July 19, 2008
Aside from being a technology blogger and a microbiology student, I also have another passion: Magic. Amateur magic is a fun hobby and a great skill to have in almost any social situation. When I was younger, I used to buy all kinds of tricks from magic shops and then try them out on my [...]
July 19, 2008
Free music is and always has been one of the top internet favorites. (Remember Napster?) While the trend is already shifting from that dark p2p-age to the more civilized crowd, netizens today are still craving for free music and it IS available legally if you know where to look for it. iTunes Freebies With millions [...]
July 19, 2008
Good things they say come in small sizes. The Amic free email backup utility proves this idiom to the letter. Behind this 1.3 MB tool is Alexandru Marias, a computer programmer whose belief lies in creating easy to use Windows tools. After using the tool, Alexandru has my vote at least. I am surprised it [...]
July 19, 2008
Have you ever wanted to make it look like someone is speaking in a picture? Doesn’t that sound exciting? (No I am not joking. Why does everyone always think I’m joking?) Is adding a cartoon like bubble with text in it somewhat outside of your technical grasp? Maybe you don’t like Photoshop and you don’t [...]
July 18, 2008
Check out the top picks from MakeUseOf ‘Geeky Fun’ during the last week. As usual, thanks to everyone who emailed us the links, this wouldn’t be possible without your contributions. 1. Break.com : How Front Page Videos Are Picked (Video) 2. Chinese Lessons For Geeks (Pic) 3. Get Real! iPhone 3G Only For $199? (Video) [...]
July 18, 2008
Shiira is an open source browser for Mac OS X that is based off Web Kit and written in Cocoa so it runs at native speeds on a Mac. Shiira has been in development since 2004 so it has been in development for about 4 years. Because Shiira is based on Web Kit it uses [...]
July 18, 2008
Windows Task Manager is a bit of a tease. Sure it provides you with some usable information, but it falls far short of providing you with the information that you really need. It is most commonly used to display information on all processes running on your computer, as well as advising you of the CPU [...]
July 18, 2008
It may sound like a threat, but the internet is not quite everywhere, yet. So what do you do when there’s no internet available to you? First, take a deep breath! The answer is actually quite simple. You plan ahead and take the internet with you. Or at least parts of it. It may not [...]
July 17, 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. Want to submit your application to MakeUseOf directory ? See how here. (1) BigString – Access MSN, Yahoo Messenger, AIM [...]
July 17, 2008
There’s no doubt that Friendfeed, in a short space of time has gained immense popularity as the best social media aggregator and also as a prominent networking and interaction tool. Friendfeed has also done a great job in successfully leveraging the user base which was frustrated by Twitter downtimes and looking for an alternative micro-blogging [...]
