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MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef4 Sept 2026
After switching to Obsidian, I discovered their sync service would add another $60 to my already bloated subscription budget. So I found a completely free way to sync across all my devices.
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu4 Sept 2026
I've seen my battery percentage drop so many times overnight, and each time it gives me the feeling that the battery is dying.
MakeUseOfby Sagar Naresh4 Sept 2026
If you are on YouTube's free tier, you're probably familiar with ads. They can pop up anywhere and can totally spoil your viewing experience.
MakeUseOfby Gavin Phillips4 Sept 2026
I'm sure you've seen a logo flash onto your screen during your computer's boot process. It's the friendly embrace of the manufacturer's logo, come to remind you who built your hardware.
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura4 Sept 2026
The Kindle Colorsoft showed up under my tree this past holiday season, and I was thrilled. Finally, I thought, I could read comics and graphic novels on their own dedicated screen instead of...
MakeUseOfby Brandon Miniman4 Sept 2026
The notification LED has made an exciting return on the Pixel 11 Pro series with a feature called HiLight, which is a customizable notification light near the camera that can alert you when certain...
MakeUseOfby Bryan M. Wolfe3 Sept 2026
I found Devs the way I find most things worth watching now: by accident, scrolling Hulu at 11 at night, looking for something to put on while I did the dishes — looking for another Hulu diamond in...
MakeUseOfby Rob LeFebvre3 Sept 2026
You can't install Windows 11 on any machine with less than 4GB of RAM, but there's a whole slew of Linux distros that not only run comfortably within those constraints, but they load entirely into...
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura3 Sept 2026
I've got smart dimmer switches in my home office, my gym, the kitchen, and most of my basement, and in three years not one has failed to turn on.
MakeUseOfby Shaheer Khan3 Sept 2026
Windows 10 reached the end of support on October 14th, 2025, yet nearly 30% of Windows users are still on the now-discontinued OS — including a few folks at MakeUseOf!
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi3 Sept 2026
I'm used to watching smartphone features vanish with barely a goodbye. Removable batteries disappeared, headphone jacks followed, and microSD slots have been shuffled toward cheaper phones.
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha3 Sept 2026
Linux and Windows use very different methods for distributing and updating drivers. Windows takes a more hands-on approach, where you’ll have to download and update most packages manually.
MakeUseOfby Hamed Paydarfar3 Sept 2026
Summary - ASUS’s new ProArt P14, P16, and GR1X use Nvidia RTX Spark to run demanding AI workloads locally.
MakeUseOfby Abhijith N Arjunan3 Sept 2026
Because the Android smartphone experience is designed to be single-user-focused, we don't get many options for managing multiple accounts in third-party apps.
MakeUseOfby Saikat Basu3 Sept 2026
I used to think getting better results from Claude meant writing better prompts. Give it more context, add more constraints, and explain exactly what I wanted, and I would get a better answer.
MakeUseOfby Oliver Haslam3 Sept 2026
If you've shopped for a new router recently, you'll likely have seen something new. Router manufacturers are making a big deal about the use of new 2.5-gigabit Ethernet (2.5GbE) ports.
MakeUseOfby Oliver Haslam3 Sept 2026
The most common smart home platforms all rely on some sort of third-party cloud infrastructure to some extent. But that's a risk, especially if you live in an area with spotty internet.
MakeUseOfby Christine Persaud3 Sept 2026
The Samsung Galaxy S26 line of phones, which launched alongside the new Galaxy Z Fold 8 foldables line, offers enticing upgrades in performance, AI, cameras, and more.
MakeUseOfby Dan Selcke3 Sept 2026
Another weekend is upon us, which means another chance to curl up on the couch and watch Netflix.
MakeUseOfby Jack Mitchell3 Sept 2026
I was initially hesitant to try building my own self-hosted applications because Docker felt daunting.
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