Try Google Chrome OS Now… Stratus0s

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It’s been awhile since I last wrote about Chrome OS. I’ve already covered hexxeh’s build back in February. Well, there’s a new kid on the block, Stratus0s, and it’s good, really good. It’s a more recent build and has some neat bells and whistles, including an improved log on system. It has a lot of potential and runs fine (meaning damn fast) on Acer Aspire One hardware. It’s a free download, of course, and touts the following advantages over other OSs:

• No installation. You simply copy the image to a USB stick or an SD card and boot it. Tip: I found the installation somewhat cumbersome in Ubuntu and easier in Windows. YMMV.
• Enhanced look. The UI looks better than Hexxeh’s build, particularly the logon screen. However, there’s not much room to really make Chrome OS shine since it’s almost nothing more than a Chrome browser UI.
• “No HDD. It’s a Cloud.” The OS is designed to rely entirely on cloud storage. Although files can be downloaded locally to a file shelf (space permitting on the USB stick or SD card), fundamentally the idea is to shift everything to the cloud. One advantage of having everything in the cloud is that you can install the OS right on top of the old OS on the USB stick or SD card without data loss, provided you don’t rely on the file shelf. It also protects you against hardware failure.

Stratus0s is a product of Nate Taylor, Steve Pirk and Jordon Wii.  Steve Pirk is active on Google Buzz and Stratus0s has an official Buzz account.   Download Stratus0s from http://stratus0s.org/ and begin using Google’s Chrome OS today.

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