How-To Geek

Your 3D printer pairs well with all sorts of components and accessories, from IKEA pegboards to $5 microcontrollers. But one item you might not have considered is the humble PC fan.

Everyone has at least a couple of Windows features they find particularly annoying. Whether that's ads showing up everywhere, deep OneDrive integration that can sometimes make locally stored files harder to manage, or not being able to uninstall certain built-in apps even though you know you'll never use them, we all have our Windows pet peeves.

Android Auto is one of the most convenient features on most modern cars, even if it's a bit underused. It's just a pared-down and limited version of Android, which makes most apps pretty useless. However, there are several essential apps you'll actually love using, and I'm not talking about Google Maps or your favorite music player.

June’s lineup on Paramount+ is packed with buzzy originals, returning favorites, and a fresh wave of movies and reality hits. Whether you’re in the mood for romance, high-stakes espionage, or pure escapist fun, the streamer is leaning into variety in a big way this summer.

Samsung and Google claim the top spots for smartwatches and wearable tech (alongside Apple), and for good reason. While the war between the Galaxy and Pixel smartwatches continues, with many smartwatch wearers picking their favorite out of those two, there's another contender in the ring that gets criminally overlooked: Garmin.

You don't need three travel apps, five subscriptions, and a dozen login accounts just to plan a vacation. I replaced all of it with a single Excel template—and ended up with a faster, cleaner, offline-accessible itinerary that made modern travel apps feel a lot more complicated than they need to be.

3D printing is a fantastic hobby that opens so many doors, including giving you the ability to stop buying storage for your workshop. Instead, here are five workshop organizers that you can easily 3D print this weekend.

Let's be honest here: digging through network settings is a truly Sisyphean task. You'll go in and fix a few, but to go through every setting on every device and reach the most optimal setup is something that's reserved for networking pros, if that.

After months of beta testing and a first launch on the Galaxy S26 series, Samsung's highly anticipated One UI 8.5 update (based on Android 16) is finally rolling out to more phones and tablets. The upgrade to One UI 8.5 is packed with a few visual changes, new features, and AI goodies, but it's easy to overlook some of the best new additions.

If you want to use the Linux command line after using PowerShell or vice versa, you'll find many commands are the same between the two. From file management to networking, you can find many commands in common.

Most smart home accessories have very clear use-case scenarios: toggle power, light up your house, open the curtains, and give you advanced warning of water leaks. So what if you could use these devices in unusual ways?

Nothing lasts forever, especially with technology and electronics. If you have an old 1st-generation Fire TV Stick from 2014, you probably don't use it anymore, and that's likely because it's no longer receiving software support or updates. Fire TVs and Sticks are also getting an overhaul to a new Vega OS that runs on Linux, not Android, and many owners are worried about support for older models.

Building software without writing code has always felt more like a chore than helpful to me. I could never handle blueprints, Scratch, or anything like it. Google Opal is a good alternative, though, because it lets me describe what I want in plain English. It turns my prompts into applications without the usual overhead.

When you click "Shut Down," your screen goes black, and you assume your PC has actually "shut down" in the original sense of the phrase. However, on most modern Windows PCs, that isn't the case.

One of the best reasons to make a trip to IKEA is to pick up some cheap smart home kit. While the company was a little slow to roll out its new range of smart bulbs, they’re now available in many stores around the world.

Affordable sports cars used to follow a simple recipe: keep it light, keep it small, and send power to the rear wheels, so every back road felt alive. That formula has been fading for years as modern performance cars get faster, heavier, and far more complex.

If you're a Paramount+ subscriber looking for a bit of a break from the Duttons, the police procedurals, Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny, and the entire United Federation of Planets, this is your weekly reminder that the streamer also has an excellent documentary library that's easy to overlook.

When Honda launched Acura in 1986, it became the first Japanese automaker to introduce a dedicated premium and luxury brand in the United States, beating Lexus and Infiniti to market by three years. The idea was to create a separate brand with higher-end materials, more powerful engines, and a distinct identity that Honda's mainstream lineup could not provide. For nearly four decades, that separation has held firm.

When Lexus launched the TX in 2023, it was filling a gap the brand had left open for quite a while. Buyers who wanted a three-row Lexus had long been directed toward the larger, more expensive LX or asked to make compromises elsewhere in the lineup. Or in a worst-case scenario, look at another brand altogether.

Google Messages will soon do more to reflect your personal style. The latest beta of Android's official SMS and RCS messaging app includes hidden code for custom conversation wallpapers, suggestign the feature will be ready soon.