6 reasons to not use Chrome OS

1. Chrome OS is actually not a new idea
The idea of a Operating System that works exclusively with web applications is not new at all. In fact, Splashtop is another similar Linux-based OS that has existed long before Chrome OS appeared. Many modern notebooks and netbooks come with Splashtop preinstalled within Windows 7. With these new laptop, instead of booting up to windows, you can just hit a special hot key and have an instant access to the internet within seconds. My laptop, a sony vaio E, has Splashtop and it takes no more than 25 seconds to log in to my email from a cold boot. Unlike Chrome OS which uses Google Chrome as the default browser, Splashtop uses a browser that is similar to Firefox and you can use all the web applications like Picasa, Evernote or Meebo without any problem.

To know more about Splashtop, please visit this site.


2. Chrome OS is not for gamers

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Improve Your Google Chrome Experience

It has been several weeks since the launch of Google Chrome, we did several articles covering it already. So probably most of you will have heard of it, downloaded it and used it by now. If you love the Chroming experience and want to get more out of it, here are seven less obvious, but useful features that you can hack into your Google Chrome and improve your Chroming experience.

1. Create and Backup Multiple profiles

When you type in the omnibox, Google Chrome is capable of digging up your history and show a list of suggestions that is closest to your search. Now, if you are those who like to frequent ‘naughty’ sites, what would happen if someone (hopefully not your wife) types in a search term and all your ‘mischief’ acts are instantly displayed in a well-organized list? I am sure that is the last thing that you want to happen.

Rather than switching to incognito mode all the time, an easy way out is to create multiple profiles for everyone that uses the browser. In such cases, you can keep all your stuff (and maybe privacy) personal and avoid those embarrassing moments.

Google Chrome Backup is a

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10 Great Thunderbird Addons.Linux

More than a year back, Aibek wrote a great list of 35 must-have thunderbird addons. Since then, a lot of great addons have been created and some of the older addons have also evolved to become better ones.

As such, it is time for us to re-visit the list of Thunderbird addons and update our readers with the latest list of must-have Thunderbird addons. (If you never heard of Thunderbird before, it’s an email client from Mozilla, just like Microsoft’s Outlook but a lot more customizable.)

1. Lightning and its related addons

If you are looking to use Thunderbird to replace your Outlook

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