January 25, 2012
With the arrival of the iPad, micro SIMs have become commonplace for anyone wishing to connect to the mobile web from a tablet device. More and more mobile phone handsets are also using these chips which are around half the size of a standard SIM. However, there are a few drawbacks. To begin with, swapping a micro SIM between a tablet and a standard mobile phone isn’t practical.
January 10, 2012
If you got an iPad, Kindle, or Android tablet for Christmas or even a new smartphone, you might occasionally run into a situation where you find it more comfortable to have something hold the gadget for you while you surf or watch a movie. We’ve featured some funky retail tablet stands which are clever and comical ways to hold your tablet. But DIY tablet stand ideas float in thousands on YouTube and the web alike.
January 7, 2012
What do you do if you want to make a video tutorial on Linux yourself? You’ve may have seen some people use their video camera to point to the monitor, but those look very unprofessional when compared to others that show only what the monitor shows, without the monitor acting as a border around the video. The tool for the job is a screencasting software. Kazam Screencaster is an easily available free screencasting tool that you can use on Linux.
December 22, 2011
The holiday season is still around, brimming with reminders at every store we go. All the sales and decorations might make a lot of your children excited when you’re out shopping with them but maybe they’re a tad too hectic for you to truly enjoy the holiday spirit. In that case, there are ways to soothe this holiday stress. You can do your shopping online or you can make your own gifts.
December 14, 2011
When you really stop to think about it, an Internet browser in its simplest form isn’t really that impressive an application. I mean, yes, the Internet is amazing by anyone’s standards. The concept of linking so many of the world’s computers and mobile devices within this massive network, that is epic. But the concept of transferring a text file with special code in it onto a computer screen is not really a big deal.
December 14, 2011
Having recently heard the woes of some family who are getting by with a tiny netbook and some kind of obscure Linux, I decided to build them a real computer for Christmas using components I have left over after various upgrades. I thought it would make for an interesting article to document the build process with photos, so here it is.
December 12, 2011
Do you want to try out the Mac operating system, but don’t want to purchase Apple hardware? Check out “Think Different: How to Build Your Own Hackintosh”, the latest guide from MakeUseOf. By Stefan Neagu, this guide outlines what you need to do in order to build a Hackintosh. Whether you want to try using a computer you already have or buy a pre-built computer for the job, this guide shows you the way.
December 11, 2011
This is the next part in our learning Arduino series, and this time we’ll be learning about and using Arrays to make a little Christmas tree ornament with various flashing sequences. This would be an ideal project to keep the kids occupied if you’d like to teach them basic soldering – just mount the LEDs on a piece of card, and you can get power from a standard 9v battery.
November 28, 2011
Surpassing half a billion downloads, Angry Birds has become the most downloaded game in the history of gaming. Though there are games with the same play concepts, it’s perhaps the only one that has expanded well beyond games for mobile phones, tablets, PC and web browsers. It’s taken the world by storm and its global appeal is certainly undeniable.
November 25, 2011
So, you’ve bought yourself an Arduino starter kit, and possibly some other random cool components – now what? How do you actually get started with programming this Arduino thing? How do you set it up and upload some code? Read on and I’ll explain all. I’m going to assume you have an Arduino Uno board.
