How-To Geek

Stop treating your mini PC like a desktop: It's actually perfect as a dedicated sidekick

Monica J. White — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:00:16 GMT

Don't you just love a mini PC? Smaller than a laptop, way smaller than a desktop, and with specs that often sit somewhere in between. I love the idea of having a whole computer that fits inside my purse, but I have to admit that my mini PCs spent most of their lives collecting dust on a shelf. What a waste.

These Ford trucks were too good for America—here's why we never got them

Joe Kucinski — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:45:16 GMT

With all due respect to the Chevrolet Corvette, no vehicle is more deeply woven into the American identity than the Ford pickup truck. The F-Series has been the best-selling truck in the country for nearly half a century, and the best-selling vehicle of any kind for 44 years straight.

These 6 celebrity-narrated audiobooks are worth every Audible credit you've saved up

Alexandra Ramos — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:45:16 GMT

If you’re like me and you’re a reader, you like all kinds of different formats of books. With so many movie and TV adaptations coming from books, I’ve been reading physical copies, loving my e-reader, and, what’s even better, listening to audiobooks. This, of course, has led me to Libby and to Audible.

These 4 NAS mistakes are wasting your electricity (and your money)

Goran Damnjanovic — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:00:16 GMT

A NAS is one of the devices you expect to be available 24/7, working around the clock to allow seamless file transfer and retrieval. The thing is, running non-stop means that even small differences in power consumption can add up on your electricity bill. The savings won’t be huge, but you can still shave more than a few bucks off your monthly costs by avoiding the following NAS mistakes.

This prompt turns ChatGPT into Grammarly Pro

Dibakar Ghosh — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:45:16 GMT

Grammarly Pro feels way too expensive in a world where affordable LLMs like ChatGPT exist and can handle grammar just fine. The only reason you'd still pay for it is the experience—inline editing that shows you exactly what's wrong without rewriting your voice. Well, here's a prompt that makes ChatGPT behave like Grammarly Pro, offering inline edits for seamless proofreading.

10 reasons a hi-fi system is still worth buying

Sydney Butler — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:43:16 GMT

A nice Hi-Fi system used to be the center of a home's audio experience, but today a flood of Bluetooth speakers, wireless headphones, soundbars, and even more audio gadgets make it seem like the Hi-Fi's days are done.

Disney+ is giving Star Wars' Darth Maul his own show—here's what to know before the premiere

Nathan Graham-Lowery — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:00:16 GMT

Disney+ is embracing the Dark Side, as Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord is about to emerge on the service. Before The Mandalorianbrought Star Wars into live-action television, the franchise was thriving in animated form, thanks to the initial success of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Among the many new twists that the series introduced, one of the most notable developments was the return of Darth Maul after his apparent death in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.

Why you’re getting “unpaid toll” texts from states you’ve never visited

Carl Anthony — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:45:16 GMT

Not that long ago, I received a text message from the Illinois Tollway Authority stating I had an unpaid toll. At first, I thought it might be possible, since I do travel through Chicago on occasion to see family elsewhere in the Midwest and have an E-ZPass on my windshield.

Stop using Run as Administrator: Windows 11 now has sudo, and it's safer

Nick Lewis — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:30:17 GMT

If you've ever accidentally entered the wrong command in Command Prompt or PowerShell you aren't alone—everyone does it eventually. Fortunately, one of Linux's best safeguards is now available for the Windows Terminal.

I bought a 9070 XT for Redstone, and AMD betrayed me

Ismar Hrnjicevic — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:00:16 GMT

Over the past decade, AMD has fallen into NVIDIA’s shadow, especially as DLSS and NVIDIA’s push into AI and machine learning reshaped what gamers expect from a GPU.