Update

February 2 2016

Look no further:

https://neverware.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/214564457-Un-Official-CloudReady-Virtual-Machine-Images-

Update

November 29 2015

Check this out: http://www.neverware.com/ It is a recent and well maintained build of ChromiumOS which runs in VirtualBox just fine. I’m trying to run it in VMWare, so far without success.

As of March 25 2015 this tutorial is broken. Google is no longer providing stout32 image for Lenovo Chromebook x131e 2GB which is the only one working in VMWare as far as I know. I tried over the weekend several others, but all fail to boot fully (only terminal). If someone has the time to try all the 40+ images, please let me know on Twitter if one of them works.

Sorry folks. :(

Things you need:

• VMWare Workstation 10 or Player (http://www.vmware.com/)
• hexxeh’s Vanilla build of Chromium OS for VMWare...

UPDATE 27. May 2014.

Chrome OS running in VMWare Workstation like a charm.

I used this script instead of 4suhf:

http://http://goo.gl/eIAcL5

And I don’t know why, but it worked like a charm with image 1 (Lenovo 2GB)
Had to increase VD size and resize and move last two partitions with GParted ISO.

Tutorial can be found on this blog.

I’ve run into a lot of issues and bugs when trying to convert old hexxeh’s build of Chromium OS to the latest Chrome OS version. I’m just leaving this here for other people who are having issues with this. Sadly, though I was able to run ChromeOS in VMWare Workstation, I couldn’t login because (I suspect) Google’s server isn’t allowing users without legit hardware ID to login. Anyway, maybe someone smarter than me can overcome this. If you do be sure to contact me since I would love to try ChromeOS in a VM.

Some links:

• http://www.practicalchrome.co...

With the Update 1, Microsoft allowed Windows users to pin Modern applications to task bar in Desktop mode, however it is impossible to pin Internet Explorer Metro mode, without this little workaround:

• Set IE as your default browser if you haven’t already.

• Go to desktop mode IE, into Internet Options, to Programs tab, and select “Always in Internet Explorer” in the first combo box like this:

• Then, go to C:\ (or any other folder, just remember it) and using Notepad create a file called MetroIE.bat with the following content:

start “” http://bing.com

• You can substitute bing.com with any address (your homepage).

• Then create a new shortcut on the desktop: (Right click > New > Shortcut)

• Location is:

cmd.exe /C C:\MetroIE.bat

• Name it Internet Explorer and save it.

• Then right click it, go to Properties, click Change Icon, and type:

C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe

Dual boot Windows 8.1 and Fedora 20 with Windows bootloader (Install GRUB on your root partition instead of MBR)

With the introduction of Anaconda (new GUI installer for Fedora) in Fedora 20 Heisenbug a very useful feature of installing GRUB2 on root partition was lost which was a deal breaker if you want to dual boot Fedora with Windows 8.1 but keep the Windows bootloader and Windows Update working. However this can still be achieved by following these steps.

• Free up some space by shrinking a drive in Windows with Disk Management tool
• Boot Fedora 20 from a Live CD or USB
• Press Install to Hard Drive
• Select your desired language
• Select INSTALLATION DESTINATION
• Select Full disk summary and bootloader on the bottom part of the screen
• Select your Hard Drive and press Do not install bootloader and Close
• If you’ve suceeded a yellow warning message will be shown in the bottom part of...

Today, we will be looking at enabling some hidden power settings on your Windows 8.1 tablet or PC. Since I modified these settings I noticed a dramatic increase in battery life, especially while in stand-by. Let’s get started.

This exact instructions should work on every Intel Baytrail based Windows 8.1 tablet. I tried them out on Toshiba Encore WT8.

First, this is how you get to Advanced power settings on your Windows 8.1 tablet or PC.

• Long press (or right click) power icon in system tray.
• Select “Power Options”.
• Select “Change plan settings” by your currently selected plan (normally this is “Balanced”)
• Select “Change advanced power settings”
• You will see the following window (Please note that your available options will probably be different, since I already did this tweak):

If you go through options you’ll find many power options for setting up, but there are more that can...

If you want to run Android on your W8.1 tablet or PC for fun or development, there are several options to try. So here they are:

All things shown in this tutorial should work on Windows 7 too.

Official Android Emulator (based on QEMU)

Provided by Google. Free.

Pros:

• Latest build of Android
• Frequently updated

Cons:

• Very slow
• Google apps like Play Store are hard to get

Genymotion

Provided by Genymobile. Free for personal use.

Pros:

• Faster than official emulator
• Lots of goodies like drop apk to install
• Frequently updated with new versions of Android

Cons:

• Needs ARM translation and gapps package to run Play Store and other applications
• Resource heavy
• Doesn’t play nice with touchscreens
• Ugly watermark in the free version

Android x86/Android IA

Open source.

Pros:

• Native Android
• Very fast

Cons:

• Drivers are hard to get
• Only few devices fully supported
• Needs to be...

If you are in need of more space on your brand new W8.1 tablet you should consider disabling hibernation. It will free up to 2GB on your Hard Drive (on 32GB devices, and even more on 64GB devices), and it’s only downside is that your boot time will be slightly slower, but most of the time you won’t even notice it, since new tablets come with fast drives.

Disabling hibernation in Windows 8.1 also disables Fast Booting (Hybrid Booting) option which is why your boot time will go up.

Things you need:

• Windows 8.1 or 8.1 Pro device
• Administrator rights

You can disable hibernation on your desktop as well, but it will affect boot time more than on a SSD (or eMMC) drive.

1. Boot up your tablet and go to Desktop.
2. Long press on Windows (Start) button or right click it (you can also press Win + X).
3. Select “Command Prompt (Admin)”
4. A new Command Prompt window will appear.

5. Type the...

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Information collected by Follower

Follower uses your location data (latitude and longitude) to share it publicly over the social network Twitter. You can encode your location with several included encoders. Communication with Twitter is done in a secure, standard way by accessing its public API’s. Your Twitter password if you decide to access Twitter is not stored inside this application.

How information is used, stored, secured and disclosed in Follower

Your location is used only after you accepting the location consent. Your location isn’t stored anywhere on the device itself. Your location can only be stored on the social network Twitter, if you choose to publish it. If you choose to publish this data, you can encode it with several included encoders. Your location will be disclosed on your Twitter profile if you choose to publish it. Other users will be able to see where you are...