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Mac + MacBook USER • If you’re a Mac or MacBook user, you’ve come to the right place. In every issue, our team of experts bring you the best tips, tricks and tutorials for your Apple gear, as well as information-packed guides. In this fifth issue we are doing something very different! This issue we are looking at the competition! The rise of the Chromebook has been very polarising, particularly with Mac users, so we have decided to take a look at the platform and see if it is something that could sit alongside your Apple device or even if it’s software can stand alongside your current macOS apps? If it’s apps and gear you’re looking for, our in-depth reviews help you find the very best your money can buy. We cover all the very best tech, across all the major platforms, so you’re bound to find something. Enjoy…

macoOS versus Chrome OS • It has been hard to ignore the rise of Google’s Chromebooks and its ChromeOS operating system. It’s also hard not to simply dismiss both’s success on them simply being a low price alternative to Apple’s superior hardware and software! But is this really the case? Are we missing out? Could a Chromebook offer you enough cross functionality that might actually be a worth purchase, albeit one to sit alongside your MacBook? Let’s see what our team of experts have to say. Remember all the apps discussed here can be downloaded on to your macOS devices too! So why not give them a try for yourself?

Do You Need a Chromebook? • However much you love your Macs, a cheap and cheerful Chromebook could be their ideal companion. Let’s see how a Chrome OS notebook could augment your Apple computing needs.

Our First Day with a Chromebook • Getting started with our new Chrome OS notebook.

Switch on and Set Up • The initial, out-of-the-box setup of your Chromebook is very straightforward.

Working on a Chromebook • When you’re out and about with your Chromebook, how does it perform?

Tethering Your Chromebook to Your Smartphone • If you don’t have access to a Wi-Fi network, you can use your phone’s mobile data service to get online.

Chrome Remote Desktop

A Chromebook for Entertainment • Because Chrome OS isn’t all work and no play.

Making Shortcuts • If you want to create Shelf icons for your regularly-used websites, follow these simple steps.

NAS Drives • It’s easy to access a Network Attached Storage (NAS), drive on your Chromebook. Just follow these steps.

External Storage

Communicating on a Chromebook • Stay in touch using your Chrome OS notebook.

Using the Shelf

Working Offline on a Chromebook • Without the Internet, your Chromebook is useless, right? WRONG!

Which Chrome OS?

What a Chromebook Can’t Do • Chrome OS-based notebooks have some limitations.

Chrome OS – A Deep Dive • In order to get the best understanding of the Chromebook, we’re going to need to master the ins and outs of Chrome OS. This is best done by customising, and personalising, and spending some time investigating its settings and seeing how things work. In this section, Our team of experts make Chrome OS Their own, and delve into its core to further understand operating systems before making their decision on the Google Chromebook.

Personalising Chrome OS &...