Category: Chromebooks

So easy a child can do it!

on January 15, 2015

Tomorrow we are releasing a new video featuring CrXPRT. This one is set in a school science fair, where “Ellie Smith” explains how she used CrXPRT to help her school decide which Chromebook to buy. We were lucky enough to get a thoroughly professional and charming young actress to play the role of Ellie. (I have a tiny cameo as the guy in the gray sport coat at the back of the room.)

Before we started shooting the video, we asked an actual 10-year-old to install and run CrXPRT. I hate to sound like an old commercial, but it really was so simple that a child could do it!

We also created a faux science report to go with the video. An adult—not a sixth-grader—wrote the report, but the results in it and in the video are real. (You can follow the links in the science report to see the real-world results online.)

When it goes live, you’ll find the video and the report on CrXPRT.com, as well as on YouTube and SlideShare. We hope you’ll enjoy seeing Ellie’s project!

Eric

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CrXPRT 2015 is here!

By Eric Hale

on December 18, 2014

Today, we’re releasing CrXPRT 2015, our benchmark for evaluating the performance and battery life of Chrome OS devices. The BenchmarkXPRT Development Community has been using community previews for several weeks, but now that we’ve released the benchmark, anyone can download CrXPRT and publish results.

Download CrXPRT 2015 from the Chrome Web Store

You can read more about CrXPRT in the CrXPRT 2015 User Manual located here. The User Manual also explains how to configure your device for testing and discusses the options that are available to you.

After trying out CrXPRT, please send your comments to BenchmarkXPRTsupport@principledtechnologies.com.

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Today is the day!

By Eric Hale

on December 18, 2014

We release CrXPRT 2015 to the public later today. Many thanks to all the community members who’ve used the community previews for all their help. CrXPRT will be available in the Chrome Web Store, but for now, it will not be available as a direct download from the CrXPRT page. We’re looking into ways to host a direct download on our site, and hope to have a solution after the first of the year. If you’re having problems getting CrXPRT from the store, the community previews will still be available in the members’ area.

If you are new to testing in a Chrome environment, be aware of some things. One is that a Chromebook will check for updates every time it reboots. If you’re running multiple tests, be sure to not reboot the system, or it may upgrade the operating system between your tests.

For those testing multiple devices, it’s a good idea to use a separate account for each device. If you have multiple Chromebooks logged into the same account, Chrome OS will sync all devices. This could be useful in some circumstances, but it could be a problem at other times.

We are very excited about the release. Let us know what you think!

Eric

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Category: Chromebooks

So easy a child can do it!

CrXPRT 2015 is here!

Today is the day!

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