It's finally summer, and I just bought an Asus C202. Apple doesn't sell rugged machines - and apparently I can just toss the thing in my Jeep, keep the top down, and get work done anywhere I like. The primary appeal is that I could spill a beer on it, and no worries. And I literally may end up just taking off on an extended road trip, if I can get things worked out.
I have absolutely NO IDEA what I'm doing, though. I've played around with Chromebooks, and I have Linux installed on VMWare - just because I thought it might be a good idea some day to learn it? Anyway, here's what I think I'm supposed to do?
I'm gonna follow the instructions to dual boot Linux along with Chrome OS. Maybe I need to ditch Chrome OS altogether? I was just keeping it around because that's what comes pre-installed. I'm guessing then that, if I care to just goof off and watch movies from the SD card or whatever, Chrome OS will give me better battery life?
Here's the instructions from Ars Technica:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/06/how-to-install-linux-on-a-chromebook/
I have no idea whether to choose Gallium or Crouton?
Anyway, once I do that, the next "trick" will be to install Atom and get it running. If anyone knows how to set up the "perfect" web development environment on Linux, that would be awesome?
And once that's all set up, hopefully I can install something similar to TripMode? When I'm out and about, the plan is to use my iPhone SE as the "modem" hotspot, and it'd be nice to avoid just eating up bandwidth with the computer randomly running "stuff" in the background? If I'm using bandwidth, I'd like to know I'm using it?
The grand idea would be that, if I can get this rugged little computer set up correctly, I'll be "free"? Not that I'm that gung ho, but - as long as I can charge the thing at night - I can just run about and do whatever I like? I just don't feel "free" to do that at all with a $3,000 laptop that's extremely powerful, but the exact opposite of rugged. Also, if it got stolen, I'd be really upset - whereas, if the $200 Asus got stolen, I'd not be destroyed over it.
And if there's any guidelines or best practices for integrating the cheap laptop with my MacBook? I suspect, given they both have an SD card slot and USB, that won't be an issue? But I'm just guessing.
Thanks VERY much for any possible help or advice?
I have absolutely NO IDEA what I'm doing, though. I've played around with Chromebooks, and I have Linux installed on VMWare - just because I thought it might be a good idea some day to learn it? Anyway, here's what I think I'm supposed to do?
I'm gonna follow the instructions to dual boot Linux along with Chrome OS. Maybe I need to ditch Chrome OS altogether? I was just keeping it around because that's what comes pre-installed. I'm guessing then that, if I care to just goof off and watch movies from the SD card or whatever, Chrome OS will give me better battery life?
Here's the instructions from Ars Technica:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/06/how-to-install-linux-on-a-chromebook/
I have no idea whether to choose Gallium or Crouton?
Anyway, once I do that, the next "trick" will be to install Atom and get it running. If anyone knows how to set up the "perfect" web development environment on Linux, that would be awesome?
And once that's all set up, hopefully I can install something similar to TripMode? When I'm out and about, the plan is to use my iPhone SE as the "modem" hotspot, and it'd be nice to avoid just eating up bandwidth with the computer randomly running "stuff" in the background? If I'm using bandwidth, I'd like to know I'm using it?
The grand idea would be that, if I can get this rugged little computer set up correctly, I'll be "free"? Not that I'm that gung ho, but - as long as I can charge the thing at night - I can just run about and do whatever I like? I just don't feel "free" to do that at all with a $3,000 laptop that's extremely powerful, but the exact opposite of rugged. Also, if it got stolen, I'd be really upset - whereas, if the $200 Asus got stolen, I'd not be destroyed over it.
And if there's any guidelines or best practices for integrating the cheap laptop with my MacBook? I suspect, given they both have an SD card slot and USB, that won't be an issue? But I'm just guessing.
Thanks VERY much for any possible help or advice?
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