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I just took my Pixelbook Go out on the porch to spend a lazy Saturday morning with my family over some Lofi hip hop and coffee, so naturally, I told Assistant to turn off my lights to conserve energy. In addition to doing what I asked via my Nest Mini speaker, my phone jumped to […]
Listen, I have a love-hate relationship with Google News, and until now, I’ve bit my tongue. It does provide a simple and easy-to-use experience for aggregating current events and by all accounts, it’s doing just ‘fine’ at that. However, as with other Google services like Gmail, I feel that all they ever truly do is […]
As a general rule, Apple doesn’t mention the competition very often. In fact, even when comparing their processor speed or camera improvements in the past, the company generally just compares their latest hardware to the past generations of their own stuff. And they do this for a very good reason. Instead of giving you any […]
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Along with the launch of the HP Chromebook x2 11, two interesting new apps came into the Chrome OS ecosystem: HP QuickDrop and Google’s new Cursive app. We were able to get QuickDrop up and running right away and in all our initial testing, the service works impressively well. I’ve actually used it a few […]
Alright, today, I’m going to complain about something again – I seem to be good at that. Truly though, I’m complaining about something that many of my customers did when I used to work with Chromebooks in big box stores, and I think it really does need to be addressed. After setting up a new […]
Back in 2017 when Google unveiled the original Pixelbook, I was mesmerized with it. From the screen ratio (3:2) to the ultra-thin chassis to the unique aesthetic, Google did something quite amazing with the design and construction of the original Pixelbook when you look back at it. Even today, nearly 4 years later, it still […]
Over the years, I’ve used a lot of Chromebooks, and often, I’ve used both clamshell and tablet devices simultaneously for a variety of reasons. For example, clamshell Chromebooks are great for hammering out some writing, while tablet Chrome OS is great for reading Google Play Books, watching Youtube, and handwriting notes with Keep or Cursive. […]
Lately, I’ve been heavily utilizing the new Google Tasks module that’s built into Google’s Hangouts replacement – Chat. I’ve found that it’s a fantastic way to collaborate digitally with my family in order to get things done around the house and in all areas of our lives together. However, the more I use it, the […]
Because I’ve been using my Windows 11 desktop to experiment and assess key differences between Microsoft’s new operating system and Google’s Chrome OS, I’ve come to realize a few things. First, Windows has made it very difficult for users to default to Chrome as their primary browser. Next, it did a lot of things right […]
While Chromeboxes and Chromebases are making a comeback with the new 12th generation Intel Alder Lake devices on their way, I come from a time when it really didn’t make much sense at all to pick one up. They were available, though not in Best Buy or Walmart, but with Chrome OS being online only […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. You open up a new Chromebook or sign into a friend or family member’s Chrome OS device to use it for a short time and upon getting logged in, you are bogged down by the installation of what feels like every Android app you’ve ever installed on any […]
In a now-deleted tweet from Google SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer, an image was shared that likely came directly from a Pixel 6 Pro, thanks to some eagle-eyed pixel peeping frome the folks over at XDA and a bit of previous knowledge about Google’s upcoming phone hardware. Though the image has since been deleted, I’m not entirely […]
