Daniweb Review: Chromium OS: First Impressions

Great review Ken. However, I see it a little different.

I would give it an 8.0 for computer beginners, like the grandmas of the world. It's gets a 2.0 for techies. Why? Two reasons.

• Needs too many resources for what it delivers.
• Cannot run executables, not even virtually/sandboxed.
• Needs the cloud for storage.

Kind of annoying that I can't just run it on any old laptop / netbook. System requirements are too demanding for what it promises and it seems it's needed just to have that 2-4 second boot-up time, which honestly it doesn't mean much to me. There's never a time where I'm in such a hurry that I need my computer that fast, because I'm either doing something else, or I just use my phone.

I some people really care about boot-up time? I'd rather wait 10 more seconds and have the ability to run .EXE files and have it run on old PC's. For a minimalist device, I have my table PC or iPhone already that can do all that stuff, and I don't have to worry about malware on the iPhone. I don't think techies have to worry to much about malware since they're careful about getting them in the first place and have good Anti-viruses.

Lastly, an Internet connection is not ubiquitous yet. I'm on the subway a lot where there's no WIFI and sometimes I travel to places without an Internet connection. I want to be able to at least read my latest documents without connecting to the cloud.

The OS is still in the works, so I suppose maybe they'll address some of these features in the future.

My two cents.

Oop! @_@ My comment was in regards Chrome OS, not Chromium OS (man, I miss my mod powers). Please school me on the differences if possible. ^_~ Thanks!

It maybe a co-called tool for IP version6 cross-over.IPv4 is getting filled up with all the use of Cellular phones,and such.I heard by using Google,you will be deploying the Gateway of IPv6.
PS: Hope this is not out of text ,of where it belongs in the Posting List's.

On the Chrome OS vs Chromium OS question: Chromium is open-source, Chrome will be Google's proprietary OS. Also, Chrome will run only on systems specifically designed for it. They share the same code base, so there's not a lot of difference between them; Chrome will be more polished, could have more features added.

Clever way for Google to get the benefits of open-source, while retaining control of of any code they choose to withhold. Sneaky, you might even say.

This might be a help to some people wondering what part of Google, is up to.Comodo Dragon Internet Browser .
http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-security/browser.php

An OS that does not run .exe?
Surely that is the purpose of an OS.

I need ANY OS that will run my QBAS .exe simulation files (2567 of them)
I have to fight Bill all the way to do this!

I think this is the most useless OS ever. Half the time around here there is no wifi and even if there is, do you REALLY want to HAVE to have a connection in order to do anything? Can't do very much and is extremely limited though yes you can do everything using the internet, doesn't mean you should.

Users of simple internet browsers are simpletons with simple, slow minds. Google Chrome, Apple Safari - very crude & simple.

No multiple tabs/ windows. No saving files in one compressed MHT format. No automatic recovery from quick or emergency shut-downs.
ue international standards.

Internet Explorer almost has reach adulthood; defying true standards, and slow, tedious MHT saves.

Firefox, with much insider-only consultancy, MIGHT allow MHT read-write - perhaps.

Only Opera Browser works for genuine Internet users. And on many very different operating systems, in its latest version: Linux of many brand names, M$ of many types, Symbian, etc.

Why producers of other quality software don't follow this effectively "freeware" puzzles me. OK - they have it working in X86 machine code.

Commercial software developers tell me that they prototype in (slow operating alphaware) in non-x86 code eg Java, C, C++. Why can't Adobe, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Servant Salamander, Omnipage, Encyclopedia Britannica ... do this too?

Probably because there is no such thing as an internationally accepted Linux standard. Linux is an unformed, confused, distressed alphaware operating system IMHO.

As I write this, I'm forced to use Opera (10.10 - 4742) on OpenSuse 11.2, because my Vista forced onto my HP Pavilion, has crashed, as usual (every month!).

I know that there are many children crazy about their favorite toy. But I'm only talking about serious users of the Internet & computers, not boy's toys for toy boys.

You want to save Web pages as MHTML files? Firefox has 2 extensions to choose from, UnMHT and Mozilla Archive Format . Either will do that (though only partially compatible with IE MHTML), MAF can also save in Mozilla's own MAFF format, which is actually better. From the MAF homepage:

MAFF files are not proprietary, and once saved with Firefox they can be opened on any modern computer system, using your favorite ZIP extraction utility. Moreover, since you can batch-convert MAFF files to other formats at any time, should you ever need it, there is really no risk of vendor lock-in.

You don't need "insider-only consultancy", a simple search could have told you this.