Most people who have owned and used an iPhone or iPod touch probably have little or no trouble figuring out how to use the iPad, as it is a much similar device. But if you’re new to the device, there are two free iPad guide books available for download that you can read right on [...]

The only way to effectively keep up with RSS feeds is to use a feed manager and reader. Google Reader is one of the most widely used online apps for managing and reading feeds, but there are also popular desktop clients like NetNewsWire. A free alternative to NetNewsWires however, is Gruml. Both local clients sync [...]

When I recently discovered that my local bank had finally been added to Mint, I immediately signed back up. MakeUseOf did an overview of Mint back in 2007 when it was in its beta release. Since then, it has grown and added more features so it’s time for an update post. Mint is a free, [...]

I have written a couple of reviews about e-reading applications for Apple’s mobile devices simply because I think e-reading will eventually become the main way, if not the only way, future generations will access and read books, magazines, PDFs and other traditional print material. The challenge though for e-publishers is to make e-reading programs and [...]

Recently we published an article about viewing recent searches on Google and why you should care. This is a follow-up piece about to how to clear Google search history and other web history on your computer. Saved personalized searches provide a convenient way to go back and retrieve previous search results on our computer so [...]

A slew of awesome iPad social networking apps are coming online that are taking great advantage of the devices great display and added space. In this review, we’ll look at two free Twitter client for the iPad. Both of the apps are well established Twitter clients that are already available for both the Mac and [...]

The iPad is probably one of best portable picture frames on the market. Sure, it’s a computer, but its 9 by 7-inch display simply begs for wonderful wallpaper. The screen resolution is 1024 by 786 pixels and any photo that size will work. But if you want access to stunning photos, design, and patterns for your [...]

Even though the iPad lacks a built-in camera, you can import images from your camera using Apple’s camera connection kit, as well as from your computer via iTunes. When you get images on your iPad, you might want to use an image editor with similar Photoshop features to edit your photos right on the device [...]

One of the appeals of the iPad and its other two mobile devices, is that it’s a tactile device, in which users get to touch, tap, swipe, pinch, and move items. Two categories of apps that take the most advantage of the larger screen canvas and touch technology are art and music programs. I have [...]

Most users of the iPad would agree that although the device is stylish and portable, it lacks hardware features and functions (namely a Finder) that keep it from being a total laptop replacement. For example, if you want to do heavy duty writing on the iPad, similar to the article I’m writing now, the iPad [...]