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Thoughts on Google’s Chrome OS

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Thomas Hunsaker

In his post: Network as Computer – Part 1, Dillon Hawkins detailed some of the history and concepts behind thin client computing. In Part 2, Dillon shared his impressions of Google’s implementation of the thin client model, called Chrome OS. This … Continue reading →

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Network as Computer – Part 2

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Dillon Hawkins

Early last month, an interesting package was delivered. “If this is what I think it is, I’m buying a hamster tonight!” My wife opened the box, and instead of a hamster-powered jet dragster, she pulled out a small, black monolith. … Continue reading →

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Network as Computer – Part 1

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Dillon Hawkins

In 1997 the Web was still pretty new; it was a wonderful leap past the tools previously required to perform tasks on the Internet; and in 1997, the Web sucked. Do you remember what web sites were like in 1997? … Continue reading →

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Head in the Cloud

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Dillon Hawkins

Cloud computing or “The cloud.” In short: dynamically scaled (often virtualized) applications, data and/or other computing resources accessed over a network. A short definition, but perhaps a bit difficult for a non-technical professional to understand. Let’s try something a little … Continue reading →

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