Before jumping into the list of How-To Geek’s Best of CES 2022 award winners, I want to highlight that our sister sites, Review Geek and LifeSavvy, have covered this year’s trade show and have also awarded the products that they deem as the best. Make sure to check out their coverage of CES 2022. RELATED: The LifeSavvy Best of CES 2022 Awards: Everything and the Kitchen Sink Best in Show: Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra Robot vacuums are incredible for automating the cleaning process of your home....

Spotify has a few Premium plans to choose from. If you pay for one of them, you should make sure you’re getting the most out of your monthly subscription fee. We’ll help you get your money’s worth. While it’s totally possible to use Spotify for free, there are several limitations, including ads. If you weighed the differences and decided to try Spotify Premium, you’ll want to make sure to take advantage of the benefits....

Microsoft released the original Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) some five years ago. Since then, it has undergone major revisions — the original WSL didn’t run a true Linux kernel, it didn’t run in a virtual machine, and it didn’t support GUI applications without some extra steps. All of that has changed with upgrades to WSL 2.0. Linux distributions like Ubuntu that run under WSL include Bash. They’re the best way to get Bash on a Windows 11 PC....

What makes Samsung displays look so nice, anyway? Most Galaxy phones have what Samsung calls “Super AMOLED” displays. Essentially, it’s a special type of OLED display for Samsung devices. It offers very rich, deep blacks and vibrant colors. RELATED: What Is a Super AMOLED Display? What is Video Enhancer? To get the most out of your Samsung device’s display, we’ll be using a tool called “Video Enhancer.” Some Galaxy devices simply call it “Video Brightness,” and that’s probably a more accurate name....

PayPal is one of Discord’s supported payment methods. If you don’t wish to use PayPal to pay for Discord purchases like Nitro, it’s easy to unlink both your accounts. We’ll show you how to do that using two different ways. One way to unlink PayPal from Discord is to use the Discord app itself. The other way is to cancel your automatic Discord payments from the PayPal website. Both do the same thing....

If you’re a fan of using Markdown to format your documents, you’ll be glad to know you can use it in Google Docs. By turning on a simple setting, Docs recognizes Markdown so you can type, format, and keep going. Enable Markdown in Google Docs So that Google Docs recognizes Markdown, you’ll need to turn on the setting. Head to Google Docs, sign in, and open your document. Click Tools in the menu and select “Preferences....

What Is Uniswap? Uniswap is known as a decentralized exchange (DEX). Exchanges like Coinbase or Gemini are known as centralized exchanges. Centralized exchange operate for a profit and make their money by charging fees on transactions. In addition, they do not list some cryptocurrencies that people are looking for. DEXs use code known as smart contracts to facilitate trades. There is no business behind them. Most importantly, they are mainly used to buy and purchase tokens; especially the ones not listed on the centralized exchanges....

Google Pixel 6A for as Low as $299 ($150 Off) While last week ushered in the best deal we’ve ever seen on the Pixel 6 Pro (which is still active today), this week witnessed the brand spanking new Google Pixel 6a getting its first major price cut. Keep in mind, however, that savings will vary, depending on which option you choose. Samsung PRO Endurance MicroSDXC Memory Card For $11.99 ($6 Off) Samsung makes several of our favorite microSD cards on the market, one of which is the PRO Endurance MicroSDXC Memory Card for $11....

Installing the console is easy. Open up a terminal window and type in the following command: The properties dialog will pop up, just close it for now. Hit the F1 key, and down pops the console: So useful! I don’t think I’ll ever use the regular console again. If you want to get to the properties window to change some of the settings, just right click the window and choose preferences....

Most websites and web applications are written in JavaScript, or at least something that is converted to JavaScript. There have been many attempts over the years to change that, but don’t expect JavaScript to completely go away anytime soon. Zaplib is a startup company that created a framework for rewriting parts of JavaScript-based web applications in the Rust programming language, which would then run in web browsers using WebAssembly. Rust is a low-level programming language optimized for performance and safety, and many applications have used Rust to significantly improve load times and responsiveness....

Although also available in a more traditional Arctic Grey & Black, the Black & Bronze with Black Vegan Leather (as reviewed) is the real stand-out when it comes to looks. Clearly, Lenovo put a lot of effort into the physical design of this compact laptop, but did it leave in the performance features that business users crave? With a few exceptions, like its dearth of ports, the answer is yes....

Note: make sure to check out our screenshot walkthrough of the Windows 7 Beta if you haven’t already, as Microsoft is giving away beta keys that don’t expire until August 1st. If you have a commercial security suite such as Norton or McAfee, then it probably includes anti-malware protection, and if you decide to run a separate anti-spyware package you should probably disable the other one. This is even mentioned in the Windows 7 Action Center screen if you install more than one:...

To switch to full root mode: To switch to using root mode, but still act as your user account:

It’s difficult to show a screenshot of dragging the window, and we haven’t quite gotten to the point of doing videos on here yet, but we’ll give it a shot. First, you can configure the settings by going to System \ Preferences \ Window. In the “Movement Key” section, you can select which key you want to use for the dragging. Now that you are on this window, hold down the Alt key and then click in the window anywhere, and move your mouse....

Nvidia announced on Wednesday that it has published its Linux graphics kernel modules as open-source software, under a dual GPL/MIT license. In other words, anyone can now look through Nvidia’s code, and developers can submit fixes and new features to improve the drivers. Canonical (developers of Ubuntu Linux), SUSE, and Red Hat (developers of Fedora Linux) applauded Nvidia’s decision to finally open-source its Linux graphics drivers. Nvidia said in its blog post, “In this open-source release, support for GeForce and Workstation GPUs is alpha-quality....

I briefly covered aTunes version 1.7 over a year ago. At that time is was not my main audio player and was a bit buggy at that time. The newest version 1.9 is much improved. aTunes is cross-platform and works on Windows, Linux, and OSX. After installation the first thing to do is point to your music directory and populate the aTunes Repository. I pointed the Repository to my FLAC collection and it took very little time to populate all of my albums....

The Organize Search Engines extension for Firefox will let you re-organize all the search engines into folders, which can be very useful for separating out the commonly used ones from the specialty searches. After installation, you can go to “Manage Search Engines” to make your changes: You’ll now see options to create folders and separators, just like in the manage bookmarks dialog. The one important thing to note here: You must use the OK button to close the dialog, or else your changes don’t seem to save....

“For people who can’t or prefer not to speak on calls, there’s a new way to communicate with Live Caption. Now when you’re on a phone call, you can see captions of what the other person says and type back a response that will be read out loud on the other end,” said Google in a blog post. There are plenty of situations where this could be useful. Perhaps you receive an emergency call while in a meeting, and you can’t listen....

Why Old Gadgets Are a Fire Hazard An old Android phone or three here, a forgotten about tablet or two there. It’s all too easy to accumulate a pile of old gadgets and gear that you never quite get around to dealing with. Unfortunately, however, unlike old-fashioned junk drawer gadget castoffs like a flashlight or calculator, modern gear poses a unique risk: it’s a fire hazard. Why? Most modern portable electronics use lithium-ion batteries....

If that’s what you are looking for, and you don’t mind paying $5, there is an add-on called Mavis Up Button that does exactly that, and nothing more. The Up button works in Explorer: Or in Control Panel: There’s only one bug… the button stays “active” even if you are “up” as far as you can go (the Desktop). It’s not a big deal, but perfectionists might be annoyed by it....