February 29, 2008
PayPal is by far the most popular payment method on the internet (over 155 mil. accounts) and used by over 100.000 online merchants, according to PayPal. So if you haven’t registered yet, IT’S TIME. Below I listed some services to add to your PayPal experience. PayPal Plugin (US only) – The ultimate protection for your [...]
February 29, 2008
I widely advertise my instant messaging ID’s as I want potential clients to be able to find me easily. But the problem with doing that is that I end up with a lot of spam messages every day. Never a day goes by without automated robots sending me instant messages inviting me to talk dirty [...]
February 28, 2008
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) 800Notes – Received a call from unknown caller ID and the caller did not leave any message? Wandering who [...]
February 27, 2008
With all the screencasting going on in the blogosphere lately, what with tutorials running rampant across all different video sharing websites…I thought I’d share a few screencasting tools for those of you looking for a free alternative to some of those higher priced utilities. This review covers both PC and Mac utilities, and not wanting [...]
February 27, 2008
I really like for the sites and tools I use frequently to be kept together in one place, and not just as shortcuts on my desktop or in my Favorites (who’d ever find anything there?) Two very useful and time-saving web services I use for this purpose are Only2Clicks, which was profiled on MakeUseOf before, [...]
February 26, 2008
Five little desktop enhancement tools that do a really good job at making your desktop more functional and a lot better looking. It’s quite probable that you haven’t heard about any of of them before, so check them out. Animated Desktop Want to use your motion screensaver as a wallpaper? Using Animated Desktop you can [...]
February 26, 2008
A while back, I highlighted five tools for being a better Digger. But I have subsequently found another free Digg tool which will save you not having to constantly check the site to see how your stories are doing. Just as RSS feeds keep you on top of new website content, Digg Alerter lets you [...]
February 25, 2008
I once had a professor who openly admitted that his musical tastes were frozen in time when his first child was born. I swore from that day that I wouldn’t fall into that trap – and do all I could do to stay on top of new popular music. My favorite weapon to this end [...]
February 24, 2008
Ubuntu is a linux based Operating System that’s getting more attention than ever before. It’s very user friendly, and lots of people are downloading it because it comes with better hardware detection and works well out-of-the-box. If you haven’t got yourself a Live CD, get a copy for free from ShipIt Some reasons why you [...]
February 23, 2008
I’ve spent a lot of time over the past years figuring out how to get my DVD collection onto my PC so I can use my Home Theater PC (HTPC) to play my library on my TV. The following is the two step process I’ve come up with to do this; all other programs I’ve [...]
