Most Saturday mornings are fairly lazy, when there isn't a work event to attend to.
My preferred Saturday morning is to spend time listening to NPR from 9 am to noon. Weekend Edition, followed by Car Talk, and then Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me.
Sometimes I play it through my smart TV app- Tune In, sometime it is on the NPR iPad app, this morning was a day for the Chromebook.
There is an app in the Chrome Web Store called NPR Infinite Player. It takes you to the website- NPR One, which also is an iPhone app. It is easy to sign on as a user, and have access to news features and your local NPR station stream.
So I have tried listening to my three hours of radio in a number of ways on the Chromebook...with the speakers on the laptop, with headphones plugged in, and through my Bluetooth sound system.
The speakers are a little tinny and not as high quality as my MacBook speakers. They will do in a pinch, but they are not a true multi-media experience.
The headphone quality was good. Richer than the speakers, but then I can't get more that a foot or so from the laptop. I am not carrying my laptop to the bathroom.
My favorite by far is using Bluetooth. Rich, stereo sound with excellent connection. I would guess that this will cut down on battery life, but it is effective.
So, here's to the Chromebook and a little leisure.
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