Sometime last year, MakeUseOf featured an excellent list of disposable tools for the web. It covered a spread of useful disposable email accounts, phone numbers, login details, fake names, and file sharing tools. Disposable services are incredibly useful when you just want a bit of anonymity online. Can’t trust a website that looks a little dodgy with ...

This is a bit of a difficult greeting to accurately post due to time zones and such so if it’s still 2008 where you are, you’ll have to just put it down to “it’s the thought that counts!” MakeUseOf would like to wish all of our readers a very happy, healthy, successful and prosperous 2009!    We ...

Yesterday I gave you a sneak peek into my Mark Pack which is my collection of indispensible software apps that I always have installed on the computer.    But it was too much for one post so here is Part Two of “what Mark always has installed and what he recommends you install too” So, tally ho!   ...

This is the common basic mentality: in order for your computer to perform better, it needs to be upgraded - that means spending money to buy better components. While that may be true, it is not always the case. A computer, be it a Mac or Windows PC can always be maintained or overhauled for ...

So you got a new PC for the holidays or you are formatting your old one for a new lease on life? You can use a number of programs to backup your machine. But if you want to start clean and do a fresh install of your Operating System then you might just need a hand ...

Check out some of the latest makeuseof discoveries. All listed websites are FREE (or come with a decent free account option). No trials or buy-to-use craplets. For even more app reviews subscribe to makeuseof directory.   (1) Automatic Text Summarizer - This can come in quite useful when you do not feel like reading long and boring ...

If you frequent your favorite social media community daily, you might have grown tired of its look and feel. Below I am listing 17 Greasemonkey scripts to diversify your social media experience (for Digg, Twitter, Reddit, StumbleUpon and Delicious). Greasemonkey is a Firefox addon, which allows to edit the way web looks and works with the ...

After using a computer for a certain period of time, and after working on a site like MakeUseOf for a certain period of time, you start to develop a certain fondness and a certain attachment for particular software apps. I (and all the other MUO writers) test so many web apps and software tools and ...

Most cable companies enjoy a monopoly within their communities. So far, they are oblivious to the fact that people now have access to some of the best tools to watch TV on computer.  When it comes to the costs of cable TV, consumers are left footing the bill, paying upwards of $80 to $100 every ...

Blogs are popular and it seems that everyone has one. But most people don’t produce enough traffic to make big bucks through AdSense or selling banner space. Nevertheless, there are are ways to make a little income on the side, while keeping it simple and entertaining for everyone involved. 1. Fancy-Schmancy Tip Jar from ScratchBack The idea ...