April 13, 2012
What are the best Firefox addons? You'll definitely find the answer your searching for on our Best Firefox Addons page. And good news, we've recently updated it to include 23 new addons to improve your browsing experience with Firefox.
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April 13, 2012
We've got our first outbreak of Mac malware. The culprit? Microsoft Office. Java helped too! The point is, malware on your Mac is more likely than you think. Find out more by listening to this week's Technophilia Podcast, earth's favorite technology podcast, hosted by three MakeUseOf authors - Justin Pot, James Bruce and Dave LeClair.
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April 11, 2012
If you haven't visited it yet, our Best Websites page over 100 of the best sites and resources on the web for just about every purpose: streaming music, watching videos, writing documents, drawing; you name it. We've recently added several more sites which we think you'll enjoy.
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April 11, 2012
MakeUseOf Answers is our very own Question & Answer forum, where you can submit your tech-related questions and we will try to solve them for you. With the diversity of questions posted, we heavily rely on help from our readers. And we reward your help every Friday in our Best Answer of the Week contest. Over the past couple of days, several readers submitted questions concerning their iPhone.
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April 10, 2012
Learn the true power of LinkedIn. Whether you're looking for a job or looking to hire new talent, LinkedIn is a resource you can't afford to miss. If you feel lost when you use this social network it's time to download "Learn LinkedIn: How To Build Your Living Resume". Written by author Joshua Sherman, this guide will teach you not only how to use LinkedIn but also how to get the most out of it.
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April 9, 2012
s Windows Phone continues to grow the time has finally come for us to develop a list of the top apps for the platform, which includes the fantastic Nokia Lumia series. But we can't do it without the help of our excellent readers, and if you make a suggestion for the list, you're in with a chance to win a MakeUseOf t-shirt.
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April 2, 2012
Are you curious about Google+, but you don't know where or why to start? Check out "Get Into Google+: A Guide For Everyone", the latest free guide from MakeUseOf. This guide, by author Maggie Marystone, teaches you everything you've ever wanted to know about Google's fledgling social network. It outlines what Google+ is, what it does and why you should learn to get the most of it.
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March 28, 2012
Encyclopedia Britannica will stop printing paper copies, German libraries need to pay rights holders in order to read books to children, and a letter from a former Google employer says Google Plus is destroying the company. All this and more in episode 14 of Technophilia Podcast: James and the Giant Phone.
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March 25, 2012
Two weeks ago, we asked you for your thoughts regarding our own commenting platform. By now, most of you have probably noticed that went ahead and switched to a new interface. So now it’s your turn to tell us, what do you think of our new system?
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March 20, 2012
Microsoft isn't messing around when it comes to phones anymore. Windows Phone 7 doesn't just catch up with Android and the iPhone - in many ways it surpassed those platforms. Whether you think that statement is absurd or you are the happy owner of a Windows Phone, you should really read "Understanding Windows Phone 7: Your Complete Guide" from MakeUseOf staff writer Christian Cawley.
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March 13, 2012
Apple announced something last week. Did the global media think about whether it was important, or simply cover it because it was Apple saying something? Find out in episode 13 of Technophilia Podcast: "How To Ruin A Segue". This week: MakeUseOf staff writer Chris Hoffman joins us to talk about the Windows 8 developer preview.
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March 12, 2012
Do you love your digital collection of movies, TV shows and music, but hate using clumsy interfaces to play them on your TV? It's time to check out Plex, the ultimate media center program. It's amazing at what it does, but a little complex to use - you need a server and a client for it to work. If you need help figuring all this out, it's time to download "Plex, a Manual: Your Media With Style", the latest free guide from MakeUseOf.
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March 8, 2012
ME: awful. XP: good. Vista: Awful. 7: good. There's been a certain pattern this millennium; will Windows 8 live up to or transcend this curse? Find out in episode 12 of Technophilia Podcast: Is Windows 8 Cursed? Technophilia Podcast is a weekly, irreverent look at the past week in tech. We talk about the big technology headlines, highlight applications we’re using along with games we’re playing. It's a lot of fun, and we hope you'll join us.
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March 4, 2012
This week’s poll is a bit different than usual. Instead of asking for your opinion on software or hardware, we’re looking for our readers’ opinion regarding MakeUseOf’s own commenting system. Do You Support MakeUseOf Switching Its Comment Interface From Disqus To Wordpress?
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March 2, 2012
Google's got a brand new product coming out, possibly this year, that will make the streets of your city even more annoying. What is it? Listen to Technophilia Episode 11: Augmented Reality to find out. Technophilia is a weekly, irreverent look at the past week in tech. We talk about the big technology headlines, highlight applications we’re using along with games we’re playing and try to have a good time doing it.
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