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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 […]
If you aren’t already familiar, Zoom video chats have completely taken the world by storm in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sure, there have been some issues with the service and user data sharing, but Zoom has done a good job at trying to combat the negative press and is hard at work to […]
If you’re like the majority of users, you go about your daily business with Adobe’s Flash Player disabled in the Chrome browser. The antiquated media player has had its head on the chopping block for nearly three years now and Google announced that sometime near the end of 2020, Flash support would be fully removed […]
It is no secret that I love web-based tools. Being a Chromebook user for years has the tendency to do that to people. Honestly, getting to do cool, intensive tasks right in the browser is what drew me to Chrome OS in the first place. Back in the early days, there wasn’t a ton of […]
![[Update] Lenovo C340-11 having Wi-Fi issues? Here’s the (sort of) quick-fix](https://cdn-0.chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/lenovoc340wifi.jpg)
Update: The Chrome OS team just pushed out an update to the Stable Channel. There has been no official statement as to whether this contains a fix for the Lenovo or not but I highly recommend attempting to update before proceeding with the steps below. Update 2: According to the corresponding bug report, the update […]
As we all learn to adjust in a world where working from home is the new normal, we thought it a good time to revisit how you can get a reliable, simple remote desktop setup up and running. This will work on any device you have across the board, so you don’t really have to […]
During this time of social distancing, remote working and homeschooling, Zoom has quickly become one of the most popular teleconferencing platforms in the world. Thanks to its low barrier of entry and cross-platform capabilities, the video meeting software has come to the aid of millions in a time where staying digitally connected has become paramount. […]
The bookmark bar for Chrome is prime real estate.
Once it’s full, your bookmarks fall off the edge and disappear!
Don’t despair!
There is a simple bookmark trick that will double the number of bookmarks you can save to your bookmarks bar!
Google’s line of smart speakers – now branded Google Nest – are great devices for helping you around the house, able to perform tasks from controlling your smart home devices to listening to your favorite podcast. But there are some fun features many users are likely not aware of that are built right into Google […]
Right in the middle of the current crisis our world is currently facing right now, new modes of doing standard things are needed. Maybe one of the most pressing needs most people have is figuring out how to transition their work practices from office spaces to areas in the home. Doing this drastically decreases the […]
