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![How to master your Chromebook trackpad gestures [VIDEO]](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/GesturesChromebookTrackpadTips.jpeg)
Chromebooks are built to be easy to understand and simple to navigate. A big part of that navigation lies in the powerful, flexible trackpad that rests just beneath your Chromebook’s keyboard. This input method wields a lot of power over Chrome OS, but just because Chromebooks are meant to be streamlined, simplified computers, that doesn’t […]
As we glide gracefully into the new year, hoping never to look back to 2020, I wanted to share with you my top five Chromebook keyboard shortcuts for fun and productivity. You can access your shortcut manager by pressing ctrl + alt + / or by opening your Explore and navigating to them on the […]
![New Chromebook Users: 10 things you need to know to get started [VIDEO]](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ChromebookChromeOS.jpg)
Now that Chromebooks are moving close to finishing up 10 years of existence, there are lots of us who are quite familiar with Chrome OS and all the ins-and-outs of Chromebook ownership. But for many, that path is just starting and though the learning curve isn’t steep with these computers, it does exist and there […]
Over the course of the time Chromebooks have been available, they have become very adept at window management. From a useful overview mode to virtual desks to easy window snapping, Chrome OS has quite a few tricks up its sleeve to help you be productive with more than one window at once. Split-screen features have […]
![[UPDATE: VIDEO] How to control your TV with the new Chromecast remote](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ChromecastGoogleTVHotelCaptivePortalWiFi.jpg)
For a variety of reasons, if you picked up a new Chromecast with Google TV you may have skipped out on setting up the TV controls during your initial out of box experience. I know I did initially (we unboxed and set up on camera, so I bypassed that part) and had to figure out […]
![How to set up stereo pairing with Google Nest Audio speakers [VIDEO]](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/NestAudioStereoPairHowTo.jpg)
One of the key benefits of purchasing the new Nest Audio speakers from Google is the promise of stereo pairing. The idea is simple enough, giving users a proper stereo pairing without any wires or additional peripherals. Sure, speaker groups are good at multi-speaker audio, but Google has made it dead-simple to set up true […]
Since the spring, we’ve all become far more accustom to video calls and meetings than we ever dreamed we would. With Zoom’s meteoric rise to the top of the video chat heap, there were parts of its interface that not only became sought after – they became expected. After all, if the majority of people […]
OK. I’m going to make this one quick. Most of the blame is on me, honestly, so I’ll own that. But the fact that apps are allowed to exist in the Google Play Store that barely do anything at all, are geared towards children, and have free trials that end after a few days and […]
![How to sideload apps on your new Chromecast without any cables or adapters [VIDEO]](https://chromeunboxed.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ChromecastWithGoogleTVSideloadApps.jpg)
The new Chromecast with Google TV has been very well received by users across the board. With glowing reviews by us and other media outlets, this $49 streaming dongle could easily be considered Google’s biggest hardware triumph of 2020. Most of that praise is simply due to the new Chromecast showing up with a dedicated […]
One of the biggest gripes surrounding the Chromecast over the years has clearly been the lack of a remote. While Amazon, Roku and Apple were all pushing smart, connected streaming solutions that had an interface and remote, Google was finding a different success in the simplicity of the Chromecast and it’s no-frills approach to pushing […]
We’ve already talked through the details of Google’s upcoming transition to stop allowing free, high-quality photo backups to occur via Google Photos. We all have different feelings about this move, but I’ve long conceded that Google can’t keep it free forever. As long as they are giving us plenty of notice before stopping the free […]
Last year, Google opened up registration to its ‘.new’ top-level domains to third-parties so that companies could take advantage of a new way of getting people to use their services faster. They also created a bunch of their own, allowing you to quickly jump into several Google services just by typing things like docs.new, sheets.new, […]
