CR48 Google Group. It's gone.... for now

Because of everyone complaining, I would imagine they deleted it until 3AM again. Hopefully tomorrow we don't all find another 700 emails!

Thank you ever so much Google for the 700 emails at 3 AM this morning...

Finally, the official chrome notebook Google Group was created,  awkwardly early in the morning, today.

Everyone who was added to the group, including myself, is slowly waking up to find their emails jam packed with emails.

If you have to rid yourself of the hundreds more to come is to log onto Google Groups: http://groups.google.com and click on the group in the sidebar. Then click "Edit my Membership" to change settings.

I'm glad to see Google directly requesting feedback instead of allowing people to openly sell them and think they won't have to do anything

*This group has 25960 members so don't worry if it is legit.*

The greetings email, which I had to rip through my email to find:

"Hi all,
My name is Jess. I'm a product specialist on Chrome noteboo
ks and also going to be one of your Google Guides. I'm hoping to learn more about the different ways you use your Cr-48s - personally, mine has been indispensable as both a coffee table computer and cross-country companion.

The Gorilla in the picture is somewhat of a mascot for our cube so I very much appreciate his advice from time to time. ;)

Jess"

My luck is reversing! Somewhat

Recently, almost everything I own began deteriorating and blowing up. Today, after many ripping apart my iPhone and applying great pressure on the connectors, my touch screen is working as it should. Along with that, my headphones are going to be replaced free, because they are still in warranty.

Chrome Notebook Update #1

My first notices, Google's sarcasm and humor in every sheet of paper they include.

Click the images to see a better view and to read this well thought safety instructions. Hopefully though, you'll be lucky enough to read it in person.

Next off, I enjoyed reading through the beginner's guide to a CR48. The tech sarcasm continued in the "There is no CAPS lock button" page.

Moving on from there, it was quick to find the few annoyances of the laptop: 

A: The trackpad

B: The boot time (JK)

C: The lack of a delete key

However, I quickly figured out that there is no need for the trackpad buttons at all. To scroll, two finger slide. To click, tap. To right click, two finger tap. 

When I looked into the delete button, It was revealed that you could delete by hitting alt backspace, which is the only annoyance that has yet to be worked around.

I think that is a sufficient amount of debugging for now, so on with the pluses!

I think it's clear what the great features of this computer are so I won't discuss them very thoroughly. 

Highest rating- ✓++

Lowest rating-X

Battery: ✓++ -I can't even compare it to my 30 minute battery life old laptop...

Wifi: ✓++ -Reaches further then my old laptop

Speed: ✓++ Duhh

Bootup: ✓++

Offline mode: X

3G: ✓++

Device Name and Company Enjoyability & Sarcasm: ✓++

Difficulty for new users: ✓++ -None (With one exception.... The SD card slot was very difficult for me to figure out that you had to push in and it would come out)

I will continue to update from jcoinster.blogspot.com/cr48

This Just in: Parents realizing it is a bad idea to give children their iTunes password

"Arlington second-grader Leyla Ulku figured out her parents' password and recently racked up a $150 charge from buying buckets of stars and snowflakes to build a safari out of sea turtles and giraffes on Tap Zoo."

-Gizmodo

Clearly, not the best idea. Note, when you sign up for an iTunes account, there is an option to not enter a credit card and to only allow paid application purchases when you enter a gift card.

Caught: Google using a Mac at ThinkMobile

Wouldn't you think a presentation by Google would be run off a CR48?

Guess not. They used a Mac :O

Google, the CR48 Hype is a curse...

Ok, Seemingly normal Dell Mini right? WRONG

Ever since I hopped aboard the Cr48 hype, my Dell Mini has basically fallen off a cliff.


What's wrong with it beginning after December 7th?





This:

• I am typing on that iPhone. It is my only keyboard now since the laptop's is ruined.
• My battery went from 3 and a half hours to a half hour
• I installed Heexeh's Chrome to get wifi and now since the keyboard is messed up, I can't log in
• I am forced to use an ubuntu live CD to get remote desktop set up.
• I lost my power cord and am forced to use a power adapter from an early 1990's laptop
• The power adapter doesn't quite fit, so I have to keep the cord across my laptop to keep it touching the connector.

Update:
My iPhone touch screen stopped working and my new headphones broke, at least my CR48 is doing A-OK!

A Huge Thank You!

It's only the 7th and I have already surpassed last month's views. Thank you to all who have posted my link to spread my site, especially A_Gamer!