Should You Buy a Chromebook?

Did You Know? Despite the popular misconception that “zillions” is an actual number (often placed in order after trillions), it simply refers (often comedically) to a very large number of indeterminate size. Geek Trivia The Existence Of Which Of These Star Types Is Only, At Present, Hypothetical? Red Dwarf → Brown Dwarf → Black Dwarf → White Dwarf → Advertisement Download Hacking For Dummies, 5th Edition ($20 Value) FREE For a Limited Time Is hacking something left up to the bad guys? Certainly not! Hacking For Dummies, 5th Edition is a fully updated resource that guides you in hacking your system to better protect your network against malicious attacks. This revised text helps you recognize any vulnerabilities that are lurking in your system, allowing you to fix them before someone else finds them.Click here to download Want to Change Your Email Preferences? 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[Psychology Today] How to Block Someone on Twitter There are some terrible people out there, and services like Twitter can bring out the worst in them. Often, the only option for dealing with a troll is to block them. Here’s how to do that. Read This Article → Should You Buy a Chromebook? When Chromebooks first hit the scene, I’m not sure anyone could’ve predicted how popular they’d become. They’ve gone from ultra-low cost, overly-simplistic laptops to legitimate daily-use machines—they even outsold MacBooks in Q1 of 2016. The real question most people have about Chromebooks, however, is “Can I live inside Chrome?” Read This Article → How Do You View SSL Certificate Details in Google Chrome? There are few things more frustrating than having an often used, easy access feature suddenly disappear in your favorite browser after a new update. Is there a work-around to get the feature back or is it a lost cause? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a frustrated reader’s question. Read This Article → How to Block Someone on Snapchat Snapchat, with it's disappearing photos, is an easy app for people to abuse. A one-second Snap can be pretty traumatic and impossible to prove happened; unless you're quick enough to screenshot it, it's gone as soon as you look at it. If someone is harassing you on Snapchat, here's how to block them. Read This Article → How to Restore Your Chrome Tabs When There’s No “Re-Open Last Session” Button Chrome, or your computer, crashed. All of your tabs are gone, and what’s worse, there’s no button offering to “Re-open Last Session” when you reload Chrome. Maybe you missed it? Or maybe it was never there. Either way, you’d really like to find those tabs back. Read This Article → How to Change the Video Quality of Your Nest Cam The Nest Cam can record in full 1080p high definition, but if your internet connection can’t handle that kind of streaming—or if you simply don’t need something that crystal clear—here’s how to change the video quality of your Nest Cam. Read This Article → How to Keep People from Knowing You Read Their Message in Google Hangouts There’s a new trend in the world of instant messaging: letting other people see when you’ve read their message. I can see how this is helpful, but it’s also sometimes annoying—what if you read a message but can’t respond immediately? For many people, they feel like it makes them look rude, regardless of circumstance. Read This Article → How-To Geek Is Looking for New Writers Think you have the perfect combination of geek knowledge and writing skills? We're looking for a few experienced writers to join our team. Read This Article → How to Change the "Sent From Mail for Windows 10" Signature The Windows 10 Mail app is a decent email client that allows you to add other email accounts in addition to your Microsoft accounts. You'll notice, though, that any emails you write in the Mail app have a default signature. Read This Article → How to Change Drive Icons in Windows If you’ve ever wished you could change the icon Windows uses for a drive in File Explorer, then you’re in luck. We have two ways to show you how to do just that. Read This Article → How to Use Google Drive on Linux When Google introduced Google Drive in April 24, 2012, they promised Linux support “coming soon.” That was nearly five years ago. Google still hasn’t released an official version of Google Drive for Linux, but there are other tools to fill the gap. Read This Article → What Are Mesh Wi-Fi Systems, and How Do They Work? If your home’s Wi-Fi network has dead spots, or doesn’t reach across your entire house, then you might have recently considered getting a mesh Wi-Fi system. They’ve skyrocketed in popularity, but what exactly is mesh Wi-Fi and how is it different than a traditional Wi-Fi extender? Read This Article → Advertisement Download Hacking For Dummies, 5th Edition ($20 Value) FREE For a Limited Time Is hacking something left up to the bad guys? Certainly not! Hacking For Dummies, 5th Edition is a fully updated resource that guides you in hacking your system to better protect your network against malicious attacks. This revised text helps you recognize any vulnerabilities that are lurking in your system, allowing you to fix them before someone else finds them.Click here to download