8 Chromebook Tricks You Need to Know

8 Chromebook Tricks You Need to Know: "Chromebooks aren’t like traditional laptops. While they’re much simpler, they still have various useful features you may not know about. These tricks will help you take advantage of your Chromebook’s true potential.

From accessing remote computers and printing to wiping your personal data, recovering Chrome OS, and installing desktop Linux, these tricks will help you get the most out of your Chromebook."

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How to dummy-proof the PCs of friends and family | PCWorld

How to dummy-proof the PCs of friends and family | PCWorld: "BRR-RING! The phone rings at midnight, interrupting your sleep—or worse, your late night Steam session with your gaming clan. Is someone sick? Did a car hit your dog? Is it your pal, calling to tell you he got the munchies and discovered that, joy of joys, the McRib is back? Perplexed (and maybe a bit hungry), you pick up your handset, and hear the ominous words:"

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Improve performance with a hard drive upgrade | PCWorld

Improve performance with a hard drive upgrade | PCWorld: "Hard drives are classic bottlenecks, and they definitely slow down computers. But whether you can significantly open up that bottleneck depends on the speed of your current drive, how many available drive bays you have, how much storage space you need, and how much money you're willing to spend."

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Regain your PC's administrator rights, even if you don't have the password | PCWorld

Regain your PC's administrator rights, even if you don't have the password | PCWorld: "Your Windows PC has at least one administrator-level account. If you can't access that account, you've got a problem--you can't install or uninstall programs, or change certain settings."

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