Weekly Issue: 2023-35

Did you know you don’t have to give Google all of your Chrromebook user data? Here’s how to create a private replacement for Google services on Chromebooks.

Looking for a Labor Day Chromebook Deal? Best Buy is offering the 15.6-inch Asus Chromebook Vibe CX55 Flip for $399 today, which is a $300 discount.

Nest Aware, Google’s subscription service for your cameras, doorbells, smart displays, and more, is getting a price hike soon. The service gives you 30 days of video history, intelligent alerts for familiar faces, and even notifications for things like smoke or carbon monoxide alarms.

Google Chrome supports parallel downloading. You can enable the parallel downloading flag to use this feature. What is Parallel Downloading? Parallel downloading helps a download manager or web browser to download a file in multiple streams simultaneously. This improves the overall download speed, especially for large files.

In the past, we created a walkthrough for getting Office 365 up and running on your Chromebook. Many businesses and schools use ChromeOS, and want access to their Office files.

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This week we hosted Google Cloud Next in San Francisco! It was great to be back together in-person with the Google Cloud community and ecosystem. Highlights included the opening keynote, packed with breakthrough product announcements and customer stories, which you can also watch in just 13 minutes.

This week on The Chrome Cast, we begin by discussing the leaks of upcoming Chromebook Plus (formerly known as Chromebook X) models that appeared for a short time in the Chromium Repositories.

Across almost every vertical, organizations of all sizes are recognizing the immense value of their first-party data stored in Google BigQuery. From operations to marketing and personalized experiences, this data holds the key to unlocking success in an evolving advertising world that is rapidly moving away from third party cookies.

For years, Google Chrome’s Click to Call feature has been a convenient tool for users juggling between their desktop and smartphone. With a simple right-click, the feature allowed users to send a phone number from their desktop browser to their smartphone and quickly place a call.

If you own a Chromebook, you’re likely no stranger to the idea of “Chromebook Perks”. You know, those deals for new Chromebook users that we write about literally all the time? Yeah, those. Well, you’ll be happy to hear that there’s another gaming perk for you to claim!

If you’ve ever struggled to snag the perfect frame from a video playing in your browser, Google has just rolled out a feature for Chrome that will make this a far simpler task moving forward: Copy Video Frame.

Based on our previous knowledge that a comments section would be coming to the YouTube Music app, we’re now officially seeing this feature roll out on Android and iOS.

In ChromeOS, you can turn on automatic clicks when you leave your mouse in a certain part of the screen

WebAssembly is getting a lot of hype, but is it the game-changer some think it is? Opinion  Beginning in 1995 and for decades after, JavaScript was the only game worth playing when it came to web-based scripting. While incredibly versatile, JavaScript had its limitations, especially regarding performance-intensive tasks.

WebAssembly is getting a lot of hype, but is it the game-changer some think it is? Opinion  Beginning in 1995 and for decades after, JavaScript was the only game worth playing when it came to web-based scripting. While incredibly versatile, JavaScript had its limitations, especially regarding performance-intensive tasks.

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Say hello to the Acer Chromebook Spin 714 for 2023, a device that doesn’t try reinvent the wheel (or itself, really), but makes important refinements over its excellent predecessor that make it a fantastic overall Chromebook that is not only a great performer in all the ways that matter, but really enjoyable to use as…

Chrome’s new Copy Video Frame tool outputs a high-quality image with no overlay. Too bad I couldn’t use it to show the right-click menu!

Hi everyone! We’ve just released Chrome Dev 118 (118.0.5977.4) for Android. It’s now available on Google Play.You can see a partial list of the changes in the Git log. For details on new features, check out the Chromium blog, and for details on web platform updates, check here.

Google is discontinuing its Pixel Pass service. There, I said it. You’re probably not surprised, are you? You’re accustomed to waking up and hearing that the tech giant has taken the axe to something else, huh? Me too. This one’s a bit different though.

Google today says that all Chromebooks are eligible for a new perk: 3 months of GeForce Now on your Chromebook to take the cloud gaming service for a free spin.

The Dev channel has been updated to 118.0.5979.0 for Mac and Linux, 118.0.5979.0 /.2 for Windows.A partial list of changes is available in the Git log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Are you running the same code repeatedly during debugging? Learn how to use snippets and live expressions to speed them up! Chapters: 0:00 Intro 0:13 Create a snippet.

Chrome is packed with features to help college students stay organized and productive this school year.

The Dev channel has been updated to 118.0.5979.2 for Windows, Mac and Linux.A partial list of changes is available in the Git log. Interested in switching release channels? Find out how. If you find a new issue, please let us know by filing a bug.

Cloud TPUs are purpose-built for training of large language models (LLMs), Vision Transformer based architectures, diffusion-based generative models, and recommendation systems. However, up until now, orchestrating large-scale AI workloads with Cloud TPUs could be a lot of work, requiring manual effort to handle failures, logging, monitoring, and other foundational operations.

It’s probably stating the obvious at this point, but businesses are increasingly migrating to the cloud. Whether it’s a few applications or entire data centers, it’s happening. Slightly less obvious are why businesses are migrating, but similar themes weave across each story.

It has been a busy few weeks for Cloud Bigtable, Google Cloud’s fully-managed, low-latency NoSQL database service.

“The Chrome Web Store was created in December 2010, so it’s getting quite old now. Since its inception, it has only been given one coat of paint and that was two years ago – a light and already outdated brush of material design.

The Beta channel is being updated to OS version: 15572.24.0 Browser version: 117.0.5938.29 for most ChromeOS devices.If you find new issues, please let us know one of the following waysFile a bugVisit our ChromeOS communitiesGeneral: Chromebook Help CommunityBeta Specific: ChromeOS Beta Help CommunityReport an issue or send feedback on ChromeInterested in switching channels? Find out how.

For those waiting to see what Google would do regarding the always-discounted student rate for NFL Sunday Ticket are in luck as the new Student Plan is not only here; it’s exceptionally good.

It also beats its main rival in some speed tests now The latest version of the flagship FOSS browser is out, and it’s picked up one of the main features for which we keep Chrome around.…

Don’t let your next video meeting turn into a nightmare.

Editor’s note:Today’s post is by David Meizlik, President and COO of Sage Goddess, an e-commerce and e-learning provider for spiritual tools and teachings. The company chose ChromeOS devices to help their small business thrive.In the 12 years since my wife and I started Sage Goddess, I’ve taken on many roles.