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I’ve outlined the installation of Bodhi Linux on a Chromebook (see “ How to Install Linux on an Acer c720”). Of course, if you happen to have a standard piece of hardware lying around, and you want a Chrome OS experience, you can always install CloudReady (see my piece “ Neverware’s CloudReady Brings a Chromium-Fueled Chromebook OS to Standard Hardware”).

And why not? This allows you to take advantage of low cost hardware by installing a full-blown, powerhouse platform that is ready to undertake any task you can throw at it.

So, when I want those tools available to me, at full strength, what do I do? One option is to install Linux on a Chromebook. If I want to record, forget having the flexibility and performance of Audacity. Editing or creating images with Pixlr is like working with half of GIMP’s power. For example-working with an editor on Google docs is cumbersome. However, as much as I enjoy working with Chrome OS, there are some things that simply cannot be done with Google’s platform. I do all initial drafts of my novels on a Pixel (the screen/keyboard/trackpad are simply the best) and use an Acer C720 as a “grab and go” device. This interface will look instantly familiar to Audacity fans.I must confess that I’m a big fan of the Chromebook. Without signup, you're limited to 30 second tracks, but after a simple free signup you can store up to one hour of recordings. TwistedWave is a basic online editor for music files, with easy integration to Google Drive and SoundCloud. If this sounds like your situation, you'll love these apps. It is a slow, clunky solution compared to the following apps, and the use of Audacity still limits users to Mac, Windows and Linux. Since then, I've preferred to use Audacity to record myself, and then send the file to my friends who do the same.

But on reflection, I realized a real-time long-distance session is just unworkable for most people's equipment.

Years ago, I was determined to find a way to jam live with musician friends online. As a Chromebook user myself, I found it incredibly exciting to find the following apps. If you're a Chromebook user, an iPad user or an Android user, you're probably looking for an app that does everything Audacity usually does and yet also works on Mac, Windows and Linux.