How-To Geek

In 2023, I became a big fan of NVIDIA's GeForce Now Ultimate membership. Now it’s getting an upgrade to Blackwell RTX for a significant performance boost. With powerful new 5080 GPUs, a new Cinematic Mode, and better low-latency streaming, this membership turns almost any computer into a high-end rig.

I don't remember the age of broadcast TV with much fondness. I always hated having to be in front of the TV at a specific time to see what I wanted, especially since we couldn't afford a VCR until the year 2000! Today, with on-demand streaming, you can watch any episode of a show whenever you like, and you know which shows have oodles of episodes to choose from? Sitcoms!

I love handhelds ever since I first saw someone with a Game Boy at school, but it would take until I was an adult before I could finally have my own handheld console in the form of the original PSP—just in time for college!

Most of us feel stuck switching back and forth between the same five apps. We’re stuck because companies spend billions to keep us “engaged” on their respective platforms. That’s why the internet feels like it has shrunk to a handful of apps, and stopped being a place you once explored and browsed. The good news is, the internet of old still exists.

Console manufacturers often have lots of plans for their hardware down the road, sometimes years into the platform's lifecycle. Which is why, when you first bought a console, you may have noticed proprietary ports that have no obvious or explained purpose.

AMC+ has announced somewhat of a fall 2025 lineup, and it’s ripe with fresh content that you’ll want to see. From AMC+ Exclusives and Original Series to Sundance Now documentaries and spooky Shudder entries, I’m certain you’ll find something here to suit your fancy.

Many of us have fond memories of staring endlessly at all those cool screensavers that Microsoft came up with in the 90s and early 2000s. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that these colorful animations were a core part of the early computing experience, even if many of us were too young to understand their real practical purpose.

When Windows was my daily operating system, I'd developed the habit of closing programs when I wasn't using them. Especially in the early days when RAM was in short supply.

It’s not uncommon for a movie to receive a video game adaptation, but there are certain types of films you can always expect to get such games. It’s usually a film loaded with action (Goldeneye) or coming from a notable franchise (Batman Forever). Rarely are their video games based on historical dramas or conspiracy thrillers.

Please excuse the headline (or don't), but sounding the alarm and issuing the public service announcement is needed. Globally, it was a popular choice from the 60s stemming from an international oil crisis, peaking in the 90s in a widespread way, but now, hatchbacks (or rather performance hatchbacks) are all but dead, a figment of what they once were.

Over the past year I've booted numerous Linux distributions, and seven of them I installed on bare metal and put to the test with daily use. Here are those seven distributions (also called distros) in order of worst to best experience.

The clock’s ticking—September 30 is the last day to snag that sweet $7,500 federal tax credit on a new EV. No wonder dealerships are moving metal faster than ever.

Did you know Windows lets you switch between apps and get around the interface using just the touchpad? This means you don’t always need to reach for the keyboard or mouse, making navigation quicker and more efficient. Let’s dive into how touchpad gestures can help you get things done faster.

When a movie ends, you sometimes just want more. You want to follow more of the story and characters, enticed to see what happens next. Typically, you’d wait for a sequel, but movie sequels take time to produce, and you’ll likely be waiting years for the next entry.

For most games, the stories behind their development are a lot more complicated than you can believe. While most of these stories are only ever discussed behind closed doors, some games unveil their behind-the-scenes secrets through developer commentary.

The usermod command is a tool for updating details about an existing user account in your system. It's kind of like editing the "profile" of a Linux user. With it, you can adjust anything from the username to the login shell, without needing to delete and recreate the account.

Back in the time of dial-up internet, the web was a far more colorful and chaotic place. Instead of spending most of our time on a handful of websites like we do now, web surfing was a real and fun activity.

Sick of your laptop battery running out in no time? It’s frustrating—especially when you can’t stay near a power outlet. I used to struggle with this too, but a few tweaks helped my laptop last longer on a single charge. Here are some tweaks you can make to save energy and stay unplugged for longer.

If you've recently built or bought an AMD-powered gaming PC and explored its BIOS, you might have noticed an option called "Gaming Mode," "Turbo Mode," or similar. However, this feature isn’t a simple performance boost you'd expect given its name. Here's what it actually does.

Have you ever just found a mouse that you fell in love with? Nearly a decade ago, I discovered the Logitech MX Master. Even though I’ve tried to replace it throughout the years, I keep coming back to it.