August 19, 2011
Team Viewer is one of the more popular remote desktop applications on the market. They have had an application available for Android for some time, and they have finally stepped up with an update for the Apple app store that allows transferring of files to and from the device for free.
June 1, 2011
Taking a break from our regular awesome software reviews and tutorials, I thought it’d be interesting if myself and some of the other staff writers here at MakeUseOf show you our own home setups – whether that be in the form of fantastic custom desks, complicated home media-streaming networks, or just the apps and services we make use of on a regular basis and our favourite software tools.
March 20, 2011
Last week we asked readers to tell us their favourite IM chat service. The results show that most MakeUseOf readers prefer Google Talk (Gmail chat) over all other IM services. The full breakdown of the 386 votes is this: 38% prefer Google Talk/Gmail Chat; 15% prefer Skype; 13% prefer Windows Live Messenger (MSN); 8% prefer [...]
December 22, 2010
As family and friends gather for the holidays, there are some evenings where you may find everyone sitting around with nothing to do. One of the best ways to have fun with the whole family is by playing games together. Usually, people bring along laptops with them when they travel. Since most homes are equipped [...]
June 30, 2010
One of the greatest problems that comes with owning more than one computer is figuring out how to sync files and folders between computers. You can of course do manual transitions with a USB drive. This is a real pain however and simply forgetting once can be frustrating. Imagine heading down to your local coffee [...]
June 15, 2010
To some people, the most important data are contacts, calendars and events. This kind of data should be recorded the moment you encounter them, in your trusted devices, or they will be gone for sure. It’s been proven over and over again that a normal human just can’t rely on their brain cells to store [...]
May 22, 2010
Tomboy is a note taking application for Linux that ships with Gnome on most Linux desktops. Tomboy however is not limited to Linux desktops, there are versions available for Windows and Mac as well. Tomboy notes is one of the better note-taking apps out there for the simple reason that it’s simple to use, does only [...]
January 8, 2010
I’ve been working with a dual monitor setup for a bit now and I am loving it! In past articles I have been sharing some of what I have learned so far. I wrote about 6 ways to use multiple monitors to make you more productive. Since then I have found several more ways (maybe [...]
December 17, 2008
It’s your friendly neighborhood admin with a solution to a common computer problem around my house. Chances are if you have one computer in your household you have more than one computer in your household. It’s just a fact. More and more homes have servers, media centers and multiple desktops/laptops. Some people use KVM‘s to [...]
December 14, 2008
Synergy: [noun] the term used to describe a situation where the final outcome of a system is greater than the sum of its parts. It’s far from uncommon for the more experienced computer users to own multiple systems. I, for one, have a Windows XP laptop, a Vista system and a shared Apple desktop computer. [...]
