The Complete Idiot's Guide to Google Chrome and Chrome OS

A nontechnical manual for groundbreaking technology. The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Google Chrome OS presents readers with a clear overview of Google's free operating system-targeting users of netbook computers and allowing them to work primarily on the web- including how to send e-mail, work with pictures, save and manage files, use common office applications as well as more specialized programs, and deal with problems. bull; bull;Available day-and-date with the software. bull;Chrome OS will be free, making it very competitive with Windows 7 bull;Google boasts that Chrome OS will start up and get the user onto the web in a few seconds, without having to contend with viruses, malware, and security updates.

Paul McFedries is a technical writer with a degree in mathematics and has authored more than 60 computer books that have sold more than 3 million copies. Included among those titles are The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Windows Vista and The Complete Idiot's Guide(r) to Creating a Website.