How-To Geek

I recently went to see the third Avatar film, and, of course, I saw it in 3D, since Jim Cameron’s blue space cats are the pinnacle of 3D filmmaking.

Despite the improvements since it was released, Windows 11 still feels a bit rough around the edges—almost unfinished. It has few customization options, and several basic features that you'll find in competing operating systems are missing completely.

I love solar panels, but using them isn't as simple as plugging a rechargeable battery into the wall. 400W panels often provide 200 watts of power, and that number can get even lower if you're not using them properly. Fortunately, with the right knowledge, it's easy to give those panels a boost.

Excel makes it easy to turn numbers into visuals, but "easy" doesn't always mean "accurate." Some chart types do more to hide your data than highlight it. If you want your reports to be readable and professional, stop using these confusing layouts right away.

The ASUS Zenbook A16 (2026) is so close to perfection that I'd buy one tomorrow and tell all my friends to do the same. Not only does it pack fantastic power into a feather-light chassis, but it also boasts a gorgeous OLED screen, AI features, and an impressive speaker system.

Although the shooting-brake silhouette might draw you in at first, the real story of the Crown Signia is the somewhat unexpected level of refinement and standard features Toyota has packed into the vehicle. Since its debut in late 2023, the Crown Signia has served as a textbook example of understated luxury, complete with a wagon-style profile that avoids traditional SUV or wagon classifications.

Paramount+'s May slate of new movies are here, providing U.S. subscribers with some solid choices for weekday movie nights this week and beyond—that is, if you're not going to be preoccupied with Taylor Sheridan's newest Yellowstone spinoff, Dutton Ranch, coming May 15.

In addition to the Charlize Theron thriller Apex and the new comedy Roommates that have been holding steady on the Netflix Top 10 in the U.S. recently, the new slate of movies added to Netflix's library for the month of May has started to trickle in, and there's a great selection, spanning all kinds of genres.

I used a Samsung Galaxy phone for the past two years, and as much as I loved its hardware, it was the software that I liked most. Samsung apps felt a step above that of most other Android phones—but I'm not so sure how long that will last.

Tesla is taking advantage of a change in Canada's policy on Chinese electric cars to sell the Model 3 at a considerably lower price in the country, and it might have an effect on the EV market as a whole, including for U.S. buyers.

Homebridge is a popular open-source toolkit, and it was designed to add support for devices that do not function on Apple HomeKit. It basically allows you to connect such devices to Apple Home. There’s support for thousands of smart home devices so far, and if that wasn’t cool enough, there’s now support for Matter added too.

Another week has passed, and Apex is still the top thriller on Netflix and the No. 1 movie in the streamer's current top 10. Audiences are loving the cat-and-mouse battle between Charlize Theron's rock climber and Taron Egerton's serial killer. It will be interesting to see what movie inevitably knocks it down to second place.

If you are looking for a new vehicle for your family, hybrid SUVs are becoming increasingly popular for good reason. They offer many benefits of electrification, like enhanced power and impressive fuel efficiency, without requiring you to fully embrace the electric vehicle lifestyle or its potential drawbacks. However, before you get swept up in the hybrid hype, it’s important to consider the hidden costs that may come with owning a hybrid SUV.

In a world that so often encourages the suppression of emotions and the continuation of rapidly moving forward, cathartic movies remind us of the power of sitting with our own feelings. Sometimes, the most meaningful stories are the ones that break us open then gently piece us back together with hope and resilience, and that’s the focus of this week’s recommendations.

Who doesn't like a creative Wi-Fi network name? You'll always run into someone with a network called "FBI_VAN" or a snarky message to the people in the apartment upstairs. But as much fun as it can be to make up silly Wi-Fi SSIDs (Service Set Identifiers), there are actually a few good reasons why you want to avoid it.

If you're like me, you have multiple devices running different Linux distributions, and are frequently installing new instances too. They all need software, and I've found sometimes it's easier to just have some ready to go, conveniently stored on a USB stick.

The first weekend in May marks the start of the summer movie season in Hollywood. Over the next few months, studios will be releasing a slew of movies that could be financial juggernauts. In other words, the blockbusters are hitting theaters—The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Toy Story 5, and more.

That HDMI port on the back of your NAS has probably been sitting unused since the day you set it up. Most NAS owners ignore it—not because it’s useless, but because it’s rarely explained. Here are three things you can do with your NAS’s HDMI port, ranging from simple convenience to genuinely useful.

I was recently invited to Hyundai’s inaugural Metaplant Experience media program in Savannah, Georgia. The cuisine was outstanding, the accommodations were luxurious, and the weather couldn’t have been better. Yet, all of that was eclipsed by Hyundai’s breathtaking, nearly 3,000-acre state-of-the-art U.S. smart factory, part of a $12.6 billion investment in Georgia.

A lot of people, at least in the pre-"vibe coding era," lament that they can't program because they're "not math people." I wasn't either. Here's how I got started building machine learning models in Python anyway.