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Allan J. Smithie is a journalist and commentator based in Dubai.
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How-to: ChromeOS Desktop Part 2 – All in the Apps
March 1, 2013 2 Comments
The second part of our look at the ChromeOS desktop.
On paper, ChromeOS gives you a very flexible working environment; within the browser, you have access to all the Google Apps, a huge selection of extensions to enrich the browser itself, and the Chrome Store sitting on top of that, providing a vast array of third party apps and games.
Such is the selection of apps – tens of thousands of Chrome-optimized applications, including “hundreds” of off-line apps – I find it difficult to find what I want. The home page displays a bottomless list of apps, in a jumble of tiles of various sizes. You’re better off using the search in the top left or select from one of the app categories listed down the left-hand side, including ‘popular’ and ‘trending’ and a heading for the apps you’ve installed. Read more of this post
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