Category: Chrome OS

Task Manager on a Chromebook

Quickly just sharing the keyboard shortcut for the Task Manager in Chrome OS.  I was not aware that it even had one when I was browsing around the internet. CTRL + ESC brings up a relatively informative Task Manager window!  It seems like a cut down version of the Windows one 🙂   If this…


How to take a screenshot on a Chromebook

WHERE THE HELL IS THE PRINT SCREEN BUTTON? That’s what I was thinking earlier.  So with your shiny new Chromebook you also get a slightly new keyboard layout…minus the Print Screen button.  So how do you get a screenie?   Meet this little fella, he resides above your number 6 key and is designated as…


Stop your Chromebook screen from turning off

Want to stop your Chromebook from going to sleep/turning off, but cannot find the power management settings? Try this app 🙂  Keep Awake overrides your system power settings and forces your Chromebook to stay on!  Free and easy 🙂 If this has helped you in any way please let me know.  Tweet @_BenjaminPeters or buy me a…


Turn your old laptop into a Chromebook!

If you have a slow old laptop (Dell, Apple, IBM, Asus, MSI, HP, etc), a great way to reinvigorate it is to install Chromium OS and make it into a makeshift Chromebook! Chromebooks are very basic machines that really only run the Chrome browser from Google.  They are free from viruses and are super quick even with…


Installing Flash on Chromium OS

So… got Chromium OS installed on your old machine and want flash compatibility?  Read on. The version of Chromium OS used is ArnoldTheBat’s Version.  This may differ with different versions. First make sure you are logged into the Chromium OS system, then do the following: Open Chrome browser Press CTRL + ALT + T to bring…