How-To Geek

Whether you're an experienced Excel pro or you've just switched from another spreadsheet software, many of the default settings make the program frustrating to use. But you don't have to settle for these defaults! Here are some tweaks that will make life easier and speed up your workflow.

Cooler Master has revealed a new PC case with an adaptable design and two color options, and it might look familiar to anyone who has seen Apple's Mac Pro desktop. Meet the Cooler Master Qube 540.

Google Maps is getting an upgrade thanks to the integration of Gemini. This should make Maps a lot more conversational and have as much information as a tour guide would. The idea is to help you understand where you are going, instead of giving flat directions.

Android has a neat built-in feature for separating your digital work life from your personal life. You can create separate profiles for work and life, isolate both spaces, and switch between them as needed. That way, you won’t get Slack notifications during dinner or family text chain notifications during your work hours. It’ll effectively turn your phone into two devices—one for work and for everything else. Let me show you how.

Resale value matters more than ever when you’re buying an SUV. Nobody wants to watch half their money vanish the moment the wheels leave the lot.

Valve has just released a major upgrade for the Steam Deck that should make it much easier to download games and updates. The device now has a new display-off low-power mode that lets the handheld complete all active downloads before automatically going to sleep.

I watch a lot of Prime Video. Whether it's from their own catalog of Prime Originals like The Boys, Fallout, or (one of my favorites) The Legend of Vox Machina, or tucking in to its huge library of movies, there's a lot to choose from.

Few things are more frustrating than realizing the YouTube video you just spent much of your precious time watching was actually uploaded 10 years ago, and its content is outdated. Luckily, you can take some steps to limit the number of old videos you encounter on the popular streaming app.

The physical nature of media has some built-in limitations and vulnerabilities. Those things can really get in the way of true portability and data security, especially as technology gets better. You've got the constant threat of losing the drive or damaging it, and you're always dealing with the limits of hardware speed and capacity. The traditional USB drive is familiar, sure, but it might not be the best answer anymore for managing portable software and apps.

You're watching a movie or TV show, a character says something, and you don't catch a word of it. Perhaps it just sounds like a mumbled mess or the background audio is too loud. You rewind, watch it again, and still can't understand. In the end, you either give up or enable the subtitles. It's a common problem that plagues modern media.

I spend more time watching YouTube than any other streaming service, which is probably why I'm happy to fork out for YouTube Premium, but it also means I encounter some common annoyances among content creators too.

Want to upgrade your smart TV experience before the holidays? The excellent Google TV Streamer 4K is currently 25% off at Amazon and Best Buy—at $75, this is the best Google TV Streamer 4K deal to date.

For a long time, I overlooked Jellyfin's music streaming capabilities. Occasionally, I used the first-party Jellyfin app to listen, but the experience just felt limited and clunky, especially compared to the convenience I was used on Spotify and other music streaming apps. It turns out, I just hadn't been using the right app.

If you’ve been following tech news, you’ve probably seen AMD step on a rake. The company announced it was pulling game-ready driver support for its RDNA 1 and 2 GPUs by putting them in "maintenance mode."

When most people talk about controller mods, they’re usually referring to first-party gamepads. I wanted to take a different route and see what was possible with my GameSir Cyclone 2. After some digging, I found a couple of 3D-printable mods that looked promising, so I decided to try them out.

Mirrorless cameras have, in many ways, unseated digital SLRs as the must-have photo and video tools for the modern era. Many of us picked them for their superior video features, or just because we wanted smaller and lighter camera rigs.

WhatsApp is releasing a dedicated, full-featured app for the Apple Watch. This app will not be just another notification sender; it will connect with your WhatsApp and let you use features without needing to switch back to your iPhone.

This isn’t the Murano you remember from ten years ago. Nissan has given it its first major update since 2016, and it’s ready to shake off its old reputation. Even the previous Murano held up as a dependable family SUV, but it was starting to lag behind the flashier competition.

Building a smart home that relies on a local server rather than the cloud is a great way to avoid relying on remote servers and having your setup fall over when the internet isn’t working. But what happens if your server is the problem?

Motorola might catch more headlines for its Razr foldables, but the company also makes some of the best budget phones on the market. If you’re trying to save a buck, you don’t want to sacrifice too much, and Motorola is once again stepping up to the plate with the dependable Moto G and Moto G Play series.