The Pawsome Family blog
Desktop pets, pet extensions for Chrome, and better photos of your dog or cat.
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How to take better photos of your dog or cat with your phone
Light, eye level, a helper, and a few phone settings. Nothing to buy.
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Desktop pets for Mac and Windows: what still works in 2026
Ten pets that live on your whole screen, not just your browser, sorted by kind, with where to get each one.
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What is a shimeji, and how do you get one?
Where the word came from, how a character set works, and what to check before you download one.
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Can you keep a desktop pet at work?
Screen sharing, meetings, company rules, and the settings that keep the pet out of the way.
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Missing your pet during the workday: small ways to keep them close
Seven small things that help, from a lock screen photo to a pet camera, and what each one is good for.
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How to turn your own dog or cat into a desktop pet
Three ways to do it, five apps that work from your photos, and what makes the result look like your pet.
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Virtual pet Chrome extensions: 10 to know, and how to choose
Ten pets you can add to Chrome, sorted into four kinds, and six things to check before you pick one.
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What is a desktop pet?
What they are, where they came from, and the kinds you can get today.
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What “Read and change all your data on all websites” means
What Chrome’s broadest extension warning allows, why harmless extensions ask for it, and how to check one before you install.
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Chrome extensions for cat and dog lovers
Ten extensions for people who love cats and dogs, and three things to check before you add one.