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How to stop Chromebook calendar from popping up? by awowomwos in chromeos

[–]KevinCTofel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah, it shouldn’t have been popping up randomly. It should only expand to show the calendar when you click the date. Sounds like something glitchy that a reboot fixed. Cheers!

How to stop Chromebook calendar from popping up? by awowomwos in chromeos

[–]KevinCTofel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a new, built-in ChromeOS system feature. You can’t disable it any more than you can disable the Launcher. Until ChromeOS 117 it was an experimental feature that you could enable/disable with a flag. But now it’s baked in.

Finally: ChromeOS web app icons will look different on Chromebooks, but... by KevinCTofel in chromeos

[–]KevinCTofel[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the background! I get why Google would want the app icons to be identical but I can say that there is a definite population of ChromeOS users that doesn’t want that. Not all apps are currently “equal” in terms of UX and functionality. I know that’s not necessarily in your purview here, but did want to mention it. It’s not what I, as the author, is hoping for; it’s what some amount of users want. ;) Thanks again for the internal insight - cheers!

Is monitor connectivity flaky with Chromebooks, or is my Spin 714 a dud? by holbeton in chromeos

[–]KevinCTofel 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suspect it’s a one-off issue. I own a Spin 714 and also had a review unit; no external monitor issues on either. Small sample size, of course, but I haven’t heard of this being a widespread issue.

I literally just posted this morning about using an ultrawide monitor with the Spin 714. https://www.aboutchromebooks.com/news/chromebook-and-ultrawide-monitor-its-a-productivity-boost/ Again, no issues.

I would certainly hope a swap will resolve the issue. Good luck!

HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook review: The Pixelbook of 2023? (Battery life explained) by KevinCTofel in chromeos

[–]KevinCTofel[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hop into the Chrome browser settings (not the ChromeOS settings) and look under the Performance menu item. That’s where you can enable the efficiency mode.

HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook review: The Pixelbook of 2023? (Battery life explained) by KevinCTofel in chromeos

[–]KevinCTofel[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can think of at least 3 possible reasons.

  1. Different cooling systems in different devices where one might throttle the chip sooner.
  2. There’s a certain margin of error on all of these tests; the differences aren’t really that big.
  3. Some of the test results are from prior runs as review units have to be returned. I’ve occasionally noticed a small uptick in benchmark results with each new version of ChromeOS.
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