Soon, high-quality Blu-ray ripping might be impossible
How-To Geekby Sydney Butler9d ago
If you've ever browsed a torrent website (it's OK to just look, right?) you've surely seen movies listed with a retail UHD Blu-ray as the source.
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top 58%Your Excel file is secretly sharing more than you think. Here's how to check
How-To Geekby Tony Phillips9d ago
You probably don't think much about privacy when you're sending someone an Excel file. After all, it's just a spreadsheet, and you can see what's on the sheets before you send it.
Google's tracking defaults are worse than you think—disable these 4 settings today
How-To Geekby Vishwamoorthy Ramakrishnan9d ago
Your Google account is one of the most important keys to your digital life. It can hold a significant amount of information about what you search for, places you visit, your personal information...
4 short Netflix shows to binge before canceling your subscription
How-To Geekby Dan Girolamo9d ago
Streaming is becoming an expensive ordeal. In the past year, it feels like almost every streaming service has raised its prices.
4 Linux terminal tricks that make boring jobs weirdly satisfying
How-To Geekby Zunaid Ali9d ago
You do some tasks in the Linux terminal so often that you never even bother to look for easier ways to do them.
This free app turned my old laptop into a super-capable second monitor
How-To Geekby Nate Pangaro9d ago
If you’re like me, you have an old laptop lying around somewhere collecting dust. It’s not that it doesn’t work anymore; it’s just that you got a different laptop that better fits your current...
Android Auto's hidden developer menu unlocks 7 features Google doesn't want you to find
How-To Geekby Jorge A. Aguilar9d ago
Most Android Auto users never look past the main settings screen because it feels like the app was built ready to go.
Android apps can soon charge you by usage—here's how it works
How-To Geekby Jon Fingas9d ago
Android apps will soon get to charge you based on how often you need them. Google is rolling out usage-based billing in the Play Store, letting developers meter your access to services.
These 4 tools beat Tailscale for remote access—and they're way simpler
How-To Geekby Monica J. White9d ago
Tailscale is pretty much the default option when you want to access anything remotely. It's definitely the option most people will give you when you ask them for recommendations.
I stopped letting YouTube's algorithm dictate my experience, and it changed how I watch videos
How-To Geekby Rich Hein9d ago
YouTube and I have a long and storied relationship. It’s one of the video platforms I turn to the most when I want to hear music or find out news about my favorite bands.
6 LibreOffice Calc features that handle jobs you'd normally use Excel for
How-To Geekby Tony Phillips9d ago
LibreOffice Calc is often dismissed as a spreadsheet that's fine for basic number crunching, but something you'd quickly outgrow as soon as your work gets serious.
Samsung made the iPhone Duo's display, but that's not the "gotcha" you think it is
How-To Geekby Joe Fedewa9d ago
Seven years after Samsung's first foldable phone, Apple finally joined the club with the iPhone Duo.
The 1990s predictions about Linux that aged surprisingly well
How-To Geekby David Delony9d ago
Linux is such a part of the modern landscape that it's hard to remember a time when it was just starting out. Linux's road to world domination could be bumpy at times.
Stop using Milwaukee batteries with adapters before you ruin them
How-To Geekby Cory Gunther9d ago
Many DIYers start with one brand of power tools, then eventually switch things up. Like initially buying Milwaukee or DeWALT, then moving to Ryobi's more affordable line.
Firefox just got a major redesign—here's what new
How-To Geekby Jon Fingas9d ago
The main alternative to Chrome just got one of its largest overhauls in recent memory. Mozilla has released a redesigned Firefox web browser for desktop and mobile that it says is easier to...
UGREEN's new 'Ultra' NAS is excellent, but so was the one before
How-To Geekby Bertel King9d ago
Despite the name, the UGREEN NASync DXP6800 Ultra is not among the most powerful NAS that UGREEN sells (far from it), but it does represent the pinnacle of what most of us might realistically ever...
After losing my camera on a bus, I made this hidden AirTag mount for $0.51 so it couldn't happen again
How-To Geekby Patrick Campanale9d ago
One time when I was on a work trip years ago, I left my camera on a bus and never saw it again. I have since decided that would never happen again, so I 3D printed an invisible AirTag lens cap that...
These 5 paid services are worth the cost to escape Google's surveillance
How-To Geekby Sydney Butler9d ago
It's hard to keep the idea at bay that we're actually living in a cyberpunk dystopia. After all, we're all living under a small handful of trillion-dollar mega-corporations that seem to have a huge...
4 cozy shows to watch on Netflix this fall
How-To Geekby T.M. Amrita9d ago
Fall is the perfect excuse to slow down your pace, stay home, and pick up a show that's easy to settle into.
What LoRa actually is, and why it can send messages miles without cell towers
How-To Geekby Tim Brookes9d ago
If you’ve spent any time in hobbyist electronic spaces, you’ve probably come across the term “LoRa” before. Like Wi-Fi and cell networks, LoRa can be used to send and receive data through the air.