Chromecasts are great for casting all sorts of media from all sorts of services. Netflix, Hulu, Play Movies, and YouTube are all great examples of streaming services that work perfectly with Chromecast. Sometimes, though, you want to share something in your own files on your … [Read more...] about Chromecast Quick Tip: Casting Local Content From Chromebooks
Guides and How-To's
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Chromecast Audio: Create Audio Groups And Share The Awesome
Yesterday we saw considerable traffic around our Chromecast post. Being a Chrome-focused site, we've talked intermittently about Chromecast up to this point. As the traffic clearly shows, our readers are very interested in all things Chromecast, so we will start delivering more things like tips, … [Read more...] about Chromecast Audio: Create Audio Groups And Share The Awesome
Chromecast Gets Some New Tricks
In the past few weeks, the small but mighty Chromecast has added a few tricks to it's repertoire. Namely, a preview (not Beta) program and the ability to set up and manage your Chromecast devices via the Chrome browser. Let's take a look. … [Read more...] about Chromecast Gets Some New Tricks
Quick Tips: Request Tablet Mode For Chrome
So you got yourself an ASUS Flip or an Acer R11. Maybe you've even dared to explore Android Apps on your convertible. There are a lot of great apps available to take advantage of the unique form-factor that is quickly becoming all the rage in the Chrome world. But what about browsing the web in … [Read more...] about Quick Tips: Request Tablet Mode For Chrome
Chrome OS Bug Report: Password Manager Screen Freezing & Crashing
While I would love to be able to report this rather unfortunate bug while telling you that the last bug we reported was remedied, that is not the case. The issue: when going to Settings > Show Advanced Settings > Manage Passwords the pop-up window that displays all your saved passwords simply … [Read more...] about Chrome OS Bug Report: Password Manager Screen Freezing & Crashing
Still Waiting On That Google Hangouts Extension Update? Here’s How To Get It
A couple weeks back, Google announced that the Hangouts Extension was going to be updated to have the same look and feel as the Chrome OS and Android apps. They also gave us a firm date of arrival: August 31st. That day came and went and like many of you, I was left waiting around for the … [Read more...] about Still Waiting On That Google Hangouts Extension Update? Here’s How To Get It
Chrome OS Bug Report: Chrome Restarting Every 30-60 Seconds In Stable Channel
This morning as I signed in to my trusty ASUS Chromebox, a very unfortunate and very aggravating thing began happening. And happening again. And again. And, as of this article, the device is just now behaving as normal: a mere 2 hours later. Read on for the issue and the fix. … [Read more...] about Chrome OS Bug Report: Chrome Restarting Every 30-60 Seconds In Stable Channel
How To Side Load Android Apps Onto Your Chromebook
Now that Android Apps are available on a handful of Chromebooks running Chrome OS 53 (the ASUS Chromebook Flip, Acer Chromebook R11, and the 2015 Chromebook Pixel), users like myself have already run into some issues with apps that show up in the Play Store as "not compatible with your … [Read more...] about How To Side Load Android Apps Onto Your Chromebook
What Are Commits? And Why Do We Refer To Them So Much?
First things first: I'm not a programmer. I design and build websites for a living. Coding with CSS, PHP, and HTML for most of the day doesn't really put me into software or hardware development territory, so I'm a bit outside my depth with Git Repositories, commits and so forth. We here at … [Read more...] about What Are Commits? And Why Do We Refer To Them So Much?
Missing Your Backspace in Chrome? Here’s Some Help: UPDATED
When Google released Chrome 52 a few weeks back it was a relatively routine roll-out. Many, if not most of the updates went unnoticed by the average Chrome user. The biggest excitement for me was the fact that we are now only one version away from the Play Store coming to the stable channel. This, … [Read more...] about Missing Your Backspace in Chrome? Here’s Some Help: UPDATED
Quick Tips: Open Any Site As A Windowed ‘App’
With all the talk of Android Apps coming to Chrome OS this fall it is easy to forget that Chrome OS, as it stands right now, is a very capable and reliable OS. While we here at Chrome Unboxed have been eager to share and talk about all the advantages this change will bring, I feel it is necessary … [Read more...] about Quick Tips: Open Any Site As A Windowed ‘App’
Quick Tips: Keyboard Shortcuts for Your Chromebook
Last week we talked about trackpad gestures on your Chromebook. Today we are going to cover a few keyboard shortcuts you can use to make your Chrome experience even more productive. While I'm sure most of your are familiar with the traditional shortcuts(i.e., ctrl+c to copy, ctrl+v to paste, ctrl+a … [Read more...] about Quick Tips: Keyboard Shortcuts for Your Chromebook
