Most of us probably access Twitter via a computer or mobile client instead of visiting the actual profile pages of contacts. Nevertheless it’s still useful to spruce up the background of your Twitter homepage with a little awesomeness, and nowadays you don’t have to turn to Photoshop or InDesign to create your fancy layout.

These days, Apple is all about getting your data synced between your Mac and iOS devices. The company realizes that many Apple customers have more than one device and, although they may have a slightly different purpose, we rely on the ability to share data between those devices without the hassle of emailing documents or using some sort of iDisk or Dropbox connection to make it happen.

Thanks to my wife and other inexperienced users of iOS devices, I’m always learning about which features many people are not aware of on their iPhone or iPad. I’ve met users who still don’t know for example how to put apps into folders on their device. I gather most of my MUO readers know that, but below are a handful of other features and tips that you might not be familiar with if you’re still fairly new to iOS 5

The social RSS feed magazine app, Flipboard was the first of its kind for the iPad. Now it’s the first to add audio, via SoundCloud, to its list of features and content. Just as you can browse and read articles, tweets, Instagram images, you can now listen to podcasts, news segments, music, and more.

Journal writing has a strong tradition of not only helping writers improve their writing skills, but the process of writing your thoughts, worries, and challenges can also be useful. if you’re stuck for ideas or wondering about the purpose of journaling, several online sites by experienced journalers might be of help.

Similar to single-click services like Amazon’s 1-Click, PayPal, and the mobile Square, the top credit and debit card companies, Visa and MasterCard, have each set up their own digital wallet services. The payment services enable you to make online, mobile, and in person purchases with a single click at supporting online merchants and stores like [...]

Often, I come across websites that re-publish or link to my articles here on MakeUseOf. This is how I discovered Scoop.it! Scoop.it! is a curation platform that enable users to collect news, articles, and other sources found on the net, and share them on a custom-themed Scoop.it! site. It’s like bookmarking articles on Delicious, but with a more visual and online magazine-like format.

Ever since I started using the iPhone, the simple need or task of sending text from the device to my computer always seemed one or two taps more complicated than it needed to be. While emailing yourself from your iPhone is not the worse or most taxing challenge in your day-to-day life, it seems that such an advanced smartphone should be able to make the process simpler.

If you’re running OS X Lion on your Mac, then you definitely want to download Apple’s most recent operating system update, 10.7.4. Also, by the time you read this you should also download the 5.1.7 update to Safari. Both updates make important improvements and security patches. First off, you’ll be glad to know in the [...]

The Christian megachurch, LifeChurch.tv recently announced that over 50 million copies of its free cross-platform Holy Bible app have been downloaded. The Holy Bible application is available for mobile smart devices including the iPhone/iPad, Android, BlackBerry, KindleFire, and Windows Phone. The Holy Bible app is based on the web client YouVersion.com, which was developed back [...]