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Chrome Energy Saver Mode: What It Does and How to Use It

Chrome Energy Saver Mode: What It Does and How to Use It – By How-To Geek How-To Geek
Energy Saver mode forces Google Chrome to be more efficient by limiting background activity and visual effects like smooth scrolling and stable video frame rates.
Worried about using Chrome on your laptop for fear that your battery will drain too fast? Enable Energy Saver mode to increase power efficiency.

Manage multiple Google accounts in your browser

How to manage multiple Google accounts in your browser – By David Nield The Verge
Many of us have more than one Google account, whether it’s for work, a side hustle, or simply a backup email address — and with modern browsers now keen to manage all of our logins for us, navigating sites such as Gmail and Google Docs with multiple accounts can get complicated.

– Stop Chrome Asking to Save a Password

How To Stop Chrome Asking to Save a Password – By Lee Stanton alphr.com
Every time you sign into a website on Google Chrome, a pop-up window asks whether you want the browser to save your password. If you accept, Google Chrome will save your password for that website and sync the settings across all the devices where you’re signed into your Google account. Some websites use one-time codes for passwords, where Chrome keeps asking to save a code that will never get reused.

ChromeOS 110 release adds 7 new features to Chromebooks

ChromeOS 110 release adds 7 new features to Chromebooks – By Kevin C. Tofel aboutchromebooks.com
The ChromeOS 110 release is now available with many security updates and follows just a week after the Chrome browser was updated to version 110. Chromebooks get seven key, new features with the software update. The new version is now rolling out to most of the supported ChromeOS devices. If you haven’t received the ChromeOS 110 release, you can check the status of your device here.

OCR text from PDFs on Chrome, Chromebooks

Incoming tech: OCR text from PDFs on Chrome, Chromebooks – By Kevin C. Tofel aboutchromebooks.com
While you can already digitize physical documents with Chrome and ChromeOS, you can’t natively get at the digital text of such scans. A new feature that will work both in Chrome and on Chromebooks will do just that. Google is adding OCR text from PDFs, whether you save them, receive them in an email, or scan them.

– Using Google Chrome’s built-in notepad

Chrome tip: How to access Google Chrome’s hidden built-in notepad – By John F pocketables.com

Every once in a while, I need quick access to a simple notepad on my Chromebook. There are a ton of reasons why anyone might need one, but luckily, Chrome already has a built-in notepad ready for you to use, with no need to install other web apps or extensions – you just need to know what to do in order to access it.

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