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1/28/2023
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PSA: Your Wi-Fi Camera Might Be Streaming to the Whole World

Did You Know?: The adage, “Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” is known as Hanlon's razor. Read in Browser Logo for How-To Geek January 28, 2023 Did You Know
1/27/2023
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How to Free Up Space on Android: 8 Ways

Did You Know?: The US flag placed on the Moon by Apollo astronauts was purchased at Sears. Read in Browser Logo for How-To Geek January 27, 2023 Did You Know? The US flag placed on the Moon by Apollo
1/26/2023
17 : 24

Why Do Phone Batteries Still Only Last a Day?

Did You Know?: Rhinotillexomania is the medical term for obsessive nose picking. Read in Browser Logo for How-To Geek January 26, 2023 Did You Know? Rhinotillexomania is the medical term for obsessive
1/25/2023
18 : 24

Apple's Newest iPad Pro Hits All-Time-Low Price, Plus More

Logo for How-To Geek Deals January 25, 2023 Apple's Newest iPad Pro Hits All-Time-Low Price, Plus More We're wrapping up January with a mountain of discounts on products you need or want this
1/25/2023
17 : 24

7 of the Weirdest iPhone Adapters

Did You Know?: They might look fluffy and ethereal, but clouds are quite heavy. The average cumulus cloud (the big white cotton-candy-like ones you see on nice days) weighs 1.1 million pounds (
1/24/2023
17 : 24

The First DirectStorage Game Is Here. Is Your PC Ready?

Did You Know?: Charles Dickens' wild success with A Christmas Carol led him to chase the holiday again with many (not as successful) Christmas stories like The Cricket on the Hearth: A Fairy Tale
1/23/2023
17 : 24

How to Overclock Your Monitor

Did You Know?: In both the original 2007 British comedy film Death at a Funeral and in the American 2010 remake, Peter Dinklage plays the same role of an American bent on blackmailing the family of the
1/22/2023
17 : 24

What Does "IG" Mean, and How Do You Use It?

Did You Know?: NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building is so enormous that it requires air conditioning equipment, four large air handlers (four cylindrical structures west of the building), and 125
1/21/2023
17 : 24

16 Google Search Features You Should Be Using

Did You Know?: Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln were both born on the same day: February 12, 1809. Read in Browser Logo for How-To Geek January 21, 2023 Did You Know? Charles Darwin and Abraham
1/20/2023
17 : 24

Gaming Laptops: How Far Are They Behind Desktops?

Did You Know?: The letter J is the only letter that makes no appearance on the Periodic Table—Q appears, but only in temporary placeholder names like ununquadium (which later officially became
1/20/2023
6 : 34

How to Add More HDMI Ports to a TV

Did You Know?: The topmost vertebra in the human spine (C1) is called the “atlas” vertebra—a reference to how the skull rests upon it just like the world rests upon the shoulders of Atlas in Greek
1/20/2023
6 : 25

These Huge Deals From Razer, Logitech, and Drop Won’t Last Long

Logo for How-To Geek Deals January 11, 2023 These Huge Deals From Razer, Logitech, and Drop Won't Last Long Hey there and welcome back! Now that you're all settled into the New Year, let's
1/20/2023
5 : 34

PSA: Updated USB Logos Make Selecting the Right Cable Simple

Did You Know?: The most common prescription bottle colors are orange and light brown. The colors are just the right hue to prevent ultraviolet light from damaging photosensitive medication, while
1/20/2023
4 : 54

The HTC Vive XR Elite Is a Glimpse of VR's Future

Did You Know?: Honey crisp apples were developed by the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station's Horticultural Research Center at the University of Minnesota in 1974 and has, thanks to runaway
1/20/2023
4 : 25

Did You Know Cassette Tapes Are Making a Comeback?

Did You Know?: Charles M. Shulz, best known as the cartoonist behind the Peanuts comic strip, penned the comic right up until the advanced stages of cancer made it impossible to do so. He passed away
1/20/2023
4 : 14

5 Smart Home Features You Should Use While On Vacation

Did You Know?: Since Korea was split in two after World War II, the Korean language spoken in North and South Korea has diverged enough that around 45 percent of North Korean defectors struggle to
1/20/2023
3 : 54

OLED Gaming Monitors Are Here, Is It Time To Upgrade?

Did You Know?: Babies have more bones than adults; as they age, several bones (such as the plates in the skull) fuse together to become one single bone. At birth, we have approximately 270 individual
1/20/2023
3 : 34

It's Okay to Buy A Mac With Only 8 GB RAM

Did You Know?: Tsundoku is a Japanese word that means “the act of piling a purchased but unread book with a pile of other purchased but unread books”. Read in Browser Logo for How-To Geek January 17,
1/20/2023
3 : 15

5K Monitors Are Here, and So Are "Self-Charging" Remotes

Did You Know?: Prior to 1995, there was no charge for registering a domain name. Read in Browser Logo for How-To Geek January 18, 2023 Did You Know? Prior to 1995, there was no charge for registering a
1/20/2023
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HTG Deals: Save Big On Portable Storage, Mesh Wi-Fi, and More

Logo for How-To Geek Deals January 18, 2023 HTG Deals: Save Big On Portable Storage, Mesh Wi-Fi, and More We're already halfway through January (I know, it's gone far too fast), and the deals