With over a billion downloads, Gboard, the Google keyboard, is one of Google’s most-downloaded apps. It’s pre-installed on almost every Android device, and iOS users can download it from the App Store. While it’s rightfully known as one of the best keyboards out there, Gboard includes several hidden features that you might never come across …
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Google Assistant wasn’t officially integrated into the Chromebook until the release of Chrome OS 77 in 2019. Before that, many Chromebook users relied on an experimental version of the virtual assistant from the Chrome Flags menu. When setting up your Chromebook, you should get a prompt to configure Google Assistant. If you missed the prompt, …
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There’s something magical about arcades. A dark-lit room, neon lights, and the chatter of dozens of excited gamers, perhaps punctuated by the hard impact of an air hockey table in the distance, makes the games come alive. While you might not be able to capture that atmosphere at home, you can play some of your …
If you purchase an Amazon Fire tablet, you may be surprised to discover that you have access to one web browser: Silk. Silk is Amazon’s native web browser. It does everything you’d need a web browser to do, including bookmarks, fast web browsing, and a modern interface. However it’s also deeply integrated with Amazon products …
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Almost every PC or laptop available for purchase comes with a Windows 10 installation. Excluding Macs, you wouldn’t think that there’s much choice in the desktop computer market for different operating systems, but that isn’t the case. Linux-based operating systems, like Ubuntu, are great replacements for Windows 10 on certain PCs—as long as you’re aware …
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Affordable, consumer-level video editing software used to be a needle in a haystack, and to find it for free was nearly impossible. However, the proliferation of smartphones coupled with a tidal wave of consumers wanting to create and edit their own videos has resulted in a lot more options. OpenShot Video Editor is a great …
If you’re a Chromebook user and want to check your email and send messages from your device, you need an email client. Unlike Windows and Mac operating systems, which have a wide range of email clients, choosing the right one for ChromeOS can be confusing. The default Gmail offers a clean interface and can be …
Back in 2012, German software developer, maker, and excellent tour guide, Gina Häußge, got her first 3D printer. She subsequently wrote and released a free, open source 3D printer host controller application called OctoPrint which allows users to remotely control and monitor prints from a web browser. “That’s nice,” you might say, “but what makes …
Collaboration tools are a dime a dozen, but two have risen to the top. Slack and Microsoft Teams are currently duking it out, and while one has some clear advantages over the other, it’s worth taking a look at both before deciding which one to use. Slack was the self-proclaimed front runner until Microsoft Teams …
Do you feel like you just never have enough screen real estate? If you’re using a single widescreen display or use a laptop’s internal display as your main window into the digital world, things can get cramped easily. Open up a word processor plus your browser and the average screen is already fit to burst. …
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