September 2, 2008
Are you one of those internet users who is addicted to Yahoo and will only use Google if you can’t find it on Yahoo? Well, I know a quite a few people like that but after showing them all that you can do with Google, they were very quick and eager to switch. A lot [...]
September 2, 2008
If you use Microsoft PowerPoint then I’ll bet that you occasionally need to visit a website from within PowerPoint. What this has meant in the past is that you insert a weblink into the slide, then during the presentation when you get to that slide you click on the link and a browser will open [...]
September 2, 2008
Going to school or college? Already having butterflies in your stomach thinking about the calculus problems that await you? We here at Make Use Of believe there is no alternative to hard work…(well, there just might be one – it IS the age of the internet baby!). So here is a piece of the Internet [...]
September 2, 2008
Among many other things, the internet provides us with tons of information. Unfortunately, there is no friendly librarian who knows the ins and outs of the collection, understands just what we’re looking for and can guide us. Of course there are search engines, but sometimes a search engine won’t do because what we’re looking for [...]
September 1, 2008
Micro-blogging is all the rage nowadays, though if you don’t know what it is you might want to check out Twitter Explained for a little tutorial. The default way to handle micro-blogging and updates is to keep refreshing a page in your browser over and over, but since that can be a bit of a [...]
September 1, 2008
Managing and protecting your personal data on your computer is an uphill task in the modern era. There is no dearth of hackers and spammers who work day and night to intrude into your computer and gain access to all your sensitive data and information. LockCrypt is a freeware application which aims to avoid such [...]
September 1, 2008
Who can believe it’s the end of August already? As we head into September, it’s time once again to take a look at what our writers have been up to during the past four weeks. As well as checking to see if you’ve missed anything, don’t forget to check out August’s Make Use Of podcasts [...]
September 1, 2008
If you’re an iPhone user you’ll know why it’s such a knock-out device. It has email, browsing, calling, texting, and tons of other functions. Now with the addition of the App store, it has the potential to be much more than any prior incarnation. Here are a few great utility apps to turn your iPhone [...]
