Summary You’ve probably noticed that your MacBook will boot when you open the lid or connect it to power. While convenient, this behavior isn’t ideal for everyone. Here’s how to turn off the auto-boot feature on your MacBook and why you might want to do so. How to Disable Auto Boot on an Apple Silicon MacBook Disabling the auto-boot feature on an Apple silicon-powered (M1 chipor later) MacBook is easy. Ensure it’s running on macOS Sequoia 15....

Quick Links you may’t search the entire Craigslist site all at once by default—you’re limited to picking one region or another. However, if you’re deal hunting, that is a serious restriction. Here are a few ways to search the entirety of Craigslist all at once. How to Search All of Craigslist on your PC The easiest way to search every region on Craigslist simultaneously is through third-party sites. Keep in mind that none of these are officially affiliated with Craigslist....

Quick Links Summary Ensure your PS5 has adequate airflow around the edges of the console so that it can cool itself properly. You should also clean the PS5 and its surroundings regularly to prevent dust buildup that can trap heat. Remove nearby sources of heat like PCs and heaters, and install fans inside your entertainment unit if you’re using one. Sony’s PlayStation 5 is effectively a powerful PC in a small, slightly-rounded box....

In my earliest years of using Android, I often had an animated forest as my background, or fish wading through water. I forgot about live wallpapers for most of the last ten years, but now I’ve landed on a new favorite. There’s much to love about Chill Vector Live Wallpaper. Here’s what has given it a place on the background of my phone. Minimalist, Abstract Art My really favorite wallpapers were often 3D, graphically intensive creations....

Quick Links Since its launch, the new Outlook app hasn’t gone down too well. Many How-To Geek readers feel it lacks many features that made its predecessor, classic Outlook, their go-to email client. However, it’s clear that Microsoft wants to make things right in 2025. At the time of writing, theMicrosoft 365 Roadmapshows that there are 53 new Outlook items currently in development or rolling out. I’ll explore some changes you’re able to expect to see over the coming months (though rollout dates can change....

Curious why so many Linux power users swear by KDE Plasma? Are you already using Plasma and wondering which specific features to try out? Well, I’ve got you covered—here are 10 awesome Plasma features I use all the time for peak productivity! KDE Plasma is theLinux desktop environment (DE)equivalent of an all-you-can-eat buffet. It offers almost all the features you can want from a DE and then some. I have been using KDE Plasma for over five years, and it’s gotten to the point where I can’t daily drive a Linux distro that’s not running Plasma....

Quick Links Summary Apple has refreshed the Mac Mini with a new design and a new processor. The M4-powered portable computer offers excellent performance, but is it enough of an upgrade over the M2 Mac Mini? Let’s find out. M4 Mac Mini Occupies Lesser Space on Your Desk For years, the Mac Mini has offered a powerful computing experience in a compact form factor, taking up minimal space on a desk....

Summary I’ve been resistant to the idea of a smart home for a long time, but the Matter badge that I now see on many products has surprisingly brought me the peace of mind to start building one of my own. What Is Matter? Matter is across-platform standard for all things smart home. It allows devices to work with a variety of smart home ecosystems, and it’s slowly becoming more popular as more devices arrive....

Microsoft Excel now offers GROUPBY and PIVOTBY aggregation functions, which make it easier to collect and organize data into compact summaries or tables. Plus, a new PERCENTOF function allows you to quickly return percentages from raw data. These functions are still in beta and are currently limited to Microsoft 365 Insider builds. TheGROUPBYfunction is extremely simple and requires just three arguments—what to group by, the values that you want to aggregate, and the function that you’d like to use for aggregation....

Summary The Carl Pei-led startup Nothing has just launched its first “flagship” smartphone: the Phone (3). By pricing the phone at $799, the brand is taking on well-established models like Samsung’s Galaxy S25 and Apple’s iPhone 16. However, does it stand a chance against the competition? Let’s find out. Quick Links Price and Availability Pre-orders forNothing Phone (3)begin July 4, and the general sale commences on July 15. The base variant, which comes with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, costs $799....

Summary We recently learned that not only was OpenAI venturing into hardware, but it was doing so in hand with Jony Ive, famously a former Apple lead designer behind several of the company’s products over the past two decades. The hardware is still coming, but it’s running into some roadblocks. OpenAI has seemingly scrubbed all mentions of the new venture in partnership with Jony Ive, io, from its online platforms. The move, which included the removal of a high-profile announcement video featuring Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, comes in response to a trademark infringement lawsuit filed by Iyo, a hearing device company with origins in Google’s “moonshot” factory....

Summary In the ’80s, Unix was making its way out of the research labs and universities and into the real world. Some observers thought that Unix would seriously challenge the dominance of MS-DOS. How did their predictions hold up? Why Unix Was Growing in the ’80s If you had watched PBS in the ’80s, you might have tuned into a program called “The Computer Chronicles,” which showed developments in the day’s computing....

Quick Links Many of us have long dreamed of having one device that could do all the things. That is now possible. Smartphones have become powerful enough to replace most of our PCs, and the experience is, surprisingly, pretty stellar. Here’s why you should give it a try. Your PC Is Now Always On You Your laptop is portable, but you don’t take it everywhere. It’s too bulky and needs a messenger bag or backpack....