How-To Geek

A new Plex update has been released for Android and iPhone, and it has fixed a couple of recent annoyances. Plex users have been facing several issues on the “Manage Favorite Channels” screen lately, and the new update claims to have finally fixed some of them.

It will soon be easier to charge your EV while you grab your morning coffee or afternoon slushie. Circle K has teamed up with Ionna, the charging alliance formed by eight major car makers, to widen access to fast EV chargers at its U.S. convenience stores.

While your average mini PC is anything but a gaming beast, you can transform it into a decently beefy gaming rig by connecting an external GPU (eGPU). While Thunderbolt and USB4 are the most popular ways to do this, you can get much better performance if the mini PC in question features an OCuLink port, even compared to the latest and greatest Thunderbolt version, Thunderbolt 5.

Years ago, it was just commonplace to pull your ISP-provided router out of the network and put your own in its place. These days, that’s actually not as common because most ISPs actually stepped it up and started providing solid routers, and I’m glad they finally did.

There’s seemingly a new Onn 4K Pro streaming box version coming soon. The latest version will reportedly offer Google Gemini support and a design revamp after a slight price bump.

If you want to announce to the world that you’ve arrived, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class is one of the best ways to do it.

Setting up a smart TV is tedious, but it isn't complicated. You plug it in, turn it on, connect it to Wi-Fi, and sign in to your accounts. Right from the beginning, you've made your first mistake—I know I did.

Smart thermostats are a great way to save money. They give you control over your heating, allowing you to change the target temperature based on the time of day or turn off the heating when you're away from home. While my smart thermostat was saving me money, I was still using more energy than I needed to.

Do you spend most of your time in the terminal? Are you always on the lookout to improve your terminal-fu? If you're like me, you love learning new ways to solve problems, because they introduce concepts you never imagined before. I have five one-liner terminal commands that solve common issues, and perhaps they'll introduce new concepts to you, too.

Amazon is renewing its push into your living room by releasing two affordable smart home devices, including its answer to Samsung's popular The Frame TV.

If you've been ignoring the Copilot icon on your task bar, you're actually closer to Microsoft's own disclaimers than its marketing. From unreliable Excel functions to terms of service that claim the AI is for "entertainment," it's time to see the truth: Copilot is a distraction you don't need.

Your NAS is, a lot of the time, the kind of device that you normally keep out of sight as you only hook up to it over a network. Whatever you do, though, don't think the perfect "out of sight" place is a closet. Let me explain.

When it comes to devices like eReaders, there's little reason to buy a new one unless your current model is broken beyond repair. It's a digital book. All it has to do is allow you to read comfortably. Not even battery degradation can bring these devices down, because they're light on power demand and easy to replace.

Sometimes on Linux you need a working instance of Windows just to do a quick task that can only be done in Microsoft's operating system. If you want to make that process as speedy as possible, check out Quickemu.

In theory, it sounds like it should be easy to get away from Google. There are alternative phones, different email services, a dozen cloud photo apps, and more video sites than I can count. Despite the variety of options, I still can't completely get away from Google no matter how hard I try. These are the services that keep pulling me back.

For a very long time, GIMP was the answer. If you wanted a free image editor, and you cared at all about open-source software, that was the app people pointed you toward. It was powerful, flexible, and established enough that it always seemed like the obvious choice.

For years, Android smartphones have offered users two main navigation methods: gestures or the old 3-button system. If your phone doesn't default to the newer gesture controls, it's likely an option when you set up a new phone. I'm still using 3-button navigation, and according to all my co-workers, I'm a monster that's stuck in the past.

The Raspberry Pi isn't designed to be a full desktop replacement, and trying to use one as a full desktop replacement probably sounds like a bad idea. However, with a few upgrades, the right operating system, and some lightweight software, you can turn a Raspberry Pi into a decent desktop replacement.