Your Excel Spreadsheet Needs a Dashboard: Here's How to Create One

Quick Links Picture thisyour manager has asked you for this year’s key figures. At the same time, think about how you want to display each data set. Will you use pie charts or line graphs? Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek |selinofoto/ Shutterstock Would a scatter graph or a pie chart work better for some of your data? ensure you havegiven each sheet an appropriate name. verify you also remove any blank rows in your tables....

May 27, 2024 · 2 min · 367 words · Annette Lindsey

7 Features Spotify Premium Needs to Be Worth the Price

It could be better. For starters, 50 songs in a playlist is not a lot. The second issue is that there’s a lot of overlap between mixes. Jason Montoya / How-To Geek Your Daily Mixes contain your favorite genres and artists, but so do all the other mix types. Maybe I want to listen to my favorite artists one day but look for new tunes the other. The feature did exactly what it says on the tincreate a similar playlist based on your existing one....

May 26, 2024 · 2 min · 365 words · Timothy Austin

7 Tips and Tricks I Use to Keep My OneDrive Organized

This could be an old project from years ago or a temporary file you forgot to remove. Take some time to sift through your folders and pinpoint data that you’re able to safely discard. Then, confirm your choice by clicking “Delete” in the pop-up box. Lucas Gouveia / Jason Fitzpatrick / How-To Geek OneDrive will move the deleted items to the Recycle Bin, where they will remain for 30 days....

May 26, 2024 · 2 min · 342 words · Stephanie Valdez

Before You Buy a Digital Movie, Check The Physical Version for a Voucher

No need to buy it twice, and you get the best of both worlds! How Buying Physical and Getting Digital Free Works It couldn’t be simpler. Regardless, the voucher will tell you where to go to get to redeem your movie. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek |Eric Broder Van Dyke/ Shutterstock It can’t hurt! At least, not unless you use a VPN to change your region. It’s just something you should be aware of if you’re not in the right territory....

May 26, 2024 · 1 min · 84 words · Kara Butler

Bottleneck Calculators Aren’t Accurate (But Here’s Why I Still Use Them)

That’s when you might resort to online bottleneck calculators, but are these tools trustworthy? What Is a Bottleneck? In simple terms, abottleneckdescribes a mismatch in performance between two PC components. Justin Duino / How-To Geek The slowest component is the bottleneck. Let’s use a quick analogy. Imagine a highway with four lanes with a section of the road under construction. PC Builds Traffic is limited to only two lanes in that part, which leads to congestion....

May 26, 2024 · 1 min · 188 words · Jennifer Carr

ChatGPT Isn't a Great Dungeon Master (But I Use It to Run Games Anyway, Here's How)

It can be a thankless job, and you’re required to know a lot of rules and details. It’s not a small ask. It managed to give me a decent starting point. Jason Dookeran/ChatGPT/LeonardoAI The issue with ChatGPT as a Dungeon Master is that it’s very derivative. Your first run will feel like a proper adventure. However, the longer you’re at it, the more repetitive the game gets. So, believe me when I say ChatGPT is a terrible DM....

May 26, 2024 · 2 min · 291 words · Victoria King

I Asked AI to Pick My Next Read. Here's How It Went

I did, and the results were pretty interesting. Can AI Chatbots Help Me Discover My New Favorite Book? However, the problem with these methods is that they are often hit or miss. Wouldn’t it be great if you could guarantee that youd love every book you read from now on? Thats where AI comes in. It remains to be seen whether this theory holds up to reality. So, without further ado, let’s find out!...

May 26, 2024 · 2 min · 361 words · Kristin Matthews

Popsockets Has An iPhone MagSafe Wallet For a Fraction of the Cost

Get a slim wallet attachment for your phonebut don’t pay Apple’s prices for it. I like the idea of a slim wallet I can keep with my phone. Wallet cases are bulky, and the flap can often get in the way of the camera. PopSockets Also, let’s face it: The FineWoven Wallet accessory is expensive for what it is. Apparently, Popsockets saw a market for something similar and less expensive, and the company created the PopWallet....

May 26, 2024 · 1 min · 178 words · Marc Cox

Ring’s Battery Doorbell Pro Delivers on Video Quality and More

Summary TheRing Battery Doorbell Prois a pinnacle of video doorbell technology. Rings best battery-powered doorbell camera, loaded with cutting-edge features. Satin Nickel is the only color option. Jerome Thomas / How-To Geek Youll be able to purchase the Battery Doorbell Pro as part of several Amazon bundles. The camera lens has a 150-degree horizontal and vertical field of view. The Pro also delivers full-color night footage and can switch to IR if low-light conditions arent ideal....

May 26, 2024 · 3 min · 541 words · Danielle Bishop

Save Big On These Headphones to Help You Sleep

Need to get some sleep? Drown out sound with these sleep headphones. Sleep headphonescan be a lifesaver if you’re a light sleeper. Philips / Kokoon However, finding the right headphones for the job is not always easy. It’s really helpful if small noises from pets or nocturnal housemates are keeping you up. Normally, the Philips Sleep Headphones will set you back $250, which is a bit steep. The unique design of the Philips Sleep Headphones can help you get some rest where other sleep headphones and earplugs fail....

May 26, 2024 · 1 min · 118 words · Lori Butler

Today's NYT Connections Hints and Answer for May 26 (#350)

It sounds easy, but it isn’tConnections categories can be almost anything, and they’re usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we’ve got you covered. What Is Connections? Connections is a game from the New York Times. The objective is simple: sort 16 words into groups of 4. Each group of words will be connected by some common idea or theme. That common element could be anything....

May 26, 2024 · 2 min · 264 words · Amanda Williams

6 Reasons I Wish Games Still Had Loading Screens

Modern games are, more and more, designed to keep your attention at all costs. Sadly, there’s no real modern replacement for this. Sometimes I just miss things completely the first time around. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek |inspiria.k/ Shutterstock Honestly, the best alternative to this is YouTube. There’s just no substitute for that! Games are less linear, and more like playgrounds or sandboxes than actual games. For games with traditional levels, loading screens are like chapter markers....

May 25, 2024 · 1 min · 110 words · Blake Ross

ChatGPT Helped Me Get Better at Using Linux, Here’s How

Every command seemed like a challenge, and every error alert felt like a cryptic puzzle. But then I got hold of a secret weaponChatGPT. It transformed my Linux journey for good. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek Sure, you have official documentation, manual pages, dedicated blogs, and manyeducational websites for learning Linux. Firstly, it’s not easy to always understand the documentation. Secondly, you may not always find the exact answer you’re looking for....

May 25, 2024 · 4 min · 718 words · Laura Parks