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How to Use Skype for Web in Google Chrome

Skype for Web (beta) is now available to try without an invite, providing you're in the US or the UK that is.

5 June 2015

Essential Guide: This is How You Right Click on a Chromebook

Learn how to right click on a Chromebook the proper way, as well as middle click and scroll with two fingers in this guide to Chromebook touchpad gestures.

18 May 2015

How To Disable Chromebook Sleep Mode

When you close the lid of your Chromebook it enters sleep mode — but what if you don't want it to?

13 May 2015

How to Disable Chrome Notifications on Mac and Windows

Don't like the Chrome notifications toasts? Want to hide the 'bell icon' it shows in the system tray? We show you how to disable both.

15 April 2015

How To Enable Chrome’s Hidden Tab Mute Feature

The tab audio indicator in Chrome can do more than simply show you which tab is playing sound. A hidden option turns the icon into a clickable mute button.

5 April 2015

How To Access Dropbox from the Chromebook File Manager

If you've been hoping to see Dropbox integration on Chromebooks and other Chrome devices you're about to get giddy.

12 March 2015

How To See Which Apps and Websites Are Wasting Your Chromebook Battery

If you're finding that your Chromebook battery is emptying quickly there are tools to help.

6 March 2015

How To Get Organised With the Chrome Apps Page

Chances are you're already familiar with the way the Chrome Apps page works, but it's not just a static grid of icons and shortcuts.

31 January 2015

How To Set Up Smart Lock On a Chromebook

Yesterday's stable channel update to Chrome OS bought with it Smart Lock — a feature that lets you unlock your device simply by having your Android smartphone close by.

29 January 2015

How to Remove the Apps Button from Chrome Bookmark Bar

With the Chrome App Launcher available on all desktops, including Windows, you may want to hide the Chrome Apps button from the bookmarks bar in Chrome — but how?

27 January 2015

How To Make Facebook Video Calls on a Chromebook

It's now possible to make Facebook Video Calls on a Chromebook out of the box, no plugin download or workaround needed.

13 January 2015

How to Control the Spotify Web Player with Keyboard Hotkeys in Chrome

It may no longer have the back catalog of Taylor Swift, but Spotify remains one of the world's most popular music streaming services.

1 December 2014