I have been using chromebook for some time. At first I felt a little disappointed. Later I found that I could use the test channel to update the test version. The new test version has improved the performance and availability.
- Flash supports hardware acceleration, and video playback smoothness is basically acceptable (high bit rate or some frame drop). It is also convenient to watch movies/American dramas when used with the help of offline downloading and online playback of the arms;
- Webpage scrolling is smoother;
- Supports more convenient full-screen mode (enabled in chrome: // flags );
- Supports switching the open tag by sliding around three fingers (enabled in chrome: // flags );
Especially in today's experiment, ssh tunnel is successfully set up for scientific Internet access (VPN is basically disabled in China), and the practicality of chromebook is greatly enhanced, basically up to 2 k price.
To set SSH tunnel --
- The first step is to press CTRL + ALT + T to open the console;
- Enter SSH to enter the SSH session;
- Enter host XXX to set the SSH host, enter port XXX to set the host port (22 by default), enter user XXX to set the user name, and enter dynamic-forward 8801 to set the transit port, enter nocmd to stop logging on to the host, and then enter connect;
After successfully logging on to the SSH host, you can extend switchysharp options to achieve scientific Internet access (select socks V4 ).