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When the idea for a computer powered by Chrome was conceived, there's no doubt that this was done with the idea of using desktop-class apps in mind. But in 2018, Google announced a few major changes to the platform, as it introduced the ability to download and install your favorite apps from the Play Store. But as the calendar rolled into 2019, so did the ability to set up … [Read more...] about How to Set Up Linux on Chromebook

While using your online accounts separately is the standard method and grants access to a website or service's full functionality, there are sometimes alternatives that can be more convenient for specific uses. For example, integrating cloud storage drives directly into a file browser allows you to easily switch from browsing local files to browsing cloud files. Similarly, … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How To Sign Into Your Online Accounts

If you connect a new storage device, you may be happy to format it and use it as a single storage device, however, you may also prefer to separate it into a couple of partitions, each intended for different purposes. A “partition” is a virtual segment of a hard drive that can have a range of uses, including being treated as separate hard drives by the operating system. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to View and Manage System Partitions

Around the world, different countries have different ways of formatting numbers, dates, and times. Configuring your computer to use your preferred formatting is a helpful part of setting up your computer. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Configure the Formats for Display Numbers, Dates, and Times

When you step away from your computer, it’s generally a good idea to lock it, to prevent other people from being able to access it, and all of your documents and online accounts. To help to protect your computer if you forget to lock your computer, Mint will automatically switch to the screensaver and lock your screen after a period of inactivity. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Show the Clock and an Away Message on the Lock Screen

When typing on a computer, you occasionally want to press and hold a key, rather than pressing it multiple times. This is often the most useful for the arrow keys, delete, and backspace as you rarely need to type the same letter more than a couple of times in a row. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Configure the Key Repeat Delay and Speed

You often want some applications and background services to run by default when you boot up your computer. Launching too many applications at boot-up time can cause the system to boot-up slower, as processing power is being removed from the boot-up process and used to open the programs. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Configure Which Applications Start When the Computer Boots Up

While you may often want to have multiple windows open, as this can help in multi-tasking you generally only want to directly interact with one window at a time. For instance, if you’re writing in a word document and have a browser open for research, you don’t want your search terms to also be typed into your document. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Configure How Windows Gain Focus

One of the many ways you can interact with your computer is through sound. Sound cues can help to make you aware that something needs your attention or that something is happening. Like most desktop operating systems, Linux Mint comes with a range of system sounds that play at certain events. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Override Default System Sounds

Broadcasting your gameplay on Twitch can be a fun way to share your in-game experiences with your friends and other gamers. Some gamers are lucky enough that their stream becomes popular enough for them to be able to live off of the ad-revenue and become full-time streamers. If you’re trying to gain recognition and popularity, one of the steps you should consider is branding. A … [Read more...] about Twitch.tv: How to Add a Profile Picture and Banner

If you’ve just got a new computer or have installed some new hardware in an existing computer, it’s a good idea to double-check that it has been installed and recognised properly. If you’ve just updated your operating system to the latest version, you may also want to check that your version numbers are correct. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to View System Information

Most of the time, people using your computer will do so multiple times and so making an account for them is a reasonable use of time. Creating an account for a user gives them their own user directory and password and allows you to configure if they can run administrative commands or not. If you have a lot of people accessing your computer, you could choose to make a shared … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Allow Guest Sessions

Keyboard shortcuts are actions that can be performed by pressing a key combination. They can help save you the time of searching through menus to find the option you want and help keep you closer to your task by streamlining your workflow. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Create New Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

Every time you turn on your computer, you’ll see the login screen, allowing you to choose which user you want to sign in as. The default Linux Mint login screen has a branded background that you might not be a fan of. You can change this, however, and set a custom background, among other customisation options. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Configure the Login Window

When you’re using a computer, generally you control it with a keyboard and mouse. If you’re using a laptop, however, you may be using the touchpad to control the mouse cursor instead. The touchpad is designed to be versatile, allowing you to configure the sensitivity so you can move the cursor at a speed that feels natural to you. Laptop touchpads also often feature the ability … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Configure a Laptop Touchpad

Most computers have at least one form of audio output device. Laptops have built-in speakers, and most computers will be connected to some speakers or a headset. If you plug in a second audio output device though, you then have to instruct the computer as to which one you want to use. The same goes for input devices, you may have a microphone built-in to a headset and … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Select and Configure an Audio Device

Workspaces are a useful feature in Linux Mint that allows you to use multiple virtual desktops. Workspaces are designed to be similar to the use of a multiple monitor set-up without requiring a physical second monitor. They are ideal if you often have many windows open and want an alternative to Alt + Tab to manage them. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Configure Workspaces

To connect devices to your computer you can use traditional cables like USB and 3.5mm jacks, but these can cause a mess of cables and limit how far you can move from your computer while still using it. Bluetooth offers a reliable wireless connection platform that doesn’t use too much power and works over a respectable range. … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Manage Bluetooth Connections

One of the ways you can make the most of the pixels on your screen is to tile multiple windows next to each other. Tiling windows is a feature that helps you place windows so their edges touch the edges of the screen and each other rather than just placing a window roughly near the edge of the screen. This approach lets you make the best use of your screen space and allows … [Read more...] about Linux Mint: How to Configure Window Tiling and Snapping