I use Chrome most of the time on my desktop, and given I drink the Google koolaid I keep them all signed into Google services so I can share bookmarks and other content between each instance.  Well I just found a bridge that was introduced in ICS that's pretty neat - Chrome to Mobile.

Basically you add the Chrome to Mobile extension to Chrome on your Desktop, and then verify Chrome to Mobile is enabled on your Nexus 7 (Chrome > Settings > tap Email Address > Chrome to Mobile checked).  And when this is all done when viewing a website on the desktop you can click the phone icon in the Address Bar and the current website will load on your Nexus 7.

I don't always have both devices sitting next to me, but there are times when I could see this being beneficial if I'm say pulling up a recipe or some other instructions for whatever and want to forward it to my Nexus 7 to carry across the house. 

Also I tried to get screenshots of this, but whenever I brought-up the Chrome to Mobile bubble from Chrome it disappeared as soon as I pressed Printscreen... so here's the screenshot from Google:



Also I've tested it and it works rather well, though I think the plugin may still be considered Beta so your mileage may vary. 

One of the things I hoped to do from my N7 was making and receiving calls using Google Voice , since I already have a phone number setup through Google that's tied to my DroidX.  Natively it can't be done since Google Voice wants to use POTS to connect, but I found Talkatone which does the trick.

Basically Talkatone is an VoIP app that somehow links to your Google Voice account and allows you to make calls. Unfortuantely on the N7 it doesn't tie into Google Now so you can't say "Call Mom" and have it dial out, but as long as its' running you can dial out or receive calls using your Google Voice phone number.  Also what's weird when I tested is when an incoming call comes in both my cell phone and N7 rang, and whichever one answered first got the call.

There are a few other apps in Google Play that do the same thing, but this has the best reviews and is the only one I tried.  Also it's free, but it does have banner ad's.  I'd gladly pay a few bucks to get rid of them, but thus far the free version is all they have.

So FYI if you want to have full phone capabilities using your N7.

When I first connected my Nexus 7 to my laptop running Xubuntu 12.04 I was shocked that it didn't appear as a USB device as my Kindle Fire and DroidX do, but after some research i saw they changed how ICS and JB use USB connectivity.  Now it uses MTP or PTP where PTP is more for pics and MTP is for accessing the file system.  Problem though is Linux doesn't natively support MTP.

So here's how to set it up:

Set up a UDEV rule via the terminal by opening the rules file

sudo nano -w /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
And entering the following line at the end of the file (be sure to use your user name at the end!):

SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="04e8", ATTR{idProduct}=="6860", MODE="0600", OWNER="<your-username>"
Now install the tools and set a mount point by entering the following commands one line at a time

sudo apt-get install mtpfs
sudo mkdir /media/GNexus
sudo chmod 775 /media/GNexus
Plug your Galaxy Nexus in, and enter the next line in the same terminal window:

sudo mtpfs -o allow_other /media/GNexus
Drag and drop through Nautilus, and when you're done and need to unmount, enter the following:

sudo umount mtpfs
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As for OSX it's also not supported natively, but Google has this app to add support - http://www.android.com/filetransfer/ . 

For anyone who has their N7 what did you find unexpected, good or bad...  I've read LOTS of articles highlighting the major features, but is there anything you noticed that works better than you expected?  What about geewiz features you've found that you think aren't getting enough attention?  Or on the flip slide is there anything you expected to be amazing that ended up being bunk?

Just curious --

Sam

Hi,

On Thursday my son goes in for eye surgery to hopefully correct his strabismus, so I'm off Thursday and Friday to watch after him and plan on spending those two days getting to really know the N7.  If anyone will be around on Friday I'd love to do a Google Hangout and see how well it works, but I'll keep you guys posted on a time since I'll have to schedule it around my son's nap.

Sam
 

I know radiocycle is one, but anyone else?  One big plus for me to get the Nexus 7 is having a microphone for Echolink. For now I use my DroidX for echolink when traveling, which is nice since I can use it without wifi, but still having it on the N7 will be a huge bonus.

Also any other ham radio related apps that are a must to install?

I just got an email from Sam's Club and found this on their website.  They say it'll ship between 17th and 20th which isn't too different from what we've been seeing.  I agree with everyone else, hopefully they'll ship to those who preordered on Google Play first.  But I just checked, and no CC debit yet :-/

Now that a few groups have published hardware teardowns of the N7 and even rooted the OS has anyone ran across posts where someone has modified the hardware itself to add functionality?  Possibly adding HDMI or an SD port?