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Do you use a Chromebook or iPad, or both? Has doing so changed the applications you use on your "old-school" laptops or desktops?
If it has the possibility of being the go to device,how come I have never heard of it before. If you have complicated things that you want to do, the go to device is the P.C. There is not one mobile device out there that has the power of my i 7 Lenovo Desktop with 6 gig of ram. The i Pad may be fine for what it can do, but you have to stretch to call it a computer. I have a Nexus 10 which I consider to be a tablet, but it will not substitute for my i 7 computers by any stretch of the imagination. The i Pad resource wise is just about equivalent to one of my old XP computers. Basically i Pads and Android Tablets are being sold to people who have different things to accomplish than a true computer user. A lot of people have both computers and tablets. I will use my Nexus 10 for the things that it does well one of which is give me good portability, and will use my I 7 machines for what they do give me excellent power with limited portability. Tablets are also a favorite of people that don't need the complexity of a modern computer. when the chips are down, most people will retreat to the power of a computer when that is what is required.
Neither the iPad nor the Chromebook are intended to be full-powered computers; they're intermediate devices that give you access to your data with some editing capability when you are not sitting at your desktop. Beyond that, the iPad permits that functionality when you simply have no place to set down a clamshell device. In other words, they are supplemental devices to your desktop, not replacements. They make mobility easier by not forcing you to lug around a 5# plus laptop that only gives you two-to-four hours of functional battery life. An iPad, used as a desktop supplement, could offer as much as two full days of mobility function per charge by simply understanding and working within its capabilities and not trying to force it to be more than what it is.
Cloud computing devices that rely on server back ends are a lot more powerful than your i7 Lenovo desktop. They can handle the huge databases i/o and computing resources to do a Google Internet search, speech recognition in umpteen different languages and Google Translate from and to umpteen languages, zoomable maps of the entire world down 0.5m resolution or less with linked in satellite navigation and live traffic updates.
Your Lenovo desktop is laughably puny by comparison - why just haven't realised it. The new cloud devices simply leverage the massively powerful server based computing power of the cloud far more and the puny local computing power of your puny Windows desktop less. There are huge advantages to the cloud based computing approach when you function in a communication centric work or leisure environment, but the Windows disconnected desktop based model has its advantages when you do not have good connectivity.
One question I have to ask you is do you carry your Lenovo desktop and its local data around with you everywhere you go. If you do not, then that answers the question of why people get smartphones, tablets, and Chromebooks - because you can carry your computing devices and data around with you. Chromebooks go one step further than tablets and smartphones in terms of portability because in addition to carrying your cheap secure and lightweight Chromebook with you, it goes even further by allowing you to access all your data without carrying anything with you - something which other devices can't match. Chromebooks store all their data in the cloud, so you can access your data from any device with a browser - for example a netcafe, a friend's computer etc. Wait - what is that you say - Windows can do that as well? No it can't, not if you have saved your data on the local hard drive. With Windows you have to upload the data you need to access before you go out, and unlike Chromebooks it isn't transparent.
The Windows disconnected operation metaphor has huge disadvantages associated with it. It is just that people have gotten so used to working around those disadvantages that many of them can't understand other ways of working other than in the disconnected context.
Your Lenovo desktop is laughably puny by comparison - why just haven't realised it. The new cloud devices simply leverage the massively powerful server based computing power of the cloud far more and the puny local computing power of your puny Windows desktop less. There are huge advantages to the cloud based computing approach when you function in a communication centric work or leisure environment, but the Windows disconnected desktop based model has its advantages when you do not have good connectivity.
One question I have to ask you is do you carry your Lenovo desktop and its local data around with you everywhere you go. If you do not, then that answers the question of why people get smartphones, tablets, and Chromebooks - because you can carry your computing devices and data around with you. Chromebooks go one step further than tablets and smartphones in terms of portability because in addition to carrying your cheap secure and lightweight Chromebook with you, it goes even further by allowing you to access all your data without carrying anything with you - something which other devices can't match. Chromebooks store all their data in the cloud, so you can access your data from any device with a browser - for example a netcafe, a friend's computer etc. Wait - what is that you say - Windows can do that as well? No it can't, not if you have saved your data on the local hard drive. With Windows you have to upload the data you need to access before you go out, and unlike Chromebooks it isn't transparent.
The Windows disconnected operation metaphor has huge disadvantages associated with it. It is just that people have gotten so used to working around those disadvantages that many of them can't understand other ways of working other than in the disconnected context.
It is interesting to me that this is even a topic. Anyone with any knowledge of anything technical knows that both the IPad and the Chromebook are for children. Neither has the power or the sophistication to be any more than something for non-technical people to surf or play. This does have its place in society but certainly not for anyone performing serious (knowledge worker, etc.) tasks. Anyone who disputes this fact is oblivious of the reality of the products.
The iPad and Chromebook are far more functional than you want to believe, though I don't deny they are nowhere near as functional as a much heavier laptop. What they offer is mobility where mobility is needed, rather than forcing you to find a place to set down that piece of clamshell lead.
Nothing about IT strikes me as hard as the dismissive and whiny nature of a developer faced with the possibility that other people have different work requirements than his. I've seen sysadmins working through Citrix on an iPad while attending meetings so that they didn't have to leave to respond to issues. I don't care that much for the iPad but I would love to have something Chromebook-sized to take to meetings rather than heaving this widescreen Elitebook (with DVD drive that I never use, etc) around.
It is one thing for a sysadmin to take care of a small problem remotely using his iPad/Android/Surface. But I seriously doubt they are using that as their only or main device for carrying out their duties. Sure, there are some workers that could carry out their jobs with only a tablet. But there are just as many, if not more, who can not.
As for the Chromebook, I would rather have a fully functional 13" inch laptop or 10" netbook than a portable thin client.
I am sure there are plenty of people out there who don't need anything more capable than these devices, but that is not generally true in the business world.
As for the Chromebook, I would rather have a fully functional 13" inch laptop or 10" netbook than a portable thin client.
I am sure there are plenty of people out there who don't need anything more capable than these devices, but that is not generally true in the business world.
For almost three years now Apple and others have touted the iPad and tablets in general as SUPPLEMENTAL devices, not primary replacements to a desktop or laptop. There are simply times and places where you can not use even a laptop due to time, space or power constraints. These are the times and places where a tablet or "thin client" have the advantage.
Desktops and laptops are tools; so are tablets and thin clients. Using the right tool for the job makes you much more efficient. Trying to force one tool to do another's job guarantees frustration and busted knuckles.
Desktops and laptops are tools; so are tablets and thin clients. Using the right tool for the job makes you much more efficient. Trying to force one tool to do another's job guarantees frustration and busted knuckles.
Businesses move very slowly, so most won't be shifting to Chromebooks or iPads overnight - and most won't be shifting to Windows 8 for some time either for the same reasons.
There are some businesses - those with a server based IT infrastructure and those employing info workers - which can make the change with little difficulty and make big savings in IT costs and improved user productivity though, as 1:1 Chromebook deployments in schools has shown. However this requires that the business is able to deploy local server based web based applications such as database, inventory control, accounts, CRM, document management, workflow management and project management systems rather than their desktop based counterparts, and also that any Windows desktops and applications that are required are deployed on local Windows terminal servers or virtualised Windows desktops running on local servers. This is not difficult to do, and will lead to higher user productivity in any business where connectivity and sharing and rapid access to information is beneficial.
There are some businesses - those with a server based IT infrastructure and those employing info workers - which can make the change with little difficulty and make big savings in IT costs and improved user productivity though, as 1:1 Chromebook deployments in schools has shown. However this requires that the business is able to deploy local server based web based applications such as database, inventory control, accounts, CRM, document management, workflow management and project management systems rather than their desktop based counterparts, and also that any Windows desktops and applications that are required are deployed on local Windows terminal servers or virtualised Windows desktops running on local servers. This is not difficult to do, and will lead to higher user productivity in any business where connectivity and sharing and rapid access to information is beneficial.
First off, I'm not a fan of iPads. that said, it can do a lot more than Chromebook. This is the second attemp to pin Google's Chrome OS to hardware. It failed the last time with Chromeboxes. It will fail again with Chromebooks. Chrome OS was a total waste of R&D by Google. It will be dumped in with the other failures and future ones like Google+. What is REALLY the difference between Chrome OS and Linux? Nothing.
As for coimparison, I can't see anything on the hardware side where the Chromebook is better than the iPad [overall].
Still neither can replace the laptop - Windows or Mac based for horsepower or anything else for that matter.
As for coimparison, I can't see anything on the hardware side where the Chromebook is better than the iPad [overall].
Still neither can replace the laptop - Windows or Mac based for horsepower or anything else for that matter.
The big advantage of Chromebooks over iPads, Windows, and Macs in a business (and consumer) context are: Zero Maintenance, Zero Touch, and Statelessness. Their power is in the servers they connect to.
Zero Maintenance - means exactly that. The only maintenance you will ever need to do on a Chromebook is to switch it on.
Zero Touch - means that no IT Admin has to ever touch or log into a Chromebook in order to get a secure, managed, domain authenticated, networked client. The user gets a Chromebook posted to him/her from the T Admin, and it works. No configuration, no disk imaging, no application installs, no support calls.
Statelessness - This means nothing including settings is stored on your local device. If you lose, damage or have your laptop stolen, no data or settings are lost or are compromised. You simply buy or get hold of another Chromebook, log in, and continue where you left off as if nothing happened.
You clearly don't understand what Linux is. Linux is the operating system behind Android, ChromeOS, 99% of the worlds top 500 supercomputers, the majority of servers on the Internet, and most routers, set top boxes and embedded systems. Linux dominates dominates the world of servers, supercomputers, embedded systems, and mobile phone OSes. ChromeOS is just one particular customisation of Linux.
Zero Maintenance - means exactly that. The only maintenance you will ever need to do on a Chromebook is to switch it on.
Zero Touch - means that no IT Admin has to ever touch or log into a Chromebook in order to get a secure, managed, domain authenticated, networked client. The user gets a Chromebook posted to him/her from the T Admin, and it works. No configuration, no disk imaging, no application installs, no support calls.
Statelessness - This means nothing including settings is stored on your local device. If you lose, damage or have your laptop stolen, no data or settings are lost or are compromised. You simply buy or get hold of another Chromebook, log in, and continue where you left off as if nothing happened.
You clearly don't understand what Linux is. Linux is the operating system behind Android, ChromeOS, 99% of the worlds top 500 supercomputers, the majority of servers on the Internet, and most routers, set top boxes and embedded systems. Linux dominates dominates the world of servers, supercomputers, embedded systems, and mobile phone OSes. ChromeOS is just one particular customisation of Linux.
its amazing blog, I'm interesting to hear about tablets, ipads, or any other new or latest technologies for every day life thanks for sharing.
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