[dba-Tech] Download Chrome OS

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Fri May 13 17:24:08 CDT 2011


Gmail in March this year was where people lost access to their data for several days.

Amazon users in April permanently lost data

-- 
Stuart

On 13 May 2011 at 13:38, Jim Lawrence wrote:

> Wasn't it the recent Amazon crash and it was it not that anyone lost
> data, wasn't it that the users could not get at their data?
> 
> Jim
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart
> McLachlan Sent: Friday, May 13, 2011 2:38 AM To: Discussion of
> Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Download Chrome
> OS
> 
> Especially those that lost their data in reccent Google and Amazon
> cloud failures.
> 
> -- 
> Stuart
> 
> On 13 May 2011 at 10:51, Tydda Jon - Slough wrote:
> 
> > I think a lot of people will be very wary about trusting their
> > personal documents, photos and whatever to a third party... I think
> > there will still be a big market for a standalone systems for home
> > users.
> > 
> > 
> > Jon
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Martin
> > Reid Sent: 13 May 2011 09:38 To: Discussion of Hardware and Software
> > issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Download Chrome OS
> > 
> > My money is on Office Web Apps and Office 365
> > 
> > Martin
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark
> > Breen Sent: 13 May 2011 09:32 To: Discussion of Hardware and
> > Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Download Chrome OS
> > 
> > Hi Jim,
> > 
> > Do you not think that 5 years is a more likely timescale?  I could
> > believe that within 5 years, most houses would be more than happy to
> > have a linux or Chrome based PC for home use, and that we will all
> > use google docs or something similar?
> > 
> > Mark
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On 13 May 2011 05:36, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
> > 
> > > Is 'free' a good price?
> > >
> > > I do not expect the market to rapidly switch over, abandoning
> > > Windows but I have notices a slow but steady trend in that
> > > direction. In twenty years, I suspect that Windows will still be a
> > > major player but like the browser market there will be a half
> > > dozen other major players. Windows, Mac, Chrome and Linux
> > > OSs...and others
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Peter
> > > Brawley Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 8:01 PM To: Discussion of
> > > Hardware and Software issues Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Download
> > > Chrome OS
> > >
> > > Yikes, I remember when 20 million PCs in the world seemed huge.
> > > Now there are 2 billion
> > > (http://www.etforecasts.com/products/ES_pcww1203.htm). The
> > > ChromeBook could take a big slice of that market if it's priced
> > > right.
> > >
> > > PB
> > >
> > > On 5/12/2011 12:50 AM, Jim Lawrence wrote:
> > > > PSS For further information and the challenge see the following
> > > > link that just appeared up as I was searching:
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/may/12/google-microsoft-
> > > ch ro mebook
> > > > -laptop
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
> > > > Lawrence Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:45 PM To: 'Discussion
> > > > of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech]
> > > > Download Chrome OS
> > > >
> > > > PS Here is a more recent link with more features and details.
> > > >
> > > > http://www.thetechlabs.com/tech-tutorials/os/download-google-chr
> > > > om e- os/
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > > > [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim
> > > > Lawrence Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 10:34 PM To: 'Discussion
> > > > of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: [dba-Tech] Download
> > > > Chrome OS
> > > >
> > > > You can now download Chrome OS and run it on a virtual drive or
> > > > on an USB drive, at least 4GB.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/download-google-chrome-os-and-run-on-
> > > a- re al-com
> > > > puter/
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
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