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MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu24d ago
Passwords are the most private pieces of data anyone possesses. They are the keys to our email, banks, computers, and our digital lives. Hence, the way we handle them is critical.
MakeUseOfby Dan Selcke24d ago
Project Hail Mary is one of the biggest hit movies of the year so far, a fantastic adaptation of Andy Weir's sci-fi novel about a schoolteacher (Ryan Gosling) who makes first contact with an...
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah24d ago
You probably never think about your phone’s network settings unless you’ve run into some kind of problem. But 2G is one of those settings that you absolutely should take the time to disable.
MakeUseOfby Nirave Gondhia24d ago
Do you love folding phones? It’s ok if you don’t, but there’s never been a better time to buy one.
MakeUseOfby Jack Mitchell24d ago
I’ve tried a lot of note-taking apps with the goal of becoming more organized, and none of them really ticked all the boxes.
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi24d ago
Terminal history sounds like the solution to forgotten commands until you actually need something you ran some weeks ago.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder24d ago
After a lifetime of brutal East Coast winters, I made the decision to move to the desert a few years ago.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder24d ago
When you notice your home internet speeds aren't meeting your household's needs, the easiest thing to do is call up your internet service provider (ISP) and upgrade to a faster plan.
MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef24d ago
On Windows, app launches have a micro-delay. Even native apps like Settings or Calculator have some delay.
MakeUseOfby Brandon Miniman25d ago
Always on display (AOD) is a genuinely clever feature, but running it all day is mostly wasted power.
MakeUseOfby Rob LeFebvre25d ago
I unfolded the Razer Prio for the first time expecting the same compromise every mobile controller makes: full-size comfort or pocket-sized portability, never both.
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi25d ago
I hate to say it, but your phone probably has a better memory than you do. While you’re forgetting where you left your keys or why you walked into the kitchen, Android and the apps running on it...
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura25d ago
Walk around Home Depot's battery aisle, and three packs share one peg. All three read 18V. Two carry a 5Ah stamp. You'd expect the third to match. It doesn't even try.
MakeUseOfby Sagar Naresh25d ago
I love customizing my Android phone. Frequently, I switch between launchers and try them out. While many prefer sticking to the popular ones, I try getting my hands on the lesser-known ones.
MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha25d ago
The development timeline of integrated graphics has been fascinating to watch. In fact, integrated graphics were often used to refer to chipset-integrated graphics instead (on the motherboard, not...
MakeUseOfby Oluwaseun Bamisile25d ago
Windows has this habit of ruining simple apps. They did it with Notepad, so I wasn't that surprised when the Photos app got the same treatment. The Photos app is now a shell of its former self.
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu25d ago
After years of running several subscriptions, I paused to investigate the value of each one. The pieces of software protecting my PC, storing my passwords, connecting me to my own network, and...
MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef25d ago
Dynamic Island on macOS is a clever use of wasted space. Windows laptops usually don't have a notch.
MakeUseOfby Tashreef Shareef25d ago
I use Docker to self-host many apps, including full-fledged PDF suites like Stirling PDF, Nextcloud as my cloud storage solution, and a great alternative to conventional virtual machines.
MakeUseOfby Shaheer Khan25d ago
Since the 1970s, personal PCs have changed dramatically, going from massive machines to small form-factor devices, and connectivity has changed just as much.
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