How-To Geek

We live in a time when you can find whatever you want online, and you can binge until your heart's content for a low monthly fee. There are streaming platforms for all types of media, yet I still prefer to download digital files directly like it's 2006.

When Kia first confirmed a new pickup for America, many speculated it wouldn't be the Tasman. Some thought it might be a Kia-branded version of Hyundai's collaboration with GM, or perhaps a Sportage-based truck like the Hyundai Santa Cruz.

Over the past year, most of the music I've listened to has come from two labels: Lo-Fi Girl and Chillhop. I find this music so calming, but my wife isn't a fan. This got me wondering why, and I think our childhoods may have something to do with it.

Streaming platforms keep raising their prices, and cable TV is infested with ads (and sanity-draining 24-hour news channels). A DIY HTPC (Home Theater PC) using a mini PC and Linux is the perfect escape, putting you back in control of the content you watch.

Diagnosing and fixing automotive electrical problems can be incredibly difficult. Today’s vehicles are sophisticated machines with more software than many apps, more processors than a tech company, and more wiring than entire cities.

The JLab Epic Lux Lab Edition have helped remind me of what’s far and away the most important when looking for headphones—sound quality. Even with a laundry list of other great features like ANC and wireless charging, the poor sound quality spoiled what looked to be a great set of headphones.

Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn't—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they're usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we've got you covered.

Remakes are always a topic of heated debate in the gaming community. Sometimes they result in games that garner critical acclaim, but I'd say that most remakes we've seen so far simply end up showing us how good the original was, and that we'd rather be playing that.

Digital notebook brand reMarkable will increase U.S. prices this May. "Increased costs," presumably due to the revocation of de minimis tariff exemptions on May 2nd, are the reason for this price adjustment.

Everyone knows optical disc formats like CD and DVD, but history is littered with other attempts to make shiny round discs that hold some sort of recording. With very mixed results!

Samsung has announced a big update to its SmartThings platform. The update adds some health with sleep, but also keeps Samsung up to date with Matter compatability.

Razer has temporarily stopped selling its laptops directly in the United States. This decision comes after the many tariffs that affect countries that make hardware.

The deepest point below sea level that humans have been on our planet is 35,853 feet into the Challenger Deep, part of the Mariana Trench. As deep as that sounds, it's less than 0.2% of the average distance of 3,959 miles from the surface to the center of the Earth.

Time travel has always been a fantasy humanity loves to think about. What was it like in the distant past? How have things changed, what would it be like if you were there? Time travel is not physically possible, but thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, we can look back in time as if it were.

If you urgently need a laptop for college or work, it’s tempting to scour the bargain bins at Walmart or scroll through the cheapest options on Amazon. However, these devices often compromise on key features, making them a poor long-term investment.

The Windows 11 Start menu is a notable departure from everything Microsoft has done before. A lot of people got used to its unique layout, but many still resent Microsoft for hiding the app list away with several clicks. Now, it looks like the company is finally figuring out how to make it better.

If you’re looking for a specific file in a folder full of many files, you can use file previews to see a file’s contents without opening it. You have multiple ways to do this on your Windows 11 PC, and I’ll show you what those ways are.

Microsoft OneNote is more than just a note-taker—it's a versatile app that can eliminate the need to use multiple tools. In the long run, it can save you money on multiple subscriptions while streamlining your workflow. So, if you already use OneNote, you might not need any of the apps mentioned below.

Personal opinion: NotebookLM is probably Google's most useful AI product. You can feed it sources and use it as a useful and capable research/study tool. So it's a shame, then, to see that it somehow doesn't have an app—Google pays more attention to Gemini instead. Now, though, this is finally changing.

Right on time, just as Samsung starts its big Android 15 update for multiple phones, the company has ended software support for the Galaxy S20 series. Originally launched in March 2020, the Galaxy S20, S20 Plus, and Galaxy S20 Ultra were only guaranteed four years of updates and will not receive any moving forward.