How-To Geek

Sometimes the old-school way of doing things is so much simpler…

From the NES to the Wii U, this video montage highlights the consoles and characters that put Nintendo on the map.

The wait is finally over for those of you who have been patiently waiting for Dropbox to release their official Windows 8 app. Install the app and moments later you can start enjoying easy access to your online files directly from the Start Screen.

One lost little book is all it takes…

The International Space Station is roughly the size of a football field with a sizable 30,000 cubic feet of pressurized space inside. Watch this video to take an in-depth tour of the Station.

There are tons of great retro game emulators for the Android platform, put using the touch screen as a game controller is a lackluster solution. This fun electronics hack turns an old Game Boy into a case/controller for your phone.

Monitoring everything someone else does may not ‘seem’ so bad, but it evolves into a whole new situation when things are suddenly reversed!

Declare your love of retro gaming in all that you do; follow this DIY guide to creating Tetris-inspired ice cubes.

Pacman, Black, Dark Knight [The Paper Wall]

What someone says and what they really mean can be two very different things when it comes to Facebook…

What would shopping at the local super market be like if real-life shopping mirrored the online shopping experience? A bit frustrating according to this entertaining take on the experience.

Suddenly the shortage of bottles in Hyrule and the absurd surplus of pots makes sense–clearly the CEO of the Hyrule Bottle Company was a visionary.

Windows has come a long way since version 1.0 and now you can take a quick visual trip through desktop O.S. and server release history with this video from YouTube user compdude100.

If the Curiosity Rover is having trouble finding life on Mars, it may just be that it isn’t looking deep enough.

There was an ill-fated attempt at a Legend of Zelda cartoon in the late 1980s–if it had been as good as this short animation we’d probably have kept watching it.

Last week we shared a great introduction to understanding camera metering (and improving your photos by doing so), now we’re back with the second half of the guide.

Feel like you always miss the best Steam gaming sales? Worry no more, SteamAlerts will send you an email when the price drops on your wish-list games.

Our first edition of WIG for 2013 is filled with news link coverage on topics such as six states have outlawed employer snooping on Facebook, Sony has filed a patent for tech to block used games, a father hired in-game “hitmen” to deter his son from playing video games, and more.

There is little doubt that fans of Calvin and Hobbes would have loved to own a video game featuring this awesome pair of characters. Enter game artist Johan Vinet and his passion for the pair as he ‘imagines’ what...

For some reason that chocolate milk does not seem to be as delicious looking as before…

Fireworks are beautiful and eye catching in and of themselves, but when the video is reversed it’s down right mesmerizing–enormous explosions collapse into nothingness.

While none of us are arguing over whether the Earth is anything but round, this entertaining video from Minute Physics explains ten distinct reasons why we know we live on a sphere.

There is nothing quite like working with good old FrogScript…

Understanding how your camera meters light is like unlocking the secret language of photography wizardy. Read on to learn more about how getting back to the basics can greatly improve your photos.

Tokyo-Japan [Wallpaper Abyss]