. Imagine for a second, a world without windows or walls. There is no restriction of physical time or space. This tiny little machine acts like a doorway rather than a workstation, allowing the user to go directly to the web where they can do proprietary things like Google Docs, Google Buzz, GMail, Google maps...you get the idea. One feature I am very interested in however, is the use of these "smart applets." Want to chat? You are already connected. Check your facebook? It's right here ready to go.
Now that is just some of the fun things. Lets look at the commercial market now. Mobile workers without the headache of burned hard drives and insufficient RAM. With the Chromebook, there is just enough hardware to run a web browser. This opens up amazing potential for web collaboration, meetings, correspondance, and even remote IT systems management.
Needless to say, I have already applied to be a Beta Tester so keep your fingers crossed and hopefully very soon, we will be doing a live review!
Thanks for reading,
Paul Netlock
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