How-To Geek

Anker’s latest SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 portable power station has quite a bit to offer. With increased AC output, faster USB-C charging, and a quicker 0% to 100% charge time, a lot has changed here—but not all the changes on this power station are for the better.

Windows 10 reached end of support on October 14, meaning Microsoft stopped releasing updates for it. Microsoft ending support usually means that, before long, various apps and services will stop supporting the operating system in question as well. So when will Steam stop working on Windows 10?

The benefits of using a VPN to browse securely and privately on your laptop or PC are well known. But if you spend more time using the internet on your phone, shouldn't you have a VPN installed on that too? Here are the reasons why you should, as well as some of the downsides that you need to know about.

Most of us use the Photos app to view, rotate, or crop pictures, not realizing it’s evolved into a tool that offers much more than basic editing. If you think of it as just a simple image viewer, it’s time to take another look—its latest features now rival those offered by third-party photo apps.

If you use the terminal a lot, you can probably understand the frequent pain of typing out long commands. Bash's tab completion is ineffective, file paths are tedious to write, and typos are a persistent annoyance. I have three good reasons why Zsh addresses these and boosts your terminal workflow.

Google Maps has a neat little feature that lets you download entire regions or areas onto your device for offline use. These offline maps work just like normal maps—you can look up locations, ask directions for driving, and use the route navigator. Let me show you how you can set it up in advance for your next trip.

Gboard is the default keyboard on most Android devices and packs several nifty features. However, its deep integration with Google services raises concerns about privacy for many users. If you're in the same boat, you can switch to one of the several open-source keyboards available out there that offer similar functionality to Gboard without compromising your privacy.

While both Google Messages and Apple iMessage are unique in their own ways, I feel that Apple iMessage has a slight edge over Google Messages when it comes to the features they both offer. If Google Messages wants to lead the messaging app race, it needs to steal these seven features from Apple's iMessage.

The best Mac VPNs help you stream geo-blocked content on streaming platforms and secure your connection. In this guide, we help you find the best VPN for Mac based on feature set and performance.

If you're traveling somewhere with patchy mobile network coverage or want to cut your data costs, Google Maps can still guide you. You just need to plan ahead. Here's how to download maps for offline use, what cached maps can do in a pinch, and what it's like to use Google Maps without an internet connection.

If you're working with a large amount of data in your Bash scripts, arrays will make your life a lot easier. Some people get intimidated by the syntax. But once learned, it will make your scripts more powerful, with fewer variables to think about.

It’s common knowledge that background apps can hurt your FPS in games. But since they usually only use a bit of RAM and CPU power, they shouldn’t affect performance too much, right? While that’s true for most apps, RGB software might be the exception.

When the time comes to start your 3D printing journey, you’ll quickly realize you’ve got a lot of options in front of you. In addition to being guided by your budget and how much space you can dedicate to the hobby, at some point, you’ll have to ask yourself whether you should go with filament or resin.

This week, Nova Launcher received what is likely its final update, the Fairphone 6 launched in the US, and the OnePlus 15 got official. Meanwhile, apps are evolving: Gboard now features "flick keys" for faster number and symbol entry, Google Messages is testing a 30-day trash folder to recover deleted texts, and the Samsung Galaxy camera app may soon get user-friendly Pro Mode presets. And more!

Recently, while looking for a good action movie to watch on Hulu, I came across the explosive action movie Sisu. It turned out to be the most exciting 90 minutes I’ve spent sitting down all year long. The gritty Finnish flick's visceral gut-punch is the epitome of what determination and perseverance fueled by adversity look like, with some Nazi vengeance and an all-female gun gang tucked in there for fun. The near-perfect film (Rotten Tomatoes currently ranks it at 94%) saw popularity so extreme, it demanded a sequel.

Python is popular for statistical analysis because of the large number of libraries. One of the most common statistical calculations is linear regression. statsmodels offers some powerful tools for regression and analysis of variance. Here's how to get started with linear models.

This was another busy week in tech news, with a big change on the way for Google Chrome, the arrival of Fedora Linux 43 and the new Affinity Photo app, more carriage disputes with YouTube TV, and much more. Here are the biggest stories you might have missed.

Buying a used car usually means juggling a long checklist, but speed and style can make it worth the hassle. The Ford Mustang has long been the dream for anyone chasing excitement on four wheels—an icon that has thrilled generations.

HBO Max has a righteous library of some of the best and most popular dramas just waiting for your attention, so we thought we’d highlight several selections while they’re still available on the streaming platform.

Prime Video is one of the world's biggest streaming services. Next to Netflix and HBO Max, it's one that I use almost every day for its huge library of content, but its interface is far from perfect. With so much on offer, one of the best ways to organize it all is through its Watchlist feature, but over time, mine has gotten so bloated it's almost as frustrating flipping through it as it is finding something to watch in the library—until I learned of this simple way of keeping the Watchlist neat and tidy.