How-To Geek

Millions of us use VPNs every day to protect our data, browse securely, and access region-blocked content. Yet there are still a lot of outdated assumptions about what exactly a VPN is. Here are some of the most common myths, and what is actually true.

Looking for a good movie to watch this week and just can't be bothered to endlessly swipe through Disney+'s huge library of movies? Yeah, no one can ... except me.

The Lenovo Tab M11 is currently available for a seriously low price of $120 on Lenovo. This is an impressive 35% off its regular price shown by third-party sellers on Amazon of $182. You likely won't get this major discount for long, though.

iOS 26, together with macOS 26 and iPadOS 26, introduced a brand-new "Liquid Glass" design language. And while it's very bold, Apple has struggled to tweak it and keep everyone happy in the process—and that extended to the final versions of the operating systems as well. Now, Apple is just going to leave the tweaking to you.

In 2024, Apple introduced a dedicated Camera Control button to simplify the process of taking photos on your iPhone. A year later, and I’ve finally upgraded to an iPhone 17 Pro that includes this feature.

We know the all-new OnePlus 15 flagship smartphone is coming soon, but the company isn't ready to spill all the details quite yet. Instead, OnePlus is slowly but steadily revealing key details about what makes this phone special, and how it'll top the competition. For example, today we learned the OnePlus 15 will feature absurd battery life thanks to a massive 7,300 mAh battery.

American sedans with serious performance are becoming increasingly rare, but one model still delivers big horsepower, aggressive styling, and a driver-focused experience. With 472 horsepower under the hood, it offers thrilling acceleration and handling that rivals some much pricier sports cars, yet its days on the market are numbered.

Spotify is good for streaming music, but it's also a good place to follow music in general. And an important part of music, especially for diehard fans, is live music and concerts. Spotify can already inform you of concerts, but now, it just made it way easier to keep you in the loop of nearby concerts as well.

The huge 43-inch Samsung 4K Smart Monitor is being sold at its lowest price ever right now. This is a major 24% discount that drops the price to a surprisingly low price of just $380 on Amazon. This is a great deal considering its normal price is $500, letting you save a cool $120.

Netflix often dominates the water cooler discussion with its TV shows like Stranger Things and Wednesday, but the service also has plenty of great films, both original and licensed, that you shouldn't overlook.

There isn't much to think about when buying a mouse, but one of the most important aspects is one you can't tell by glancing at the box—how it sounds.

Many online services are having reliability issues today, or have fully gone down, due to an outage with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Snapchat, the Alexa voice assistant, Reddit, Asana, IMDb, and many others are affected.

I spent years writing everything in Microsoft Word. But over time, its cluttered interface, messy formatting, and sluggish performance began to distract me from what truly matters—writing. That’s when I tried Markdown. Its clean, distraction-free approach won me over—and I haven’t looked back since.

When your PC is sluggish, adjusting a few settings can help. If you don't know what's under the hood of the Windows 11 OS, I’m sharing some tips that work. These hidden Windows 11 settings give PCs an instant speed boost with minimal effort.

More than a decade after its initial launch, the original Pebble app is now re-listed on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. It's compatible with all models of the Pebble smartwatch, including the new Pebble 2 Duo and Pebble Time 2.

Hybrid cars are having a serious moment in the U.S. right now. With gas prices showing no signs of easing up, more drivers are realizing hybrids hit the sweet spot between efficiency and practicality.

The developers of Jellyfin announced the full release of Jellyfin server version 10.11.0 on Sunday, October 19. The major update brings several improvements for the self-hosted media streaming platform I'm excited to see, including a system backup and a startup interface for administrators.

DigiKam, KDE's popular open source photo and image manager, just hit version 8.8.0. It brings a fantastic new tool that lets you easily blur the background or subject in a photo. This update, code-named "Eclipse," also packs a ton of other improvements you'll want to check out.

You didn't properly back up your files, and suddenly everything goes poof. Trust me, you don't want to be there. It happened to me once when I decided I'd had enough of Microsoft OneDrive. Here's what you can do to prevent this disaster.

Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are some of the best features in newer cars, but if you've ever wanted to upgrade from a wired system to a wireless one, you were stuck with a few unreliable options. After a soft launch earlier this year, the AAwireless TWO+ is here, and it supports wireless CarPlay.