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So this is Chrome OS. I was expecting more, but maybe too much

by Tris Hussey on November 22, 2009 · 1 comment

in Cool tools, Internet Life, Social Media, Web 2.0

Beyond everything else that was going on Thursday, like everyone else I was anxiously awaiting Google’s announcements about their much anticipated Chrome OS. Lucky for me, I teach my BCIT class on Thursdays I had bigger things on my mind to worry about reading live blogs on the whole announcement and presentation. I waited until I got home and then started to read. What I read wasn’t really flattering for Google though:

Google ChromeOS: It’s basically a modified browser that runs web apps
Everything You Need To Know About Chrome OS – [...]

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FoxGLove results of the “Chrome effect”

by Tris Hussey on November 24, 2008 · 0 comments

in Internet Life, Web 2.0

Catching up on my newsie tweets this morning I caught Lifehacker’s FoxGLove headline…whoa a standalone Google Apps Portal. Let me at it!
Crafty Firefox user Alex customized his own Firefox Portable installation to tightly integrate with Google Apps. He calls his creation “FoxGLove,” and uses it as his own Google-powered productivity portal instead of Microsoft Outlook. Along with his pick of add-ons that enhance and integrate Google Apps in Firefox, Alex tricked out this portable Firefox version with a Chrome-like theme, custom homepages (that auto-load in tabs), web site favicons, and [...]

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