How-To Geek

Are you frustrated with the limitations of current MagSafe (Qi2) accessories? Tired of seeing the same boring magnetic charging stands and wallets? Me too—and here are five Qi2 accessories that desperately need to exist for people like us.

After taking a break for the holidays, I'm back with another set of Linux applications I think are worth installing. This weekend, consider a way to concatenate desktops, a duplicate file cleaner, and a replacement for ls.

You likely use it every day for "boring" data, but Excel is hiding a fascinating history. From secret video games to a leap-year lie that Microsoft refuses to fix, here are seven weird facts that prove the popular spreadsheet software is stranger than you think.

Are you confident you're using your PC as efficiently as possible? Most people aren't. From typing techniques to shut down procedures, we've all picked up habits that waste time without us even noticing. Here are 10 common PC habits that are wasting your time—and how to fix them.

Happy new year, everyone! I hope your annual late-night celebration was fabulous enough to wear you out to the point that all you want to do this weekend is vegetate and binge-watch some good TV shows. If that's the case, I’m here to take the guesswork out of that equation with the first recommendations of 2026.

I spend a lot of time in the CLI, and when an exciting project captures my attention and gets me into a flow state, I tend to lose track of time; before I know it, hours have passed.

It's a new year and so much has changed. Okay, perhaps not a lot has changed really, including the fact that I'm here every weekend to offer up three fantastic shows that deserve your attention on Netflix.

Software used to be fun and full of little quirks and gimmicks. If you've experienced the Frutiger Aero era of design, you know exactly what I'm talking about. That was before flat, sterile, 'clean' designs without any trace of personality took over. Still, I miss when software used to be fun, and I'd like to bring it back where I can. If you're using the GNOME desktop environment, here are four extensions you can install right now to make your computer fun again.

Our PCs often cost thousands of dollars, and yet, we don't always treat them with enough respect. Something many of us are guilty of can be a silent PC killer in more ways than one, and it has everything to do with where your PC lives on a daily basis.

Documentaries don't always have to be big, behind-the-scenes collages or dark tales of true crime. This weekend's lineup of documentaries on Prime Video will hopefully inspire and delight you with their in-depth profiles on some of the world's most fascinating and life-changing people, and a peek inside the quiet decline and resurgence of the rare book world.

Weekends are perfect for documentaries. There are no spoilers to dodge, no huge commitments, and you're pretty much guaranteed to learn something fascinating or enlightening you can share with your workmates on Monday. It's a good thing, then, that Netflix has a ton of documentaries.

I know what you’re thinking—yeah, the Shield TV is old, but it’s still getting updates! While that’s true for some models, it’s not true for all of them. So, if you’ve upgraded to something new, we’ve got some ideas for that trusty NVIDIA Shield TV sitting in your media cabinet.

Many people think the Enter key in Excel is just for moving down a row, and Ctrl is for shortcuts like copy or paste. But when used together, Ctrl+Enter unlocks hidden behaviors that change how data hits the grid and how you commit formulas, saving you from the repetitive workflow that slows you down.

These days, we're all yearning for an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090—but two decades ago, it was a whole different story. Some Nvidia GPUs impressed with their immense capabilities, while others turned into a laughing stock and crashed and burned.

Helpers can be very useful in Home Assistant. A Toggle helper is an easy way to turn on Guest Mode, mute notifications, track states, and more. There are plenty of other helpers beyond the Toggle helper, and they can be even more powerful.

With the holiday season comes well-deserved vacations and sometimes, highly anticipated—yet very long—flights. Jet lag is often a side effect of these trips, but with only your phone, you can help your body adjust quickly with a few simple tricks.

When you get a NAS (Network-Attached Storage), there are usually a ton of features at your disposal. In fact, I personally found it intimidating when I first opened the dashboard and started opening dialogs. Now, these are the ones that I make the most use of.

Some people assume that Linux is totally cold and utilitarian. But as a long-time user, I know that Linux can be a real looker. If you'd like to spice up your Linux machine or find a gorgeous replacement for Windows, here are the best-looking distros you can install today.

These days I have a couple Roku Sticks and a pair of Roku TVs, and they handle almost all of my daily streaming. But even after dialing in my setup, including tweaking Roku’s privacy settings to cut down on tracking, one thing still drives me up the wall: buffering. Nothing is more frustrating than sitting down to watch something and seeing that little circle spin again and again.

You've probably seen developers and power users running secondary displays vertically. To me, it always looked weird and unnecessary—we’re used to seeing monitors in landscape orientation. However, once I actually gave portrait mode a real try on my secondary monitor, it was surprisingly hard to look back.