It's no secret that most Chromebooks don't come with a lot of internal drive space, so for those of us who are file hoarders - or simply like to maintain a thorough media library - we have to resort to other external storage options. But what if that external storage is in the form of another device … [Read more...] about How to set up Network File Shares on your Chromebook
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Google Photos tests importing from other services, digitizing your physical media
Google Photos is the go-to photo storage management tool for many, especially those of us who own a Pixel phone. It lets you store, share, view, and edit photos and videos on both Android and iOS, while also including powerful AI features to optimize your photos and your storage space. All this for … [Read more...] about Google Photos tests importing from other services, digitizing your physical media
Google celebrates the adoption of Smart Canvas features, announces more to come
Building off of their announcement back in May of last year which introduced Smart Canvas - a new product experience that delivers the next evolution of collaboration for Google Workspace - Google posted today on The Keyword a summary of all the Smart Canvas features released to … [Read more...] about Google celebrates the adoption of Smart Canvas features, announces more to come
Workspace: Classic Hangouts migration to Google Chat enters final phase
Google has been warning that the migration from Classic Hangouts to Google Chat was impending and inevitable for Google Workspace customers for some time now. We last reported this back in July when Google warned that it was switching Workspace users from “Chat and classic Hangouts” to “Chat … [Read more...] about Workspace: Classic Hangouts migration to Google Chat enters final phase
Google Search Easter Egg honors “The Batman”
Attention Gotham City residents and everyone else around the world: Batman has hit Google Search in the form of an easter egg ahead of the movie premiere of "The Batman" next week. Typing in the words "Gotham City", "Bruce Wayne" or “Bat-Signal” into a Google Search will reveal an animated bat … [Read more...] about Google Search Easter Egg honors “The Batman”
New Pixel 6 bug breaks Wi-Fi for some, Google says fix coming in March update
Is it just me, or is this becoming a way-too-common occurrence? Following the February Pixel update earlier this month, several Pixel users took to Reddit to report issues with the Wi-Fi shutting off constantly and randomly. Quick fixes that the community came up with included restarting the phone … [Read more...] about New Pixel 6 bug breaks Wi-Fi for some, Google says fix coming in March update
Google Search dark theme testing black-out look
Google Search's dark theme first appeared in the form of an A/B test on some users' desktop screens towards the end of 2020. After about a year of testing, a wider rollout began prompting users with the option to turn on "Dark theme" at the top of a web result. This dark theme changed your Google … [Read more...] about Google Search dark theme testing black-out look
Google wants Chrome to become your preferred password manager
As a heavy Chrome user, the password manager that is built into the Chrome browser - which can be easily accessed by navigating to passwords.google.com - has always been my preference when it comes to saving a website's login info. Originally, all I could expect the Chrome Password Manager to do was … [Read more...] about Google wants Chrome to become your preferred password manager
Google will bring Reader-esque feature to Chrome Browser
The internet collectively mourned the death of Google Reader back in 2013, and ever since then, we have been trying to come up with ways to bring some form of it back into our lives via Twitter feeds, Reddit, or using other RSS readers. However, it's looking like 9 years later Google is … [Read more...] about Google will bring Reader-esque feature to Chrome Browser
Nest Cam and Doorbell batteries not charging in cold weather
Google's acquisition of the Nest brand back in 2014 prompted a rebrand of most of the Nest products, but it also spawned new product releases as well. One of these was the battery-powered Nest Doorbell which provided a solution for those that either lived in rental properties or were simply not … [Read more...] about Nest Cam and Doorbell batteries not charging in cold weather
Pixel 6 loses Gboard ‘Grammar check’ feature exclusivity
When the Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro officially launched almost four months ago, they came with some exclusive features that none of the older Pixels - nor any other Android phones - had. One of these was the "Grammar check" feature on Gboard that underlines any detected grammar issues in … [Read more...] about Pixel 6 loses Gboard ‘Grammar check’ feature exclusivity
How to sync Chrome on Android and across all your devices
There are many reasons why I prefer to use Chrome as my main browser. One of the main reasons is the fact that it is multi-platform, which comes in really handy when you are someone that moves between operating systems. As long as you have a Google account, you can switch seamlessly from one device … [Read more...] about How to sync Chrome on Android and across all your devices
