February 5, 2011
It happens all the time. You mean to get some work done, and then find an article or video that ends up taking a half hour of your time. This is the peril of the Internet age: computers, the machines most of us use to do our jobs, are also connected to an endless source [...]
July 16, 2010
Unarguably, the best way to beat work at the office is to take a power nap. Or buy an iPhone. Procrastinating at work should be in the HR policy. It’s good for morale and a wonderful stress buster. But alas, there are some offices where even putting your feet up could get you a pink [...]
November 13, 2009
Whether you’re playing flash games at work, dealing with too many open windows, or simply looking for computer privacy, at some point you’ve probably thought about how useful it would be to hide running Windows programs with the push of a button. Personally, I find that hiding the more distracting windows actually increases my efficiency [...]
October 18, 2009
“There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein,” said Walter Wellesley “˜Red’ Smith. If you haven’t guessed from the quote above, this article is about writing a novel. Well, more specifically it’s about the great website that is going to help thousands of budding and accomplished [...]
September 25, 2009
If you are trying to study, but things like the Internet and instant messages keep distracting you, it can be very annoying. So to make yourself more productive when studying, here are a few handy tips to help you prevent that distracting Internet addiction and get what is needed done. By the way, if you [...]
August 29, 2009
If you are bored right now or are always interested in material to cover future periods of boredom, you have come to the right place. With the internet at your fingertips, there is never a lack of fun things to do. We here at MakeUseOf try to show you all the good stuff there is [...]
July 30, 2009
I spend a lot of fricking time on the Internet. So sometimes I want to kick back and enjoy myself online. You know, like I did 10 years ago before the Internet was a real source of income for me. I wanted to share with you what I waste my time with online. I will [...]
July 2, 2009
There must have been times when you wished that you could be at two places or do two things at the same time. How about watching a YouTube video and working on your presentation at the same time? You could go for a dual monitor setup, or you can try Double Vision. Double Vision is [...]
November 13, 2008
Having trouble accessing favorite sites from work? Whether it’s an office firewall blocking Twitter or the prying eyes of co-workers, here are some excellent tools that can both help you and make it look as if you are working. (1) Vanishd – Access Facebook and Youtube At Work Make your co-workers, bosses, and friends think [...]
September 12, 2008
We have already told you about the best places to watch documentary movies and TV shows online. This time, we’ll do the same for standups. So where do you watch stand up comedy online? Well, the only website you’ll ever need for that is Youtube. You will be able to find tons of hillarious clips [...]
