So this is the last part of the experiment. So I want to highlight a few of the unexpected extras that I ran into while exploring Google’s offerings. I saw three nice surprises that I want to highlight.
The first one is Online Dictation. It is a primitive yet efficient speech recognition system accessible free of charge. It is very simple and does not have any of the advanced features offered by, say Dragon Naturally Speaking, but it does work well without learning your speech profile. It is available through the WebStore.
The second find for me was the WebStore itself. It allows you to link all kinds of applications to your Chrome App Launcher. There are tons of free and low cost apps available for all sorts of usage. From games to productivity to media tools. Everyone is bound something useful and to their liking.
Last but not least, is a little extension called Chrome App Launcher. It is a tool that allows you to launch and linked application from your quick launch bar. It is very useful as it turns your desktop into what Chrome OS does, meaning a depository of Google Apps. You can quickly start all of your apps.
In the end, even with Chrome OS failing to impress, my experiment as a whole is a success. For the last few days I used Google applications exclusively or almost. The only thing I was unable to do using a Google application was to edit my invoices which were designed using Microsoft Publisher. But given the variety of offerings from the Web Store, I am sure that I will find some free app which will allow me to circumvent this. I wrote, did my budget, posted to Blogger, all using Google’s apps. Tomorrow I will publish a slideshow summarizing my experience. A slideshow created with Google Slides of course!
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