I just got one, and am extremely impressed. My new Chromebook is the Samsung Chromebook 2 ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NJGRLUY). I use it for real work, such as development and network administration. What I did to check it out before buying is this: - Open you regular desktop - Open a Chrome browser - Use only Chrome apps to try and work The longer you do this, the better you will be prepared for making the jump to a Chromebook. Anything installable as a Chrome App can be added to your Chromebook Shelf. Some of my favorites: - Code Repo: Git Browser - Dev IDE: My Cloud9 - Agile Project Mgmt: Planbox - UML/Diagrams: Creately - Arduino Design: 123D - Linux Server Mgmt: Secure Shell - CMS: ZenDesk I run a full Linux server for experimentation at AWS. It's a free tier instance, so it works well for me to try stuff. This instance is running CoreOS, so I also have two tools to manage that: - AWS Console App - Docker UI For file sharing and storage, I use a combination of Google Docs, DropBox, and Evernote. Finally, I leave my calendaring needs to Google and Sunrise. Gmail, Google Docs, etc So far, I have not missed cutting the PC cord at all. KevinF On Jul 7, 2015 10:48 AM, "Stephen Partington" wrote: > I have been trying to wrap my head around a Chromebook experience with > limited success. I would also be interested in hearing about your > experience. > > On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 9:29 AM, Keith Smith > wrote: > >> Please post your experience so we can learn from it. >> >> >> >> On 2015-07-07 09:16, joe@actionline.com wrote: >> >>> Thanks to everyone for all the helpful suggestions. >>> >>> We have a chromebook, but never learned how to work with >>> google docs offline until today; but now discovered that >>> might turn out to be a satisfactory solution for travel. >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >> >> -- >> Keith Smith >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >