About Jason Fitzpatrick
Jason Fitzpatrick is the Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the site to ensure readers have the most up-to-date information on everything from operating systems to gadgets.
Prior to his current role, Jason spent several years as Editor-in-Chief of LifeSavvy, How-To Geek's sister site focused on tips, tricks, and advice on everything from kitchen gadgets to home improvement. Prior to that, he was the Founding Editor of Review Geek. Jason has over a decade of experience in publishing and has penned thousands of articles during his time at LifeSavvy, Review Geek, How-To Geek, and Lifehacker.
He's been in love with technology since his earliest memories of writing simple computer programs with his grandfather, but his tech writing career took shape back in 2007 when he joined the Lifehacker team as their very first intern. After cutting his teeth on tech writing at Lifehacker and working his way up, he left as Weekend Editor and transferred over to How-To Geek in 2010.
With years of awesome fun, writing, and hardware-modding antics at How-To Geek under his belt, Jason helped launch How-To Geek's sister site Review Geek in 2017. In 2019, he stepped back from his role at Review Geek to focus all his energy on LifeSavvy. In 2022, he returned to How-To Geek to focus on one of his biggest tech passions: smart home and home automation. In 2023, he assumed the role of Editor-in-Chief.
In addition to the long run as a tech writer and editor, Jason spent over a decade as a college instructor doing his best to teach a generation of English students that there's more to success than putting your pants on one leg at a time and writing five-paragraph essays. While his days of steering students toward greatness are behind him, his lifelong desire to delight, entertain, and inform lives on in his work at How-To Geek.
If you're looking for him after hours, he's probably four search queries and twenty obscenities deep in a DIY project or entranced by the limitless exploration possibilities of some open-world game or another. He loves long walks on virtual beaches, playing worker placement board games with inconsequential themes, and spending time with his family and menagerie of pets and plants.
Latest Articles
HTG Reviews the D-Link DIR-510L: The World's First 802.11ac Travel Wi-Fi Router
Large form factors and multiple external antennas are fine for a beefy home router but they're quite impractical when you're on the go.
How to Easily Cast Local Media Files from Android to the Chromecast
It's really easy to cast things like YouTube and Netflix videos from your Android phone to your Chromecast but what about video stored on your phone or even on your home network? Read on as we help a curious reader cast files from his phone to the big screen.
How Can You Make DVDs Look Better on Your HDTV?
Although we live in the age of HD video that doesn't mean all of us have upgraded our old DVDs to HD content.
How to Upgrade Your Existing Hard Drive in Under an Hour
If you've been eyeing the falling prices on spacious solid-state drives but putting off an upgrade because you don't want the hassle of reinstalling everything, we're here to help.
HTG Reviews the ASUS RT-AC87U: A Top-Dollar Router Packed with Top-Shelf Features
If you've been dragging your feet in the router upgrade process waiting for a router that packs in every feature you could possibly need and then some, it's definitely time to stop digging in your heels and start shopping.
How to Customize Your Google Chromecast with Personal Wallpapers and More
The Chromecast finally supports a feature users have been requesting for ages: customized wallpaper.
How to Power Up the Windows 10 Command Prompt with CTRL+C and CTRL+V
The command prompt in Windows 10 finally has CTRL+C and CTRL+V functionality yet, by default, the much-touted upgrade isn't on.
HTG Reviews the D-Link DAP-1520: A Dead Simple Network Wi-Fi Extender
Even with the advances in Wi-Fi routers it's still possible you have a dead spot or two in your house (and if you have an older router it's likely you have entire portions of your home with a poor or non-existent signal).
HTG Reviews the D-Link DIR-880L: A Simple Workhorse with Easy Remote Access
If you’re in the market for a dependable router with simple setup, administration, and simple network attached storage, the D-Link DIR-880L is a slender and far reaching workhorse that meets your needs.
How to Recreate the Channel Surfing Experience on XBMC
Running a home media server is pretty awesome: beautiful cover art, playlists, and all your media right at your finger tips.
How to Identify Stuck Pixels and Remove Them from Your Digital Photos
If you've noticed hotspots in your digital photos, areas where a stuck pixel in the camera's sensor has rendered very bright spots of color that don't belong in the image, you're not alone.
HTG Reviews the Waka Waka: A No Joke On-The-Go Solar Gadget Charger
Anyone with a power hungry gadget, let alone a bag bursting with them, can tell you how much energy it takes to keep a modern arsenal of gadgets up and running.
HTG Reviews the Encore: Eight Pounds of Internet Radio Goodness and Stellar Sound
When it comes to internet-enabled radios, it takes a lot to stand out from the crowd.
HTG Reviews the Echo: A Solid Smart Watch for Runners, Cyclists, and Sports Enthusiasts
If you're in the market for a sport-oriented smartwatch to help you mind your heartbeat, laps, distance traveled, and more, the Magellan Echo is a solid budget-friendly entry into the smartwatch/fitness market.
HTG Reviews the RavPower 5-in-1 FileHub: an Ultra-lightweight Travel Battery, File Sharing Hub, and Photo Dump
The FileHub is a little digital Swiss Army knife of useful tools; you can recharge your devices, link them together via mobile hotspot, stream files to them, and in turn back files up from your devices to the FileHub.
How Can I Start an Incognito/Private Browsing Window from a Shortcut?
Sometimes you just want to pop the browser open for a quick web search without reloading all your saved tabs; read on as we show a fellow reader how to make a quick private-browsing shortcut.
How to Fix (and Adjust) Automatic Updating in Google Chrome
By default, Google Chrome automatically updates itself to make sure you're running the safest and best optimized version of Chrome.
HTG Reviews the Nixplay: A Wi-Fi Picture Frame that Actually Works
The digital picture frame market got off to a rough start; early frames were clunky, had tiny screens, very few features, and required you to manually update the pictures.
HTG Reviews the RAVPower Bolt: The All-In-One Charger You Crave
If you've had enough of loading up an entire power strip with cellphone, tablet, and gadget chargers, we've got a space saving solution for you.
How to Gracefully Shutdown Your PC with a UPS Unit (and Why You Should)
We've shown you how to pick the best backup battery for your computer, but what about configuring it and ensuring your computer shuts down gracefully and safely in the face of power surges, outages, and other undesirable power states? Read on as we show you how to configure a UPS and explain why each feature matters.