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How-To Geekby Dan Girolamo16d ago
I still believe in pilot episodes. Though the streaming model has changed the importance of pilot episodes, the first episode is still one of the biggest factors in determining whether a viewer...
How-To Geekby Tim Brookes16d ago
A 3D printer can open so many doors, especially if you’re a fan of spending your weekend flashing microcontrollers and soldering wires to contacts.
How-To Geekby Jeff Turbett16d ago
While an impact wrench may never get as much love as some of your other handy power tools, like a trusty drill driver, having one on hand can be a game-changer when it comes to tough situations...
How-To Geekby Faisal Rasool16d ago
Tasker has been around for more than a decade, and the project is still going strong with an active developer and an ever-growing community. No other app matches its flexibility or power.
How-To Geekby Monica J. White16d ago
An old, slow laptop might seem essentially useless. I know I have a drawer that's essentially a laptop graveyard: old laptops that I no longer use or which have been gifted to me ages ago.
How-To Geekby Rich Hein16d ago
In my home, Roku is the main streaming platform. I have several Roku televisions and a couple of streaming sticks. Needless to say, I spend a lot of time in the Roku interface.
How-To Geekby Dibakar Ghosh16d ago
Do you envy the Apple ecosystem and wish you had something similar between your Windows PC and Android phone?
How-To Geekby Nick Lewis16d ago
Many ESP32 boards come with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a microphone, and Thread or Zigbee support and are very affordable.
How-To Geekby Joe Fedewa16d ago
Smartphones obviously have tons of sensors underneath the shiny surface. Most of them are extremely common, but one particular sensor is very rare.
How-To Geekby Saeed Wazir16d ago
MacBooks are renowned for their slimline designs and unrivaled power and efficiency. They're among the best laptops you can get, but they have one flaw that can make them frustrating to use.
How-To Geekby Tim Brookes16d ago
Bambu Lab represents both ends of the 3D printing spectrum. On the one hand, it’s an incredibly successful company that took the world by storm by making 3D printing easy, accessible, and...
How-To Geekby Nick Lewis16d ago
An average Ubuntu or Fedora installation can easily reach 15GB before you even start doing anything. Alpine Linux, which is famously tiny, usually weighs in at a few hundred megabytes.
How-To Geekby Dibakar Ghosh16d ago
The browser wars ended a while ago. Most of us have picked a side and settled in, with the choice largely coming down to either Chrome or Firefox.
How-To Geekby Tyler Dupont17d ago
De-Googling an Android phone generally means removing annoying things from your device's overall experience.
How-To Geekby Cory Gunther17d ago
Ryobi makes tons of excellent tools for inside and outside the home, for outdoor activities, and more.
How-To Geekby Arol Wright17d ago
If your desktop or laptop keeps lighting up in the middle of the night without you touching it, the cause is almost always traceable.
How-To Geekby Andy Betts17d ago
I've spent a lot of time replacing Google apps and services with alternatives, and have moved on from Google Maps, Chrome, Photos, and even Search.
How-To Geekby Cory Gunther17d ago
Back in 1996, Ryobi promised they would never change their 18V battery mount. Thirty years later, the batteries still fit, the power tools never die, and my garage looks like an explosion at a...
How-To Geekby Monica J. White17d ago
My favorite use for an old router? Turning it into a basic Ethernet switch. The thing is ... that's super boring. Pretty much everyone does that.
How-To Geekby Nick Lewis17d ago
If you're not careful, self-hosting can change from an interesting hobby into a second job. You'll find forums and pages full of people recommending all sorts of services that are finicky or...
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