For users who are visually impaired or suffer from eye fatigue, Chrome OS offers a number of features to make your daily computing a little easier. Like most operating systems, these options can usually be found in your system menu under “Accessibility.” The first feature is one that many users stumble upon accidentally. Looking at […]
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Of all the things we share with our readers, we get some of the most positive feedback concerning our guides and how-to articles. As many aren't fully familiar with the ins and outs of Chrome OS, these articles provide interesting and useful info for new and experienced users alike.
Chrome Extension Spotlight: Background Image For Google Homepage
Robby recently covered how to spruce up your desktop and today we will take it one step further. Customizing your Google homepage is a simple process with a few different options available from the Chrome Web Store.
Continue ReadingChromebook Wallpapers: Where To Find Them and How To Set Them
Sometimes it is the simple stuff. As many new Chromebooks are hitting the market, just as many new Chromebook users are showing up. Tasks like setting wallpapers can get lost in the shuffle, so we wanted to cover a few things.
Continue ReadingUnexpectedly Signed Out Of Your Chromebook, Google Home, or Google Wifi? Google is Sorry.
A few days ago, many of my daily devices all signed themselves out, leaving me with a Google Home, Google Wifi, and a few Chromebooks that were not behaving as expected.
Continue ReadingChromebook Quick Tip: Resolution Change Shortcut
With the Samsung Chromebook Plus and Pro, HP 1 G1, and the Pixel all being available with very high resolution screens, the ability to whip through different resolutions is a handy tool.
Continue ReadingChrome Education Spotlight: SlideShot By Alice Keeler
Tracking student’s progress in today’s technologically advanced classroom can present a challenge. Alice Keeler is helping make that task a little bit easier with the new SlideShot extension for Chrome.
Continue ReadingChromebook How To: Viruses, Malware and Chrome OS Security
If Chromebooks were to pen a résumé, somewhere at the top of the list of skill sets would be security. The combination of cloud-based services and multi-layer protection make Chrome OS one of the most secure operating systems on the market.
Continue ReadingThis Google Home Action Helps Remember Where Your Stuff Is
Yeah, you read that right. Google Home can now help you remember things you’ve long since forgotten. Not only is it a killer feature, it works incredibly well.
Continue ReadingGoogle’s Chromebook Central Forum: The Best Help You Never Knew Existed
So, you got yourself a shiny new Chromebook. Maybe it’s your first Chrome OS device or perhaps you’ve been around since the days of the CR-48. Either way, congratulations. Whether you’re a novice or Chrome OS is as familiar as the back of your hand, sometimes you just need a little help.
Continue ReadingSetting Up Chromecast Backgrounds: Personal Images and More
As Chromecasts become more and more prevalent in both home and office environments, some of the finer points simply get missed and the lesser-known options are simply forgotten.
Continue ReadingGoogle Home Not Responding? Try This
I bought a Google Home the day it came out, knowing full-well I was making what amounted to a Beta purchase. As time has passed, Google Home has become better at many things. But, out of the blue a few weeks ago, it simply stopped responding to questions and commands.
Continue ReadingGoogle Rolls Out New Wave Of Chromebook Tutorial Videos
In a very encouraging move, Google has unveiled 8 new videos that serve as solid tutorials for newer Chromebook users.
Continue ReadingChromebook How To: Using Extensions In Incognito Mode
Chrome’s incognito mode can be a useful tool for various reasons. For those of you familiar with it you likely know your own use-case for incognito mode, so we’ll skip the multitude of scenarios for which it can be applied.
Continue ReadingExpand Your Chromebook Storage: Sandisk Ultra Fit 128GB
Though primarily a cloud-based ecosystem, Chrome OS and the Chromebooks it powers can still benefit in some ways from exapnded storage options. As newer devices are shipping with eMMC storage soldered on the board, easy SSD upgrades are becoming a thing of the past. There are options, though.
Continue ReadingHow To Get a Cache-Free Refresh On Your Chromebook
Some sites (including ours) leverage browser caching in order to speed up delivery of the site’s assets to your browser. It is effective and goes unnoticed most times. But there are times you need a fresh reload of a page, and a cached page just won’t do. Here’s how to fix it.
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