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I'd not actually thought to use Android Apps to do this, but of course it makes sense.
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I'd not actually thought to use Android Apps to do this, but of course it makes sense.
Libertad
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Which CB did you go for in the end?
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The 14" Acer
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Just looking at big, but super slim USB sticks to add a bit more storage. Is it possible to keep my Google Drive synced to this, like I do on my Windows machines, so I can work on all my files, even if I don't have internet? The contents of my drive are bigger then the space that my Chromebook has free!
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Hmmm. I seem to have hit quite a snag. I can't actually work out how to download any files that I want to work on when I'm away from wifi, other then opening them individually so they appear in offline files. Which is a bit pants really. I was hoping to do some work on my tax return this weekend whilst I'm away in Wales (I've got a few folders with lots of small files, invoices, receipts, etc). I guess I could go through them all and wait for them to load, but bizzarly the easiest way will probably to go to my Google Drive on my Windows machine (where everything is also stored locally) copy them to a USB stick and then plug that it the Chromebook and worry about how I sync it all when I get home.
I get that Chromebooks are aimed at using cloud storage, but Drive on my other machines seemed the best of all world, so it seems just bonkers that Google have crippled it on their own OS. Even on my phone I could at least select the individual files and ask that they are available offline.
I get that Chromebooks are aimed at using cloud storage, but Drive on my other machines seemed the best of all world, so it seems just bonkers that Google have crippled it on their own OS. Even on my phone I could at least select the individual files and ask that they are available offline.
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On the plus side ordered one of these, handy for machines without an SD card slot that you want to leave storage permanently attached to. Got the 128gb version, so should be able to load a few films to watch whilst I'm away.
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Thanks, appreciate you trying to help.
It appears you can't do it from the file browser or even the Drive webpage, but through Docs etc. It allows me to work offline on .docx but not older .doc formats. Which is a bit odd. I get as I work more and use Googles office tools more it may get easier, but at the moment I've got shed loads of legacy stuff.
How do you do back ups or do you just trust google? At the moment I've got little program that copies that my files from the drive on my desktop to my server. I guess my worry is that I do more and more work in googles formats, when I do this the files won't be able to be opened from a backup. Guess I need to do some testing to see if this is the case.
It appears you can't do it from the file browser or even the Drive webpage, but through Docs etc. It allows me to work offline on .docx but not older .doc formats. Which is a bit odd. I get as I work more and use Googles office tools more it may get easier, but at the moment I've got shed loads of legacy stuff.
How do you do back ups or do you just trust google? At the moment I've got little program that copies that my files from the drive on my desktop to my server. I guess my worry is that I do more and more work in googles formats, when I do this the files won't be able to be opened from a backup. Guess I need to do some testing to see if this is the case.
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This is a bloody bargain for £429
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MU9LS52?tag=androcentr-21&ascsubtag=UUacUdUnU64177
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MU9LS52?tag=androcentr-21&ascsubtag=UUacUdUnU64177
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I keep forgetting the Acer only has a Celeron in as it's really quite nippy for most stuff I ask of it. Was playing some video files and got the odd judder, but pretty good. I do like the fact that casting is baked right into the OS, it certainly makes it a doddle to play music and video around the house.
im considering a chromebook. ViolentPanda (above) acquired a 'pre owned' at a bargain price and is v happy with it. What ive noticed is that there are many second hand chrome books for sale out there, often quite recent models. im wondering what it is that explains this? The impression i have ( ive monitored this for quite some time) is that people seem to buy them, but are subsequently disappointed with them in some way and want to shift them on. ive also noticed quite a few that have battery issues - why so?
im happy to have my impressions corrected btw, as my enthusiasm is gathering pace, and the dead hand of the Bill Gates' empire is really weighing heavy with me atm.
im happy to have my impressions corrected btw, as my enthusiasm is gathering pace, and the dead hand of the Bill Gates' empire is really weighing heavy with me atm.
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I think if you are considering a chromebook it helps to ask exactly what you want to use it for and does it suit how you do your work (if it's a work machine). I'd say these questions are the most important if it's going to be your main machine.
It is for surfing, writing (i use libre office), nothing else really. i dont game, i dont work, im next to the wifi source pretty constantly, and my current laptop (lenovo) has never left the property!
From what ive read here a chrome would be perfect?
From what ive read here a chrome would be perfect?
Libertad
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Perhaps people are shifting older CBs that have not been and are unlikely to be Android App enabled?
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It does sound like it. Might be worth using Google Docs for a bit instead of Libre Office to check you get on with it.
That is a very useful suggestion UnderAn', thankyou. Do you happen to know whether i could convert libre documents to Googgle - i ask because ive an incomplete 150000 word family memoir in Libre that would need to become a Google doc at some stage?
prompted to do a wiki on Google doc's i came across this in para 3: "Google has been criticized for its practice of automatically scanning documents for keywords that violate the terms of service, and censoring those documents".
i have to say that if this is the case it would be a massive negative for me. The idea of some multinational company intruding into personal and sensitive documents, on whatever pretext is offensive..
i have to say that if this is the case it would be a massive negative for me. The idea of some multinational company intruding into personal and sensitive documents, on whatever pretext is offensive..
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Save it as a doc and it will definitely open.
Automated, but still shit.
mwgdrwg
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Apologies for not referencing editor.. its here: Google Docs lockout glitch demonstrates tech giant is monitoring data
Thanks again UnderAnOpen. At least i now know my docs are transferable to Google, but its unlikely id take that option given the censorship/security questions.
if i do go Chromebook, i'll keep my Microsoft Lenovo Libre for writing, which, as far as i know, remains secure and not subject to company scrutiny..
if i do go Chromebook, i'll keep my Microsoft Lenovo Libre for writing, which, as far as i know, remains secure and not subject to company scrutiny..
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I don't think I have a problem with this. That said, if I was working on something super sensitive, I'd use something else.
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If I had a more paranoid hat on I'd probably stay away from Google products. Mind you they already know where I am every miniute of the day and all sorts of other data about me, so I doubt that my documents are very exciting in the grand scale of things.
Cheers editor and UnderAnOpen. i suppose censorship is censorship regardless of who controls it, or their stated intentions.
i dont think its a concern that relates to paranoia really.
History is littered with examples of institutional prying into 'ordinary peoples' private affairs, often carried out under a benign cover story. At worst such abuse ends up with entire societies becoming crippled by authoritarianism - think Stalin etc.
It a path that needs resisting IMO. It looks as though Google needs reining in.
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George Orwell probably never imagined that we would choose to carry our survellience devices. If you want to look at more autheritatrian regimes using tech, then China is fascinating. Their social credit score for example and face identifying cctv can litterally track people across cities, even if they aren't carrying a phone.
Back to the UK it's hard to opt, search engines and mobile phones are just handy...
Its a great point OpenUnder. The extent to which we buy into forging the chains that begin to bind us. Of course its an eternal problem (Shelley recognised it before Orwell i think, when he composed Mask of Anarchy).
Vigilance is key (that looks incorrectly spelled)
Vigilance is key (that looks incorrectly spelled)
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