Articles by Clinton Bowman

Chromebooks are great for tasks such as working in Google Docs or doing a little web surfing, but with many models having fancy swiveling hinges that stand like an easel, they also make for excellent movie screens. Streaming video is a great way to use your Chromebook, but there’s one caveat: the sound often sucks. And it’s not an entry-level Chromebook pet peeve either, as you’ll see the same issue on some of the best Chromebooks as well. Understandably, it’s hard to include decent-sounding speakers in a slim and light laptop design. However, the solution (thankfully) is easy: external speakers. Here is a selection of the best Chromebook speakers that not only sound great, but will also work with your machine without any fuss.

Portable bluetooth booming sound

Harmon Kardon Onyx Studio 6

Staff Pick

The Harmon/Kardon Onyx Studio 6 is one of the best Bluetooth speakers money can buy. Its booming bass and sound clarity are staples of the Harmon/Kardon experience, and the ability t…

Alexa is the beating heart of the Amazon Echo and the platform upon which its app-like abilities — called Skills — live. Alexa Skills are what let your Echo device do all kinds of things like turn on your lights, control your Wi-Fi and tell you what’s happening in the world today, but for most Skills, you need to enable them before they will work. We’ll show you how to enable new Alexa Skills and disable ones that you no longer wish to have connected to or associated with your Alexa account.

Products used in this guide

Updated O.G. of the ecosystem: Amazon Echo (4th Gen) ($80 at Amazon)
Set up and control: Amazon Alexa (Free at Google Play)

How to enable a new Alexa Skill in app

Open the Alexa app on your phone.
Tap on the More menu at the bottom right of the screen.

Often, the Alexa app will showcase skills on the main page, from which you can immediately enable new Skills or jump to the search page.

Tap on Skills & Games from the sidebar menu.

Tap the magnifying…

Everyone knows Samsung for its Galaxy S line of smartphones, the latest being the highly praised Galaxy S10 line of devices. That’s not all Samsung has been known for in the smart device space, however. The Korean hardware juggernaut has also made a slew of tablets alongside its smartphone line. Here is a collection of some of the best of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab line.

The new hotness

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6

From $730 at Amazon
From $650 at Samsung

Staff Pick

The Galaxy Tab S6 is the latest flagship tablet from Samsung and it’s quite impressive. The Tab S6 is touted to last up to 15 hours on a single charge while including the S Pen in the box. Under the hood, you get Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 and either 6GB or 8GB of RAM, along with either 128GB or 256GB of expandable storage.

The “budget” pick

Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e

From $350 at Amazon
From $400 at Samsung

The Galaxy Tab S5e isn’t an upgrade to the Tab S4, with Samsung instead of going the route of “affordable premium….