August 29, 2011
New research has suggested that British people are becoming even more addicted to their mobile phones, with more than half of adults and two-thirds of teenagers saying that "they have used their smartphone while socializing with others". But American mobile users love their phones even more with one third saying they would rather give up sex than part with their phone.
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August 28, 2011
Those of us who spend a lot of time on our computers know that there's often a huge gap between the typing speed of a geek and an everyday human. There's also a wide gap between those who do two-finger typing and those who touch-type. What's your speed across the keyboard?
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August 28, 2011
Enjoy a Sound Sunday! Different music genres are a little like different languages. The more you listen to them, the more you get them. You start recognizing bits and pieces and although you may never become entirely fluent or enjoy the sound, you will eventually understand. To shape your understanding, I recommend you to listen [...]
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August 28, 2011
It's often said that given a list of internet bookmarks, you can tell everything about that person. Nowadays, I suspect the RSS feeds you are subscribed to are much more revealing. So what feeds am I subscribed to - as a geek, technologist, web developer and keen gamer?
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August 24, 2011
Officially, as of August 12th, I changed employers. I used to work for a massive global computer consulting company, with 60,000 employees across the globe. After suffering through the last few years, I decided it was time to look for a company that better values its employees. After “managed vacations” (a.k.a. forced vacations), unpaid furloughs and [...]
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August 21, 2011
Most of us would have some way of listening to music at home. But, what's a normal set-up these days? What devices do you use? Tell us in our weekly poll.
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August 21, 2011
Välkommen till Sound Sunday! Despite being a relatively small country with roughly 9 million inhabitants, Sweden has produced an impressive amount of world-renown brands, such as IKEA, Volvo, H&M, or Ericsson, and let’s not forget the Nobel Prize! Swedes are very creative, which is also reflected in the local music scene. Since ABBA’s legendary victory [...]
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August 14, 2011
Many smartphone providers have recently taken steps to make users pay more for basic services. Tethering laptops and other devices to a smartphone used to be an included service on most phone plans (not all), since the process of tethering was available with the phone and both parties considered tethering data costs as included in the phone's data plan. Tell us if you think being charged extra to tether your laptop is fair? Would you try to avoid it?
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August 14, 2011
Please enter Sound Sunday for fantastic free and all legal music downloads from independent artists and labels. We kick off this edition with a free song from Kingston 530. The young band is currently recording their debut album and they need a little support to make it happen. We then dive into soul, electronic, dubstep, [...]
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August 10, 2011
A couple of months ago, James revealed his home setup and challenged the rest of the MakeUseOf team to do the same. I don't work from a static location, so I don't have a home setup. I adjusted my setup for mobility and have tested and improved my 'system' while traveling across Canada for the past couple of weeks.
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August 7, 2011
Welcome to Sound Sunday! If I could recommend you to listen to only one song today, it would be the instrumental piece 8.19 by Matt Stevens on Spencer Park Music’s Label Sampler (first song). Fortunately, however, there are tons of great tracks in this edition that are worth recommending. My favorite album this week is [...]
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August 2, 2011
Whatever your flavor of apocalypse may be, it's always a good idea to remind yourself that it might happen, so you really should ask yourself, "What am I going to do?" Get ready to grab your rad-suit, crank up the chain-saw, or check the batteries of your Geiger counter. MakeUseOf is venturing out into the wastelands with these three sites.
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July 31, 2011
We know MakeUseOf readers love freeware and open-source software. So, we want to know how much you really use? Each week, you probably cycle through most of your favorites, so how many are there? Let us know.
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July 31, 2011
Every Sound Sunday is your opportunity to give a new artist or genre a chance to like them. This edition is no different. Once again we make great leaps from widely accepted styles to the unexpected and the challenging. As mentioned last week, your suggestions can shape upcoming editions. And if I don’t pick them [...]
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July 24, 2011
Yet another week has passed and it’s time again for Sound Sunday. In this edition you’ll find quite a bit of variation, including a remix album of The Chemical Brothers’ record Further, a tribute album to Nirvana’s Nevermind, and a mix of genres including pop, rock, soul, hip hop, ambient, electronic, and an idea of [...]
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