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About Michael Crider

Michael Crider has been writing about computers, phones, video games, and general nerdy things on the internet for over a decade.

He’s never happier than when he’s tinkering with his home-built desktop or soldering a new keyboard. On How-To Geek, Michael covers PCs, gaming, and general entertainment.

Before How-To Geek Michael worked for prodigious mobile blog Android Police for five years, and his work also appeared on Digital Trends, Slashgear, Lifehacker, and Screen Rant. He’s covered CES, Mobile World Congress, and San Diego Comic-Con, and reviewed more phones, tablets, laptops, and random doohickeys than he can remember.

Michael lives in Texas with his dog, and enjoys folk music, science fiction, American football, and salsa verde, not necessarily in that order. In his spare time he writes novels and short stories, which you can check out on Amazon.

Latest Articles

How To Add USB-C Ports To Your Windows PC

USB-C is becoming the standard for connection among laptops and mobile devices.

How To Search Through (And Delete) Your Old Tweets

"The internet never forgets" is an aphorism that isn't entirely true, but it's worth thinking about whenever you post to social media.

How to Use a Windows Laptop as a Wireless Monitor (for Another PC)

You'd like a secondary screen to increase your productivity in Windows 10, but you don't have another monitor handy.

How To Rename AV Inputs On Roku TVs

Roku's software is a popular standard for "smart" HDTVs, especially among budget manufacturers.

How To Mod Your Nintendo Switch Dock For Better Portability

The Switch is great! Nintendo’s dock design is.

How To Enable Vibration With The Xbox One Controller On Steam Link

The Steam Link was built for the Steam Controller, but Valve has added support for others, including the beloved Xbox One controller.

How To Replace And Re-Solder A Mechanical Keyboard Switch

Mechanical keyboards are generally touchier than their counterparts, and occasionally a switch will falter.

How to Avoid Computer Eye Strain and Keep Your Eyes Healthy

Does eyestrain keep you from doing your work on the computer? Take preventative measures to avoid eyestrain---and get your work done. Organize a funct

How To Restrict Data Input In Excel With Data Validation

If you use Excel spreadsheets to collect data from other people, but find that they often fill your carefully-planned cells with the wrong kind of information, data validation can help.

How To Stop All Of Amazon’s Many (MANY) Emails

Amazon sends out a ton of emails.

How To Force Microsoft Excel To Show Leading Zeroes

By default, Excel doesn't show the leading zero in any non-decimal numerical data set.

How To Automatically Add Citations And Bibliographies To Microsoft Word

Properly formatting bibliographies has always driven students crazy.

Why Do Some Smartphones Use Multiple Cameras?

Lots of high-end smartphones have added multiple camera modules and lenses to the back of their designs.

The Best Shooter Games (For People Who Suck At Shooters)

Shooter games dominate the medium, which can be discouraging if you’re not actually very good at them.

How To "Silence" Your Noisy Mechanical Keyboard

Mechanical keyboards are loud.

How To Set the Default Font in Photoshop and Illustrator

Photoshop and Illustrator are powerful, but not exactly intuitive.

How To Improve Your Aim in PC Games

Aiming with the mouse is essential in almost any PC shooting game, doubly so if you play online.

How To Upgrade or Replace Almost Any PC Component

Upgrading and replacing PC components can be a little tricky, but it's something anyone can learn to do.

How To Upgrade and Install a New Power Supply for Your PC

The power supply or "PSU" is the electrical heart of your PC.

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