A few months ago the Chrome OS team gave us the option to record our Chromebook screen. Until then, if you wanted to record your screen you would need to use software such as Screencastify. In this article, I’ll show you how to record your Chromebook screen, which by default saves the recording in the … Read more
A few months ago I created a video showing the new Chrome OS launcher app menu. At the time it was only available on the developer channel. The good news is you can now get access to this menu on the stable channel. At the time of writing, we’re currently on Chrome OS 97. That’s … Read more
A few months ago I created a video to show some of the issues I had with the Chrome OS Virtual Desk. These issues still exist, but the good news is a flag is available, which fixes the problem. If you’re unfamiliar with Chrome OS flags. They are experimental options you can enable on your … Read more
Android apps have come a long way compared to where they were ten years ago. I love sketching and used to use a pen and piece of paper when I was at school. You no longer need to have these oldskool tools because you can sketch on a Chromebook. To do so you will need … Read more
The great thing about Chrome OS is how quick and easy it is to log in to your computer. Unless you change the settings anyone who has access to your Chromebook can also use it. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but it will depend on who you live with. You may be happy for … Read more
Chrome OS is a great operating system but you’re slightly limited when it comes to customisation. For example, it’s still not possible to put icons on the desktop. This can make it difficult to access apps and websites you use on a regular basis quickly. You can of course access apps quickly by adding them … Read more
Chrome OS and most of the Chromebooks and Chromebox computers that use the operating system support Linux. I say most of them because older devices may not have the support. Although Linux has been available for a few years now. It’s not taken off as much as Android Apps on the Chromebook. This is mainly … Read more
Chrome OS has always offered a very lightweight operating system. It’s one of the great attractions when choosing to buy a Chromebook. This means the Chrome OS development team has always been careful about providing too many features to avoid offering a bloated operating system. In the last couple of years, we have started to … Read more