Fight Night: How to Stream Pacquiao vs. Thurman Online
Manny Pacquiao returns to the ring Saturday, July 20 at 9:00 PM Eastern Time (US) to face off against undefeated Super WBA Welterweight Champion Keith Thurman in Las Vegas. Here’s how to watch.
How to Play Games on a Mac in 2019
Think owning a Mac means you can’t play games? Think again. The Mac gaming ecosystem is robust. From brand new releases to retro classics and even Windows-only titles; there’s plenty of fun to be had on a Mac....
How to Mirror and Control Your Android Phone on Any Windows PC
Windows 10’s new Android screen-mirroring feature only works with a handful of phones and PCs. Here’s how you can mirror nearly any Android phone’s screen to your Windows PC, Mac, or Linux system—and c...
How To Enable Dark Mode in Outlook.com
Here at How-To Geek we love dark mode and use it a lot. If you’re an Office user who wants a darker experience, here’s how to turn dark mode on in the Outlook web app.
How to Properly Set Up PlayStation VR
The PlayStation VR (PSVR) headset plugs into PS4 and creates a bona fide virtual reality experience. But like all VR headsets, it needs lots of cables. We’ll show you how to plug everything in and set up your room to ge...
How to Monitor the Progress of Linux Commands (With pv and progress)
Instead of flying blind, use the Linux pv and progress commands to track a command’s progress. These utilities will give you progress bars for commands that don’t normally have any. You’ll see an estimated t...
How to Make Your TV Display Art (or Family Photos)
Samsung’s Frame TV is beautiful and expensive. When it’s not in use, it displays works of art. But if you have smart TV already, you can accomplish something similar with an app or Chromecast. Here’s how....
How to Kick People Off Your Wi-Fi Network
Once you’ve given someone your Wi-FI password, they have unlimited access to your Wi-Fi, and they can join your network on all their devices. That’s how it usually works, anyway. Here’s how to boot them off....
How to Draw and Edit a Freeform Shape in Microsoft PowerPoint
PowerPoint gives you complete customization over shapes—merging shapes, changing the curvature of a shape’s lines, and even drawing your own. If you want to do the latter, here’s how.
How to Restrict Data in Google Sheets with Data Validation
If you use Google Sheets to collaborate with others, you can prevent people from typing the wrong data in your spreadsheet’s cells. Data validation stops users from inserting anything other than properly-formatted data ...
What Is Reverse SSH Tunneling? (and How to Use It)
Need to SSH to an unreachable Linux computer? Have it call you, then burrow down that connection to get your own remote SSH session. We show you how.
Where to Place Your Router for the Best Wi-Fi Speeds
If your home Wi-Fi seems slow in some rooms, your router might not be in the best location. Wi-Fi doesn’t travel far—especially through metal and concrete. So, it’s important to determine the best place for ...
Can Pacemakers (and Other Medical Devices) Really Be Hacked?
From pacemakers to smartwatches, we’re increasingly becoming a cybernetic species. That’s why recent headlines about vulnerabilities in implanted medical devices might set off alarm bells. Can your grandfather’s...
How to Download Your Save Games From Steam Cloud
Steam synchronizes many save files to its servers. They’re automatically downloaded via Steam when you install a game, but that’s not the only way you can get them. You can download them directly from Valve’...
How to Enable/Disable Multiple File Downloads in Chrome
By default, Google Chrome asks for confirmation when a site tries automatically to download files in succession. However, if you want to block all attempts regardless of the site, or maybe you would rather blacklist a specifi...
How to Remotely Open a GUI Application With PuTTY
Want to remotely access a Linux machine and launch a graphical application? PuTTY to the rescue, thanks to the “enable X11 forwarding” option. You can even do this from Windows—all you need to do is quickly ...
What Is Slack, and Why Do People Love It?
Slack is a workplace chat app that’s so popular, the company that owns it was valued at more than $20 billion. You’ve probably seen it mentioned in the news. If you haven’t used it yet, here’s what you...
How to Sell Your Old iPhone for Top Dollar
The iPhone has one of the best resale values of any smartphone. You’ll get more money if you sell it yourself and skip the trade-in. Here’s how to prepare your iPhone, pick a price, and make the sale....
How to Cancel Amazon Prime
Amazon Prime normally costs $119 per year unless you can score a discounted Prime membership. If you’re ready to give up free two-day shipping, the Amazon Prime Video library, Prime Day, and other perks, here’s ho...
How to Create and Update a Table of Figures in Microsoft Word
A table of figures is a list, sorted by page number, of the captions pulled from figures, images, or tables in your document. It’s like a table of contents, but it’s a table of anything to which you can add a capt...
How to Disable Twitter’s “News For You” Notifications
Twitter typically notifies you about likes, retweets, or mentions. But sometimes it notifies you about “News for You,” inviting you to read the latest news on Twitter. Here’s how to turn off those news notif...
How to Fix a Frozen Windows PC
Windows PCs freeze for a variety of reasons. One instance might be a fluke, but repeated freezes suggest a problem you’ll want to fix. Here’s how to unfreeze and recover a stuck PC—and stop it from freezing ...
How to Fix Crashing Apps on an iPhone or iPad
Apps can crash or freeze on iPhones and iPads, just as they can on any other platform. Apple’s iOS operating system disguises app crashes by closing the app. If you’re experiencing crashing, freezing, or buggy app...
Xeon vs. Core: Are Intel’s Expensive CPUs Worth a Premium?
Apple made a big splash in June 2019 when it introduced an overhauled Mac Pro desktop computer dripping with processing and graphics power. The primary components behind the new Mac beast are Intel Xeon processors. They range...
Update Your Logitech Wireless Dongle Right Now
Do you use a Logitech wireless mouse or keyboard on your PC or Mac? There’s a good chance your device is vulnerable to the “MouseJack” attack. Devices sold prior to 2016 are vulnerable, but many devices sold...
