How To Geek

Ooka’s SpeedTest.net is the go-to measure for network speed. But pure speed expressed in megabits (or kilobits, you poor dears) per second i...

Google Assistant has a voice that has become somewhat iconic over the years. People hear it and associate it with Google. However, you don’t...

Last week we reported that Google had removed a popular Chrome extension because new owners turned it into a malware app. In a disturbingly...

Last October, LEGO and Unity partnered up to release LEGO Microgame, a free game development program that requires no coding experience. Now...

Telegram has a feature that will automatically delete your account if you haven’t logged in for six months. But curiously, there’s no option...

Locking your Mac is the best way to secure your computer when you have to step away from it. This won’t quit or interrupt any running applic...

Some people love to keep dozens of tabs open at a time, but those hog up precious system memory. Tell them to close a few and you’ll get a n...

Tired of seeing backgrounds provided by Microsoft on your Windows 10 lock screen? With a trip to Settings, you can choose a custom backgroun...

Adaptive Lighting can automatically adjust the color temperature of your smart lights throughout the day to better match your circadian rhyt...

Containerising your projects with Docker simplifies the development experience and facilitates straightforward deployment to cloud environme...

Password managers like Dashlane and 1Password promise to secure and sync your login information across all your browsers and devices. But ch...

Signal secures all your conversations with end-to-end encryption, offering more privacy and security than your average chat app. But Signal...

By default, WhatsApp allows every member to edit a group’s name, description, and display picture. But, as an admin, if you don’t want anyon...

I’m a professional writer and unapologetic keyboard nerd, but my typing form is atrocious. I flunked typing class and, over 15 years, evolve...

If you subscribe to the Apple Music streaming music service, you probably usually listen on an Apple device such as a Mac, iPhone, or iPad....

Don’t want your messages sent through Signal to remain on someone’s phone? You can use the Disappearing Messages feature to automatically de...

The best way to experience a sporting event is to watch it live, but that’s not always possible. So how do you track the scores in real-time...

You don’t have to cancel your outdoor workout just because the weather decided to do a 180. With the right cold-weather essentials, you can...

Whether it’s to post to YouTube, stream on Twitch, or just send to a friend through email, being able to record video of your computer scree...

On February 7, 2021, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET, Super Bowl 55 pits the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Kansas City Chiefs. Although the circ...

Have you ever opened social media and realized that a complicated news story happened while you were away? That’s how it feels to be OOTL, o...

Well, this is unfortunate. Slack is requiring some Android users to reset their passwords as soon as possible. A recent update the company r...

If you started to enter data in a vertical arrangement (columns) and then decided it would be better in a horizontal one (rows), Excel has y...

If you have an enormous amount of money burning a hole in your pocket, and a desire to own a piece of personal computing history, head on ov...

Instagram is a popular outlet for spontaneous texts thanks to its variety of goofy filters and options. These are also the kind of conversat...