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These are the first things I do with every Chromebook

There's a lot more that you can do nowadays.

(Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central)Beyond the Alphabet is a weekly column that focuses on the tech world both inside and out of the confines of Mountain View. (Image credit: Christine Persaud / Android Central)Whether it's a review unit or a Chromebook I've purchased for myself, the first thing I do after signing in is to make sure ChromeOS is up to date. (Image credit: Ara Wagoner / Android Central)Admittedly, this one takes a bit of trial and error, but I love looking through the never-ending list of ChromeOS flags, which are often the ways that you access many of the hidden, in-development features before they become more publicly available.

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