January 31, 2012
Recently, I had to purchase a laptop for a family member, who couldn’t even begin to find her way amongst all the possible options. Even for me, the selection was overwhelming. Where do you start? So imagine my joy when I found out that the makers of Geekaphone now offer a similar service for other items, such as tablets, cameras, TVs and even laptops.
November 22, 2011
Choosing a phone used to be easy. Well, easier. No matter what your maker of choice was, the differences weren’t all that big, and Nokia held the winning hand anyway. But those were the good old days. All of that has changed in recent years, and the market is now literally swamped with choices. The first one being, do I want a smartphone or not?
October 24, 2011
A lot of times when you need to get something done on your computer and think that perhaps there’s a program that can do it for you, you most likely go to your favorite search engine and research away. By the time you’re an expert looking for free software, you might find yourself a fan of freeware, so you might even look forward to receiving updates on cool new programs. Sound familiar?
October 10, 2011
When we compare two things alongside each other, we are also looking for opinions and recommendations that will make decisions easier. Enter Swayable.com, a web application that takes this very thought and gives it a social spin. Swayable taps your social network and makes it easier to get feedback in almost real-time thanks to the web and iPhone app.
September 8, 2011
A while ago I wrote a post about places to find free books for the iPad. In that post, I compared the iPad to designated eReaders and expressed the opinion that it’s not a worthy substitute. Following some comments on the matter I tested the iPad again as a regular vessel for eBooks and was surprised – it does provide quite a good experience.
July 15, 2011
Although it will still be some time before eReaders largely replace books, they’re certainly a successful new gadget. Over the past few years they’ve become both better to use and much more affordable, so much so that anyone who might buy a few new hardbacks can easily purchase an entry-level eReader.
July 8, 2011
Fonts and typefaces are all around us. If you are a web designer you have to carefully select them. When we attempt to select a font, we do quite a lot of comparing between the different fonts available to us. Here are seven tools which might help you to pick the right font for your work.
May 30, 2011
Searching multiple search databases simultaneously is nothing new. Today’s little collection includes best multi-feature web-based tools to search at least two search engines and see results side by side (either to compare them or just to be able to see more search results at a time)
June 3, 2010
As I was browsing through old posts at MakeUseOf Answers the other day, I came across a question that gets asked often. How do you merge duplicate files or folders when you’re using a Windows PC? Linux users have simple tools they can use to quickly compare files, like the diff command for example. Here [...]
February 11, 2010
Apple’s third-generation iPod Touch and iPhone 3G and 3GS are the leading contenders in the Wi-Fi media players and smartphones market. These popular devices are not only about playing music and games, making phone calls, and running applications, they’re about elegant style, ease of use, and speed. When you compare and contrast the iPhone and [...]
