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I used a chromebook for a long time for travel while I was using a linux desktop at home. I've now switched to a macbook as the only device I use due to apple s
by amadeuspagel 2y ago
I used a chromebook for a long time for travel while I was using a linux desktop at home. I've now switched to a macbook as the only device I use due to apple silicon and the macbook being the only laptop I could order with a QWERTY keyboard in germany. Still there are many things I miss from the chromebook:
- touchscreen
- alt+tab
- proper fullscreen mode
- linux VM
- no annoyances like apple music or "look this up" popping up randomly
An entire category of things I miss are things that make tabbed browsing more pleasant. ChromeOS is the only OS that seems designed for that:
- swipe to cycle through tabs
- triple tap to open in a new tab
- move pointer to the top to select other tabs, in effect giving you an infinitely tall tab bar, like MacOS has an infinitely tall menu bar[1]
I hope there will be chromebooks with snapdragon x elite chips and Google will figure out distribution like Apple (order and choose keyboard layout online and pick up at a store).
[1]: https://blog.codinghorror.com/fitts-law-and-infinite-width/ https://blog.codinghorror.com/fitts-law-and-infinite-width/
- fragmede 2y agohttps://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/ https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/ MacOS has a number of ways to run VMs, including VMware, virtual box, parallels, UTM, qemu