howtogeek.comadded August 2026
How-To Geekby Joe Fedewa19d ago
Android 17 has been available for a couple of months, and it’s been rolled out to many of the most recent devices. This is sneakily one of the best updates Google has rolled out in recent years.
How-To Geekby Jorge A. Aguilar19d ago
Most people have a drawer somewhere in their house filled with cables, adapters, and small gadgets they haven't touched in months.
How-To Geekby Sydney Butler19d ago
It's easy to think that big, unilateral, seemingly bone-headed (Apple would say "brave") decisions are only made by big closed-source OS vendors like Microsoft and Apple. If only!
How-To Geekby Monica J. White19d ago
Look, I'll be the first to blame my ISP whenever possible. (In my defense, I have ISP-inflicted trust issues, so I have a bit of an excuse there).
How-To Geekby Tony Phillips19d ago
I'm one of those people who really cares about how datasets are laid out in Excel. That's partly because I'm a bit obsessive, but it's mainly because getting the structure right makes my life much...
How-To Geekby Sydney Butler19d ago
Most new cars these days have a built-in screen that works with Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. This allows you to tuck your phone away somewhere safe, connected to this external screen.
How-To Geekby Nick Lewis19d ago
It is common to buy a Raspberry Pi, use it for a week, and then stick it in a drawer, only to forget about it.
How-To Geekby Bertel King19d ago
Energy costs are up, and the best way to lower your bill is to lower how much you use. There are multiple ways to go about that, and the right tech can help.
How-To Geekby Adam Davidson19d ago
Even when you buy a product outright, you may still need to pay a subscription to access all of its features. These subscriptions can soon add up, but thankfully, there are alternatives.
How-To Geekby Monica J. White19d ago
If you feel like your internet is playing up, what's the first thing you do? A lot of us reach for the same tool: a speed test.
How-To Geekby Patrick Campanale19d ago
I've been homelabbing for over five years at this point, and it's safe to say I've run hundreds of Docker containers over the years.
How-To Geekby Sanya Shah19d ago
My phone and Android Auto go together like two peas in a pod. I use my phone all day, and the moment I get in the car, Android Auto becomes an extension of it on my dashboard.
How-To Geekby Graeme Peacock19d ago
Linux failed to keep me happy, even after I moved from Ubuntu to Arch, then to Gentoo. I now live comfortably on another little-known OS, one with forward-thinking ideas.
How-To Geekby Adam Davidson19d ago
Amazon's Echo smart speakers have been incredibly popular, with sales in the tens of millions at their peak.
How-To Geekby Ismar Hrnjicevic19d ago
I built a capable gaming PC because I wanted a powerful machine that could run all the latest games in 1440p and 4K.
How-To Geekby Bertel King19d ago
As much as I enjoy digital books and comics, there is nothing quite like reading on paper—but I have neither the budget nor the space to amass physical copies of my digital library.
How-To Geekby Sanya Shah20d ago
I’m perfectly happy doing plenty of things on my phone, but Google Maps isn’t always one of them. Ask me why, and I could probably give you 50 reasons. The biggest one?
How-To Geekby Joe Fedewa20d ago
The iPhone Duo comes a whopping seven years after the original Galaxy Fold. With that much time to prepare, you’d hope Apple would have some fresh, new ideas — and it did.
How-To Geekby Goran Damnjanovic20d ago
A few months ago, Microsoft released a new Windows 11 feature that provides a modern alternative to the good old System Restore.
How-To Geekby Tim Brookes20d ago
What is a laptop if not a mini PC stuck in a folding prison? There may be a bit more to it than that, but when a laptop fails at its primary task of being a portable computer, it’s good to know...
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