After Three Years, Linux Apps on Chromebooks are Finally Breaking Out of Beta When Linux app support landed on Chrome OS in 2018, the feature was incredibly unstable. Most apps didn’t work, and those that did were buggy and missing sound or graphical elements. But the Linux Development Environment for Chrome OS, nicknamed Crostini, finally works well enough to lose […]
Read moreGoogle Maps: 6 buried features you’ll love Don’t get caught in a bind — learn how to use these Google Maps hacks like a pro.
Read more10 Popular Google Doodle Games You Can Play Right Now Google keeps its main search page fresh with fun doodles that change every couple of days. Occasionally, the doodle is an actual game that you can play. All of these games are archived and can be played after their time on the homepage has passed.
Read moreHow to Save an Email as a PDF in Gmail If you’d like to save an email from Gmail for offline use, every modern browser makes it easy to virtually “print” an email to a PDF file. Here’s how to do it on Windows and Mac.
Read moreWhat Is DuckDuckGo? Meet the Google Alternative for Privacy DuckDuckGo is a privacy-focused search engine that doesn’t track you. This alternative to Google, Bing, and Yahoo is growing fast. Here’s an introduction to DuckDuckGo and a look at how it protects your privacy.
Read moreWhat Is Google’s FLoC, and How Will It Track You Online? Third-party cookies are going extinct, but that doesn’t mean tracking is going away. Google is introducing a new tracking method called Federated Learning of Cohorts, or FLoC, as part of the “privacy sandbox” initiative it announced in 2019. Google claims its replacement for cookies will better protect user data, […]
Read moreHow to Connect Bluetooth Devices to a Chromebook Chrome OS devices work great as standalone laptops and tablets, but you may occasionally want to extend functionality with accessories. We’ll show you how easy it is to connect Bluetooth devices to your Chromebook.
Read moreEvery browser maker but Google is going against FLoC Pretty much every browser maker but Google has pushed back against FLoC. What you need to know Vivaldi, Mozilla, and Brave have come out with strong statements against Google’s FLoC. FLoC uses your data to place you into groups for the purpose of advertising. Microsoft also commented on FLoC, and appears […]
Read moreWhat Is Google Discover, and How Do I View It on My Phone? In a world stuffed full of articles and stories, it can be hard to find the stuff that really interests you. As the name implies, Google Discover is one solution to this problem, and you probably already have it.
Read moreNew Gmail with Google Chat tabs rolling out, how to turn on Last year, Google announced that the future of Gmail will see Chat join the existing Meet tab. Here’s how to turn on new Gmail with Chat…
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