How-To Geek

Buying a 3D printer can change your life, but what if it could also change someone else’s? By making your printer, time, and materials available to others, you can! It’s all thanks to the MakeGood project, which helps kids with mobility issues develop strength, balance, and confidence.

While I do use Windows 11 daily on my desktop PC and most of my PC handheld collection, I don't use many native Windows apps. Some of them are simply poorly made, with a limited assortment of features, and getting a free third-party replacement isn't a choice but a necessity.

Smart plugs are probably the best smart home upgrade of them all, turning dumb old devices like lamps and fans into modern connected ones that you can automate. But they also have one dangerous limitation, which is why some devices should never be used with them.

Paramount+ quietly sits over a deep well of thrillers, cult classics, and even some niche animated fare that you need to dig your way through to find. If these kinds of shows have been on your radar but you haven't had the gusto to search, you're in luck.

The best part about Netflix is that I can fit a good TV series into my weekend and watch it at my own pace. Whether that means powering through a tight eight episodes of an addictive thriller in a single night, or savoring them over a couple of days, I love how all the episodes are there to watch them however I please.

Many people find spreadsheets intimidating. The secret to overcoming this? Make it look not like a spreadsheet. Simply hiding the clutter, adding interactive menus, and using shapes makes your workbook feel like a high-end, standalone application that people actually want to use. Here's everything you need to make this happen.

Action is a genre that never goes out of style. The 1970s action movies relied on grit and realism, while the 1980s ushered in the era of muscular lone wolves and antiheroes. The 1990s leaned more into sci-fi and spectacle, and the 2000s turned to superheroes. The genre continues to evolve, even though the predominant themes have remained the same.

In season 1 of Community, there's a scene where Donald Glover's Troy Barnes learns a valuable lesson while eating a giant cookie. The more Troy eats the cookie, the worse he feels. Troy pondered, "How can something that's delicious make me sick?" It's at this exact moment that the light goes off in his head. "Unless too much of a good thing ... is actually a bad thing," Troy said. Unfortunately, I'm not eating a cookie right now. However, the cookie represents my relationship with streaming, in particular, the binge model.

Nissan revealed the next phase of its U.S. hybrid and electrification strategy during the 2026 New York International Auto Show, debuting the 2027 Rogue Hybrid e-POWER. With the e-POWER variant, Nissan will introduce a unique series-hybrid powertrain into its North American lineup, a technology that sets it apart from the parallel-hybrid systems used by its primary competitors.

You might hop into your car to escape work, but now you can act like you're productive while on the road. Google Meet calls are now available through Apple CarPlay on iPhones connected to supporting vehicles.

Lincoln has been Ford’s luxury wing for more than a century, turning out some truly legendary cars along the way. Think of the early ’60s Continental, the sleek Zephyr, or the old-school Town Car that ruled the ’90s.

Routers are easily forgotten, placed once and only remembered when they stop working. In doing this, a lot of people overlook the antennas, often leaving them pointing in random directions or arranged on a whim. It's a waste: you need to arrange them properly to maximize your network efficiency.

Samsung's 2026 OLED and The Frame Pro TVs are now available a few months after their CES debut, and the pricing may be more reasonable than you think. There are some missing offerings at this stage, however.

If you've bought a new Raspberry Pi, or just got your hands on an older model that someone else didn't want, there are many ways to put that little computer to good use, and here are six of them.

Grab your Raspberry Pi out of the drawer it’s sat in for far too long, dust it off, and get ready to tackle some fun projects this weekend. Today, I’m going to show you how to build your own addressable LED strip, an AI failure detection system for your 3D printer, and even how to access your Calibre server from anywhere in the world.

Kia has opened 2026 on a high note, posting the strongest first-quarter sales performance in its history. Strong demand for core SUVs, hybrids, and family-focused models has helped push the brand to a new milestone, proving its mainstream lineup continues to resonate with buyers.

The iPhone may have more in common with Android than ever—the reverse is true, too. However, iOS still lacks several basic features that have been a core part of Android for years. While some of these may never make the jump, a few could be coming sooner than you think.

Ever since its release in 2012, Dolby Atmos has built a history of being the solid, industry-standard name for the very best in cinematic audio. This level of precision naturally turned the technology into a fancy marketing term for high-end quality, leading many, including myself, to actively look for the Dolby Atmos logo when buying equipment for a home theater.

It’s that time of the week again—time to break out the terminal and upgrade your homelab with some new projects! This weekend, I’ll show you how to deploy a self-hosted certificate authority, a recursive DNS platform, and a Notion replacement with real-time collaboration.

Open-source apps can have a mixed reputation. They're often seen as being very powerful but lack the polish of their closed-source counterparts. But it doesn't have to be like that. Some of the best apps I use every day on my Android phone are open-source.