How-To Geek

Most people these days get "4K" content for their 4K TVs from one source—streaming video. Streaming services like to put the 4K label prominently in their marketing, and if you want 4K you'll have to pay a premium for it to separate yourself from the HD commoners.

Writing term papers and essays is part of the college experience, whether you like it or not. These open-source apps can help you organize your sources and get your writing done, as well as present your work with style. These apps are free, cross-platform (including Linux), and will help take the stress out of writing papers, whether you're running Linux, macOS, Windows, or something else.

The Satechi FindAll Collection (Card, Keychain, Luggage Tag, and Glasses Case) is a family of tracking devices that are easy to set up and feature seamless integration with Apple’s Find My network. I thought all four trackers worked incredibly well, and outside of a few complaints, I was quite impressed by Satechi's lineup.

A lot of AI features are pretty unnecessary and sometimes invasive. But many can actually be genuinely useful. Many of Copilot's features are regarded by many as gimmicks, but one of the most useful ones just got a lot easier to access.

The internet has always been in flux, a place where sites rise, dominate, and then quietly fade away into oblivion, leaving only traces behind. Yet, for those of us who grew up online, these sites weren’t just web addresses; they were part of our digital lives. Today, many of them exist only in memory, or in the dusty archives of the Wayback Machine.

Kubuntu Focus, the manufacturer that makes Kubuntu Linux-only PCs, has announced a new workstation-level laptop, the Focus Zr Gen 1. The heavy-duty laptop is meant to be a desktop replacement with its dedicated GPU options.

Nearly all new Windows laptops come pre-installed with Windows 11. But with it, you also get a bunch of unnecessary features that can slow down your system, compromise your privacy, or bombard you with annoying notifications. That’s why I tweak a few settings before I start using my new device.

Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint all have built-in pen and drawing tools, but they can be a bit lackluster, especially if you’re accustomed to OneNote or real digital art software. Thankfully, Microsoft is starting to test a few much-needed improvements.

In the early days of the smartphone revolution, Android owners used to envy the look and feel of the iPhone. But things have changed since a lot. I am a longtime iPhone owner who has been increasingly looking at the other side of the fence with envy, all because of Apple's stagnant innovation when it comes to its most prized and supposedly innovative product.

Fractal, the Matrix client developed for the GNOME desktop environment, just got updated to version 12 today. It includes several new features and improvements you can try out as you talk to people across decentralized Matrix networks.

Linux is the best server operating system, right? As it turns out, not always. While I used to run all of my game servers on Linux, a recent issue pushed me toward Windows for game server hosting—and I’m actually happy with the switch.

If you are looking for yet another streaming subscription service, both ESPN and Fox will be launching new platforms in the coming weeks that are perfect for sports fans. Today, in a surprise turn of events, the two companies announced they'll let you bundle them together for one monthly fee, saving you a bit of money.

There's always been a strict divide between mobile games and console games, but that barrier has been quietly breaking down in recent years. Most modern phones can now handle console games like Resident Evil 4 and Assassin's Creed Mirage, while mobile games like Genshin Impact and Asphalt Legends Unite are giving some console games a run for their money.

It seems like the fight between Windows and Linux will never end. When it comes to running your homelab, which of the two iconic operating systems are best? The answer is pretty clear, and it doesn’t lean in Microsoft’s favor.

I love a good workplace comedy, especially now that I work from home. Still, work is work, and at the end of a long weekday, the last thing we want to think about is, well, work. However, when it comes to escaping your reality for heartily laughable doses of relatability and absurdity, there’s nothing better than bingeing a good workplace sitcom.

Remember the times when you had to make sure no one in your household was using the phone before logging online? The age of dial-up internet is distant now, with broadband and fiber internet being present in most households, but the service has been kept around. Now, though, it's going offline in less than a couple of months.

Are you consider a jump to openSUSE as your operating system? A couple of weeks ago, I made the jump. I overwrote my Garuda Linux installation on my desktop computer with openSUSE Tumbleweed.

When we buy TVs, we try to get the biggest that we can afford. It stands to reason that bigger screens are better for watching videos. Yet time and again, I end up watching more on one of the smallest screens I own.

Being able to type quickly on your iPhone can make you more proficient at various tasks, be it web searches, drafting emails, or texting with friends or family. That said, it's not a skill you can develop overnight.

The luxury market is packed with tough competition. Put SUVs to the wayside and focus on cars, and BMW has decimated rivals like Lexus and Cadillac, with the 4-Series standing out as the best-selling luxury car in 2025.