How-To Geek

Families need vehicles that balance safety, space, and everyday usability. For many, an SUV offers the best mix of practicality and peace of mind.

With so many streaming options available today, it can be hard to decide where to place your money for the month. While many of us hop around based on where shows that interest us are premiering/streaming, others of us have our favorite platforms and refuse to deviate from them.

Are you looking to upgrade your home to be smarter? Thankfully, there are cheap and easy to use devices that you can add to your setup that will go a long way to making it a smart home. A smart thermostat can keep an eye on the temperature, smart speakers integrate voice assistants, and smart plugs let you control and automate almost any on-off device..

Are you feeling confused by all the different Ubuntu-based distributions? Wondering how all of them differ from one another and which one is right for you? Well, I tested 9 popular Ubuntu-based Linux distros, and here’s how I’d rank them from the not-so-good to better-than-Ubuntu-itself!

I recently moved to a house with a lot of land. As much as I love the ritual of mowing, trimming and maintaining nearly five acres of cleared land and over an acre of lawn, I simply don't have the time to do so week in and week out.

Each year, new products enter the ring trying to be the best 3-in-1 iPhone dock. The Belkin UltraCharge Pro 3-in-1 Magnetic Charging Dock is a worthy contender with 25W of wireless charging and a sleek profile, but it has one major hindrance.

Switching to Linux can feel overwhelming, but choosing the right desktop environment makes all the difference. If you want something intuitive, reliable, and welcoming, the Cinnamon desktop environment may be the perfect starting point.

Video games have a long history of referencing, homaging, and sometimes plainly ripping off films. Without the cinematic influences of Scarface, Starship Troopers, and The Matrix, we wouldn't have games like Grand Theft Auto, Halo, and Max Payne.

It used to be that public Wi-Fi hotspots were few and far between. These days, however, you have to scroll through a list of choices as every store, restaurant, and public restroom offers you "free" Wi-Fi.

One of the most versatile and popular wallpaper apps ever made is unfortunately only available to Windows users. This has been a sore point for Mac users for a while, and with good reason, given what this app offers in terms of collections and functionality.

When you spend top dollar on a phone, you might reasonably expect that you’re getting all the bells and whistles. That’s not the case. There’s quite a bit now that you’re more likely to find on a budget or mid-range phone than a $1200 flagship.

You've probably started an application from the terminal at some point, but did you notice that it keeps your terminal occupied until you close the application? That can be pretty annoying. Sometimes, though, it's useful to launch applications this way—I explain how I do it effectively.

The American sedan, once a cornerstone of daily driving, has steadily faded as buyers shift toward SUVs and trucks. Now, with this final discontinuation, an era officially comes to a close.

Unlike the gallery app on your smartphone, Google Photos offers a wide range of features, making it one of the best platforms for storing and editing photos and videos. Here, I’ll discuss some of the top Google Photos features you should be using.

September is a big month for indie games, especially if you’ve been waiting for a certain “most awaited sequel of all time” to arrive. We’ve also got roguelikes and slick action galore, plus an increasingly popular co-operative adventure that you and your friends are going to love.

I’ve been using a Samsung Galaxy S21 FE for more than three years now, and while the phone’s fine in general, I don’t plan to stay part of Samsung’s ecosystem any longer. It’s time for a change, and after deliberating for months, I’ve made a decision to switch to one of the Pixel 10 models. Here’s why.

Pluto TV is a free streaming service that is different from many others available. Not only does it offer on-demand movies and TV series, but it also has live TV channels that can keep you entertained all day. It is owned by Paramount, which gives it some access to Paramount+ and CBS content.

Android phones and tablets are at just as much risk as any other device for snooping, surveillance, and cybercrime. To help you combat these dangers, we’ve put together these five best VPNs for Android so you can surf more securely.

The 1930s were a huge decade for movies. With sound now in full swing, color was becoming the tantalizing new feature, where movies were starting to burst with more hues than black-and-white. Stories were becoming longer and more complex, with epic stagings of a familiar and wondrous world that expanded the limits of where filmmaking could take us.

Netflix has a string of exciting new films scheduled as fall sets in, from another Knives Out mystery to the recently released Thursday Murder Club. Your favorite shows, too, are getting new seasons, so you never have to worry about your home page looking dry.