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The How-To Geek Guide to Audio Editing: The Basics

Ever get the urge to edit some audio but you’re not sure where to start? Settle in with this HTG guide to the free audio editor Audacity that’s written for beginners but caters to geeks of all levels….

YatriTrivedi Jan 3rd, 2011

This Week in Geek History: Birth of Linux Creator, FM Radio Appears, and Q*Bert Released

Every week we bring you interesting trivia from the annuals of geekdom. This week in Geek History witnessed the birth of Linux creator Linus Torvalds, the patent for FM radio, and the release of wildly popular 80s arcade game…

Jason Fitzpatrick Dec 30th, 2010

How to Change the Cmd+Q Shortcut Key in OS X (to Stop Accidentally Closing Apps)

If you’ve spent any time using Mac OS X, you’ve figured out that the Cmd+W shortcut key closes a window or tab, while the Cmd+Q key quits the entire app. The problem? The keys are right next to each other, and way too eas…

Lowell Heddings Dec 29th, 2010

How To Access Your eBook Collection Anywhere in the World

If you have an eBook reader it’s likely you already have a collection of eBooks you sync to your reader from your home computer. What if you’re away from home or not sitting at your computer? Learn how to download books from …

Jason Fitzpatrick Dec 28th, 2010

Ask How-To Geek: iPad Battery Life, Batch Resizing Photos, and Syncing Massive Music Collections

Christmas was good to many of you and now you’ve got all sorts of tech questions related to your holiday spoils. Come on in and we’ll clear up how to squeeze more life out of your iPad, resize all those photos, and sync massi…

Jason Fitzpatrick Dec 27th, 2010

The 20 Best How-To Geek Explainer Topics for 2010

It’s near the end of 2010, and we’ve put together a list of the 20 best “Explainer” articles of the year—where we answer a question and teach you a little more about the topic. Enjoy!

Lowell Heddings Dec 27th, 2010

Eight Geektacular Christmas Projects for Your Day Off

It’s Christmas Eve and if you’re lucky you’ve got some time off ahead of you. Let’s put that time to good use with some holiday-centered geeking out. Come on in for LEGO ornaments, Darth Vader snow flakes, and Christm…

Jason Fitzpatrick Dec 24th, 2010

This Week in Geek History: NORAD Tracks Santa, First HTTP Test, Babbage’s Birthday

History trivia shouldn’t be limited to just treaty dates and wars ending, we’re marking off major milestones in geek history—one week at at time. This week in history we’ve got Santa on the Cold War radar, baby HTTP g…

Jason Fitzpatrick Dec 23rd, 2010

VirtualBox 4.0 Rocks Extensions and a Simplified GUI

The new interface is a significant improvement over the old one. Previously information about your virtual machines was packed into a two-tab interface on the right hand side of the main window. The information was there but …

Jason Fitzpatrick Dec 23rd, 2010

The Beginner’s Guide to Pidgin, the Universal Messaging Client

If you find chatting with multiple chat clients troublesome, then Pidgin is the tool for you. In today’s article, we’ll show you how to connect to popular chat networks, encrypt your conversations, and render mathematical for…

Zainul Franciscus Dec 23rd, 2010

Use Your PC to Keep Yourself Entertained While Traveling for the Holidays

Staying connected may be hard no matter what network you are on, and in flight Wi-Fi isn’t pervasive enough to count on. Here are tips and tricks to keep yourself entertained when unplugged and traveling….

Justin Garrison Dec 22nd, 2010

The 10 Best How-To Geek Guides for Perfect Christmas Photos

Taking a lot of pictures this Christmas? Here’s a roundup of some of our favorite How-Tos to help you get the best possible photo prints this year.

Eric Z Goodnight Dec 21st, 2010

How to Share Links Between Any Browser and Any Smartphone

It happens all the time, you find an article to read but then nature calls. Do you take your laptop with you? With site to phone you can share links between any browser and any smartphone with a single click….

Justin Garrison Dec 21st, 2010

Ask How-To Geek: Rescuing an Infected PC, Installing Bloat-free iTunes, and Taming a Crazy Trackpad

You’ve got questions and we’ve got answers. Today we highlight how to save your computer if it’s so overrun by viruses and malware you can’t work from within Windows, install iTunes without all the bloat, and tame a hyper-sen…

Jason Fitzpatrick Dec 20th, 2010

Holiday 2010 Personas Themes for Firefox

Does your Firefox browser need a touch of holiday spirit to brighten it up? Then sit back and enjoy looking through these 20 wonderful holiday Personas themes that we have collected together for you.

Akemi Iwaya Dec 20th, 2010

How to Set Up Your Verizon FIOS Router with OpenDNS or Google DNS

Are you still using your service provider’s DNS servers? You might have heard about Comcast’s DNS servers dying and taking down the internet for anybody not using the more reliable OpenDNS or Google DNS. Here’s how to set it …

Lowell Heddings Dec 20th, 2010

How to Create Quality Photo Prints With Free Software

Photoshop may be the professional standard for high quality photo prints, but that doesn’t mean you have to pay hundreds of dollars for printing software. Freeware program Google Picasa can create excellent quality photo prin…

Eric Z Goodnight Dec 20th, 2010

How to Use the Avira Rescue System to Clean Your Infected PC

When you’ve got a PC completely infected with viruses, sometimes it’s best to reboot into a rescue disc and run a full virus scan from there. Here’s how to use the Avira Rescue System to clean an infected PC….

Lowell Heddings Dec 19th, 2010

How to Make Your Verizon FIOS Router 1000% More Secure

If you’ve just switched to Verizon FIOS and they’ve installed the new router in your house, there’s just one problem: it’s set to use lousy WEP encryption by default, instead of the much more secure WPA2. Here’s how to fix it…

Lowell Heddings Dec 18th, 2010

Improve Your Photo Prints By Properly Preparing Your Printer

Whether your photo printer is new or has been collecting dust between the holidays, you’ve likely spent a few frustrating moments setting up the machine. But did you know proper setup can improve the quality of your prints?…

Eric Z Goodnight Dec 17th, 2010

Delicious is Shutting Down. Here’s How to Migrate to Diigo Instead

Today we’ve learned that Yahoo is shutting down Delicious, a fairly popular online service that let you organize your bookmarks, so if you want to get your bookmarks out and migrate to another service, here’s how to do it…

Trevor Bekolay Dec 16th, 2010

Opera 11 Adds Tab Stacking, Extensions, and More [Screenshot Tour]

Opera 11 has just been released, with lots of great new features. Let’s take a quick tour through the best features for the world’s most alternate browser.

Lowell Heddings Dec 16th, 2010

The Twelve Days of Geekmas

Looking for some last minute shopping for your favorite geek? We put a few holiday shopping items into the form of a song to show off just how geeky your Christmas can be.

YatriTrivedi Dec 15th, 2010

The Complete List of iPad Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials

The Apple iPad is an amazing tablet, and to help you get the most out of it, we’ve put together a comprehensive list of every tip, trick, and tutorial for you. Read on for more.

Lowell Heddings Dec 14th, 2010

Is Your Desktop Printer More Expensive Than Printing Services?

While many users see desktop printers as the best way to print photos, compared to cheap printing services, they may be more expensive. In this simple How-To, learn how to compare the cost per print to commercial options….

Eric Z Goodnight Dec 14th, 2010

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The How-To Geek Guide to Audio Editing: The Basics

This Week in Geek History: Birth of Linux Creator, FM Radio Appears, and Q*Bert Released

How to Change the Cmd+Q Shortcut Key in OS X (to Stop Accidentally Closing Apps)

How To Access Your eBook Collection Anywhere in the World

The 20 Best How-To Geek Explainer Topics for 2010

Eight Geektacular Christmas Projects for Your Day Off

This Week in Geek History: NORAD Tracks Santa, First HTTP Test, Babbage’s Birthday

VirtualBox 4.0 Rocks Extensions and a Simplified GUI

The Beginner’s Guide to Pidgin, the Universal Messaging Client

Use Your PC to Keep Yourself Entertained While Traveling for the Holidays

The 10 Best How-To Geek Guides for Perfect Christmas Photos

How to Share Links Between Any Browser and Any Smartphone

Ask How-To Geek: Rescuing an Infected PC, Installing Bloat-free iTunes, and Taming a Crazy Trackpad

Holiday 2010 Personas Themes for Firefox

How to Set Up Your Verizon FIOS Router with OpenDNS or Google DNS

How to Create Quality Photo Prints With Free Software

How to Make Your Verizon FIOS Router 1000% More Secure

Improve Your Photo Prints By Properly Preparing Your Printer

Delicious is Shutting Down. Here’s How to Migrate to Diigo Instead

Opera 11 Adds Tab Stacking, Extensions, and More [Screenshot Tour]

The Twelve Days of Geekmas

Is Your Desktop Printer More Expensive Than Printing Services?

Complete Guidesby How-To Geek

Our Latest Product Roundups

Reader Favorites

More from How-To Geek

Latest Geek News

Reader Favorites

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Latest Reviews

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