How-To Geek

It’s not every day that a new Google TV box is announced, and Acer is almost certainly not the brand you would expect to see one from. However, the company, mostly known for PCs and peripherals, is launching a 4K Google TV streamer with ports galore.

You can now get an Apple Watch Magnetic Fast Charger for a surprisingly low price on Woot. The price for a single charger has dropped to just $15, with multi-packs also available at an impressive discount of up to $35 for three. If you are always forgetting your watch's cable, or you just need replacements, now is the time to stock up.

Most photos—whether clicked by you or downloaded online—typically have metadata embedded in them, which can reveal various details, including sensitive information, such as your location. Knowing what metadata your photos contain and how to remove it thus becomes essential before sharing photos online.

The EOMONTH function in Microsoft Excel returns the last day of a month in the past, the current month, or a month in the future. Whether you need to calculate end-of-month due dates, deadlines, expiration dates, monthly revenues, or forecasts, the EOMONTH function helps speed up this process.

So you just installed and set up Windows Subsystem For Linux (WSL) on your Windows machine, and now you’re wondering what this blinking terminal can do. Here’s a quick guide to get you started.

Windows is officially retiring the built-in Mobile Plans app. This change means that instead of using a dedicated app, you'll be using your web browser and the Windows Settings app to buy and manage cellular plans. Windows claims the main reasoning is to create a "more integrated" experience.

Saving money is always nice, but sometimes a discount just makes a product what it should've been all along. That’s the case with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE, which just got a major price drop that makes it a much more compelling purchase.

I always think of Disney+ as the escapism streaming service, and it's not hard to see why. With more Marvel, Star Wars, and National Georgraphic shows and movies than you know what to do with, it's my go-to for weekend (and even weekday) binges when I want to transport my brain to another place for a minute.

Often, when I recommend an Amazon Prime Video show to someone, they tell me that they've never heard of it. Then they watch it, fall in love, and wonder how it passed them by. That's because streaming services typically only push what they recently released.

It can feel like there's nothing good to watch on Netflix, but it's not true. Quality entertainment awaits you, provided you get your recommendations from the right place. Luckily for you, that place is here.

CRT display technology still has a lot of benefits over even the best current flat-panel displays, which means that CRT TVs are often the best way to experience retro games. However, big and bulky CRT TVs are not the only way to access CRT technology for retro gaming.

A lot of fiction seems to be written by people who can see the future. It happens in sci-fi novels all the time, but there are plenty of movies that have turned out to be pretty prophetic too.

I’ve always considered myself a somewhat healthy person, especially after I gave up smoking and vaping a few years ago. Unfortunately, that proved incorrect.

Instapaper has finally moved forward with the new partnership with Rakuten Kobo that brings its read-it-later service to all Kobo eReaders. This integration comes after Kobo's previous partnership with Pocket ended unexpectedly, but it's a huge win for anyone who saves web articles for distraction-free reading.

Firefox has some neat features that you not have noticed because this browser does more than people give it credit for. Here are a few I always find useful.

If you're a die-hard sports fan looking for ways to stream all your favorite teams, Fubo TV announced a new "skinny" sports package worth considering. At $56 per month, I don't know if skinny is the right word, but it's packed with all the essential channels you'll need for the NFL, NCAAF, and countless other sports as we head into football season.

Typepad is a name you probably haven't heard in a very, very long time, but it was surprisingly still alive—it wasn't exactly kicking, but it was alive by most definitions of the word. Now, though, it's getting the cord pulled after years of being essentially in life support.

If you’ve spent any time coding in Java, you know the IDE you choose can make or break your workflow. Over the years, I’ve tried just about every major Java IDE and editor out there. They all have their strengths, but for me, one stands head and shoulders above the rest. It's IntelliJ IDEA.

Tracfone Wireless, one of Verizon’s prepaid mobile networks, just revealed its first unlimited data plan. The new ‘Tracfone Freedom’ option is a compelling option for affordable 5G service, but you should still check out the competition.

Right now, you can get the amazing Alienware OLED Gaming Monitor for a huge 35% off its usual price. This brings the cost down to just $586.15 on Amazon from its original $899.99. This monitor's discount stands out thanks to Alienware's fast 360Hz refresh rate.