Chromebook Plus

A new line of Chromebooks has been announced. Only it's not really new. It's a designation actually, and I already had one before it became a thing. Let me explain.

Recently, Google announced that Chromebook Plus was a thing. It's a standard for higher quality Chromebooks. Better Chromebooks.

I have a Chromebook -- a couple, actually -- and one of them, the better one (of course) already meets the Chromebook Plus designation. You can read about what it is here and here. And Lon Seidman has a good rundown on Chromebook Plus here:

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Now, you may know that we sometimes stray a little bit from straight streaming here on Sundays, and touch on security and privacy. And if you do know that, you may be wondering why I'm a) talking about Chromebooks, and b) own a Chromebook.

Chromebooks are secure. Much more secure than Windows. They aren't that private, though. Unless you're running Linux, you aren't really private. Even then, you have to take steps to ensure your data isn't shared.

Still, for many people, Chromebooks are a great option,even though many don't think about it. Chromebooks allow most users to do most of what they want. And, apart from the privacy aspect (everything is shared with Google), I'm a Chromebook advocate. And I'm happy to see the Chromebook Plus designation for devices with certain specifications. Maybe this will help improve the general opinion of Chromebooks.

My Streaming Life could actually include Chromebook (and Chromebook Plus) since they will cast to Chromecast devices. So, yeah, I did find a way to tie this topic to streaming.