Chrome OS

10 Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts and Hidden Features to Boost Your Productivity

Chromebooks are handy devices that when used properly can help to boost your productivity. Here are 10 Chromebook keyboard shortcuts to get you started.

How to Install Android Applications Directly on Chromebook

Arc Welder is a Chrome extension that lets you install Android applications on a Chromebook using App Runtime for Chrome, ARC. Here’s how it works.

How to Map a Crouton Installation to An External Device (Chromebook)

The problem with a Chromebook is its low storage space. The good news is, you can easily setup Crouton installations (for Linux) on an external device. Here’s how.

How to Run Linux in a Window on your Chromebook

You might be aware that it’s possible to run a Linux distribution on your Chromebook. but what if you could run Linux in a window? Well, now you can!

How to Create Swap on a Chromebook

Chromebook doesn’t come with a lot of memory, but here’s a quick fix. You can create swap to solve the memory issue. Here’s how it is done.

How to Make a Chrome OS Recovery Disk

Operating systems, including Chrome OS, fail all the time, so it’s important to be prepared. Here’s how you can make a Chrome OS recovery disk.

How to Transfer and Manage Photos from a Digital Camera Using a Chromebook

Your digital camera software won’t work in a Chromebook. Here’s what you will need to do to transfer and manage your photos from digital camera in a Chromebook.

Here’s What’s New with Chrome OS’ Pre-Installed Webcam App

Chrome OS has a webcam app that comes pre-installed in the OS, and it’s pretty good. Let’s take a look at Chrome OS’s Camera app as it currently stands.

Can Chromebook Replace the Desktop PC? [Poll]

Do Chromebooks have what it takes to somday replace the desktop PC? Let us know what you think.

Should Microsoft Be Scared of Chromebooks?

Over the past year, Microsoft has been attacking Google with the Scroogled, with the latest targeting Chromebook. Should Microsoft be scared of Chromebooks?

Five Cool Things You Didn’t Know Chrome OS Could Do

There are quite a few features that can be enabled in the experimental section of Chrome OS. Want to change which side of the screen your launcher is on? Wish your touchpad supported more gestures? Read on to find out about five great features Chrome OS already supports that are buried away under its settings.

How to Install Ubuntu on a Chromebook Pixel

If you have got yourself the Chrombook Pixel and find that Chrome OS really isn’t the right match for you, you may be happy to know that it’s both possible and easy to install Ubuntu on a Chromebook Pixel.

Can You Survive Using a Chromebook as Your Only Computer?

Chromebooks have been around for a few years, and it is starting to pick up momentum. The question is: can you get by with using Chromebook as your only computer?

How to Test ChromeOS in Ubuntu

If you want to test out ChromeOS before you decide if you want to get the Chromebook, here is how you can test ChromeOS in Ubuntu.

Everything You Want to Know About Chrome OS, Chrome Netbook And Chrome Web Store

Google released a much awaited update on Chrome OS since 2009, introducing Chrome OS, Chrome Web store and the Google Chrome Cr-48 netbook. Google’s very own operating system, better known as Chrome OS is expected to change the way we use computers in our day to day lives. The basic concept of Chrome OS is […]

How to Run Chrome OS the Easy Way

A few of us here at MTE have a bit of a crush on Chrome OS. It’s not just the system itself, it’s the fact that someone is finally taking the concept of an operating system in a new direction. We wrote a brief synopsis of Chrome OS shortly after the first announcement that showed […]

How to Build Chrome OS For Your Netbook or VM

A few weeks ago, Google announced that Chrome OS will be ready for release this fall. Like many Google products, Chrome OS is designed to be a game changer. There are no desktop applications, as we typically think of them. Instead, the entire user experience happens within the browser. Naturally, some people think this is […]

First Look at the New Google Operating System – Chrome OS

Back in July, Google made BIG waves in the tech industry by announcing the development of a Google operating system based on Linux. For years there’s been speculation about if/when Google would do this, and when the announcement hit, there was no shortage of people throwing in their two cents on how this new contender […]

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