Your foldable's inner screen will outlast your next regular phone's display
How-To Geekby Bertel King·28d ago
Foldable phones are expensive, so I get why you would be nervous about breaking their flexible internal screen — especially after the horror stories that plagued the first-generation models.
Why a used $25 Kindle beats any Raspberry Pi display you can buy today
How-To Geekby Adam Davidson·28d ago
If you need a display for a Raspberry Pi project, the obvious solution is to buy a dedicated accessory specifically designed to work with your single-board computer.
Interview: How Maria Sten and the Neagley cast brought Reacher's first Prime Video spin-off to life
How-To Geekby Dan Girolamo·28d ago
Move over, Jack Reacher. It's Frances Neagley's turn to step into the spotlight. The Reacher television universe on Prime Video is set to expand with its first spin-off series, Neagley, with Maria...
Please stop using the HDMI cable that came with your monitor
How-To Geekby Jorge A. Aguilar·28d ago
Most people buying a high-end monitor spend real time researching panel technology, refresh rates, and color accuracy, then plug it into the cable that came in the box without a second thought.
I turned my giant Excel formula into something I can actually understand
How-To Geekby Tony Phillips·28d ago
We all know someone who loves building a ridiculously complicated Excel formula and proudly announcing that it works. I used to be that person.
Before you give away your old phone, remove these 4 things or regret it later
How-To Geekby Tyler Dupont·28d ago
Giving your old phone to a friend or family member is a great way to get some extra life out of a device you no longer need.
My tablet runs a full Linux distro, and it's the best testing ground I've found for new operating systems
How-To Geekby David J. Buck·28d ago
- I like running Linux on a tablet. It's portable; I can switch to different distros more quickly and without partitioning, and it's a nice change from the typical tablet environment/user...
Home Assistant phone and watch notifications just got a major upgrade
How-To Geekby Adam Davidson·28d ago
Phone and watch notifications are one of the most effective ways to share information from Home Assistant.
Waze's best feature is also its most annoying—here are the settings I changed to tame it
How-To Geekby Adam Davidson·28d ago
One of the best things about Waze is also one of the worst. The app lets users report hazards, which are then shared with every other Waze user on the same stretch of road.
You're running PC benchmarks wrong, this is the easier and better way to do it
How-To Geekby Umair Khurshid·28d ago
Once you've spent $2,000 on a new graphics card or a high-end CPU, your first instinct is probably to download a suite of benchmarking tools.
Catch up on these 5 shows before their new seasons drop (September-October)
How-To Geekby Derek Malcolm·28d ago
For TV nerds, it's the most wonderful time of the year—Fall TV season! It's the time when many of the shows you've been waiting on are finally coming back.
I use Excel all day, every day—the simple Ctrl+Shift+V shortcut saves me the most time
How-To Geekby Tony Phillips·28d ago
I write about Excel shortcuts a lot, and I've picked up plenty over the years. Some are useful only in very specific situations.
I spent days trying to trigger Android's battery drain alert, but my phone outsmarted me
How-To Geekby David J. Buck·28d ago
I was a massive science fiction fan growing up (I still am). I never imagined that one day I'd have a fully functioning computer that could do just about anything in my pocket.
Don’t install Linux until you’ve read How-To Geek’s distro cheat sheet
How-To Geekby Dibakar Ghosh·28d ago
Most Linux advice targeted at newcomers starts and ends with “just pick Ubuntu or Linux Mint,” but I find that to be an oversimplification.
Amazon is bringing Android app sideloading back to Fire TV devices, with a catch
How-To Geekby Jon Fingas·28d ago
If you abruptly lost Android app sideloading on your Fire TV device last fall, you can relax. Amazon now says a future update will restore sideloading on affected hardware, with a caveat.
5 features hiding behind your car's USB port
How-To Geekby Jorge A. Aguilar·28d ago
My car came with more USB ports than I thought I would need, and it's understandable to ignore any that don't charge your phone.
The 3D printed storage trap: When it actually makes sense to print your own
How-To Geekby Joe Fedewa·28d ago
When you’ve owned a 3D printer for a while, it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking it’s the solution to every problem. This is especially true when it comes to storage and organization.
These 10 things are terrible for my PC, but I still do them anyway
How-To Geekby Ismar Hrnjicevic·28d ago
As much as I want my PC to run as smoothly as possible and avoid running into issues, I don't take exceptionally good care of it.
Lenovo made another invincible business laptop, but it's not the value it was last year
How-To Geekby Zachary Boddy·28d ago
Most laptops want to grab your attention with a stylish design or flashy features, to amaze and delight.
Why people are 3D printing covers that disable their digital camera’s screen
How-To Geekby Tim Brookes·28d ago
There’s a new trend among some hobbyist photographers that involves 3D printing covers for digital cameras that make them resemble the analog cameras of the 35mm age.
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