Chromebooks are very convenient devices to take with you when traveling. Most are compact and lightweight enough to fit in your personal or carry-on bag and straightforward enough to use that you can trust will facilitate what you need to get done with them. I recently took a trip that took me across time zones […]
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Works with Chromebook: Which devices are on the list?
It has been nearly three years since Robby stumbled upon an Anker power block that was adorned with a “Works with Chromebook” badge at a local Best Buy. At that time, it was unclear if this was an initiative by Google or simple Anker looking to capitalize on the explosive growth of ChromeOS. A few […]
Continue ReadingHow to change the icon for web app shortcuts on ChromeOS
Last week, we published a quick guide on how to create web app shortcuts on ChromeOS for sites that don’t offer a PWA. This is a great way to have an app-like experience for your favorite sites and keep them contained to their own window. However, sometimes, the icon that get automatically created for it, […]
Continue ReadingChromeOS Flex now generally available to more PCs and Macs
Today Google announced in a blog post that starting next week, ChromeOS Flex will graduate from its early access period to becoming generally available to over 400 certified devices. This is a major feat considering its humble beginnings just five months ago when it supported a much smaller subset of devices, and the version of […]
Continue ReadingChromeOS will soon have two-thirds and one-third window snapping
Before the release of Windows 11, ChromeOS had, in my opinion, the best – yet simple – approach to native window management. I preferred it to Windows 10’s split screens and MacOS’ split view, which forced window pairings into full-screen mode. However, all of that changed when Windows 11 introduced Snap Layouts, giving the user […]
Continue ReadingThe Anywhere School School 2022: Event overview and announcements for education
Google’s The Anywhere School 2022 webinar event took off today with product launches and announcements to improve how students and teachers use technology in the classroom. The announcements included new updates to Chromebooks, Google Classroom, and Google Meet. Here’s a summary of everything that’s coming: The official launch of Screencast app Last month, we shared […]
Continue ReadingHow to sign PDFs on a Chromebook without third party apps
It has happened to most of us more than once: You receive very important paperwork via email that you must sign, and then you are faced with the task of printing it out, signing it, scanning it, and then emailing it back. But what if you don’t have a printer? or simply don’t want to […]
Continue ReadingNearby Share’s “Self Share” mode gets closer, Spotted on Android
Nearby Share, which debuted on Android in mid-2020 and then on ChromeOS a few months later, has become an indispensable feature of the Google ecosystem. Those of us who use Android and ChromeOS have been known to use this feature almost daily to transfer files and photos back and forth between our devices in an […]
Continue Reading[Update: Fixed] Is your Chromebook’s camera not working? You’re not alone
Update April 8th, 8:39AM ET: A fix has been released and an update posted on the Chromebook Community. If your Chromebook was affected by this, check for an OS update using these instructions. My Duet 5 was on Stable version 99.0.4844.94, which updated to version 100.0.4896.82 and effectively fixed the camera issue. A new ChromeOS […]
Continue ReadingThe long-awaited Chrome OS Projector tool is now in the Dev channel
We are quickly approaching the release of Chrome OS 100. With this fast-approaching epoch of Chrome and the Chrome operating system, we have high expectations that a laundry list of new features should follow not long after. Google just announced the launch of Steam Alpha on Chrome OS which, in a bit of a misnomer […]
Continue ReadingGoogle preparing ‘ChromeOS’ rename to unify branding
As strongly evident by our website name and the content we report daily, we are really into Chromebooks and the operating system they run. This is also the case for many others who use Chrome OS on a daily basis and enjoy the benefits of a lightweight operating system that runs pretty much everything on […]
Continue ReadingChrome OS Exclusive ‘Side Search’ feature coming to Chrome on desktop
December 2021 was a rocky month for Google and Chrome OS users with the unfortunately-wonky rollout of Chrome OS 96, which had to be halted and then resumed. However, even with its troubles, Chrome OS 96 brought us a few pretty handy hidden features that Robby covered in our December “5 New Hidden Chrome OS […]
Continue ReadingHow to pair your Pixel Buds with your Chromebook
If you own a pair of Google’s Pixel Buds that you use with your Android device and want to use them with your Chromebook as well, you will unfortunately not get the fancy fast pair experience made famous by the Google Pixel phones. However, you will be able to pair them with any device that […]
Continue ReadingDirty Pipe vulnerability: Is your Chromebook affected?
A Linux vulnerability referred to as “Dirty Pipe” (CVE-2022-0847), has recently been publicly disclosed affecting kernels higher than 5.8, which can grant any attacker root privileges to your device. This exploit, first reported by known security researcher Max Kellerman, has been coined the biggest security threat to Linux in years and can affect any Linux-powered […]
Continue ReadingSteam for Chrome OS gets minimum hardware specs
If you follow Chrome Unboxed or Chrome OS development in general, the name ‘Borealis‘ may provoke some feelings of excitement and anticipation. If you’re a gamer and Borealis doesn’t ring a bell, now would be a good time to bring you up to speed on the news. Project Borealis It has been more than two […]
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