Now's the best time to upgrade your home hub with the Echo Show 11, currently $100 off
How-To Geekby Saeed Wazir10d ago
Home hubs are essential in a modern home, and it makes sense to get a current model with the latest features.
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top 25%Nvidia raises the Shield TV Pro price by $100—seven years after launch
How-To Geekby Jon Fingas10d ago
Nvidia might have released the Shield TV Pro in 2019, but even that device isn't immune to market pressure. The company has raised the price of the Shield TV Pro to $300, a $100 hike.
I tried 3 popular bootable USB tools, and 1 clear winner replaced Rufus
How-To Geekby Rich Hein10d ago
Aside from being the family tech support guy, my job also has me testing a lot of software and operating systems.
You can now explore the Enterprise bridge online—and that's just the start of these Trek 60th anniversary projects
How-To Geekby David J. Buck10d ago
The Star Trek universe is huge and full of different media. I've watched the shows, played the video games, read a ton of the novels (Star Trek: Titan is a personal favorite), and have even written...
I used nearly 2.5TB of data just to find out that my backups were slowing down my network
How-To Geekby Patrick Campanale10d ago
Patrick Campanale has been in the tech space for well over a decade, specializing in PC/gaming news and reviews, as well as maker-focused products to build small businesses.
Android Auto doesn't need the internet, but you have to prepare before you leave
How-To Geekby Jorge A. Aguilar10d ago
Losing cell service mid-drive is a big deal because it can mess with your maps, music, and a whole lot of other things, and then you're stuck looking at the screen instead of the road.
5 new shows to watch this weekend across Netflix, Paramount+, and more (October 2-4)
How-To Geekby Dan Girolamo10d ago
Welcome to October. It's spooky season, and we have a new Halloween-themed show for you to watch this weekend. It's a dramedy involving teenage witches coming to Disney+ and Hulu.
How a decade-old Mac mini rescued from e-waste can replace a dozen cloud subscriptions
How-To Geekby Goran Damnjanovic10d ago
Mac minis with Apple Silicon are some of the best compact desktop computers on the market, but their Intel-based predecessors aren't ready for the landfill just yet.
Take Excel beyond the spreadsheet with these 3 unusual weekend projects (Oct. 2–4)
How-To Geekby Tony Phillips10d ago
If you've been staring at Excel all week at work, the last thing you probably want to do this weekend is open another spreadsheet.
This free app keeps your smartwatch alive after the company abandons it
How-To Geekby Bertel King10d ago
If smartwatches have one weakness compared to regular watches, it's their short lifespan. Most have promised only a few years of software support, and they're dependent on companion apps that can...
4 fun ESP32 thermal printer projects to make this weekend (Oct 2 - 4)
How-To Geekby Tim Brookes10d ago
Thermal printers are mostly used in retail to produce receipts, since they don’t need to be super high quality, don’t consume ink, and can print quickly.
These 5 Samsung-exclusive features came free with your phone, and you're probably ignoring them
How-To Geekby Goran Damnjanovic11d ago
Samsung has a reputation for packing its Galaxy phones with a deluge of features, arguably more than any other Android phone maker, and many of them don't get the spotlight they deserve.
The 5 best documentaries of September 2026—on Netflix, HBO Max, and more
How-To Geekby Derek Malcolm11d ago
As usual, true-crime documentaries and series pretty much dominated the September lineup across the major streaming services, but the month did have a few surprises that provided a nice break from...
The $50 PC that's quietly replacing Raspberry Pis in homelabs
How-To Geekby Patrick Campanale11d ago
While the Raspberry Pi used to rule the kingdom of low-cost homelab hardware, that arena is now dominated by thin clients. They're cheap, powerful (comparatively), and easy to find.
I tested 3 ways to build an Excel dashboard with AI, and the simplest method won
How-To Geekby Tony Phillips11d ago
I've been building Excel dashboards for years, and my method has changed almost as much as Excel itself.
3 real Linux tasks you can run on Android with Termux (no rooting required)
How-To Geekby Arol Wright11d ago
Termux is one of the most underrated tools you can put on your Android phone. It turns an ordinary Android phone into a capable Linux workstation without rooting or flashing anything.
6 things you can do with Milwaukee batteries (aside from powering tools)
How-To Geekby Cory Gunther11d ago
Milwaukee is known for making some of the best power tools and has hundreds of products to choose from.
Google Lens got worse the moment Google decided it needed to think for you
How-To Geekby Tyler Dupont11d ago
Google Lens is a powerful tool, and it always has been. However, the push towards an AI-focused ecosystem has taken some core Lens features and blatantly made them worse.
I was wrong: DLSS isn't the future of GPUs, but this is
How-To Geekby Sydney Butler11d ago
DLSS has been a game-changer. NVIDIA's decision to sacrifice space in its GPUs for dedicated AI-acceleration hardware has turned out to be a visionary move.
I used the Beats 360—AirPods Max 2 aren't the best wireless headphones anymore
How-To Geekby Jon Fingas11d ago
The AirPods Max 2 are among the best headphones if you consider their overall feature set, and they're even status symbols.