Tech Reviews, Tips, and Tricks

Bug Report: ChromeOS Version 64 breaks the Stylus interaction with Three Dots and Bookmarks Overflow in the official Chrome browser

March 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

This is the reason why I typically avoid installing new updates immediately, but I felt like boldly going this time and I paid the price 🙂 ChromeOS Version 64 came to my lovely Samsung Chromebook PLUS last night, and I installed it immediately.

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Filed Under: tech issues Tagged With: chrome browser, chromebooks, chromeOS, samsung chromebook plus

How to Quickly Switch between Windows of the Same Kind on ChromeOS

February 23, 2018 Leave a Comment

Chromebooks have the MS-Windows carry-over windows-switching ALT TAB feature, but what if you want to quickly switch between windows of the same app? If you have an intermediate or advanced Chromebook with 4GB or more of RAM, you can open up all sorts of windows at the same time. And if you have many windows, it can be hard to find that Chrome browser window or that file manager window.

So here’s a quick shortcut I discovered accidentally while fumbling on the keyboard: there is an easy and quick way to switch between windows of the same app, faster than ALT-TAB if you don’t care for what’s happening in the other active ChromeOS apps!

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Filed Under: tech tips Tagged With: chromebooks

Unboxing the Samsung Chromebook Plus

November 21, 2017 Leave a Comment

Both my current Chromebook and Android tablet were prehistoric at best, so when I saw that the Samsung Chromebook Plus went down to $350 during the Black Friday festivities at amazon.com, it was a no-brainer, a two-for-one purchase without breaking the bank!

I am planning to have a LOT of posts about it here, starting with a text and pictures unboxing 🙂 I promise, no annoying audio or video in this post! Not only that, but you will find some useful tidbits here! Money-back guarantee 🙂

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Filed Under: unboxing Tagged With: chromebooks, samsung, samsung chromebook plus

SONY XPERIA L2

+ SONY L2 gets March 2018 update
+ HOW TO INSERT A MICROSD CARD INTO THE L2
+ SONY L2 FEATURES and SPECS
+ PHONE CALLS AND TEXT MESSAGES USING THE SONY L2 WITH A PROJECT-FI DATA SIM
+ MOKO L2 CASE REVIEW
+ XPERIA L2 upgraded to JANUARY 2018 SECURITY PATCH
+ XPERIA L2 WORKS WITH PROJECT-FI DATA SIM
+ UNBOXING THE SONY L2
+ INITIAL SETUP and CONFIG
+ BLOATWARE
+ INSERTING A SIM CARD

+ MUCH MORE COMING UP!

SONY RX10 MARK IV

+ UNBOXING OF THE RX10 IV
+ LOTS MORE COMING UP!

LG Stylo 2 (Virgin Mobile)

1. HOW to GET STARTED WITHOUT ACTIVATING it
2. UNBOXING (Text and Pictures)
3. UPGRADING from MARSHMALLOW to NOUGAT
*. COMING NEXT
* Review/Opinion
* Tips and Tricks
* Accessories and Cases
* More!

TECH TIPS

+ HOW TO SWITCH ONLY BETWEEN BROWSER WINDOWS OF THE SAME KIND ON CHROMEOS
+ Partially Working Task Manager for Android 7.0 (NOUGAT)
+ Pitfalls to avoid during Amazon Dash Button configuration
+ You can still buy Android phones on Virgin Mobile (IF you are an existing customer)

SHOE UNBOXING

+ FILA Memory Steelprint (Costco)
+ FILA Memory Narrow Escape
+ FILA Trail Shoes (Costco)

SAMSUNG CHROMEBOOK PLUS

+ INITIAL SETUP/CONFIGURATION
+ UNBOXING THE SCP
+ HOW TO INSTALL A MICROSD CARD

+ MUCH MORE COMING UP!

FOSSIL Q EXPLORIST FTW4004

+ SECOND IMPRESSIONS REVIEW
+ FIRST IMPRESSIONS REVIEW
+ SPECS and GUIDES
+ IT DOES NOT HAVE a FLAT TIRE!
+ UNBOXING (TEXT & PICTURES)
+ INITIAL SETUP AND CONNECTION

+ more coming up on this!

UNBOXING POSTS

TAOTRONICS TT-AD001 DIFFUSER

CORDCUTTERS

+ GETTING STARTED with MOVIES ANYWHERE
+ LIMITED TIME OFFER: Connect TWO services to MOVIES ANYWHERE, and GET FIVE FREE MOVIES

NEXUS 6 CASE REVIEWS

+ CaseMate Naked Bumper Case with Kickstand
+ Cruzerlite Bugdroid (soft)
+ Spigen Thin Fit (hard)
+ NagaBee Spring (hard)
+ Insten Jelly (soft)
+ Evecase S-Line TPU Swirl (hard)

TECH REVIEWS

STAPLES PENCIL STYLUS

NEXUS 6 REVIEW

1. NEXUS 6 Review Running Android 6
2. UPGRADING from Android 6.0.1 to 7.0
3. Switching the Nexus 6 from T-Mobile to Project FI

*. NEXUS 6 Review Running Android 7
* more on Project FI and Nexus 6
*. more Nexus 6 Case Reviews

Mediasonic HW-150PVR OTA DVR

1. UNBOXING (text & pictures)
2. THE REVIEW SUMMARY

ASUS M32CD Win10 PC REVIEW

1. UNBOXING (text & pictures)
2. TURNING it ON for the FIRST TIME
3. The SPECS
4. FINDINGS after THREE WEEKS
5. Running CPU-Z (screenshots)
6. Reinstalling Windows 10
7. more coming up

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