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About Dave Parrack

Dave Parrack is a senior writer at MUO, but has previously been the news editor, a section editor, and a deputy editor.

He has been writing about technology since 2007, and has been with MakeUseOf since 2011. He has bylines at various sites, including SlashGear, New Atlas, and WebTVWire.

Dave uses ChromeOS and Android, but isn't a Google fanboy. He has a particular interest in new and emerging technology, and thinks AI may well change the world. He is also addicted to the NYT's daily games such as Wordle, Connections, and Strands.

Dave has always been fascinated with tech, and has enjoyed charting the changes in this world for decades.

Latest Articles

Netflix Is Making a Slew of New Anime Originals

Netflix is doubling down on its commitment to anime, announcing a raft of new original shows and movies. And with that the world has got both a little bit stranger and a little more awesome.

Mozilla Needs You to Test New Firefox Features

Mozilla has launched a trio of experimental Firefox features, and it needs you to test them out. Your feedback could help determine whether they make it into a future version of Firefox.

You Can Now Control Your Fire TV With Your Voice

If you own an Amazon Fire TV or Fire TV Stick you can now control it with just your voice. How? By making use of Alexa, of course.

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You Can Now Make Microsoft Word Read Documents Aloud

Microsoft Word has a new trick up its sleeve that should help anyone who struggles with the written word. Read Aloud is a significant improvement on Microsoft's previous text-to-speech offerings.

How to Test Google Chrome's Experimental Ad-Blocker

Google is currently testing an ad-blocker baked right into Chrome. And assuming you're willing to install an unstable version of Google Chrome you can test it out for yourself right now.

Microsoft Kills Its Windows Phone Keyboard for iOS

Microsoft is removing Word Flow from the App Store. This means that the critically acclaimed keyboard app will no longer be available to iOS users who haven't already downloaded it.

Apple Kills the iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle

The iPod is no more, with Apple discontinuing both the Nano and Shuffle. And with that another piece of tech falls to the mighty smartphone.

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Developers Petition Adobe to Open Source Flash

It turns out that not everyone hates Flash. Honestly, we thought the feelings of revulsion were fairly universal. However, one web developer has made it his mission to save Flash for future generations.

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Microsoft Will Pay You to Find Bugs in Windows 10

Microsoft has launched a new bounty program aimed at encouraging Windows users to find bugs in its products. And doing so could bag you up to $250,000.

Google Kills Instant Search Because Smartphones

Google is killing Instant Search, which rendered search results in realtime as you typed. The problem, according to Google, is we all now do most of our searching on smartphones.

Kaspersky Launches a Free Antivirus for Your PC

Kaspersky is launching a free version of its award-winning antivirus software worldwide. Kaspersky Free offers the most basic protection for free for anyone and everyone who wants it.

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Adobe Is Finally Killing Flash... in 2020

Adobe has announced it's killing Flash. This is it, with Flash going away for good. No comebacks, no last-minute reprieves, gone but not forgotten.

Roomba Wants to Start Mapping Your Smart Home

Your robot vacuum cleaner could be mapping your home. And the company who manufactured your robot vacuum cleaner could be planning to sell your floor plans to the highest bidder.

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Microsoft Paint Is Dead, Long Live Paint 3D [Updated]

Microsoft Paint is officially being killed off, with Microsoft deprecating the program with the release of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. Rest In Peace, Microsoft Paint: 1985-2017.

Google Street View Maps the International Space Station

Google has ventured outside the confines of Earth's atmosphere for the first time, turning Google Street View into Google Space View. Albeit with a little help from some astronauts.

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Microsoft Blocks Some Intel PCs From Updating Windows 10

If you own a device powered by a Clover Trail Atom processor then you're never going to be able to upgrade beyond the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. And that's final.

Google Play Protect Helps Keep Your Android Secure

Google has released Google Play Protect, a security suite designed to keep your Android safe. Play Protect resides on your handset, scanning your device around the clock.

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Chris Nolan Hates Netflix for Killing Movie Theaters

Christopher Nolan isn't a fan of Netflix. Especially when it comes to the streaming giant's attitude to making movies. Should we care? Should Netflix care? Should Nolan keep his opinions to himself?!

You Can Now Download the Nintendo Switch Online App

Nintendo has released Switch Online, the mobile app that will enable Switch owners to game online. Just don't expect it to actually work yet...

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Google Now Lets You Customize Your News Feed

Google is making the Google app most of us have on our phones much more useful. And it's all thanks to "the Feed"...

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