Saturday 15 September 2018

Web App Alternatives For Chromebooks Without Android Support

In 2016, Google announced Google Play store support would be coming to Chromebooks. It took a while, but now if you go out and buy a Chromebook produced in the past year you're guaranteed it will support the Google Play store. For those of you lucky enough to have such a Chromebook, you can find more details about using the Play store on your Chromebook at https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/7021273 .

For those of us whose Chromebooks don't support the Play store, here is a list of web apps you might find useful as alternatives to Android apps:



Utilities:

Offline Notes
Numerics Calculator & Converter



Communication:

Telegram
Skype


Games:

Snes Party - Online Multiplayer SNES Emulator!
Sudoku


Graphics:

Pixlr


Music:
Spotify




Notes:

Selection criteria:

MUST use https.
MUST NOT have intrusive ads.


Do you know of a good web app that should be listed here? Please submit its details in a comment below.

Saturday 25 August 2018

How to change your Chromebook password

This one is simple but can be confusing for new users. The important thing to remember is that your Chromebook password is the same as your Google password, and for that reason can be changed from any computer that can access https://myaccount.google.com .

Once logged in at https://myaccount.google.com (using the same gmail address that you use on your Chromebook!), you can click 'Signing in to Google', then 'Password'. This will allow you to change your password.