howtogeek.comadded August 2026
How-To Geekby Ismar Hrnjicevic28 Aug 2026
Summer is never particularly kind to technology, and my home server is no exception. Like most homelabbers, I run mine 24/7, and while Ubuntu Server was perfectly happy to keep chugging along, the...
How-To Geekby Derek Malcolm28 Aug 2026
August is limping towards the finish line, but apparently Netflix didn’t get the memo about winding down, because in addition to the final season of Outer Banks, three new additions landed on the...
How-To Geekby Sydney Butler28 Aug 2026
When it comes to Wi-Fi, most of the time our concerns are related to the signal not going far enough, but the opposite problem also exists. What if you don't want a Wi-Fi signal leaving a room?
How-To Geekby Dibakar Ghosh28 Aug 2026
Most people shortlisting distros completely skip over MX Linux. There’s no glossy marketing campaign behind it, most YouTube channels don’t cover it, and you probably won’t see it trending on...
How-To Geekby Joe Fedewa28 Aug 2026
Recently, I had the realization that phone cases are underdeveloped real estate. Few things are with us as often as our phones, and that includes anything attached to them.
How-To Geekby Tony Phillips28 Aug 2026
There's a generally accepted rule when it comes to Excel alternatives: if you need to do something complicated, you need Excel, but if you're only doing basic spreadsheet work, a free, open-source...
How-To Geekby Sponsored28 Aug 2026
We live in a creative world. Apps, books, hobby kits, and everything in between all exist to help streamline the creation process. Making things should be easier than it is sometimes.
How-To Geekby Umair Khurshid28 Aug 2026
Remote access rarely starts as a complicated problem. You have a server somewhere, you need to reach it, and a VPN seems like the obvious answer.
How-To Geekby T.M. Amrita28 Aug 2026
Netflix has no shortage of award-winning movies that capture your attention and leave you breathless with their storytelling and premise.
How-To Geekby Cory Gunther28 Aug 2026
Ryobi makes a ton of excellent tools at affordable price points. In fact, there are over 350 Ryobi 18V ONE+ tools to choose from, and you probably already own some basics, like a drill or a...
How-To Geekby Tim Brookes28 Aug 2026
Looking for a way to detect presence in your smart home? You could buy a ready-made presence sensor, or you could build something yourself that’s powered by the mighty ESP32 microcontroller.
How-To Geekby Adam Davidson28 Aug 2026
If you love Home Assistant and you love music, then you will almost certainly have tried out Music Assistant.
How-To Geekby Bobby Jack28 Aug 2026
Long gone are the days when learning Linux meant coping with the steepest of learning curves. Today, a distro like Ubuntu or Mint makes picking up Linux just as easy as Windows or macOS.
How-To Geekby Tim Brookes28 Aug 2026
Google and Amazon are particularly good at selling the smart home vision, but these platforms have some big drawbacks, too.
How-To Geekby Dan Girolamo28 Aug 2026
Buddy might feature a bright orange unicorn on educational TV, but it's the furthest thing from a kid's movie. Imagine if Barney snapped on the set of his show and went full Ghostface from Scream.
How-To Geekby Joe Fedewa28 Aug 2026
One of the things I appreciate about Samsung is that it’s stuck with the same charging puck for several generations of Galaxy Watch. That being said, the charger itself isn’t my favorite.
How-To Geekby Tony Phillips28 Aug 2026
Your bookmarks say a lot about you—mostly that you're optimistic enough to believe you'll revisit that article from 2021.
How-To Geekby Tim Brookes28 Aug 2026
If you’re building a homelab, the price can quickly add up. Though there are bargains to be had in the form of second-hand mini PCs and salvaged drives, if you have a 3D printer you can save even...
How-To Geekby Nick Lewis28 Aug 2026
My home server runs more than a dozen services I use regularly for work and for my personal life. Wake-on-LAN is great when it works, but it isn't foolproof.
How-To Geekby Tony Phillips28 Aug 2026
I've watched Excel go from a program where I had to know exactly what to type to one where I can describe what I want and have AI build it for me. After some resistance at first, I've embraced it.
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