The Chromebook Pixel is a laptop that brings together the best in hardware, software, and design. It has a 4.3 million pixel 12.85″ touch screen, Intel® Core™ i5 Processor (Dual Core 1.8GHz), 32 GB Solid State Drive, 4 GB DDR3 RAM and a anodized aluminum case. Google is proving that a Chromebook can be much more than a cheap toy. Read More→
Archive for Google
Let Veronica of Tekzilla show you how to use the remote desktop add-on in Chrome. That’s right! control your friend’s and family’s computer from right inside Google Chrome just like you might do with GoToAssist or other expensive commercial applications. Read More→
I just got my Samsung Chromebook today. I’m still getting use to it but my impressions so far are very positive. It’s very thin and light but because there is no wasted space the keyboard and screen are large enough to work on. I’m looking forward to the long battery life (6.5 hours). Read More→
Offline Apps
Google Chrome can be used offline with some applications (Google applications at first but there should be more later.)
There are different methods for each of the Google applications. Let me explain:
Gmail – At the present time this is the only way to use Gmail offline and that is using a Chrome app called “Gmail Offline” of course. It does not look much like Gmail. It is more like “MS Outlook”. Read More→
Google has announced that soon Gmail and Google Drive will work together. If you want to add an attachment to an email you will not have to leave Gmail to grab a URL from a document in Gdrive. You will browse to the file as if you were adding it from your computer. This will make it a lot easier to share files via email.
Here’s how it works. Read More→
Introducing the Nexus 7 Tablet by Google!
The Nexus 7 is a tablet manufactured by Asus but has been created for Google as a example of what an Android tablet can be. The Nexus 7 has been designed with power and price-point in mind. It has stunning clarity with its vibrant 1280-by-800 high-resolution 7 inch display protected by scratch resistant Corning® glass. The Nexus 7 has a powerful quad-core Nvidia Tegra 3 processor and a 12 core GPU (graphics processing unit). This makes games, movies and everything else play Read More→
I’ve been Google Drive for over a week and I truly think it is a great service. Gdrive integrates your “Google Docs” and your desktop computer. Sort of like “DropBox” except all of the documents you created in “Google Docs” are there also; not as actual files but as links to those files in the cloud. Read More→
This week we saw some great new features in Google+. Most of what’s new is to Hangouts.
- Search – First is the one everyone has been waiting for and that’s search. When Plus first came everyone said, “Are you kidding me no search? It’s Google for Christ sake!” Now it’s here. It is very well implemented. It is a great way to find new people to Circle. Read More→
Still trying to figure out how to use Google+? Veronica has a few helpful hints on getting the most out of the newest social network on this Tekzilla Daily. Read More→
