How-To Geek

Are you getting ready to head out on vacation and need to get some work done on your Chromebook? While ChromeOS devices used to rely heavily on an active internet connection, modern Chromebooks actually work offline quite well now.

How long have you had your email address? I was wondering the same thing the other day, so I checked my Gmail creation date using Google Takeout—18 years!

We might have gone (sort of) paperless in the modern world, but we're still a long way from going wireless. Despite my best efforts, my desk and other tech hot-spots in my home are often the site of a twisted cable nightmare.

Google made a lot of exciting announcements at its 2025 annual conference, but the one that grabbed my attention was the Try On feature. While it can definitely help you decide whether to buy a dress you see online, there is a big privacy concern with this feature that you need to be aware of.

Splitting the contents of a cell into more than one column manually in Microsoft Excel would take too much time and likely result in errors. Fortunately, the program offers many ways—from built-in tools and automated processes to easy-to-use functions—to execute this data-sorting task.

If you grew up in the 2000s or played games during that period, you know how special the era was. I am lucky enough to have experienced a time long before games as a service and battle passes took over.

Even the biggest fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) have to admit that the quality of the films began to dip after Endgame, though not everything up to that point was exactly perfect anyway. Across the entire Marvel filmography, there are movies some would brand as awful.

Thunderbolt 5 is gradually showing up in more and more devices. Previewed in September 2023, this generation of Intel's advanced connectivity protocol promises significant improvements in speed and bandwidth benefits. Here's everything you need to know about Thunderbolt 5.

Plug-in hybrid SUVs have been quietly gaining traction in the U.S. With EV demand cooling and gas prices rising, automakers are shifting focus—PHEVs are now a key part of the plan.

It used to be that if you wanted to make a half-decent Bigfoot video, you needed to spend a lot of time making a suit, and then walk around the local forests while your friend films you, hoping that no hunters mistake you for a bear.

If you're a variety gamer like me, you're always on the lookout for new titles to try. But it's tough to get a true feel for a game without playing it first, and with video game prices climbing across the board, picking the wrong one can be a costly mistake.

Did you know that your Chromebook is Linux at its core? Even with the upcoming move to Android as its base, ChromeOS has been and continues to be founded on Linux.

What do good graphics in a game mean to you? Is it about fidelity, or the freedom to create anything? Or, is it about making graphics that look as much as the real world as possible?

Some of the most fun you'll ever have in gaming is playing games with those who matter the most to you. For many, that applies to their parents, but what if they've never played games or lack the technical precision many games require?

Bloat is the bane of modern computing. Have you ever uninstalled apps or disabled services just to put your system on a diet? i3 is like a desktop on a diet, a lean, simple, yet powerful system that improves my workflow efficiency dramatically—and it's not just for experts either.

The Xbox Kinect was Microsoft’s big push into motion and gesture-controlled gaming, debuting right around the same time as the PlayStation Move and the up-on-your-feet console that started the craze, the Nintendo Wii. The only issue is the latter hardware had a head-start over the competition by about four years. Microsoft never really knew how to market the Kinect, which is too bad because—for 2010—it was pretty cutting-edge.

American vehicles have come a long way in terms of quality and dependability, and, while they still have a long way to go, some models in 2025 prove reliability isn't exclusive to foreign brands. Several standout models from U.S. automakers deliver consistent performance, low maintenance costs, and long-term peace of mind.

With the rise of never-ending scrollable feeds on apps like Instagram and TikTok, it's easy to fall into the trap of doomscrolling. But with this comes the risk of giving in to brainrot, something which can be a serious focus deterrent.

The very first video game I ever played starred an anthropomorphized marsupial named Crash Bandicoot. The year was 1996. Having an Internet connection meant paying for AOL, and Disney didn’t own everything yet.

If you're anything like me, then it's very possible you're sick and tired of paying for Audible just to listen to your audiobooks. I found a better way to enjoy my audiobooks without Amazon's hand in my cookie jar, though, and that's with AudioBookshelf.