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MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi27d ago
There’s a certain kind of Windows annoyance that isn’t serious enough to justify hunting down an app for it. Maybe I want a shortcut that turns down whatever program I’m currently using.
MakeUseOfby Abhijith N Arjunan27d ago
There's a paradox about podcast discovery that always bothers me: I want to explore new shows and ideas, but most apps keep recommending the same ones in a loop.
MakeUseOfby Suman Biswas27d ago
The default Settings app in Windows 11 is functional, but it's quite limited compared to something like the classic Control Panel.
MakeUseOfby Brandon Miniman27d ago
For years, Android has given you multiple display options to turn your phone's screen into a smart home hub, a digital photo frame, or even a customizable clock while it's charging.
MakeUseOfby Gregory Gibson27d ago
Homelabs tend to have a predictable life cycle. I love rescuing big servers, enjoying the extra cores and memory, then I remember why I downsized last time.
MakeUseOfby Yadullah Abidi27d ago
For years, my Raspberry Pi was the default answer whenever I needed a tiny, low-power computer. It ran web services, network utilities, and automation scripts without turning my desk into a space...
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha27d ago
I’ve been gaming on Windows for as long as I can remember, with Windows XP being the first proper OS I got to try out.
MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef27d ago
Most free PDF apps have a major problem, which is that they don’t let you edit text. Originally, that was the idea behind the PDF format: a way to preserve your documents from making any unintended...
MakeUseOfby Hamed Paydarfar27d ago
Summary - Firefox for Android adds a free built‑in VPN with 50GB/month; rolling out to users. - It's a TLS‑encrypted Fastly proxy (not a full VPN); routes only Firefox browser traffic and DNS.
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi27d ago
These days, almost every new smart TV comes with at least one USB port. They've been around for much longer than that, mind you; a Samsung TV I bought more than 15 years ago had them, although they...
MakeUseOfby Dan Selcke27d ago
The original Star Wars movie came out in theaters on May 25, 1977, and it changed cinema forever. Along with 1975's Jaws, the film helped launch the age of the blockbuster event movie.
MakeUseOfby Gavin Phillips27d ago
Your Android is lying to you about your audio. Android's underlying audio tech, AudioFlinger, doesn't do what you think, and it rarely tells you what's really happening.
MakeUseOfby Judy Sanhz27d ago
I thought editing an image in ChatGPT meant giving it another prompt and hoping it would change the right thing without messing up something I already liked.
MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef27d ago
When you buy a Samsung phone, it's as much for One UI as it is for the hardware. And Samsung takes that further with a set of standalone apps built for the niche workflows that One UI itself...
MakeUseOfby Sponsored27d ago
Most TVs are judged on what happens inside the screen. Resolution, contrast, color accuracy — all the usual specs that usually get compared side by side.
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu27d ago
These days, video calls are often tied to accounts, and since it's the norm, almost no one questions it.
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah27d ago
If there's one thing I've never enjoyed about owning a TV, it's using the remote for anything beyond pressing play.
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah27d ago
Besides installing apps, setting up a new PC is mostly all about changing the right settings. But the Windows Settings app doesn't cover everything.
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura28d ago
When I started wiring my house for smart lighting, bulbs felt like the safe bet. You screw them in, pair them in the app, and you're done. I ended up buying piles of them, and my wallet noticed.
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura28d ago
Tucking a Wi-Fi access point into a cabinet or a closet looks clean, and that instinct is exactly what starves your signal. The material around the device does the damage.
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