If you’ve ever been out and about and needed to mark up a physical document to send to someone quickly, what I’m going to show you today could prove very useful. Granted, most phones have a great camera on them and can scan documents with ease, but then you have to get that file moved […]
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ChromeOS 119 finally brings Steam gaming on Chromebooks to the masses
Yesterday, ChromeOS 119 arrived right on time and the roll-out – from what we can tell so far – went off quite well. Upon early inspection, it seemed the only notable new thing to see with this update was the Material You makeover of the Chrome browser UI. But it turns out there’s at least […]
Continue ReadingChromeOS 119 arrives with Chrome’s updated Material You looks
Right on time, ChromeOS 119 is now available and rolling out to most eligible Chromebooks. From what we can tell from cros.tech, there are some 10th-gen Chromeboxes and Chromebases that are still on 118, but most of the current, well-known Chromebooks out there are all getting the update as of this morning. As soon as […]
Continue ReadingChrome’s upcoming ‘Save video frame as…’ feature for YouTube will be awesome
If you read that headline and thought to yourself – haven’t I recently heard about this already? – you are not alone. When I saw the headline from Bleeping Computer (found first by @Leopeva64), I almost scrolled right by it in my Google Discover feed. Out of some strange curiosity, I clicked it and read […]
Continue ReadingHow to toggle your Chromebook’s night light filter or put it on a schedule
Anyone hoping to save their eyesight late at night can, of course, toggle dark mode on their Chromebook, but did you know there’s another way to save your vision without sacrificing the light mode theme if you’re a fan of it? Yep, it’s called ‘Night light’. Goodbye, blue light This feature is a halogen screen […]
Continue ReadingChromebooks may be getting an inventive, new multitasking feature
Over the years, Chromebooks have become quite good at multitasking. From window snapping to tab scrubbing to virtual desks, Chromebooks possess a lot of abilities to help users get things done in a more organized way on a daily basis. The latest addition to this feature set has been the introduction of split-screen options that […]
Continue ReadingYour Chromebook will soon let you make use of all of those extra buttons on your gaming mouse
Contents A new discovery by our friend C2 Productions over on X and Twosapp reveals that Google is working on giving you the ability to fully customize how each button on your mouse interacts with your Chromebook. Customize your mouse buttons As shown in the image below, you can “Click additional buttons on your (mouse) […]
Continue ReadingThe Chromebook Files app is too simple: here are 5 things it can do to improve the user experience
Contents Perhaps because I’ve become somewhat of a ‘power user’ on my Chromebook, I’ve started to see where many aspects of the user experience fall short. Having recently set up Ubuntu 23.10 on my desktop and processed large volumes of data, I’ve fallen in love with the files app named “Nautilus” on linux. It’s nowhere […]
Continue ReadingHow to make sure only certain email addresses can be used to sign into your Chromebook
Contents Are you trying to prevent anyone from signing into your Chromebook with their Google Account? Do you want to make sure only one account can be signed into each device you’re managing? Today, I’m going to show you how to do just that. It’s not exactly one of the features you think of when […]
Continue ReadingFinally, almost all Chromebooks are getting the ChromeOS 118 update
Contents The update to ChromeOS 118 has been a strange, staggered affair. On October 17th, we knew the update to Chromebook Plus via ChromeOS 118 was set to begin, and it arrived roughly on time. But a week later, there was still a rather large contingent of devices that were still waiting on the update, […]
Continue ReadingTired of telling your Chromebook to restore your apps on startup? Here’s how to do it automatically
Contents I know I’m not the only one who feels a slight annoyance every time my Chromebook asks me if I want to restore apps and my browsing session after a restart or a crash. I know that I’m a tinkerer, and you may experience this less often, but the fact that Google even offers […]
Continue ReadingLenovo Chromebook Duet 5: where are the ChromeOS updates?
Contents Of all the Chromebooks we talk about around here, the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 is likely the fan favorite. I don’t have hard data to back me up on that, but I know that our posts and deal announcements for that Chromebook drive more interest than just about anything else we discuss from a […]
Continue ReadingIt looks like nearly all Chromebooks are finally on ChromeOS 118
Just a few days ago, we discussed the fact that ChromeOS 118 had rolled out, but was still missing on a collection of devices across the board. While it’s not too odd to see device families left out of updates for an extended period, this was a bit different. There were multiple devices, new and […]
Continue ReadingHere are 5 great ways to save battery on your Chromebook
Contents Why it matters With all of the incredible technological advancements we have these days, it’s a wonder how device battery is still one of the greatest struggles. I dream of a day when we have graphene batteries in all of our devices since they last five times longer than lithium-ion batteries, but we’re not […]
Continue ReadingAndroid 13 is beginning to arrive on Chromebooks, but only for a few right now
Contents Found all the way back in February of this year, we’re finally beginning to see the roll out of Android 13 for some Chromebooks. With ChromeOS 118 arriving last week, it seems a handful of boards now have Android 13 moving forward. Without flags or any special settings, we’ve successfully tested quite a few […]
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