howtogeek.comadded August 2026
How-To Geekby Bertel King26d ago
My current phone is the most expensive one Motorola sells — the Razr Fold. But I've fallen in love with many more adorable Moto phones over the years: a Moto E, a Moto G, a Moto G Stylus, and a...
How-To Geekby Patrick Campanale26d ago
I spent nearly six years running a dual-socket decade-old Xeon server as my primary NAS. Recently, I moved to an off-the-shelf Ugreen NAS and started comparing the two.
How-To Geekby Jorge A. Aguilar26d ago
Most of us learned Microsoft Word while growing up and never really questioned it. It was on most computers, so it became the default for everything, including notes that had no business being...
How-To Geekby Bertel King26d ago
I am suspicious of fitness trackers. I'm not saying we can't trust companies to safeguard the data they generate, but it would be nice to not have to trust them in the first place.
How-To Geekby Graeme Peacock26d ago
If you're new to Linux, or you've happily existed in Mint's easygoing ecosystem for years, you might want to hear what its downsides are. That comfortable feeling may cost you dearly.
How-To Geekby Jorge A. Aguilar26d ago
Google Lens tends to get catalogued as a way to figure out how to identify plants or translate a menu while traveling. That's true, but it can do a lot more than that.
How-To Geekby Nick Lewis26d ago
If you've ever used a mesh Wi-Fi system, you've probably noticed that the satellite nodes usually have a spare Ethernet port. It is tempting to use that port to attach a NAS.
How-To Geekby Jorge A. Aguilar26d ago
Physical media has been dying quietly for years, and most people didn't fight it because streaming was just easier. Buying a digital copy felt like the same thing, just without the disc.
How-To Geekby Sydney Butler26d ago
When I first tried out Google Drive, it changed everything. Being able to share files and collaborate on documents with others so easily was a complete game-changer, and it made us all so much more...
How-To Geekby Bertel King26d ago
You want your phone to last as long as it can on a charge, but you should pause before you swipe away those background apps — closing them might cause your phone to use more power, not less.
How-To Geekby Nick Lewis26d ago
Most Linux distros you'll find are basically a pile of separate programs—a panel, a compositor, a window manager, and so on—all exchanging information and coordinating their behavior to create a...
How-To Geekby Cory Gunther26d ago
By a show of hands, how many of you clean your power tools? I didn't think so. Those Ryobi tools in the garage are built to handle life's daily wear and tear, tackle DIY projects, and more, but...
How-To Geekby Nick Lewis26d ago
Owning your own media, be it movies, music, or TV shows, is a great way to ensure that a change to a licensing agreement doesn't suddenly deprive you of one of your favorite pastimes.
How-To Geekby Tony Phillips26d ago
Whether you're looking to boost your spreadsheet efficiency, elevate your data analysis capabilities, or improve your career prospects, learning new tricks in Microsoft Excel is sure to help you...
How-To Geekby Patrick Campanale26d ago
If you've been on the fence with whether to buy a NAS (network-attached storage) or not—let me show you a different way.
How-To Geekby Tyler Dupont26d ago
Whether you're just trying to kill some time or you have some chores to get done, there is nothing worse than sitting around in silence.
How-To Geekby Adam Davidson26d ago
Cloud-based automation services such as Zapier and Make let you connect different services together to automate tasks without having to build everything from scratch.
How-To Geekby Tim Brookes26d ago
If you’re interested in 3D printing, you probably recognize brands like Bambu Lab, Creality, Prusa, and Elegoo. But a decade ago, the brand on every 3D printing nerd’s lips was MakerBot.
How-To Geekby Patrick Campanale26d ago
When was the last time you thought about the devices that run your home network? You might have some devices that are officially too old to be using in 2025.
How-To Geekby Joe Fedewa26d ago
Whether we like to admit it or not, notifications are the primary reason why so many of us are attached at the hip to our phones. No one wants to miss an important one.
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