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Because we eat, sleep and breathe Chromebooks here at Chrome Unboxed, it’s easy for us to take for granted the seemingly simple functionalities of Chrome OS. We use them every day without a second thought but we want to make sure we are offering not only news and reviews but also great tips and how-tos […]
This is a really fun trick that, when done right, can give you a very interesting, very cool new tab page each time you open up your Chrome browser. For quite some time now, users have had the ability to add customization to Chrome to change the color of the main elements and add custom […]
As both a Chromebook user and a web developer, I’ve spent a good bit of time using the following keyboard shortcut that I’m about to show to you. I use it so often, in fact, that it just hit me this morning that I’ve never really shared how to do this quickly, without settings menus […]
One thing I like doing on a very regular basis is changing my wallpaper on whatever Chromebook is in front of me at the time. Depending on the season or what I have upcoming, I tend to adjust my background image accordingly. This time of year I tend to have a trip to Chicago planned, […]
There’s no question that Google has designed the Chromebook keyboard and trackpad with convenience and usability in mind. To get the most out of your Chromebook, it’s important to become familiar with all that these devices have to offer. On top of an array of dedicated keys and some useful gestures within the trackpad, Google […]
If you’ve been around Chromebooks for any amount of time, it is highly likely that you’ve fully reset your Chromebook back to factory status at least once. Whether it is when upgrading and handing off your Chromebook to someone else or if you’re having some sort of technical issue, resetting your Chromebook can alleviate many […]
Remember when Chromebooks first made a splash in the consumer market? it was a little over a year and a half ago. Google teamed up with the major OEMs to highlight some of the great features that Chrome OS has to offer. In the process, the Chromebook team came up with some rather pointed advertising […]
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Let’s face it, when it comes to built-in webcams on Chromebooks, the standard fare is less than desirable. For years, webcams have honestly been a basic commodity that have received very little attention, but the pandemic has obviously shed a massive spotlight on laptop webcams across the board and the results have come back fairly […]
I’ve gone on record many times to say that I’m not a tab hoarder. When tab groups started development for Chrome, I was glad it was on the way, but I knew that its arrival wouldn’t change much for me. Not everyone is in this camp, however, and many of you out there deal with […]
It is no secret or surprise that we are all investing far more time than before in video calls. Whether you use Zoom, Google Meet, Facetime, Google Duo, WhatsApp, Messenger Rooms, or something else, there are constants that exist between every single video chat platform. When it comes down to it, the biggest things we […]
We’ve talked about Google’s plan to release an upcoming feature called Nearby Sharing and I don’t want to undermine how exciting that will be when it does arrive. However, in the meantime, there’s a PWA out there that does much of what Apple’s much-loved Airdrop does and you can use it today, right now, and […]
Over the last couple of weeks, many of us are staying at home much more than normal and are trying to juggle remote work, distance learning with kids, and virtual hangouts with friends/family. If you have a Google smart speaker, a smart display, or Chromecast, you can put the Google Assistant to work to get […]
