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Chrome is easily one of the most important products Google has ever released. It started an evolutionary shift for web browsers by introducing sandboxing and rapid release schedules. Fast forward to today, and Chrome is the world's most popular web browser and serves as the operating system for a rapidly-growing ecosystem of laptops. Today marks the 10th anniversary of Google Chrome's initial announcement. Google Chrome 3.0 running on Linux (source) On September 1st, 2008, Google published a blog p...

Clip source: The Ultimate How-To Guide for Chromebook Beginners The Ultimate How-To Guide for Chromebook BeginnersBy Dan Price Published May 21, 2018 Chromebooks deserve their reputation for being easy-to-use, but that doesn't mean everything is simple. To help you get to grips, here's an ultimate how-to guide for your Chromebook. Readers like you help support MUO. When you make a purchase using links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Read More. Chromebooks have deservedly earned a re...

It looks as though Microsoft Office is finally available on Chrome OS. It isn’t available on every single Chromebook, and you may still need an Office 365 subscription to take full advantage. But still, this brings to an end one of the major reasons some people reject Chromebooks. Chromebooks are amazing devices. They’re small, light, fast, simple, affordable, and versatile. And they’re growing in popularity. The only thing holding Chromebooks back is the programs that aren’t yet compatible with Chrome O...

Creatives can be in a tough spot when they don’t have internet access. We previously covered some creative Chrome apps that you can use offline — great for artists, photographers, writers, and anyone else channeling their creative energy on a Chromebook or with the Chrome browser. And now, we’re back with eight more for musicians, designers, and more. Music and Sound Effects Working with tunes, notes, and sound effects can be rewarding as well as fun. But if it’s your business, you should make sure you c...

Remember the first time you ever saw the real-time collaboration feature for Google Docs (now Google Drive)? It seems obvious now, but in 2005 seeing changes happen live felt nothing short of magical. Never again would you have to email documents to various co-workers, only to manually add everyone’s changes to a single document. Ten years later and Google Drive continues to improve, Microsoft offers real-time collaboration in their online version of Office, and Dropbox is reportedly working on a real-ti...

Dinsan Francis Getting started with a Google Chromebook is very easy so is being a normal Google Chromebook user. But to be a power user, you need to know some tips and tricks. Here is some to get you started! Towards the end of the list you will find tips mostly found on development channel or beta channel of Chrome OS. So if you are using stable version of Chrome OS and find a feature not working, do not worry, it will be there in few weeks time when Chrome team updates stable version. Thanks eve...