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Every operating system has its own strengths. Windows is ubiquitous, and offers access to a wide range of software. OSX is rock-solid, and typically behaves exactly as the user expects. Linux gives you access to millions of open source programs that can’t always be found elsewhere. Many of these free applications are amazingly useful, even [...]
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IrfanView is a compact graphic viewer for Windows. It’s small, fast, and offers an incredible amount of features. Best of all, it’s freeware. Per default, IrfanView comes with some basic features, including multi-language support, a large number of supported file formats, paint options, slideshow capability, batch conversion, and a lot more. The application can be [...]
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One of the things that I’ve been meaning to do ever since I started my blog is to offer readers a monthly or biweekly newsletter. Newsletters are great for a lot of reasons. They give you a one-on-one connection with your readers and a useful list of their email addresses that they’ve entrusted you with. [...]
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The Adobe PDF format is one of the most common document formats in the world today. It is versatile, portable, and allows for the creation of professional looking digital documents. MakeUseOf has an entire section devoted to PDF guides. E-books are also often distributed in PDF format. However, while PDF is extremely common, it isn’t [...]
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In this era of highly competitive markets, we can spot two general trends among software makers to stay afloat in the sea of similar applications; focusing on only one feature and polishing it well, or throwing in as many features as they can. The latter option is true of multimedia managers. Most of them can [...]
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As you may have realised, creating striking black and white images with Adobe Photoshop takes a little more than checking the “Convert to Greyscale” box. There are lots of different ways to optimize your monotone masterpieces, and this particular technique is my favourite for creating high contrast black and white images. You can complete the [...]
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After writing an article about how to control your online identity with a biography website, a commenter made an excellent point. With the explosion of Internet sites and decent domain names getting picked up faster than you can blink, it seems as though there are no good domain names left. Actually, this isn’t quite the [...]
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After buying the Zune HD music/video player from Microsoft, I was re-introduced to the Windows Zune Player software. It has undergone a big overhaul since we last reviewed it. One thing remains the same though – it’s still an incredible media management application. You don’t need the Zune player to enjoy the benefits of the [...]
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All blog platforms, such as Blogger and WordPress, come with their own built-in interfaces for writing new posts. These interfaces work fairly well, but they are ultimately web based interfaces and they can sometimes feel sluggish as a result. These built-in interfaces also can be an issue for people who have multiple blogs. Being forced [...]
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Google Earth is a great tool to enhance our knowledge of Earth’s geography and, with Google Earth Street View enabled, it is possible for anyone to have a virtual tour of the destinations they love or plan to visit. Street View can be enabled in Google Earth by checking the layer of the same name [...]
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The heights of egotism is said to be found in a person who does the New York Times crossword with a pen. Well, that’s a humorous take on one of the most popular mind sports that goes on around the world every morning. Even a diehard faultfinder won’t find fault with the fact that when [...]
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Having the ability to print something you have typed or read is one of the most underrated things you can do with your computer. In some ways, in fact, your printer is a vital piece of your home or business network. In the past, we have taught you How to Build a Local Area Network [...]
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Chances are if you’re reading this article you’re the type with an attic full of silicone chips, sticks of RAM and old bits of printer. I’d hazard a guess and say you’ve got more spare tech equipment up there than Christmas decorations, and it’s time to revolutionize your filesharing with a torrent box. Put simply [...]
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I love my netbook, and talk about it to no end here at MakeUseOf. I also love reading. While I prefer the feel and aesthetic of actual books to any ebook reader or laptop, I have to admit the digital world offers certain advantages: namely, unlimited access to every public domain work in existence. But [...]
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One of the most annoying things that can happen to your computer, especially if you’re the kind of person that installs and uninstalls software applications about as often as you change your clothes, is a drastic slowdown of your overall system performance. In this post I’m going to discuss two very useful and effective tools [...]
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