Chrome at Home

Chrome can open local html files.  You just have to hit:

Ctrl + O

That opens a regular window into your local hard drives. You just browse for the file you want and click Open.

Local files are just files stored somewhere on your computer (hard drive, disk, USB drive, etc.) as opposed to on the Internet.

Get at the guts

Here's a great resource if you have a Sony laptop. A company called Northwood Systems is posting teardown guides.  So far they have guides for VGN series laptops, but they're promising more models in the future.