Subj : Google Chromebook
To   : ALL
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Sun Feb 26 2023 16:19:46

This may or may not qualify for 'Retro' but someone gave me an HP Chromebook several 
years ago. It was a hassle to use only because it needed a new battery.  If it shut down, 
I had to remember a long stringed password to be able to use it.  So I gave up on it.

Fast forward to today.  My wife's Windows laptop is definitely on its last legs, so I 
decided to take the Chromebook out of mothballs and start it up.  It has probably been 3 
years or so since I used it.

It booted up VERY quickly, and when I inputted my password, the O/S was up to date 
and nothing was lost since it is all in the cloud.

I was able to print a document to a remote printer so everything about it is inviting me 
to bite the bullet and replace the battery.

I guess I didn't realize what a gem this thing was, and it will now be my wife's main 
computer.

Mike Dippel
 
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