How-To Geek

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How-To Geek
Type of site
Technology How-to's
Founder(s) Lowell Heddings
EditorChris Hoffman
URL howtogeek.com
LaunchedSeptember 11, 2006;15 years ago (2006-09-11) [1]
Current statusOnline

How-To Geek is an online technology magazine founded by Lowell Heddings in 2007. As of 2022 Chris Hoffman is the editor-in-chief. [2]

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References

  1. "HowToGeek.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info DomainTools". WHOIS. Archived from the original on 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  2. "Chris Hoffman How-To Geek". How-To Geek. Archived from the original on 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2022-01-06.