howtogeek.comadded August 2026
How-To Geekby Derek Malcolm12d ago
You're showered, shaved, and dressed to impress. The Uber is two minutes out when your group chat starts pinging like Christmas bells—"Not feeling great, have to bail. Sry." "Something came up.
How-To Geekby Joe Fedewa12d ago
For better or worse, Google Messages has become the de facto text messaging app for Android. I happen to think it's pretty good, but there are a couple of big missing features.
How-To Geekby Tony Phillips12d ago
I miss the Windows of the '90s. Microsoft seemed to have a utility for everything, whether you needed to tweak Windows, troubleshoot a problem, automate a task, or simply do something Windows...
How-To Geekby Dan Girolamo12d ago
I still believe in pilot episodes. Though the streaming model has changed the importance of pilot episodes, the first episode is still one of the biggest factors in determining whether a viewer...
How-To Geekby Tim Brookes12d ago
A 3D printer can open so many doors, especially if you’re a fan of spending your weekend flashing microcontrollers and soldering wires to contacts.
How-To Geekby Jeff Turbett12d ago
While an impact wrench may never get as much love as some of your other handy power tools, like a trusty drill driver, having one on hand can be a game-changer when it comes to tough situations...
How-To Geekby Faisal Rasool12d ago
Tasker has been around for more than a decade, and the project is still going strong with an active developer and an ever-growing community. No other app matches its flexibility or power.
How-To Geekby Monica J. White12d ago
An old, slow laptop might seem essentially useless. I know I have a drawer that's essentially a laptop graveyard: old laptops that I no longer use or which have been gifted to me ages ago.
How-To Geekby Rich Hein12d ago
In my home, Roku is the main streaming platform. I have several Roku televisions and a couple of streaming sticks. Needless to say, I spend a lot of time in the Roku interface.
How-To Geekby Dibakar Ghosh12d ago
Do you envy the Apple ecosystem and wish you had something similar between your Windows PC and Android phone?
How-To Geekby Nick Lewis12d ago
Many ESP32 boards come with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a microphone, and Thread or Zigbee support and are very affordable.
How-To Geekby Joe Fedewa12d ago
Smartphones obviously have tons of sensors underneath the shiny surface. Most of them are extremely common, but one particular sensor is very rare.
How-To Geekby Saeed Wazir12d ago
MacBooks are renowned for their slimline designs and unrivaled power and efficiency. They're among the best laptops you can get, but they have one flaw that can make them frustrating to use.
How-To Geekby Tim Brookes12d ago
Bambu Lab represents both ends of the 3D printing spectrum. On the one hand, it’s an incredibly successful company that took the world by storm by making 3D printing easy, accessible, and...
How-To Geekby Nick Lewis12d ago
An average Ubuntu or Fedora installation can easily reach 15GB before you even start doing anything. Alpine Linux, which is famously tiny, usually weighs in at a few hundred megabytes.
How-To Geekby Dibakar Ghosh12d ago
The browser wars ended a while ago. Most of us have picked a side and settled in, with the choice largely coming down to either Chrome or Firefox.
How-To Geekby Tyler Dupont12d ago
De-Googling an Android phone generally means removing annoying things from your device's overall experience.
How-To Geekby Cory Gunther12d ago
Ryobi makes tons of excellent tools for inside and outside the home, for outdoor activities, and more.
How-To Geekby Arol Wright13d ago
If your desktop or laptop keeps lighting up in the middle of the night without you touching it, the cause is almost always traceable.
How-To Geekby Andy Betts13d ago
I've spent a lot of time replacing Google apps and services with alternatives, and have moved on from Google Maps, Chrome, Photos, and even Search.
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