howtogeek.comadded August 2026
How-To Geekby Jon Fingas2d ago
It's tempting to import a Chinese phone for U.S. use, and for good reason. They frequently have more powerful cameras, gigantic silicon-carbon batteries, and clever features at prices that undercut...
How-To Geekby Adam Davidson3d ago
Home Assistant isn't just a great way to control your smart home locally and privately, but it can also save you money.
How-To Geekby Derek Malcolm3d ago
You know it's heading into spooky season when freaky things start happening. For starters, Ryan Phillippe has not one but two movies in the top spots on the Paramount+ U.S. movie charts. Shudder.
How-To Geekby Jorge A. Aguilar3d ago
Most people know to avoid sketchy downloads or suspicious links, but they don't think twice about USB cables. People buy whatever they find at a gas station because it looks harmless.
How-To Geekby Umair Khurshid3d ago
Every few years, the programming world converges on a handful of languages and treats them as the only serious options.
How-To Geekby Saeed Wazir3d ago
Touchscreen laptops, like the HP Omnibook 3, are a practical way to boost your productivity and are now cheaper than ever.
How-To Geekby Sanya Shah3d ago
Google Maps or Waze is usually the go-to choice for directions, and Waze has always been mine. I like how quickly it picks up traffic, warns me about slowdowns, and gives me a heads-up about things...
How-To Geekby Umair Khurshid3d ago
I have spent a substantial part of my professional career working with RHEL, and it has given me a pretty good understanding of why organizations standardize on it, and I have seen the operational...
How-To Geekby Dan Girolamo3d ago
Tom Cruise swung for the fences with Digger. Unfortunately for Cruise and the rest of Hollywood, the risk hasn't paid off, with Digger suffering an epic opening-weekend failure at the box office.
How-To Geekby Sydney Butler3d ago
The simple reason? It's trust. I simply, personally, don't trust Seagate as a hard drive brand anymore. Is it fair to avoid an entire brand?
How-To Geekby Viraj Gawde3d ago
Two new details today from Google reveal some fine print about its Googlebook laptop platform. Several cross-device features require a phone running the latest Android 17, while app support can...
How-To Geekby Adam Davidson3d ago
Cheap tablets are popular choices for Home Assistant dashboards. You can mount them on a wall and use them to display data and controls for your smart home.
How-To Geekby Arol Wright3d ago
Those little Wi-Fi bars in your taskbar might make you think you have the strongest signal in town, but they measure something far narrower than speed or reliability.
How-To Geekby Arol Wright3d ago
In 1995, Microsoft tucked a first-person, Doom-like game inside Excel 95 to credit its developers.
How-To Geekby Tyler Dupont3d ago
I’ve accumulated an embarrassing amount of old tech over the years. Cables whose purpose I’ve long forgotten, gadgets I haven’t touched in years, and assorted bits of hardware have a habit of...
How-To Geekby David Delony3d ago
Linux is an operating system that encourages you to explore and tinker. You can go from zero to power user quickly, but what makes it great for power users often puts off newbies.
How-To Geekby Cory Gunther3d ago
Bigger doesn't always mean better, and that's especially true in the world of power tools. Most Ryobi tools come with a 2Ah or 4Ah battery in the box, and when that's not enough for the job, many...
How-To Geekby Nick Lewis3d ago
Triple monitor docks usually either require DisplayLink drivers or you're paying a premium for a Thunderbolt dock, all just to use an extra screen.
How-To Geekby Dan Girolamo3d ago
If you like high-profile movies heading to streaming, then you're going to like the list this week. On Apple TV, a popular Mattel toy brand has been turned into a movie.
How-To Geekby Sponsored3d ago
Fighting wrongful traffic tickets, reducing collisions, catching vandalism, and eliminating he-said, she-said accident disputes are all good reasons to have a dashcam.
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