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MakeUseOfby Dipan Saha11d ago
A rescue drive is something you should not take for granted. It seemed like a small thing at first, but I’ve lost track of how many times that USB drive came in clutch since I started using it.
MakeUseOfby Varun Krishan11d ago
Most modern devices come with some iteration of fast charging. But there are many reasons why your device might not charge as fast as it could.
MakeUseOfby Isaac Akinleye11d ago
If your laptop runs out of battery sooner than it used to, the battery icon doesn't tell you why. It reads 100% whether the battery still holds everything it was built to hold or barely hangs on.
MakeUseOfby Afam Onyimadu11d ago
It's easy to get a free 5GB, 10GB, or 15GB of cloud storage here and there, and that's exactly what I've spent several years doing.
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage11d ago
Summary - October Stuff Your Kindle Day offers free/discounted indie romance eBooks Oct 1-2; perfect for cozy fall reads.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder11d ago
There's a reason physical media enthusiasts prefer 4K UHD Blu-ray discs over streaming, and it's not nostalgia.
MakeUseOfby Hamed Paydarfar11d ago
Summary - DoorDash's Text feature lets you order via plain English text; it builds your cart and completes checkout.
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah11d ago
I use public Wi-Fi all the time, and if there’s one thing I always change before I actually start using it, it’s the Private DNS setting.
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi11d ago
The tech industry would very much like passwords to disappear. Google, Apple, Microsoft, and a growing number of websites now steer people toward passkeys as the cleaner, safer way to sign in, and...
MakeUseOfby Chris Hachey11d ago
Smart homes are meant to make life easier for you. Adding devices to your home can give you a boost in so many ways.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder11d ago
There's no shortage of excellent streaming boxes on the market today, but the Apple TV has two key advantages that put it ahead of the competition: performance and software.
MakeUseOfby Abhijith N Arjunan11d ago
Finding the best deals is what makes online shopping special, but it often means manually checking for price drops, discounts, and other updates.
MakeUseOfby Gregory Gibson11d ago
Once upon a time, my homelab lived in my garage because the servers kept me awake at night. I ran Ethernet through a gap in a window in a rented house and somehow called it ingenuity.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder11d ago
Group chats are fun, but they can also be overwhelming. The bigger the conversation, the more quickly things can get out of hand.
MakeUseOfby Digvijay Kumar11d ago
The most common battery advice on the internet is to never charge your phone overnight. So you take it seriously, unplugging before bed every night, never letting the phone stay at full capacity...
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder11d ago
Samsung's custom Android skin is packed full of extra features you won't find on Google Pixel phones, but One UI is bloated for the same reason.
MakeUseOfby Digvijay Kumar11d ago
Set up a new Windows 11 PC, and it looks like everything starts from a clean slate. The desktop is minimal, Setting looks straightforward, and the whole experience feels polished and ready to use.
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder11d ago
Everyone's raving about the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8, and it's not hard to see why. The wider 4:3 aspect ratio of the folding display makes the Galaxy Z Fold 8 a joy to use unfolded, in both...
MakeUseOfby Christine Persaud12d ago
Apple is a methodical company by nature, capturing loyal fans of its ecosystem. Features, functions, and designs aren't released until the company is confident not only that it can do it right, but...
MakeUseOfby Yadullah Abidi12d ago
For years, I treated my PSD archive as proof that I could never really leave Photoshop. The files were mine, but the dependable way to edit them was attached to a recurring payment.
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