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Of all the things we share with our readers, we get some of the most positive feedback concerning our tips & tricks articles. As many aren't fully familiar with the ins and outs of Chrome OS, these articles provide interesting and useful info for new and experienced users alike.
The trail that has led to Virtual Desks finally rolling out in Chrome OS 78 has been a long one. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad the team took the time to get this new feature fully-formed before actually introducing it to the world. Though we’ve been talking about Virtual Desks for nearly the entirety […]
Halloween is right around the corner, which means it’s time to put the final touches on your costume and find the perfect spooky decorations. Whether you are preparing for a Halloween party or just getting ready for some trick-or-treaters, Google Nest has some frightful tricks up its sleeve to make your Halloween even more fun. […]
Google is so close to closing the gap when using a Chromebook and Google Photos. For many users, Google really ruined the slightly-confusing workflow that allowed Chromebook users to access their Google Photos directly from the Chrome OS Files app when they removed the sync between Photos and Drive. When syncing Photos with Drive was […]
Using the Google Assistant on my phone and smart speakers has become part of my daily workflow. From getting the forecast in the morning, to setting reminders while I am working, or getting recipes in the evening when I need help with dinner ideas, the Assistant is always there to lend a helping hand. With […]
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We’ve all been there. You have one or two devices you primarily do your work on and just when you need that one file that you were dealing with earlier in the day, your device you have with you doesn’t have the file you need to finish the job. It’s happened to me on countless […]
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Chrome OS, for many users, is a completely new computing experience. Along with a new paradigm of computing, cloud-first thinking, and a different user interface than what most people are used to, Chrome OS brings a rather novel concept of simple, approachable access to multiple development and testing channels for those of us who are […]
Virtual Desks on Chrome OS have been a great productivity addition to the workflow of many Chromebook users, but the entire experience has yet to actually roll out. Sure, the ability to turn on a flag and technically use multiple desktops is already there in Chrome OS 76, but the full experience has yet to […]
Just as Google is wont to do, they have gone and added customized search results for yet another popular entity: Friends. Though the internet is continuously split on whether or not ‘Friends’ is a worthwhile show to keep around or just a 90’s relic that needs to be removed from the common consciousness, there’s clearly […]
We wrote about the upcoming lock screen media controls coming to Chrome OS back in July and filed the feature away since that point. Don’t get me wrong, I love the idea of being able to see what is playing on my Chromebook as I approach it from the lock screen, but after seeing the […]
Just this week we began receiving reports of Chromebook devices losing internet connectivity only within Android apps. To be fair, we’ve seen this bug arise in the past and it was generally quick to be squashed and only present in Beta and Dev Channels of Chrome OS. This time around, however, the bug is firmly […]
Chrome OS 76 is nearly old news at this point. In a world where updates happen every six weeks and sometimes get delayed just a bit, six weeks can fly by in the blink of an eye. With Chrome OS 76, we saw all sorts of new features both out of the box and behind […]
One of the new features that rolled out in Chrome OS 76 that has flown under the radar a bit is the addition of multiple account sign-ins from the People tab in your Chromebook settings. For long-time Chromebook users, it would be easy to overlook this setting as unimportant, but don’t be fooled by the […]
