Price plays a significant part in determining the value of a Chromebook or just about any consumer product for that matter. For example, yesterday I shared a deal on the 16" ASUS Chromebook Flip CX5601. Currently, you can pick up that 12th Gen flagship convertible for the sale price of only $399. At … [Read more...] about This well-built convertible Chromebook is only $149($450 off MSRP)
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First Look: ChromeOS quick settings Material You redesign appears, looks just as we predicted
Material You - Google's gorgeous, personal design language - is getting a ton of attention at the company now that the foundation for a full makeover across its apps and services has been laid. From Nearby Share, the Chrome browser's New Tab Page, the Play Store, ChromeOS, and even most recently, … [Read more...] about First Look: ChromeOS quick settings Material You redesign appears, looks just as we predicted
5 Chromebook productivity features I couldn’t live without
As a daily Chromebook user for over 10 years at this point, I've been around long enough to see features come and go. Generally speaking, the ChromeOS team has done a great job of adding new features without detracting from the core experience of Chromebooks being speedy, secure, and simple to use. … [Read more...] about 5 Chromebook productivity features I couldn’t live without
The Pixel Watch LTE is finally on sale (as long as you like silver)
I'll make this short and sweet. Why? Well, this deal appears to be exclusive to Target and one particular color of the LTE-enabled Pixel Watch has already sold out. As part of Google's Black Friday week, every authorized Google retailer is selling the wi-fi version of the sleek new Pixel watch at a … [Read more...] about The Pixel Watch LTE is finally on sale (as long as you like silver)
Google Sheets improves creating and modifying Pivot Tables
A pivot table is a very popular type of statistical tool that may be used to produce reports that summarize and reorganize chosen columns and rows of data contained within a database or spreadsheet. The spreadsheet or database structure is not altered in any way by the tool but rather helps you … [Read more...] about Google Sheets improves creating and modifying Pivot Tables
At $250 off, this 16-inch ASUS Chromebook Flip CX5 is a steal
The deals just keep coming. This year's Black Friday/Cyber Monday promotions have been absolutely stellar if you're in the market for a new Chromebook. We've unearthed $200 ChromeOS tablets, ultra-premium flagships at a $400 discount, and just about everything in between but we're just getting … [Read more...] about At $250 off, this 16-inch ASUS Chromebook Flip CX5 is a steal
[UPDATE: This deal is back]Don’t miss this crazy deal on the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3
UPDATE: It appears that Best Buy has rekindled this deal and you can once again score the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 5 for only $199. Black Friday has arrived; with it, we'll be sharing the best ChromeOS and Google-related deals from around the web. Stay tuned for my Black Friday Chromebook roundup … [Read more...] about [UPDATE: This deal is back]Don’t miss this crazy deal on the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 3
The powerful Acer Chromebook Spin 714 just hit an all-time low price
Well, we had Black Friday and then, Small Business Saturday. Tomorrow, more deals will arrive as Cyber Monday kicks off but what about today? Yeah, I have no idea what today is called but that hasn't stopped Best Buy from dropping some hot new Chromebook deals. I sincerely thought that yesterday's … [Read more...] about The powerful Acer Chromebook Spin 714 just hit an all-time low price
How to create and manage Google Alerts to be notified when interesting content hits the web
Did you know that Google has created a way for you to wrangle the wide, open web? There are constantly billions of pieces of content being published on the internet, and it can be hard to keep track of things that are important to you, but Google Alerts makes it possible to be notified of highly … [Read more...] about How to create and manage Google Alerts to be notified when interesting content hits the web
How to keep your Gmail Inbox free of Spam and Promotions
Using its time-tested and refined algorithms, Gmail does a pretty good job of trying to keep our inboxes free of Spam, Junk emails, and unwanted promotions. It even utilizes inbox tabs to categorize your promotions, social, updates, and forum emails and keep them out of your primary email tab where … [Read more...] about How to keep your Gmail Inbox free of Spam and Promotions
A new Gmail update improves your email search results
As a result of new machine learning models, Gmail rolled out an update back in July, which resulted in search suggestions that were more accurate, customizable, and made more sense. When using the Gmail Search Box to look for a conversation, files, or a coworker's contact information, you would see … [Read more...] about A new Gmail update improves your email search results
The Google Play Store’s intelligent space-saving “app archiving” feature is now rolling out
Remember the Nextbit Robin phone? Most people don't. It wasn't a particularly spectacular device, but it did ship with a unique feature that no one else was implementing at the time. The ability to archive your apps and reinstall them right from the app list or home screen may seem like something … [Read more...] about The Google Play Store’s intelligent space-saving “app archiving” feature is now rolling out
