Windows 7 was released about 10 months ago and it currently has a market share of 20%. If you are one of the 80% of users who might be afraid to upgrade from Vista or XP because you feel it is completely different to what you are used to, you should read MakeUseOf’s new guide, [...]

Have you ever done something on your computer that you kind of wish you hadn’t done? For example, install that program you found on the internet; tried to find a crack to unlock a game you downloaded; or even visited a naughty website; and afterwards your computer went haywire? Maybe it wasn’t one of those [...]

You may think that picking up a digital camera, turning it on, and taking the photo is all that you need to know about digital photography. Think again, as there is a whole heap more to learn that you might not even realise. To add to MakeUseOf’s latest PDF collection, Bakari Chavanu from Mac Photography [...]

A while ago while I was looking for a self-hosted alternative to create an online survey, I came across a great open-source and free script called Lime Survey. I tried a few online survey alternatives and I found LimeSurvey the best way to create self hosted surveys and questionnaires. While I have been using LimeSurvey [...]

One of the main disadvantages to using a desktop email client such as Mozilla Thunderbird is that you can only access it on one computer. Although you can access your emails through a web-based interface from your email provider, it is not the same. But now, this is no longer an issue with this simple [...]

Email – a tool on the internet that has changed everybody’s lives. The majority of us probably have at least one email account, and some of may even have 2, 3, 4, or even more than that. People use email everyday whether it be for work, school, or our personal lives. But what email provider [...]

One thing that MakeUseOf does not cover in great detail are Nokia phones that use the Symbian operating system. Often we write about the iPhone, Android and Windows Mobile, but never Symbian and Nokia. On a recent poll that we conducted, Symbian was the 4th used phone by our users, and the 3rd most used [...]

Setting up email filters or organising your emails into folders is an efficient way to manage your emails. You might want to know how to set up email filters to automatically sort your email into folders for better management. For example, you may want to have a Facebook filter to separate all your notifications emails [...]

First of all, if you don’t have a personal website, you should. You may say that you don’t have the know-how or the design skills, but that is not an excuse anymore. You can now create a professional looking Flash website for free with Wix.com. Wix is a free, Flash website builder that allows you [...]

The internet can be a very powerful tool to learn how to do things that you might need to do but don’t really know how to do it. Finding how to do something is much easier now then it was 20 years ago. The internet is full of useful resources and you don’t even have [...]

Forums are a great tool to have discussions with other readers through the internet about any particular topic. You may have come across forums before at Whirlpool, Bit-Tech and many others. But how do you create your own forum so you can have your own very own site like those? Anyone who wants to talk [...]

Have you ever wondered how you can buy a brand new PS3, XBox 360, Wii, or other gadgets and electronics online for half the price of the recommended retail price? You might think it is impossible, but in actual fact you can. People have saved over hundreds of dollars, all thanks to online bidding sites. [...]

Last time I wrote an article on some cool tips and tricks in Windows Live Messenger such as how to remove ads, or view who has blocked or deleted you as a contact. This time, I am going to explore the magical features that Messenger Plus! Live brings to WLM. Messenger Plus! Live is basically [...]

Windows Live Messenger, formally known has MSN Messenger (provided by Microsoft), has to be one of my favourite messaging clients. I am on it almost 24/7 and there are a few nifty features that make the experience a whole lot better. This will be a two part post with the first part covering cool Windows [...]

Sometimes you might find yourself not being able to access a particular website, and you may be wondering why. One reason for not being able to access the site is that the site may just be down ““ check out Down For Everyone Or Just Me to see if the site is down or not. [...]