How-To Geek

Streaming your PlayStation 5 gameplay to Discord is a fun way to spice up game night with friends. You can chat while sharing whatever you're doing for a more social experience. There are two methods you can use to do this. Let's take a look at how they both work.

Just because you have a small workspace, it doesn't mean you shouldn't have big expectations. The Vari Electric Standing Desk with ComfortEdge is a genuinely premium compact workstation with solid build quality, though its price may be a turnoff for those on a budget.

The more software you install on your computer, the longer it may seem to take to start up Windows. Many programs add themselves to the list of programs started when you boot your computer, and that list can get long. Here's how you can disable startup programs in Windows.

Physical media as a whole is fading away to be overtaken by digital versions that offer more convenience and easier access. A minority (albeit a growing one) of people are pining for CDs, DVDs, paper books, and other similar media, but what about comic books?

Microsoft Excel has four cell modes—Ready, Enter, Edit, and Point. Having the correct cell mode activated is crucial for effective data entry management, formula creation, and cell modification, and being in the wrong cell mode can cause frustration.

The biggest advantage that gaming PCs have over other platforms and form-factors is upgradability, but what should you upgrade first, and how much of a difference will it make?

As with clearing the cache in your browser, clearing the cache in Windows is a good start for troubleshooting system issues, improving system performance, and freeing up disk space. Here's how to clear your cache in Windows 10.

Like a lot of you, the first optical mouse I ever used was the optical version of the Microsoft Intellimouse. Until I used a ball-less mouse for the first time, I had no idea how annoying that little sphere was to use and maintain. But the iIntellimouse was more than just an average mouse with its ball removed. The overall design was timeless, and I'd even say a mouse that's still usable today.

The mid-size SUV game is brutal. Every brand throws serious money at it, and even the so-called “carryover” years usually sneak in a few surprises.

It doesn't matter whether you're learning the terminal or a seasoned pro, there's always plenty of little tricks for you to learn—tricks that save you time. I have three useful Bash tricks that you can add to your arsenal.

There’s absolutely no reason a phone’s keyboard app needs to connect to the internet, yet every popular keyboard app does this. Google’s Gboard and Microsoft’s Swiftkey both ping home, which feels like a privacy nightmare. The problem is that I’ve never been able to find a keyboard that’s just as good as Gboard—until now.

It’s absurd that in the year 2025, there isn’t a quick and universal platform-independent way to send text and files between a phone and a computer. You always have to rely on some mix of texting apps, email, or cloud storage to share files and text across platforms. Or so I thought.

Did macOS 26’s Spotlight update leave you wanting more? It did for me, too. That’s why I’m still using Alfred. Alfred is so much more than a Spotlight replacement, and isn’t even on the same playing field as Apple’s search tool.

One of the most missed software when switching to Linux is Notepad++. Many Windows users love it due to its simplicity and programming-related features. There are many modern text editors on Linux that do a great job. After some searching, I've found one that I like a lot.

Toyota’s reputation for building rugged, go-anywhere vehicles is legendary, and few nameplates embody that legacy better than the Land Cruiser and the 4Runner. Both have decades of proven durability, serious off-road hardware, and loyal followings, making this matchup a true test of capability and value.

Apple’s calling iOS 26 the biggest update for iPhones in a while, and it does have a lot of new features to show for. However, if you look closely, you'll realize that many of the new tricks are oddly familiar because Android phones have had them for quite some time.

We may not be able to see them, but our homes are awash with radio signals as our smart devices communicate with each other over networks such as Wi-Fi and Zigbee. We pass through these radio signals all the time, and Philips Hue has come up with a neat way to use these signals to turn the vast majority of Philips Hue bulbs into motion sensors.

Do you have extra Google Assistant- and Chromecast-enabled speakers lying around that you want to use with AirPlay? I did, and I never realized just how simple it was to pair the two.

During the early 2000s, handsets began to transform from unwieldy, pragmatic machines into compact multipractics and soon-to-be fashion symbols. Siemens, then a major phone brand in Europe, embarked on a quest to corner the nascent fashion phone market with its Xelibri series. It didn't end well.

I just got my hands on the Pixel 10, and like always, the first thing I did wasn’t opening the camera or downloading apps—it was diving straight into the settings. Google ships the phone with a bunch of useful stuff turned off by default, and flipping a few of those switches right away makes the Pixel 10 feel faster, smoother, and more “mine.”