Want to right-click in Chrome OS? Give the touchpad the two-finger salute (er, tap). Photo by Rick Broida/CNET Are you making the move from a Windows laptop to Chromebook? That’s an increasingly popular option these days. However, although Chrome OS has a pretty shallow learning curve, there are a few functions that might seem a …

Amazon So the big news yesterday was, of course, the Amazon Fire TV Stick, which you still have time to get for a ridiculously low $19 — if you’re a Prime subscriber. To me it’s a no-brainer; grab one for yourself or someone on your holiday list. (You’re limited to just one, alas.) Now that you’ve got a solid deal …

AccessoryGenie Today’s post is something of a rerun, a deal I first shared back in May. But it’s just as good now as it was then, especially as a certain gift-giving season approaches. Indeed, for anyone not already acquainted with the joys of the battery-powered Bluetooth speaker, this is a great place to start. For a limited time, and while …

Instacast 5 takes an already good podcast manager and makes it even better. Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET Apple’s Podcasts app has a long and varied history of, well, sucking. First the company wrestled podcast management out of the Music app, which nobody wanted. Then it created arguably the worst app in its history. Now, adding insult to injury, you can’t …

Loot Crate The best things in life are free: smiles, hugs, the smell of freshly baked bread. The second-best: a box full of goodies delivered to your doorstep every month. Because, let’s face it, to really enjoy life, you need novelty. Mystery. And stuff. That’s the idea behind Loot Crate, a subscription service aimed at geeks and gamers. It’s already …

Rick Broida/CNET Not long ago, my wife called from work. “I have to get this form turned in before 5, but the printer’s broken. It’s a PDF. I can open it, but there’s no way to fill it out. What do I do?” Been there. PDFs are great for sharing documents, but not always for editing them. That’s not too …

Bundle Stars You! Shall not! Pass (up this great deal)! Yeah, I’m a “Lord of the Rings” nerd. So it goes without saying that I’m all over today’s deal, which will delight not only my inner 12-year-old, but also my resident 12-year-old. For a limited time, Bundle Stars has The Lord of the Rings Bundle for $9.99. That nets you …

HP Before you splurge on a new tablet or smartphone just so you can have more mobile storage, consider a cheaper option: an external media drive. Like this one: For a limited time and while supplies last, Fry’s has the HP Pocket Playlist for $19.99, plus sales tax where applicable. If you’re lucky enough to have a Fry’s store near …

Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET Thanks to Apple Maps , Google Maps and any number of other mapping apps, it’s easy enough to pinpoint your location. But what if you want to share that info with someone else? Related stories How to use iOS 8, the complete guide Apple iOS 8: Refinements make iOS better Suppose, for example, your car has …

Screenshot by Rick Broida/CNET Woo-hoo! Time to call in for a four-day weekend: Simpsons World is now live on the Web and in app form in the FXNow app. Among other things, that means you can watch all 552 episodes (and counting) of the TV series, on-demand, free of charge, pretty much anywhere and everywhere. That’s the first 25 seasons; …