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Chromebooks are remarkably agile, specializing in web-based apps and cloud storage. Turning an old laptop into a Chromebook ... guide to converting your old notebook using Chrome OS Flex.

Repurpose an old laptop with Ubuntu for faster performance. Install lightweight apps like Min browser for minimal distractions. Focus on basic tools like FocusWriter & Zim for a distraction-free ...

Busted your laptop screen or just have no use for the old notebook any more? Snapguide user Vaibhav has a neat DIY project to turn it into a slide-out PC for your TV. And you can load up XBMC on ...

The Wipebook hopes to revolutionize the standard bound notebook ... apps in the world have not yet managed to eradicate the tactile desire to pick up a pen and scribble thoughts or drawings in an ...

Take your old laptop, copy all your media to an external hard drive and install the app Plex, which runs as a server on the laptop and streams your media to anyone and any device in the house that ...