Sep 10, 2021

Screen recording on Chromebooks

By Paolo Amoroso • Issue #79 • View online

Educational materials, tutorials, and technical documentation are full of visuals. This is no surprise since screenshots and screencasts show and clarify the subject.

Your Chromebook lets you create also this visual content. The native Chrome OS tools have always been minimal, as you could only take screenshots of the full screen or a portion. But Chrome OS added more advanced screen capture features that cover most cases of screen capture and video recording. See the tutorial linked below.

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Android

How to view your Pixel portrait photos with bokeh off

Do you shoot many portraits with your Pixel phone? Learn how to view these photos with bokeh off and save storage space. Bokeh is a visual option for shooting portraits with a blurred-background effect.

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How to reset your advertising ID on Android

On Android, advertising companies track your app and online activity through an ID associated with you. It’s difficult to remove the advertising ID from your devices without specialized techniques but, for improved privacy, the next best thing is to reset the ID and erase your activity. This tutorial explains how.

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Chrome and Chrome OS

How to capture or video record a Chromebook screen

Chrome OS 89 enhanced the native support for taking screenshots and recording screencasts. This article goes over how to use these tools.

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Google Photos, Google Meet

Tip: search by date to instantly find old pictures in Google Photos

Sometimes you know when some photos you’re looking for were taken and don’t need the fancy arsenal of Google Photos’ AI image recognition features. Here’s a trick for searching by date.

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How to blur your background on a Google Meet call

A messy room makes for an awkward background and contributes to the stress of video calls and meetings. Review how to use the Google Meet features for blurring your background.

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Android apps

The best Android web browsers: 6 Google Chrome alternatives

It has always been easy to change your web browser on Android. But there are many such apps and it may not be easy to pick one that fits your needs, so here are 6 of the very best.

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Web apps

rollApp

Do you want to use Linux apps but your Chromebook doesn’t support them or has limited resources? Try rollApp, a platform for running over 340 Linux and Windows desktop apps online. rollApp lets you sign up with your Google account and integrates with Google Drive.

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