How-To Geek

The most tedious part of presenting your figures isn't generating the data itself; it's manually moving Excel charts into PowerPoint. But there's a better way. Instead of the copy-paste grind, use Paste Link to create a live bridge. That way, when you amend your Excel data, your PowerPoint slides update automatically. And the best bit? It's really simple.

In 1996, mobile phones were not very interesting. My dad had one provided by his employer, and it was this big walkie-talkie thing that charged upright in a chunky charging base. So you could understand that flipping open a magazine and seeing a photo of the Motorola StarTAC felt like someone selling a communicator from Star Trek to the public.

Notion is a very popular central hub for daily to-dos, project management, journaling, and those huge knowledge bases we build. It has great flexibility and powerful databases, but it's not unique. I moved to an open-source application called Anytype, and it is a much better alternative.

Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights has finally manifested in theaters in time for Valentine's Day and is already proving itself to be one of 2026's most controversial releases. The much-discussed adaptation of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel is a reimagining of the tragic tale of love, revenge, and the overwhelming trauma of the times. The recently released adaptation stars Margot Robbie as Cathy, while Jacob Elordi portrays Heathcliff.

I've been running a multi-monitor setup for years, long enough that it feels less like a power-user flex and more like basic survival gear. Once you get used to having multiple screens, going back to a single display feels cramped and slow. But living in multi-monitor land also comes with its own set of problems. Windows snapping to the wrong screen, mismatched resolutions that make the mouse feel like it's hitting invisible walls, windows opening where you didn't expect them, and constant little interruptions that break your focus more than you realize.

There are many options when it comes to having AI help you code. There’s OpenAI’s Codex (or simply ChatGPT), GitHub’s Copilot, Google’s Gemini, and Anthropic’s Claude. Which is the best? I’ve used both Gemini and Claude extensively, and it’s not even a close competition.

Every smart home can fail at some point. When all your lights unexpectedly turn off at once, it's very clear that something has gone wrong. More often than not, however, your smart home will fail silently.

I used to think that buying cheaper filament was a compromise to print quality. After testing both first- and third-party filaments, my stance has changed. Here’s why I stopped buying name-brand filament and what I do instead.

If you use Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Vivaldi, or another Chrome-based browser, make sure you have the latest update installed. Google just rolled out a fix for a zero-day security vulnerability, which is the first of its kind for 2026.

Programmers tend to use a fairly limited set of programming languages in their everyday work, dictated either by a third party or their own preference. Languages come and go, ebbing and flowing according to what’s in fashion, but we only see a fraction of what’s really available.

If your vehicle was manufactured after about 2016, it probably has a built-in Wi-Fi hotspot. Most automakers now bundle Wi-Fi under a broader set of features, often called “connected” or “remote” services. These feature sets may be offered for a trial period after the vehicle is purchased, then billed monthly or yearly once the trial expires.

Rust is not just another programming language — it's a way of seeing code differently. If you've never seen code before and are only now learning about languages from the base level, you should learn Rust because it teaches you how to write "safe" code.

When Apple finally switched the iPhone to USB-C, I was very excited for the possibilities that the more universal port would bring. It’s actually so much more versatile than I ever thought—here are four things that you can do with your iPhone’s USB-C port that you might not have known about.

My system never breaks, but it constantly decays. Caches pile up, duplicates multiply, and filenames slowly turn into nonsense. Keeping things clean became a job of its own.

Brewing coffee at home can give you results that are as good as, if not better than, the drinks that you can purchase from well-known coffeehouse chains. It's not always easy to brew the perfect cup, but there's plenty of technology that can help.

It doesn't always make the headlines, but the performance improvements we've seen since solid state storage went mainstream have been staggering. Which is a little ironic, since most of the things we do on our computers (even most video games) don't really need faster storage than a SATA III SSD provides. Certainly the only time I really get to enjoy my 7GB/s SSD is when I copy files to and from it.

Terminal commands and FOSS philosophies aside, one of the biggest challenges new Linux folks face is just the sheer number of odd and difficult-to-pronounce names for things. I'll explain a few of them and their interesting origins.

In a world where new cars lose value the moment they leave the lot, sports cars are especially brutal. Even names like Ferrari, Porsche, and the Chevrolet Corvette aren’t immune.

Video podcasts are one of the biggest trends in the media space. While many users still listen to their favorite shows, the presence of video adds another element to the podcast landscape. Think of video podcasts as the new form of late-night talk shows.

Let's agree on something: Compared to Windows Spotlight, Ubuntu's dynamic wallpaper feature is not very good. Fortunately, Linux is very customizable, and if you don't want to, you don't have to stare at the same wallpapers forever, not when you can use these five methods to control your desktop's aesthetic and how often the wallpaper changes automatically.