Google Chrome was using 30GB RAM until I made this tweak
MakeUseOfby Gavin Phillips10d ago
Google Chrome is a memory hog. It's a well-known problem with the world's leading browser, largely due to how Chrome handles each tab you open.
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top 56%Your old router gathering dust can still be a Wi-Fi AP, WireGuard server, and NAS
MakeUseOfby Oluwaseun Bamisile10d ago
Earlier this year, I changed ISPs because my previous ISP was driving me up the wall. When my new ISP was installed, they gave me a new router, making the router that came with my previous ISP was...
I finally figured out why my Windows C: drive kept running out of space
MakeUseOfby Pankil Shah10d ago
The C: drive isn't meant to store everything — and yet, Windows saves everything there by default.
The 5 subscriptions you shouldn't try to replace with a self-hosted app
MakeUseOfby Gregory Gibson10d ago
I have an annoying habit of looking at every online subscription and asking myself the question that often marks the beginning of spinning up yet another Docker container: “What if?” That drive to...
Forget the new Street Fighter: These 5 video game adaptations can't be beat
MakeUseOfby Jack Mitchell10d ago
The new Street Fighter movie has a lot to live up to, given its source material’s 40-year heritage, the dismal 1994 movie adaptation starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, and the ill-fated Legend of...
I set up these Chrome features on every phone, and I still can't believe they're not the default
MakeUseOfby Brandon Miniman10d ago
Chrome is an important part of my digital life, whether by relying on its fantastic cross-platform and cross-device password, bookmark, and tab syncing capabilities, or by utilizing the world of...
5 dead giveaways a Ryobi battery is counterfeit
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura10d ago
I run more than 20 Ryobi ONE+ tools off a single shelf of batteries, and every pack on it came from Home Depot. That habit stuck after I recycled a batch of off-brand packs I'd bought on Amazon.
7 things you can do with a USB flash drive besides storing files
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi10d ago
USB flash drives aren’t nearly as essential for moving files around as they used to be. Between cloud storage, messaging apps, and decent internet connections, I can go weeks without copying a...
I turned on 7 Windows 11 features Microsoft ships switched off, and I kept 3 but turned 4 back off
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi10d ago
Windows 11 has a funny relationship with its own features. Microsoft will spend the engineering time building something useful, tuck a perfectly functional switch somewhere in Settings, and then...
Milwaukee just made the boring 5Ah battery interesting again
MakeUseOfby Chris Hachey10d ago
Milwaukee offers power tools for a wide variety of skill levels. The quality craftsmanship and premium feel of the tools make Milwaukee one of the premier manufacturers today.
I shoot at 24MP instead of 50MP on my Samsung, and it saves me more storage than I expected
MakeUseOfby Rob LeFebvre10d ago
I left my Fold 8 on 50MP for its first weeks because more pixels felt like a better choice. Then I checked my storage and realized it was eating up a lot of the space on my phone.
I stopped my Galaxy from automatically doing these 5 things, and I wish I'd done it sooner
MakeUseOfby Kanika Gogia10d ago
Samsung Galaxy phones offer a ton of smart features to make your life easier. Sometimes, though, these automatic behaviors might work against you. Your phone makes some decisions in the background.
7 useful things you can do with QR codes you create yourself
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi11d ago
QR codes have a bit of an image problem. Most of the time, they show up on restaurant tables, boarding passes, posters, and product packaging, doing whatever job somebody else decided they should...
ARM won the efficiency argument, but it's not the future of desktop computing
MakeUseOfby Shaheer Khan11d ago
Around a decade ago, I'd have laughed at the idea of mobile processors being capable of running AAA games like Cyberpunk 2077, but that's the reality.
I tested a $33 Philips Hue rival, and its best trick is impossible to ignore
MakeUseOfby Jonathon Jachura11d ago
Paid review, brought to you by Linkind. Linkind paid MakeUseOf to evaluate the Linkind Smart Light Stick. MakeUseOf retained complete editorial control.
The real star of Amazon's Kindle refresh is a $79.99 accessory that changes everything
MakeUseOfby Sara Heritage11d ago
Summary - Kindle line redesigned: flat edge-to-edge displays, thinner bodies, easier repairs, less e-waste.
These Pixel 11 features are enabled by default, but I would disable them right away
MakeUseOfby Shimul Sood11d ago
I’ve been using the Google Pixel 11 for over a month now, and like the other times I've set up a new Pixel, I immediately turn on a few features.
These 7 horror movies are coming to Netflix just in time for Halloween
MakeUseOfby Dan Selcke11d ago
October is here, which means you have social permission to seek out activities that will scare the wits out of you.
This free DNS toolkit told me more about my connection in 30 seconds than Windows has ever done before
MakeUseOfby Oluwademilade Afolabi11d ago
Windows gives you plenty of networking tools, but most of them assume you already know exactly what you're trying to inspect.
Movavi’s Video Editor for Windows and macOS solves a big video template problem
MakeUseOfby Sponsored11d ago
When it comes to the world of video, most of the time your job isn’t to make the most original video in history, but to get your message across quickly and efficiently.