March 31, 2008
If you browse the internet on a regular basis (and which Make Use Of reader doesn’t?), it doesn’t take long to stack up a big list of website URL’s that you will want to check up on later. The default bookmarking feature in the Firefox browser only takes you so far, so let’s take a [...]
March 31, 2008
I do a lot of texting on my mobile phone, either to my girlfriend, to my family back in Britain and even to clients. I also do a lot of Twittering when I am out and about. This can lead to a lot of SMS’s being stored up in my phone and some phones impose [...]
March 30, 2008
Do you want to take your favorite programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email and more wherever you go and use them on pretty much any computer ? If so here are four free tools that can help you with that. These are portable software packs that can be installed on any USB [...]
March 29, 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. Thanks to everyone who submitted suggestions. (1) BustaName – Excellent tool to find domain names. Enter the keywords that best [...]
March 29, 2008
Not so long ago MUO author Dave posted an article on How to control Windows Mobile Phone from the Desktop, today I want to show you how to synchronize your phone with your loved one. Due to my career and title as “The Admin”, when I am at home the wife expects nothing less than [...]
March 28, 2008
I’m excited to write my first post for MakeUseOf.com. I am a passionate web analyst with many years experience analyzing and improving websites. For my first post, I am going to start with the web analytics basics, great for newcomers to web analytics – 7 Reasons Why Your Website Won’t Last Without Analytics. This will [...]
March 28, 2008
The mobile web is really taking off. There are a ton of startups exploiting this very market, and it’s only going to get more and more competitive. With lots of mobile users in the US, unlimited internet and wi-fi enabled phones; browsing the web can be quite the experience. If you don’t have Opera on [...]
March 28, 2008
If you’re a social network magician, you’ll know that a big part of these sites is “updating your status”. This can be something profound such as “discovered the meaning of life – 42!” to the more tedious “hey! Just discovered something big and green up my nose!“. But like it or hate it, status messages [...]
March 27, 2008
Second What? I’m sure most of you have heard of Second Life (SL) before. In case you haven’t, let me give you a very short overview of what we’re talking about. Second Life is a 3D virtual world, entirely created by its inhabitants (residents). In SL you will find almost everything you know from your [...]
March 27, 2008
An oddity of open source operating systems is the Live CD. It’s not something you’re likely to see coming out of Redmond or Cupertino any time soon, but for a few years now many Linux distros and versions of BSD have given this option. Recently, Live DVDs and Live USB have cropped up as well. [...]
