howtogeek.comadded August 2026
How-To Geekby Dibakar Ghosh22d ago
If you've spent any time using the Linux terminal, you've probably used the grep command. It's what you use to quickly find a search term in a file or find all the files containing that term.
How-To Geekby Tim Brookes22d ago
Are you always throwing out old USB cables? You’re not alone; cables and the ports into which they fit can be frustratingly delicate.
How-To Geekby Sponsored22d ago
Controlling humidity levels in your home is extremely important. Its presence can contribute to wellness challenges, as well as affect the integrity of your home and possessions.
How-To Geekby Patrick Campanale22d ago
When you hear Kubuntu, you might think of the Linux-based operating system by the same name. But have you heard of Kubuntu Focus?
How-To Geekby Dan Girolamo22d ago
The streamers are going all out for the last full week of September with a terrific lineup of new movies. First up is a music biopic about a landmark folk singer before he went electric.
How-To Geekby Nick Lewis22d ago
VS Code is one of the most popular editors out there—it is relatively lightweight, has an extension for everything, and has a core that is open-source.
How-To Geekby Nick Lewis22d ago
Alexa and Google's Gemini are convenient, but they have trade-offs. You pay for convenience with your privacy, subscriptions, and sometimes even ads.
How-To Geekby Jon Fingas22d ago
Months after the initial tease, the first Googlebooks are available to pre-order today. The Android laptops are as high-end as promised and can compare well against rival Windows PCs — at least, if...
How-To Geekby Nate Pangaro22d ago
When you get a new phone or device, the first thing people think about is what to do with their current one.
How-To Geekby Dan Girolamo22d ago
America is obsessed with true crime. I once talked to my friend's dad, who told me he puts on a documentary every night and falls asleep to "death and crime."
How-To Geekby Patrick Campanale22d ago
My Plex library had grown far too large, and it was time to downsize it. I could delete stuff, sure, but I wanted to keep most of what was there.
How-To Geekby Umair Khurshid22d ago
Buying a 10GbE switch for a network where almost everything still runs at 1GbE sounds unnecessary.
How-To Geekby Nick Lewis22d ago
I recently went through my box of old computer junk and discovered an old laptop. After checking it out, I discovered it had 8GB of RAM, a slow quad-core processor, and a battery that is ready to...
How-To Geekby Sydney Butler22d ago
A high-end or "professional" webcam can cost hundreds of dollars these days, which will give you a major sense of disappointment when you set it up and realize you don't look any better than...
How-To Geekby Jorge A. Aguilar22d ago
Most people assume their printer is the least interesting thing on the home network. It sits there, waits for jobs, and doesn't do much else.
How-To Geekby David Delony22d ago
I'd heard the name Linux Mint, but I only knew it was a derivative of Ubuntu. I've been with Ubuntu and Debian for most of my Linux life.
How-To Geekby Goran Damnjanovic22d ago
USB docks and KVM switches are more like two different coins than two sides of the same coin. They can both upgrade your desk setup, but they do it in quite different ways.
How-To Geekby Patrick Campanale22d ago
Ryobi is a go-to in the DIY and homeowner space for a reason—they have tons of tools for just about any task.
How-To Geekby Dan Girolamo22d ago
If you're seeking thrillers, you've found the perfect destination. Several new thrilling movies have been added to the major streaming services, like The Runner on Prime Video.
How-To Geekby Sydney Butler22d ago
When I was growing up in the '90s, one of the first things I learned about our home computer was that I had to run the "park" command before turning the computer off.
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