The past few years, this little trick has been a nice addition to our Christmas festivities. They don't make it straightforward or clear, so we wanted to show you how to get this little fire going on your TV. … [Read more...] about Use Your Chromebook To Enable Google Play Music Yule Log
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Chrome OS Window Snapping Gets a New Trick
Window snapping has been around on Chromebooks for quite some time. As time has gone on, small tricks have been added along the way. We'll talk quickly about all the snapping tricks that have been around and the new one we've just discovered. … [Read more...] about Chrome OS Window Snapping Gets a New Trick
Chromebook How To: Reset Your Chrome OS Device
Sometimes, regardless of the OS, computing devices need to be reset. The need to reset can span any range of reasons. Often times you may just want a fresh start. Other times you may find a hardware issue that requires a little nudge to overcome. … [Read more...] about Chromebook How To: Reset Your Chrome OS Device
5 Ways To Boost Productivity Using Chrome OS
In October, Google launched the latest release of Chrome OS – OS version 54. With it, came a variety of new features and improvements for the platform. But the most notable addition, is the update laid the foundation for a future release, Chrome OS 55 which will drop very, very soon. Several … [Read more...] about 5 Ways To Boost Productivity Using Chrome OS
Chromebook How To: Take A Screenshot
There are a lot of screen recording apps out there. Many offer rich editing options, collaboration tools and more. Some, like HYFY, even give you free, unlimited storage for your screen captures as well as integration with a number of popular messaging applications. Sometimes, however, you just … [Read more...] about Chromebook How To: Take A Screenshot
Hangouts v15: GIF Keyboard Support Is Here For 7.1
One of the things that makes Facebook Messenger so much fun is the inclusion of GIF keyboards. Right in your conversation, without opening any other app, you can add a colorful GIF to your conversation to get your point across. Version 15 of Google Hangouts finally adds this support, but there … [Read more...] about Hangouts v15: GIF Keyboard Support Is Here For 7.1
Google Home: How To Play Music From Spotify, Pandora or YouTube Music
We talked a bit about all the things Google Home can and cannot do at this very early point in its life. While that list feels a bit lopsided towards the cannot's at this time, it doesn't mean that there aren't options available currently. … [Read more...] about Google Home: How To Play Music From Spotify, Pandora or YouTube Music
Chromecast Offers: What They Are and Where To Find Them
Did you just buy a shiny, new Chromecast this weekend? Maybe you've had one for a long time. Maybe you are thinking about getting one soon or hoping to get one for Christmas. No matter your situation, one thing you should be aware of if you own a Chromecast is where to find offers. … [Read more...] about Chromecast Offers: What They Are and Where To Find Them
13-Inch Chromebooks Get New Resolution Scaling Option
I've mentioned this in a couple reviews and other articles having to do with displays on Chromebooks, but I wanted to make sure that there was a quick article dedicated to one of my favorite new features of Chrome OS. This change seems to be only applying to Chromebooks in the 13-inch range at … [Read more...] about 13-Inch Chromebooks Get New Resolution Scaling Option
Chromecast and Google Home: What You Can and Can’t Do
We've talked before and you've likely heard around the internet that Google Home, for all its awesome ability, is not much more than a Chromecast in a jar's clothing. One of the greatest features of Home is the ability to cast content with only your voice, and while there are quite a few things … [Read more...] about Chromecast and Google Home: What You Can and Can’t Do
Chromecast and Google Home Power On Your TV With Your Voice
There is a little-known technology that exists on a lot of TVs out there called CEC. It shows up and is helpful in ways most people either take for granted or simply don't realize. Today, I want to show you how to use it to do something really cool. … [Read more...] about Chromecast and Google Home Power On Your TV With Your Voice
Chrome Developer For Android Gets Bottom URL Bar
Last month we saw the release of Chrome Canary for Android to the Google Play Store. The pre-developer release allows public users to preview upcoming features and provide feedback to developers to resolve bugs and security issues. … [Read more...] about Chrome Developer For Android Gets Bottom URL Bar
