How-To Geek

TV technology has evolved a lot over the last few years. Even if you picked up a set a couple of years ago, it might be time for an upgrade, as new materials and features have significantly enhanced the viewing experience.

The World Cup is off to a flying start, with more teams than ever competing for a chance at glory. If you’ve caught the bug as I have, you might want to fire up the printer and print some of these models to wallow in football fever.

Nobody wants a boring terminal, and the more you use it, the more you want it to work according to your specific needs. From custom prompts to aliases and shell functions, there are many ways you can improve your command-line experience.

Bambu Lab has launched a new PLA Pure filament that carries a variety of certifications in terms of air quality and material purity. It costs a little more than standard PLA, and it’s only available in a limited number of colors for now.

The Toyota Prius arrived in the United States in 2000 and spent the next 25 years becoming the textbook definition of a hybrid car. It was the first mass-produced hybrid most Americans ever saw, and its name became synonymous with fuel efficiency and environmental consciousness in a way no other has matched.

Android phones have become remarkably powerful over the past several years. We've now reached a point where many can comfortably continue using the same device for four, five, or even seven years without feeling held back.

The terminal isn't just for running commands and editing config files. There's a whole category of TUI (terminal user interface) apps out there that can replace the graphical tools you reach for every day—and a lot of them end up being faster and lighter in the process. If you've got some free time this weekend, here are three I'd start with. None of them take long to set up, and will probably replace a few unnecessarily bulky graphical apps you’ve got installed.

If you're looking for a productive way to spend a few hours with Excel this weekend, these three projects fit the bill. They're straightforward to build, but you'll still pick up useful skills along the way. So, let's get started.

Luxury SUVs have always been the go-to status play, mixing road presence with comfort and the latest tech. For years, buyers flocked to European nameplates like the Range Rover for that plush ride and premium feel.

Family sedans may not dominate sales charts the way they once did, but they still make a compelling case for buyers who value comfort, efficiency, and driving enjoyment. While many shoppers automatically gravitate toward compact and midsize crossovers, a well-engineered sedan often delivers a smoother ride, sharper handling, and better fuel economy for less money. That's a combination that's becoming increasingly difficult to ignore.

It's a fantastic week for returning shows on streaming services. Four of the five shows spotlighted on this list are back for either their second or third season. The No. 1 show this weekend revolves around a civil war, where dragons play a giant part in determining the outcome. You can probably guess what Game of Thrones spin-off I'm talking about.

A network switch is deeply practical, but you'll most likely only buy one when your router runs out of Ethernet ports. While that's the primary reason most people buy one, it’s far from the only benefit of keeping a switch on your network.

Luxury SUVs have become incredibly good at almost everything, but that's also made a lot of them feel the same. Big screens, plush cabins, and effortless speed are easy to find, while genuine personality is much harder.

Website source code has leaked plenty of secrets before launch day, from game console specs buried in retailer listings to phone release dates hidden in app metadata. Now, a line of code on the website for Slate Auto, the Jeff Bezos-backed startup that raised $650 million in funding to get its truck into production, may have done the same thing.

We all know that familiar feeling of panic and distrust when we unlock our phone and accidentally swipe away a notification we didn’t read. It’s easy to mistake it as the sixth Instagram Reel in a row from the friends group chat. But what if it isn’t? What if you missed an important work update, an email from your boss, or someone reaching out to you on LinkedIn?

Waymo is once again recalling all its robotaxis over a potentially critical safety issue. The Alphabet brand has warned that at least 13 of its 3,871 cars have driven into freeway construction zones in the past several weeks, prompting a recent halt to service on those roads.

Routers are among those pieces of tech that hardly ever go up in flames and completely stop working. At least, it's never happened to me before, although I've dealt with my share of various router issues.

I used a Kindle Paperwhite for over six years, but I never liked Amazon’s proprietary services and restrictions. Recently, I acquired a Kobo eReader—and I’m very happy with it—but there’s one thing the Kindle weirdly does better.

Apple AirPods have become so ubiquitous, people use them with their Android phones and Windows PCs. There's no denying that the buds are good, but there is increasingly little reason to spend that much money if all you need are a decent pair of buds.

Here's a fun fact that nobody tells you when you set up your home network: your laptop, your phone, your router, and even your web browser can all be using completely different DNS servers at the same time, and none of them are talking to each other about it. You might think you've got one tidy address book for the whole house, but you actually have four, and they disagree.