It’s 2009! The ghosts of the old year have been driven away. Time to start anew – fresh and clean! Are you ready? So have you been able to keep your New Year’s resolutions of the last year? If not, did you make wise resolutions for the New Year? You likely already have all the knowledge [...]

Blogs are popular and it seems that everyone has one. But most people don’t produce enough traffic to make big bucks through AdSense or selling banner space. Nevertheless, there are are ways to make a little income on the side, while keeping it simple and entertaining for everyone involved. 1. Fancy-Schmancy Tip Jar from ScratchBack [...]

Winter time is movie time. Heading out to the movies with friends in the afternoon, getting some popcorn, nachos, coke and then snuggle into the seat as the story unfolds in front of you. But will you enjoy the movie? How did you pick? Did you pay attention to the trailers last time? While movie [...]

Research has shown that a midday nap benefits both mental fitness and overall health. Recently, The Boston Globe released an awesome and detailed piece on how to nap. Basically, it’s important to nap during the right time of day and for the right amount of time. But how do you make sure you don’t oversleep [...]

The SoundCloud is an online tool for music lovers and professionals who’ve been craving for an easy and effective way to publicly or privately share and access music. SoundCloud’s slogan is “we move music” and indeed that’s what they do. The site provides several ways to discover artists and their music: hot lists, forums, exploring [...]

While you are still hunting down Christmas presents, we here at MakeUseOf are already getting into the mood for Easter. No, not really! But during this stressful pre-holiday season I thought it would be a good idea to spread some laughter. Since Google is a source for quite a bit of entertainment, I compiled a [...]

As the New York Times reported recently, surfing the internet boosts brain activity. Scientists from the UCLA specifically studied the effect of internet surfing on the brains of people between the ages of 55 and 76. From their results, they concluded that “emerging computerized technologies may have physiological effects and potential benefits for middle-aged and [...]

Television is passé. But TV shows are not! The internet has opened up a range of new ways to experience TV and to enjoy shows whenever you want. Alongside, the web also provides possibilities to discover shows, catch up on previous episodes and connect with fellow fans. We went out to find the best online [...]

actionext describes itself as a music discovery site. Yup, yet another one. But it wouldn’t appear on Make Use Of, if it didn’t offer something new and exciting that made it worthwhile. Now what would that be? In fact, I would not describe actionext as a music discovery site. It’s different and maybe even better [...]

Oosah is a Web 2.0 content hosting service for digital media files, such as photos, videos, music and general audio files. Currently, Oosah offers one Terabyte of storage space. The platform is very intuitive to use, but also offers interesting features for advanced users. Since it is web-based, it should work with any operating system. [...]