While Chromebooks haven’t taken off in the mainstream market, Google has announced that they are popular with school administrators. Schools are deploying 1-to1 programs with the Chromebooks, where each student receives one of the laptops. While this is certainly not the majority of schools, the fact that they seem to be a great way for [...]

With the release of Chrome 16, Google finally enabled its Cloud Print service for everyone who uses its Chrome browser. Previously, the service was limited only to Chromebooks. With this release, Google says it has connected more than 6 million printers via Cloud Print, which is the first information the company has released about the [...]

Google has struggled to get the Chromebook into the hands of the consumer, even going so far as to offer them as an in-flight convenience and later opening a Chromezone section inside of a PC World in London. It’s no secret that the search giant is having to fight tooth and nail for public awareness [...]

It was about 3 months ago at this year’s Google I/O that we first heard of Netflix coming to Chromebooks and although it was a long time coming, Chromebook users can now finally stream their favorite movies and shows with the latest version of Chrome OS. The announcement was made via Google+ post and listed [...]

Google has officially announced a new Stable Channel update for Chromebooks. The new Chrome13 update bring a slew of new features, most notably the ability to mount and Android device to your Chromebook (finally). Some of the release features include: Supports new Chrome 13 functionality (check out the Official Chrome Blog for more information) Google [...]

To access some Wi-Fi networks you need a unique identification number that only your particular device has, called a MAC Address. Finding your Chromebook MAC number isn’t hard, you just need to know how to do it! Click the network icon  in upper right Click the name of your current network Click the “Network” tab. [...]

Yesterday we told you how to take full window screenshots using Google Chrome, but there is a much easier way to do this with Chrome OS that is also built into the system- no need to install an app or extension. Simply hold down CTRL and press the window switcher key (the key that looks [...]

It’s very much a work in progress, but if you’re eager to test out voice recording on your Chromebook or other Chrome OS device, you can dive into the command prompt and make that happen. Here are the steps: CTRL+ALT+T to open command prompt Type “Shell” and hit enter Type “arecord > hello.wav” Hit enter [...]

You might not even know what the heck “Ping” and “Tracert” mean, yet when someone is walking you through troubleshooting something they may ask you to do a ping or traceroute. They could explain how to do it on Windows or Mac but they MAY not know how to do it on a Chomebook. Fortunately, [...]

It’s probably that the hackier of the Chromebook enthusiasts already know this trick, but I’d bet there are a bunch of tinkerers trying to learn who are wondering how they can access the the Chromebook Command Prompt. It’s very simple: CTRL+ALT+T! You can type “Shell” at the command prompt to (duh) get a shell prompt.