How-To Geek

Anker is now offering the Nebula X1 Pro, a high-end rolling cart projector designed for indoor and outdoor venues with screens up to 300 inches. It costs $5,000 and is available for pre-order today.

If you’ve ever felt that the streaming services you’re subscribed to seem to always give you more of the same, you’re not the only one. These platforms use algorithms that serve you content similar to what you’ve already liked. It creates a sort of narrow bubble or loop, which leaves little room for genuine surprise and discovery. Let’s change that, and help you find films you’ll love without the help of an algorithm.

Lenovo's IdeaPad Slim 3 Chromebook price has dropped by a massive 57%, but it likely won't last long. You can get this Chromebook for just $139.00 at Best Buy, which is a major discount from its original price of $319.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 will power 2026's best phones, but that won't stop some companies from releasing theirs while this year is not over. Xiaomi is the first company to release a phone powered by Qualcomm's latest chip—meet the Xiaomi 17 series.

I love using keyboard shortcuts when working in Microsoft Excel, as they help me speed up my workflow and prevent me from having to alternate between my keyboard and mouse. One group of keys I find more useful than most is the Arrow keys. Here's what they can do.

The clock is ticking on Windows 10. We're less than a month away from the operating system's official EOL date on October 14th, after which point, unless you're eligible for extended updates, you'll stop getting security updates unless they're absolutely critical. Now, some regions are eligible for at least an extra year of updates, but probably not you.

The Toyota Corolla is still holding its own in today’s car market—even against the wave of crossovers and SUVs. It’s affordable, reliable, and efficient—all the things people expect from a Corolla.

Are you tired of trying to remember IPs and ports for your self-hosted apps? I finally figured out how to make my homelab easier to manage—a detailed dashboard of all my services.

The Apple iPhone 17 series is here, bringing a new level of performance and plenty of polish, but, once again, no charger in the box. And if you’ve been using the same old adapter from years past, you’re probably not getting the speed or efficiency these new phones can actually handle.

Google Photos has been my primary method for backing up photos and videos for nearly a decade. I recently had the realization that it would be Very Bad if something ever happened to it, so I finally took the time to back up all my photos to an external hard drive, too.

This year will mark the return of the legendary actor Daniel Day-Lewis. He’s coming out of retirement to star in Anemone, a psychological drama directed and co-written by his son, Ronan Day-Lewis, that hits theaters on October 10. The Academy Award-winning actor will play a former soldier who returns from his hermit life in the woods to be reunited with his brother.

Google wrapped up this year's announcements with the release of the Pixel 10 series, the Pixel Watch 4, and, in the audio department, the Pixel Buds 2a. Before this, we saw the release of the Pixel Buds Pro 2. These are all awesome, but the product I actually wanted doesn't exist yet: over-ear Pixel headphones. Can you imagine?

Switching to Linux is exciting, but let’s be honest. One of the first things that hits you is the question: “What about my apps?” For years you’ve probably relied on Microsoft Office, Photoshop, OneDrive, or similar tools. The good news is that Linux has a thriving ecosystem of open source applications that can step in for your everyday needs. Even better, most of them can be installed and used within minutes, no complicated setup required.

The curse of the physical collector has always been changes to newer formats. Just when your LaserDisc or VHS collection is looking great, DVD comes out, and you have to buy the better version of movies you already own, then rinse and repeat with Blu-ray, and now 4K UHD.

Proton Mail is rolling out brand-new mobile apps for iOS and Android, which have been rebuilt from the ground up to be faster, more intuitive, and to provide a more private inbox experience. The new apps are available today.

A backup power system is a great idea in case of emergencies, but it's a must for homeowners living somewhere affected by bad weather and hurricanes. That's why I have a whole-home backup setup powered by the Goal Zero Yeti Pro 4000 and the Haven 10 transfer switch. After dealing with several storms and a power outage, I'm confident saying that it's worth the price and effort.

In case you've been living under a rock, it looks like the iPhone 17 Pro's unibody aluminum design is, like, really prone to scratches. Like, a lot. Apple, for its part, seems to just be playing off concerns.

Much of the time, opening the Command Prompt as a regular user is all you need. Sometimes, though, you'll need to open the Command Prompt as an administrator so that you can run commands that require administrative privileges. Here are three quick ways you can open the Command Prompt with admin privileges on Windows 10.

It is sometimes useful to run programs as administrator—but what if you want to run everything as administrator? Windows 10 and Windows 11 include an administrator account, but it is disabled by default for good reasons. Here's how to activate it.

While the vast majority sticks to Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or whatever browser came pre-installed on their phone, the world of web browsers is actually much bigger (and weirder) than you might think. There are some truly obscure browsers out there—and no, I'm not talking about Opera, Maxthon, or Tor.