How-To Geek

There are plenty of new cars on the market that I would have absolutely no hesitation recommending. Some are practical, some are incredibly fast, and others offer an impressive amount of luxury for the money. That doesn't necessarily mean I'd want to own them, though. Personal preference matters a lot when you're spending your own money, and sometimes a seemingly minor flaw can completely ruin an otherwise fantastic car.

So, you want to run Proxmox in your homelab? It's a fantastic operating system that is now a cornerstone of my own homelab, but there are some beginner projects you should definitely get under your belt before going all-in on Proxmox. Here are the five things I think you should master in Proxmox before building your dream homelab.

This is the perfect time of year to update your office setup, whether you're a student or not. Take advantage of Secretlab's back to school sale and save big on the most popular models of the company's gaming chair and desk lines!

Home is where the heart is. On Linux, home is where everything personal to you is: your documents, downloads, screenshots, and configuration. In fact, your home is so special, you really ought to be showing it a bit more love.

Do you think Linux is just for homelabs or servers? Worried it can't handle your professional workflow? Well, I've been daily-driving Linux for 10 years, and here are five ways it helps me do real work.

August has been building up to this on HBO Max, and it's finally here. Lanterns was one of the streaming service's most anticipated new series of the year, expanding James Gunn's new DCU further, and bringing Hal Jordan to prestige TV—it's this week's top pick. American subscribers to the service now have something new to look forward to in the 9:00 p.m. time slot vacated by House of the Dragon.

Like some of its streaming rivals, Peacock is raising plan prices once more — in some cases very sharply. NBCUniversal has instituted price hikes for all tiers starting today (August 18) for new customers and from September 17 onward for existing customers.

Swapping out a default Android keyboard for an open-source alternative usually comes with a long list of compromises, but thanks to FUTO Keyboard, that has changed. Here is a private, trustworthy option with features like gesture swiping and voice-to-text that actually work. However, there is one unexpected feature that still leads me to switch back to Gboard.

Plex has decided to bring back its familiar sidebar navigation on its smart TV app. The streaming service is listening to its users who spent the last year complaining that the redesigned app's new top-bar navigation was too slow and unintuitive.

An obvious way to speed up an old PC is to upgrade it or buy a new PC. But what if you can't or don't want to? (And who can blame you, with consumer GPUs pushing beyond $1,600.)

You don't need a Mercedes badge to get the things that make a luxury SUV feel genuinely luxurious. The Genesis GV80 focuses on the details you'll actually notice from the driver's seat, including a quiet cabin, a comfortable ride, supportive seats, and a refined driving experience.

It's now easy to buy the world's most repairable phone in the U.S. — and hopefully use it for a long time. Fairphone has officially entered the American smartphone market with the release of the Fairphone Gen 6+, an upgrade to its latest eco-conscious Android device.

HTG regulars will know I do pretty much everything in Excel, but sometimes I feel like I'm spending more time maintaining, navigating, and updating spreadsheets than any sane person should. So I wondered whether I could turn my personal finance spreadsheet into a proper app without learning how to code.

Even if you don't pay a single cent to Google in the form of subscription money, your Android phone has access to the Google Drive app with a few gigabytes of free storage. You might not know that this one app sits at the center of an ecosystem that can actually replace several other simple apps that you might be using.

Having a backup on an SSD is great and all, but you're missing a key step—checking if said backup is actually good. I know it's annoying, but here's why you should be worried about not having actually tested your latest backup.

ESP32 boards are hugely popular in the smart home community because they're inexpensive, and you can use them to build a huge range of things. While there are plenty of projects that don't require any additional parts, if you combine an ESP32 with a 3D printer, you can do even more.

In the early 2000s, school computer labs were filled with kids stealthily playing games and watching videos on Newgrounds. But when Flash became obsolete, many of these nostalgic games were no longer playable—especially on phones. Thankfully, there’s an app for that.

I've been 3D printing for over half a decade and have never embedded a magnet mid-3D-print, so I figured it was time to take the plunge and do it. After my first test with a pre-made model, I even decided to create my own model, and it came out better than I expected.

I've somehow become the person everyone in my family and circle of friends calls when a PC starts acting up. A lot of the time, the problem is minor. Other times, Windows won't boot, a drive starts throwing errors, files disappear, or the computer becomes so unstable that it's hard to know where to start. Since everyone I help, including me, uses Windows, I've gotten into the habit of keeping a few free troubleshooting tools on USB drives, so I'm not starting from scratch every time something goes wrong.