About Dave Parrack
Dave Parrack is a staff writer at MUO. He 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 Now Has Over 100 Million Subscribers
Netflix has announced its latest financials, but before you click away for fear of being bored, there's some rather interesting information buried in the Q2, 2017 earnings.
Google Glass Is Back to Make Your Job Easier
Google Glass is back, and with a much more sensible target audience than before. The consumer edition is dead in the water, but Google is now focusing its attention on businesses.
If You Own an HTC Beware the TouchPal Ads
This past weekend, TouchPal started showing ads on HTC smartphones. This doesn't sound all that bad, until you discover that TouchPal is the default keyboard app on HTC smartphones.
Google Play Music Now Offers New Release Radio
Google Play Music now recommends new music to you via a station called New Release Radio. This station offers up new music Google thinks you'll enjoy.
Which Tech Companies Can You Trust With Your Data?
Which companies have our backs and which would sell us out at the first sign of trouble? The Electronic Frontier Foundation has the answer...
Please Stop Spreading the Jayden K. Smith Hoax!
People will believe anything they read on social media these days. And so the legend of Jayden K. Smith, hacker extraordinaire, has taken hold. And it's your duty to stop it.
You Can Now Use PayPal to Buy Stuff on iTunes
Apple is finally playing nicely with PayPal by allowing its users to set PayPal as their payment method. Is this Apple actually ceding a little bit of control?!
Windows Phone Is Dead As Microsoft Ends Support
Microsoft has officially pulled the plug on Windows Phone, having ended all support for Windows Phone 8.1. There is still Windows 10 Mobile, but Microsoft doesn't seem to care about that either.
These New Filters Help You Beat the Twitter Trolls
Twitter has added another new tool designed to help stop trolls in their tracks. And this one only takes seconds to set up.
Ubuntu Is Now Available on the Windows Store
Windows Insiders can now download and install Ubuntu onto Windows 10. This brings Linux and Windows together in an unholy union few ever imagined they'd live long enough to witness.
Microsoft 365 Should Put Less Stress on IT Departments
Microsoft has unveiled Microsoft 365, a new offering for businesses which brings together Office 365, Windows 10, and Enterprise Mobility + Security. Which should help prevent IT departments from losing their minds.
You Can Now Buy an Oculus Rift for Just $399
The Oculus Rift VR headset is now more affordable than ever. This is thanks to the Facebook-owned Oculus VR temporarily reducing the price of the Rift plus Touch controllers.
Google Wants You to Help Make Maps More Accessible
Google is doing its best to make Google Maps more useful to the differently abled. And it's all up to you, me, and that weird guy who lives down the street.
An Instagram Bug Is Deleting Accounts At Random
Instagram users are finding themselves locked out of their accounts for no apparent reason. However, Instagram has blamed a bug for the problems, and promised to fix the issue ASAP.
You Can Now Play PS4 Games on Your PC
Sony has added a selection of PS4 games to PlayStation Now. Which means that for the first time ever you can now play PS4 games on your PC.
Snapchat Adds Some Fun New Features Worth Trying
Snapchat has added a trio of new creative tools for anyone obsessed with the app. Individually these are all small improvements, but when combined together they make Snapchat even more fun to use.
Ed Sheeran Quits Twitter Because People Are Mean
Ed Sheeran, the British singer-songwriter with a striking mop of ginger hair, has quit Twitter. And it's all the fault of mean people being mean. People like you.
Microsoft Forces OneDrive Users to Start Using NTFS
Microsoft is suddenly, and without warning, insisting OneDrive users only use drives formatted using NTFS. Which makes zero sense.
Sony Is Set to Start Making Vinyl Records Again
Sony is opening a new vinyl pressing plant in Japan almost 30 years after the company stopped making vinyl records. And with this one piece of news the vinyl renaissance can no longer be denied.
Tinder Gold Should Help You Score More Dates
Tinder has announced Tinder Gold, which is designed purely to help you score a date for the night by letting you see who has swiped right on you before you swipe right on them.