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Tip Of The Day: How To Right-Click, Scroll, & Drag And Drop with Chromebook Trackpad

Learning something new can take some getting used to and the Chromebook trackpad is no difference. But I promise you, after a little bit of practice, you’ll be using it like you’ve known it for years. At first, right clicking, scrolling, and dragging and dropping seems like a daunting task simply because you’re not sure […]

Tip Of The Day: Chromebook Keyboard Options

We’ve come a long way as a civilization, but no matter how many years departed we are from hieroglyphics, I don’t think we’ll ever get away from using little pictures to represent greater meanings. Thus is the case with some of the Chromebook buttons that have little images to represent actions. They’re really straightforward and […]

Tip Of The Day: Change Your Search Key To Caps Lock

Hey! Where is the Caps Lock button on my Chromebook keyboard? I DON’T WANT TO HOLD THE SHIFT KEY DOWN WHEN I’M YELLING AT PEOPLE! If you’re feeling the same, fret not, for you can change your Search Key back to a Caps Lock key should you so choose. Simply: Click the wrench in the […]

Tip Of The Day: List Of Chromebook Shortcuts

One of the most underutilized features of Chrome, Chrome OS and Chromebooks are the use of Chromebook shortcuts. There are a plethora of options, dialogues, settings, and things you can activate with quick keyboard shortcuts. Learn them. They are your friend. They will make using your Chromebook much more quick, smooth, friendly, and productive. The […]

Tip Of The Day: Verizon 3G Chromebook (Don’t Forget Your Smartphone!)

This is less of a tip and more of a public service warning for those not taking advantage of this. If you’re a Chromebook user in the United States then you’re likely able to access 100MB of free internet service every single month through Verizon 3G connectivity. The instructions are fairly simple and you can […]

Tip Of The Day: Enable Chromebook Dev Version

Before Google rolls out Chrome features to the greater public, they first test the features on a select few who choose to enable the “Developer” version of Chrome. This allows tech savvy people to enjoy new features while they beta test for Google. You can join these elite ranks by visiting chrome://settings/about and clicking on […]

Tip Of The Day: Enable Awesome, Experimental Chromebook Options

I know you. You’re the type that likes to always have the newest, coolest thing, learn tips and tricks before anyone else, master them, and share them with your friends who are amazed at your keen and cunning. If I’m right (and I am) you’ll want to type “about:flags” in your Chrome bar. Doing this […]

Tip Of The Day: Require Password When You Re-Open Your Chromebook

Man, that instant-on option of Chromebook is blazing fast, but imagine you’re using the device, close the lid, scurry on your way, and somebody else comes along, opens the lid and has access to all your goodies! You can trigger Chrome OS to require a password every time you close the lid in order for […]

Tip Of The Day: Secure Chromebook Login Options

The nice thing about Chromebooks is you can quickly login, hop on the internet, and automatically have access to everything you were previously doing “in the cloud” regardless of what device you were doing it on. That being said… do you want others to have access to all this stuff? Maybe not, and if not, […]

Tip Of The Day: Enable Tap To Click For Chromebook Trackpad

If you’re having a little trouble with you Chromebook trackpad there are a couple features you’ll want to consider changing- everyone has their own preferences and luckily, Google allows you to customize them in Chrome OS. Visit chrome://settings/system in your Omnibar and you’ll see exactly what I mean: As you can see, two of the […]

Acer Cromia & Samsung Chromebook Pre-Order At Amazon, BestBuy

You’ve been itching to get your hands on the first Chromebooks for some time now. If you want to sure you get yours before everyone else, the time is ripe. Amazon and BestBuy have launched their pre-orders for the device. Head on over to Amazon and get the darn deal dude!

1-Minute? Samsung Chromebook Setup Takes Much Longer [VIDEO]

We got our Series 5 Chromebook plugged in and ready to rock, eager to check out the “1-minute setup” flaunted for Chromebooks. Unfortunately we found out that it took MUCH longer mainly due to one thorn in the Chrombook’s side: it required a several minute OS update when booting for the first time. Without that […]

Samsung Chromebook Unboxing [VIDEO]

Well look what WE have: 2 Samsung Chromebooks. That’s right… TWO. We’ll be giving one away in a contest so stay tuned for contest details. For now, here’s what you can expect when you buy the Series 5 and finally rip it open. Pretty standard box with what you’d expect inside. I tried to do […]

Samsung Chromebooks Begin Shipping

Last week the Samsung Chromebook went on sale. Today we were just notified that they’ve shipped and will be arriving on our doors shortly. Do you have one on the way? Check your e-mail, get the UPS code to track your shipment, then head on over to our Chromebook Forum where other Chromenthusiasts eagerly await […]

Samsung Chromebook Now Available [LIMITED]

If you signed up for instant notification on the availability of the Samsung Chromebook then you JUST got the following E-Mail allowing you to purchase the device: I clicked through, signed up for a Gilt account, and low and behold was able to purchase the Samsung Chromebook! Order went through and now I’m just waiting […]

Analyst Says Chrome’s Security Claims are Bunk

The latest announcements by Google about their netbook OS, Chrome, are drawing the ire of some security experts saying; saying, more or less, that they are just too good to be true. Google is claiming that “Chromebooks have many layers of security built in so there is no anti-virus software to buy and maintain. Even […]

Evernote Extension for Chrome Ready

Users of Evernote and Chrome can now combine their love into one great Chrome extension. Evernote just released their web-clipping extension for the browser which allows users a plethora of new tools. The main feature is the web-clipping tool which allows users to take a snapshot of the webpage they are currently on and have […]

Toshiba Nixing Chrome OS Book

While Toshiba may have had plans on releasing a Chrome based netbook; those plans seem to have been axed, along with W7 tablets, according to some leaked information. With the two devices scrapped, Toshiba will focus on its Android based Thrive device. The move comes after Toshiba’s AC100 flopped, and the company has decided to […]

Update Available for Chrome OS

Google is pushing a Chrome OS update and owners of the CR-48 can get their grubby hands on it. The update gets Flash up to 10.2.158.22, the file manager that Quentyn was moaning about, some various UI updates and other bug fixes to round out the changes. For those of you interested, Engadget has a […]

Lady Gaga Chrome Commercial [VIDEO]

Check out the Chrome commercial Google aired during the season finale of SNL: I’m not a very big Lady Gaga fan – in fact, I kind of despise her – but it’s great to see Google putting big bucks into Chrome advertising. While the fate of Chrome OS and Chromebooks are unknown, I think it’s […]

CR-48 Shipping Out Again

Engadget is being told that the CR-48, Google’s first Chrome OS netbook, is back to being shipped out to its eager beta testers. Yes, those who signed up for the beta program back in December claim they are, or have, been shipped the reasonable-to-call-a-flop-netbook. Hey maybe those who received it will just load Ubuntu on […]

Chromebooks Can Run Windows, Macs Remotely [CHROMOTING]

Bombshell: everyone who thought the Chromebooks were total fails only limited to running stuff in the browser are about to change their mind. Google’s FAQ for Chrome OS has been updated to mention “Chromoting”. This will be a free feature offered by Google that allows remote access to your Mac or PC, meaning your Chromebook […]

Samsung Chromebook Boot Time [VIDEO]

The Samsung Chromebook can supposedly boot up – from being completely off to completely on and ready to run – within 10-seconds. At the launch event, we put that to the test: Not below 10-seconds, but that was indeed FAST! We had to take into account entering the password which tacked on a few seconds. […]

Samsung Series 5 Chromebook [HANDS ON VIDEO]

Last night we had the pleasure of attending an exclusive Samsung event where they presented the Samsung Chromebook, officially named the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook. The actual presentation didn’t feature anything new, but we DID get hands-on the first ever Chromebook for the first time. We were pretty impressed with both the hardware and the […]