How-To Geek

The idea of a modern smart home can sometimes be better than the reality. This generally happens when you treat it as a simple 'plug-and-play' gadget rather than the infrastructure of your home. You might have thought that kind of sluggishness was just part of the deal, but you can fix this by changing the way your devices operate.

All the different power tool brands produce a ton of excellent tools, especially Ryobi, which makes a little bit of everything. Every once in a while, you'll stumble onto some weird, obscure item that you never knew you needed. That's exactly what happened to me late last year at Home Depot, and that tool ended up solving one of my biggest workshop woes.

If you're learning python, chances are you started with tutorials–and honestly, there's nothing wrong with that. They give you a solid foundation and help you get familiar with the basics. But at some point, you can get stuck in an endless loop of tutorial hell, this cycle limits real progress without you noticing. I'm now two years in, I've made enough mistakes to know which habits actually make you better. Here are the ones worth your time.

There's been an online trend of people ditching their ChatGPT subscriptions in the wake of OpenAI's deal with the Department of War. I've used ChatGPT for years and have always been reluctant to change, but it felt like the right time, so I asked ChatGPT which AI was the best for my needs. The answer surprised me.

As we move further and further away from the heydays of the audio CD, things are getting a little muddled. Perhaps it wouldn't matter so much if physical media like vinyl, CDs, and cassettes were making a niche comeback among certain groups of people.

Failed 3D prints can be disheartening, but there are some things you can do to improve your chances of success. Printing with dry filament is a good starter, but even the driest of filaments can come undone if your build plate isn’t prepped correctly.

Calibre is a fantastic piece of software for people who love reading books digitally—which is something I started doing last year and plan to continue this year. However, there are some core functions of Calibre that I had to supplement through plugins, so here are the four plugins that fixed my biggest complaints with Calibre.

While it feels like ages until we return to the Ton for a new season of Bridgerton, we’re already looking ahead to season 5 of the Netflix series. As one of the returning shows to watch on Netflix this year, people have been fawning over Benedict (Luke Thompson) and Sophie (Yerin Ha), but now that season 4 has concluded, we have to start thinking about what’s next.

Are you a Samsung user secretly jealous of the clean Pixel look? Do you find yourself tired of One UI's heavy personality? Well, it turns out you can get surprisingly close to a Pixel software experience while sticking to your trusty Samsung hardware. And the best part is that it’ll only require a couple of apps and a few minutes of tweaking.

Electric vehicles have experienced some of the fastest depreciation rates in the modern auto market, driven by rapid technological advances and shifting consumer demand. Models that once commanded premium prices are now appearing on the used market with surprisingly steep discounts. In some cases, buyers can save thousands of dollars simply by opting for a lightly used example instead of buying new.

Everyone is excited about OpenClaw and how it's possible to turn one (or more) of your Raspberry Pis into AI agents that can autonomously work even when you're not directing them.

Ever tried to apply the same dimensions to 20 different pictures in Microsoft Word? Or delete every third row in a massive table? It's a nightmare of menus and right-clicks. That is—unless you know a single keyboard shortcut that turns repetitive tasks into a one-second tap. Let me introduce you to F4.

Imagine typing a single formula into cell A1 and watching it create a 100-cell grid without lifting a finger. No dragging, no clutter, no $ locking, and no errors. That's the power of MAKEARRAY. It uses a single, elegant formula to create dynamic, robust datasets in seconds. It's time to let Excel do the heavy lifting!

2026 marks the 30th anniversary of the ResidentEvil franchise, Capcom's classic survival horror video game juggernaut that has broken the containment of consoles and transformed into several movie and television adaptations. These reimaginings, however, have proven to be one of the more controversial corners of the franchise, often critiqued for their handling of the source material and narratives.

While Windows is more than a decent operating system, the recent deluge of AI features no one asked for, coupled with a number of rather annoying features that are enabled by default, can clutter the UI and sour the everyday Windows experience.

I haven't had the best luck with ISPs. In fact, I've been fighting them for over a decade now. But even I know that often, connection issues aren't caused by your internet service provider—they're caused by small mistakes related to your network.

If you've spend any meaningful time inside ChatGPT—brainstorming ideas, planning schedules, organizing your thoughts—you've probably felt the friction of having to move all that work into a separate tool afterward. But what if you didn't have to? What if ChatGPT, apart from helping you tackle your projects and tasks, could also help you manage them?

Where I live in Florida, power interruptions are just part of life. The lights flicker, the voltage dips, or the power cuts out for a few seconds without much warning. Brownouts happen throughout the year, and sometimes they're enough to crash a computer or interrupt whatever you're working on.

I'd like to believe I'm a champion of the cinematic experience. Call me old school, but nothing beats the feeling of watching a movie on the big screen in a packed theater on a Friday night. I vividly remember how the audience exploded for Iron Man during his snap in Avengers: Endgame. I can still hear the screams from my theater when Chris enters the "sunken place" in Get Out. These are memories I'll always cherish.

Finding a new vehicle that is fuel-efficient, safe, and genuinely affordable can feel daunting. As we move through 2026, the national average transaction price for a new car has trended so high that even a six-figure salary might not provide enough cushion when factoring in other living expenses. Subaru, however, is taking a refreshingly different path with the 2026 Forester Hybrid.