Tech Minute #13 - Caregiver Tech: Chrome OS Flex
Tech Minute #13 - Caregiver Tech: Chrome OS Flex
Tech Minute #13 - Caregiver Tech: Chrome OS Flex
This episode of Tech Minute discusses Chrome OS Flex - a free alternative replacement for Windows or macOS, and a simplified technology solution for persons with older computers running an OS (Windows or macOS) that’s soon to be or is no longer supported.
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0 -> is patrick baker
1.599 -> with prime of life tech
3.679 -> and this is your tech minute uh this is
6.48 -> episode 13 in the caregiver tech series
10.24 -> and we're going to be discussing chrome
13.28 -> os flex
15.12 -> chrome os flex is a uh
18.56 -> free to individuals
20.48 -> and i think i'm not sure about the
22.4 -> business state status but for
24.64 -> individuals
25.84 -> um it's a free replacement for
29.039 -> older versions of windows or
32.399 -> the mac operating system or mac os or os
35.52 -> x
36.64 -> and
38.079 -> at any rate um
40.239 -> a lot of my clients have uh older
42.879 -> systems uh whether it's a windows pc
45.76 -> running uh
47.039 -> windows 10 or something older
50.16 -> or often times they may have a
53.039 -> mac
54.16 -> that's running an older version os x and
58.96 -> at any rate
60.64 -> um
62 -> as these older versions um are uh
66.4 -> you know losing uh their
68.799 -> support uh you they don't get the
70.88 -> replacement or they don't get the
72.4 -> updates that are uh necessary
75.28 -> uh to um deal with uh vulnerabilities in
78.64 -> the operating system
80.4 -> and if you're not running uh some sort
82.32 -> of anti-malware software
84.64 -> um or there's some debate about whether
87.36 -> the newer versions of both operating
89.439 -> systems
90.56 -> uh require additional anti-malware
93.68 -> software but that's a different
94.799 -> discussion
96.079 -> anyhow end of life for windows 10 is uh
100.56 -> in march of 2025
103.439 -> and end of life for um mac os big sur
107.52 -> is november of 2023 so those are coming
110.479 -> up pretty soon
111.92 -> and so
113.36 -> um for like my clients um who may not
117.36 -> need the um
119.92 -> capabilities of something like a windows
121.92 -> 10 or newer
123.6 -> um or
125.52 -> mac os big sur or its replacement mac os
129.36 -> monterey
131.52 -> you know they can upgrade if
134 -> their computers will support it but if
136.64 -> their computers won't support these
138.319 -> newer versions
139.76 -> then
140.64 -> what are their alter what are
142 -> alternatives do they have
144 -> and so that's where something like
145.44 -> chrome os flex comes in
147.92 -> so
148.72 -> google just recently announced uh the
151.36 -> beta testing for chrome os flex
154.4 -> and essentially if you've ever used a
156 -> chromebook um you've used chrome os so
159.76 -> essentially what it is
161.44 -> is replacing windows or mac os
165.12 -> with chrome os
167.28 -> and
168.239 -> you can test drive chrome os flex by
172.64 -> installing it on a bootable usb drive
175.44 -> and basically tasting taking it for a
177.44 -> test drive
178.72 -> on a windows pc or on a macbook or
182.4 -> something
183.36 -> so um that's pretty cool
186 -> um if you want to learn more
188.48 -> about chrome os flex and the beta
190.8 -> testing program you can go to the um url
195.36 -> that's on the screen here or you can
197.44 -> just google
198.879 -> chrome os flex
200.959 -> and
201.76 -> go to the
203.519 -> page all right
206.4 -> also to mention
208 -> next week
209.36 -> is episode 33
211.36 -> of senior tech coffee and taking a
213.599 -> little bit more of a business focus
215.84 -> on this episode going to be talking
217.599 -> about uh notion
219.84 -> and other productivity tools
222.48 -> so that should be pretty interesting if
224.799 -> notion
225.76 -> is essentially
227.84 -> a database tool on steroids and you can
230.08 -> do so many things with it you can
231.599 -> basically create your own tracking
233.36 -> systems you can do a lot of different
235.519 -> things
236.879 -> anyway
238.84 -> and uh in addition um
242.799 -> uh
243.76 -> coming up uh in march
246.08 -> um
247.28 -> i'm going to have another episode of
249.439 -> relevant conversation with my friend
251.68 -> lori dubois it's going to be on march
253.68 -> 15th at 10 a.m
255.76 -> uh after we've switched over to daylight
257.759 -> savings here in the denver area and the
260.4 -> topic is going to be entrepreneurs on
262.16 -> social media how do you show up
264.8 -> and stay tuned for some more information
267.199 -> about that one if you'd like more
269.12 -> information about
270.72 -> me uh visit primeoflifetech.com
274.4 -> or you can follow me on linkedin or
277.68 -> facebook i'm also on instagram and on my
281.12 -> youtube channel as well
283.12 -> so thanks for watching your tech minute
285.759 -> uh this is patrick baker with prime of
287.84 -> life tech stay safe out there thanks
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka-UX6pc8_I