These 10 things are terrible for my PC, but I still do them anyway
How-To Geekby Ismar Hrnjicevic24d ago
As much as I want my PC to run as smoothly as possible and avoid running into issues, I don't take exceptionally good care of it.
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top 64%Lenovo made another invincible business laptop, but it's not the value it was last year
How-To Geekby Zachary Boddy24d ago
Most laptops want to grab your attention with a stylish design or flashy features, to amaze and delight.
Why people are 3D printing covers that disable their digital camera’s screen
How-To Geekby Tim Brookes24d ago
There’s a new trend among some hobbyist photographers that involves 3D printing covers for digital cameras that make them resemble the analog cameras of the 35mm age.
This free app generated subtitles for an entire folder of videos without uploading a thing
How-To Geekby Rich Hein24d ago
I have a lot of video files scattered between my Plex library and shared folders full of family videos.
I spent hours digging through obscure Samsung Galaxy features, and these 4 deserve more attention
How-To Geekby Cory Gunther24d ago
Samsung Galaxy devices are some of the best Android phones you can buy, and that's because they're packed with features.
AirPods aren't the best Bluetooth earbuds anymore
How-To Geekby Bertel King24d ago
Apple’s AirPods are so ubiquitous, they’ve become the Kleenex of Bluetooth earbuds. But whether you own an iPhone or an Android, AirPods are hardly the only compelling option.
This open-source Android keyboard finally fixed what Gboard gets wrong
How-To Geekby Arol Wright24d ago
Android's default keyboard, Gboard, ships with clever predictions and slick design, but it also ships with a permanent connection to Google's servers.
I thought my Google TV stick/dongle was dead, then I disabled one setting
How-To Geekby Steve Larner24d ago
I still value my Google Chromecast with Google TV dongle because I don’t mind when it slows down a little, since I only use it on an older TV to stream movies and shows.
I tried the keyboard layout that was supposed to replace QWERTY—here's what happened
How-To Geekby David J. Buck24d ago
I'm no stranger to using different keyboard layouts. I'm a big mechanical keyboard fan, and I still use typewriters, even in 2026.
I made 5 games and tools in Excel that have nothing to do with crunching numbers
How-To Geekby Tony Phillips24d ago
I've used Excel for long enough to know that it isn't the first tool I'd reach for when I want to draw a picture, plan a room, or design a craft project.
The Sharge Disk Pro 2 is the swappable storage solution my phone has been waiting for
How-To Geekby Patrick Campanale24d ago
Earlier this year, Sharge released its original Disk Pro portable SSD and docking station. Now, we have the Disk Pro 2, which is upgraded in every way.
With this $1 3D print, I fixed a problem that Nintendo couldn’t
How-To Geekby Tim Brookes24d ago
I’m surprised it took me so long to realize that I could use my 3D printer to rectify one of my biggest problems with Nintendo’s last two generations of consoles: Joy-Con ergonomics.
Emmys 2026 winners and losers: Widow's Bay rules; Matthew Rhys picks up historic wins
How-To Geekby Dan Girolamo24d ago
Television took center stage on Monday night at the 2026 Primetime Emmys. Widow's Bay, The Pitt, and DTF St. Louis walked home with the night's biggest awards, while Beef disappointed.
Windows 11 is running hidden tasks that drain your laptop battery—here's how to stop them
How-To Geekby Viraj Gawde25d ago
Your laptop had a full charge at the start of the day, but by noon, you're reaching for the outlet to refill the battery.
You don't need a dedicated GPS—an old Android phone makes a better offline navigator
How-To Geekby Arol Wright25d ago
Knowing where you actually are can sometimes be a problem when you're traveling. But that drawer phone gathering dust can outperform a purpose-built GPS unit, for the price of an app and a little...
This $15 ESP32 made Apple Music and Spotify discovery way better
How-To Geekby Adam Davidson25d ago
With so much music on streaming services, and more and more being added daily, it's not always easy to find music I really love among the millions of tracks.
Your Ethernet adapter is negotiating itself down to 2003 speeds—here's how to fix it
How-To Geekby Monica J. White25d ago
Switching to Ethernet was simultaneously the best and the cheapest network upgrade I've ever gotten.
7 pioneering Linux applications that never needed replacing
How-To Geekby Umair Khurshid25d ago
Linux has changed dramatically since the early days of the kernel. Desktops have gone from X11 environments with primitive window managers to polished graphical shells.
Dual-screen smartphones are dead, so I dug mine up to learn we made a mistake
How-To Geekby Zachary Boddy25d ago
The unstoppable rise of foldables has slowed the homogenization of smartphones with new form factors and designs, but early in the foldable era, dual-screen smartphones (two separate displays...
Linux works better on gaming handhelds than laptops—and that’s embarrassing
How-To Geekby Sydney Butler25d ago
Linux on desktop systems is in a great place right now. Whatever desktop system you have, you can probably slap a Linux distro of your choice on it right now, and have few if any issues.