If there’s one thing the Internet is great at it’s spreading educational information. It has debunked many myths especially those about personal health and fitness. However, on the other side of that coin, various web apps, online fitness programs and supplements promise to make you extremely healthy and fit but in reality, they’re misleading and [...]

WordPress is the best all round blogging platform. You can use it for a simple online journal or to power huge websites such as our very own MakeUseOf. I guess thats why so many bloggers trust it to get the job done on an everyday basis, as well as keep their site looking great with themes [...]

There are numerous reasons you might want to design a custom image featuring your name or that of your website, product or service. Maybe you’re doing a re-design of your website or just want a new image for Facebook. The “˜professional’ option would be to get to grips with Photoshop and spend your time setting [...]

A few months ago, I did an article about popular types of email fraud and spam. Well today I want to take a look at how to act on some of the more serious scams and how to report email fraud that we all get in our inboxes regularly. Unfortunately, even though the Internet is [...]

Going to the doctor can be expensive, especially if you don’t have a health plan. What’s annoying is discovering you could have gotten his or her advice for free within the comfort and privacy of your own home by having your medical questions answered free from professionals online. Often, diagnosing illnesses and symptoms can be [...]

Macs are brilliant computers and are arguably better than PCs. They suit creative professionals such as writers and designers, educational needs and personal computing requirements. Why then, do PCs dominate the market? It’s in the price. Apple don’t allow their products to be manufactured by third parties like Microsoft do. That way, they have all [...]

Last week, we took a look at one of Google’s flagship apps, Google Earth. Today I want to see how does Google Maps work? Undoubtedly, you’ve used this once or twice. I tend to use it for planning out jogging routes and printing off maps when taking a journey so I don’t get lost. It’s [...]

When the original Earth program was re-launched in 2005 under the Google brand, there was a lot of interest in it. Being able to view satellite imagery of pretty much anywhere in the world was cool. However, as time went on, I think we all noticed that buildings in our areas which were knocked down [...]

Wikipedia describes the process of life hacking as “anything that solves an everyday problem in a clever or non-obvious way”. The term became popular in the blogosphere and is primarily used by geeks who suffer from information overload or those with a playful curiosity in the ways they can accelerate their workflow. This process has [...]

Anyone who creates something, be it art, writing or products is entitled to have full control over how their creation is used. The same goes for software and its developers. If you develop a cutting edge program tomorrow, wouldn’t you like to know that its users are legally bound to use it the way you [...]

A lot of people would like to be able to make extra cash on the Internet in their spare time. Many people do, such as bloggers, e-retailers and freelancers. I’ve recently found two great ways you can make money online when you create your own products like T-shirts, mugs and posters. And no, it doesn’t [...]

If there’s one thing that always annoys me about “˜teenager’ websites, it’s that they’re all the exact same. Very stereotypical and stereotyping. Patronising and “˜dumbed-down’. They also seem to only offer what older folk might assume would appeal to teenagers. Quite often, they miss the target completely. What’s even more frustrating is when teenager websites [...]

As I said in my previous article about Using Your Cell Phone to Survive in the Wilderness, the reason why cell phones make for such good universal tools is because they are always with us. Rarely do I leave the house without mine, and when I do, I feel naked. They’ve become part of us. [...]

Twenty years ago, typing was a skill reserved for PAs and office admins. Pen and paper ruled. Today however, the scenario is the complete opposite. If you live in the Western world, and even much of the developing world; PC skills are a must for anyone wanting to find a job or even book a [...]

The hardest part of losing weight, eating right and getting in shape is not the exercise. It’s in your head – it’s understanding and remembering the benefit of physical fitness. It’s that mental barrier that many people fail to knock down. When we come home from work, tired, fed up and starving it’s the barrier [...]